Ohio · Nonprofit
GAMMA IOTA SIGMA
GAMMA IOTA SIGMA (Ohio) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,321,276 to it, the largest being WESTFIELD AGENTS ASSOCIATION ($454,218). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 17
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $1.0M
What Gamma Iota Sigma does
Mission
Gamma Iota Sigma serves a mission of promoting and sustaining student interest in careers in insurance, risk management, and actuarial science.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Conferences:Gamma Iota Sigma (gis) conducts core programming each year through its regional conference series, allies in insurance workshops, leadership symposium, and annual conference. In 2024, these programs engaged over 1,300 students representing more than 100 colleges and universities nationwide.(continued on schedule o)the regional conference series provides an unparalleled platform for both students and industry professionals to connect. Students from all 120 Gamma Iota Sigma chapters, at-large members, and applicant school students interested in risk management, insurance, and actuarial science gain valuable insights into the industry and explore career opportunities through career fairs, networking, and educational sessions. During 2024, the series reached 275 students from 44 colleges and universities and included 43 participating companies.allies in insurance brings leading industry organizations together to engage with college students in an interactive setting focused on professional growth, community, and connection. The event provides space for open conversations around career development, personal well-being, and collaboration, while fostering meaningful…
$612,977 spent$1,441,925 earned by the program60% of program spendingMembership and chapter operations:Gamma Iota Sigma produces student newsletters, industry newsletters, and other communications to inform members about organizational activities, opportunities, and industry developments. Gis provides career guidance office hours to connect students with members of the board of trustees and advisory council for mentorship and career advice.(continued on schedule o)the organization offers professional development programs including mock interviews, resume reviews, career readiness workshops, and soft skills training. These programs are designed to enhance students' professional competencies, improve employability, and facilitate meaningful connections with industry professionals.chapter leaders engage in training and development activities that promote leadership skills, organizational effectiveness, and professional growth, ensuring students are prepared for careers in insurance, risk management, and actuarial science.
$413,366 spentof which $1,850 as grants$109,359 earned by the program40% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,026,343.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $811k to $1.2M (+42%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Grace Grant
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $42k → $205k.
3 of 17 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 3% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GAMMA IOTA SIGMA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GAMMA IOTA SIGMA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 34% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
79% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GAMMA IOTA SIGMA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 36% · 2018 33% · 2019 42% · 2020 37% · 2021 39% · 2022 32% · 2023 44% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
55% of GAMMA IOTA SIGMA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
GAMMA IOTA SIGMA draws 52% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $33k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like GAMMA IOTA SIGMA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Gamma Iota Sigma Foundation · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for GAMMA IOTA SIGMA: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GAMMA IOTA SIGMA?
- GAMMA IOTA SIGMA (Ohio) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,321,276 to it, the largest being WESTFIELD AGENTS ASSOCIATION ($454,218). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GAMMA IOTA SIGMA have?
- IRS filings report 17 organizations giving $1,321,276 in grants to GAMMA IOTA SIGMA, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GAMMA IOTA SIGMA?
- WESTFIELD AGENTS ASSOCIATION is the largest funder on record, with $454,218 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GAMMA IOTA SIGMA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 17 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing