About Alpha Delta Pi Foundation
Educate. Lead. Serve. — Tax-deductible gifts to the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation support our mission to Educate, Lead, and Serve our sisterhood.
Focus Areas
ScholarshipsEmergency grants (Abigail Davis, Clasped Hands Fund)Leadership education and trainingHazing prevention and sexual assault preventionRonald McDonald House philanthropy and endowmentChapter support and house/space grantsHistory preservation / archives
Who They Fund
students needing housing (postsecondary)participants in educational leadership programswomen researchersfamilies of pediatric patients / children receiving hospital care
About Alpha Delta Pi Foundation
Alpha Delta Pi Foundation’s recent grantmaking is marked by large educational housing distributions to chapter house corporations, alongside leadership programming for the sorority and endowment support for Ronald McDonald House chapters. In 2024, its largest recorded grant was $409,275 to Alpha Delta Pi Building Corporation Sigma Chapter in Urbana, Illinois for educational housing fund distribution, followed by $376,978 to Alpha Delta Pi Sorority in Atlanta for educational and leadership development programming. That pattern shows a funder that supports both the physical spaces tied to its sisterhood and the programming that develops members. The foundation also directs capital through its Ronald McDonald House Endowment, including grants to chapters in several U.S. cities. Smaller awards appear in the same portfolio, including support for women’s research and chapter-level philanthropy. Across the grants on file, the foundation gives through targeted initiatives rather than unrestricted operating support, with awards tied to specific programs, houses, or endowment purposes.
What Alpha Delta Pi Foundation Funds
Educational housing support is a major part of the foundation’s work. It gave $187,445 to Alpha Omicron of Alpha Delta Pi in Tulsa, Oklahoma for educational housing fund distribution, and $157,922 to Zeta Lambda House Corporation in College Station, Texas for the same purpose. It also supports leadership development: Alpha Delta Pi Sorority received $171,356 in 2023 for educational and leadership development programming. Beyond the sorority’s own chapter infrastructure, the foundation funds a women’s research initiative; in 2023 it awarded $26,000 to the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence in Fishers, Indiana for that purpose. The portfolio also includes Ronald McDonald House Endowment grants, such as support for Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Bay Area in Palo Alto, California.
How Alpha Delta Pi Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at a relatively wide range: the p25 is $18,000, the median is $92,337, and the p75 is $150,720. The recent grants list shows repeated support for the same recipients across multiple years, including Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and Zeta Lambda House Corporation, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a public charity, and the available grant records show program- and project-specific funding instead of general operating support. It also accepts unsolicited applications for several active programs, including scholarships, philanthropy, emergency grants, and Ronald McDonald House endowment grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.8M
Total Assets
$27.6M
Total Revenue
$4.7M
Total Expenses
$4.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $18K and $151K, with a median of $92K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$92K
75th Percentile
$151K
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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