About Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing
The Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing is a highly focused funder that primarily supports capital restoration and preservation of historic fraternity housing across U.S. college campuses. Grants are targeted to individual chapter houses (frequently historic buildings) and often directed to national or chapter-level fraternity organizations and campus alumni clubs. The foundation favors projects that preserve physical structures and architectural heritage tied to Greek-letter organizations rather than programming or student services.
Focus Areas
Restoration and preservation of historic fraternity (Greek) housesCapital/rehabilitation projects for specific campus chapter houses (e.g., MIT, PSU, RPI)Support to national fraternities and local alumni/club corporations for building stewardshipPreservation of architectural heritage associated with collegiate Greek life
Who They Fund
fraternities and sororities (Greek-letter organizations)college and university campus communitiesalumni or campus preservation organizations
About Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing
The Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing centers its giving on restoring historic fraternity housing across U.S. campuses, with grants aimed at preserving the buildings themselves rather than student programming. Its recent awards show that pattern clearly: a $230,570 grant to Kappa Delta Rho in Columbus, Georgia, and a $193,470 grant to Sae Georgia Beta House in Athens, Georgia both support restoration of historic Greek housing. The foundation also backs chapter houses tied to major university campuses, including Chi Phi - MIT in Newton, Massachusetts with grants of $154,421 in 2023 and $84,805 in 2024, showing continued support for the same property over multiple years. Other awards reach organizations responsible for stewardship of campus Greek houses, such as Sigma Alpha Epsilon in St Louis, Missouri and Alpha Tau Omega in Urbana, Illinois. The grant pattern points to project-specific capital support for houses with architectural or historical significance. Rather than funding broad operational work, the foundation directs money toward repairs, rehabilitation, and preservation work for individual Greek-letter organizations and related housing entities.
What Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing Funds
A central theme is capital restoration for individual chapter houses. The foundation gave $106,700 to Alpha Tau Omega in Urbana, Illinois for restoration of historic Greek housing, and $84,805 to Chi Phi - MIT in Newton, Massachusetts for the same purpose. It also supports masonry, facade, and structural work implied by its preservation focus through grants such as $30,224 to Midway Educational Foundation in Oak Park, Illinois for restoration of historic Greek house. Multiple awards go to campus-based Greek housing entities rather than student-service groups, including $19,743 to Sigma Alpha Epsilon Club of Columbia Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and $20,014 to Psi Upsilon in Lockport, Illinois. The grant descriptions are consistent: restoration of historic Greek house or housing.
How Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing Gives
Typical grant size sits at a p25 of $20,000, a median of $28,753, and a p75 of $62,734. The foundation’s recent grants include repeated support to the same recipient over time, including Chi Phi - MIT in 2023 and 2024, Phi Gamma Delta - Fije Maine in both 2023 and 2024, Theta Chi - MIT in 2023 and 2024, and Psi Upsilon - IL in 2023 and 2024. That suggests some projects receive staged or continuing capital support rather than one-time awards. The organization is not described as funding individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant record shows project-specific historic-preservation funding rather than unrestricted operating support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.6M
Total Assets
$426K
Total Revenue
$578K
Total Expenses
$490K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $63K, with a median of $29K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$29K
75th Percentile
$63K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
About 28% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MATT WILSON
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