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.
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.
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.
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.
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$426K
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Most grants fall between $20K and $63K, with a median of $29K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$29K
75th Percentile
$63K
About 28% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Concentrated, capital-focused giving: relatively few, mid-to-large grants with several repeat awards to the same chapters or organizations. Funding is project-specific (restoration/rehab) rather than unrestricted operating support, and grants are distributed across campuses nationwide but clustered around fraternity chapter houses.
Notable grantees: Kappa Delta Rho, Chi Phi (MIT), SAE Georgia Beta House, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Tau Omega
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. Massachusetts appears frequently in the recent list, with recipients in Newton, Cambridge, and Marblehead. Illinois also shows multiple recipient locations, including Urbana, Champaign, Lockport, Oak Park, and St Charles. Other repeated recipient places include Columbus and Athens, Georgia, plus St Louis, Missouri and State College, Pennsylvania. Although the foundation is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, its giving reaches campuses and housing organizations nationwide.
It funds restoration and preservation of historic fraternity and sorority housing, especially individual chapter houses and campus Greek housing entities. The recent grants list is dominated by restoration projects for historic Greek houses rather than programming or student services.
The typical grant size is $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $28,753 at the median, and $62,734 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from smaller preservation grants to six-figure capital awards.
Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Chi Phi - MIT, Theta Chi - MIT, Phi Gamma Delta - Fije Maine, and Psi Upsilon - IL. That pattern suggests some projects receive multi-year or staged support.
Its grants most often go to recipients in Massachusetts, with Illinois recipients also representing a sizable share. The recent grants list includes multiple cities in both states, including Cambridge, Newton, Marblehead, Champaign, Urbana, and Lockport.
Recipients are fraternities, sororities, and related housing organizations such as Kappa Delta Rho, Sae Georgia Beta House, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Chi Phi - MIT, and Alpha Tau Omega. The grant purposes are consistently tied to restoration of historic Greek housing.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAE GEORGIA BETA HOUSE | ATHENS, GA | $193,470 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE |
| SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON | ST LOUIS, MO | $168,928 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE |
| ALPHA TAU OMEGA | URBANA, IL | $106,700 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| CHI PHI - MIT | NEWTON, MA | $84,805 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| KAPPA DELTA RHO | COLUMBUS, GA | $62,734 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| MIDWAY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | OAK PARK, IL | $30,224 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE |
| PHI KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY - PSU | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $30,142 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| KAPPA SIGMA - UNIV OF ILLINOIS | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $28,175 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| PSI UPSILON - IL | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $24,500 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| THETA CHI - MIT | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $23,495 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| THETA CHI | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $22,201 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE |
| PSI UPSILON | LOCKPORT, IL | $20,014 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE |
| SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON CLUB OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI | COLUMBIA, MO | $19,743 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| THETA XI AT RPI OF TROY NY | TAMPA, FL | $18,506 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE |
| PHI GAMMA DELTA - FIJE MAINE | MARBLEHEAD, MA | $15,123 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| THETA XI AT RPI OF TROY NY | LAWERENCE, KS | $14,792 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISOTRIC GREEK HOUSING |
| LAMBDA IOTA | S BURLINGTON, VT | $5,700 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE |
| KAPPA DELTA RHO | COLUMBUS, GA | $230,570 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| CHI PHI - MIT | NEWTON, MA | $154,421 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| THETA CHI - MSU | EAST LANSING, MI | $78,380 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| THETA CHI - MIT | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $54,361 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| ALPHA GAMMA CLUB | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $53,541 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| PHI KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY - PSU | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $45,751 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| THETA XI | LAWERENCE, KS | $29,067 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| PHI GAMMA DELTA - FIJE MAINE | MARBLEHEAD, MA | $28,753 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| ALPHA DELTA PHI - MIT | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $24,555 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| PHI SIGMA KAPPA - MIT | CORAL GABLES, FL | $20,000 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| PSI UPSILON - IL | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $9,900 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
| SOCIETY OF BETA SIGMA PSI ALPHA | ST CHARLES, IL | $6,540 | 2023 | RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING |
SAE GEORGIA BETA HOUSE
$193,470RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON
$168,928RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE
ALPHA TAU OMEGA
$106,700RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
CHI PHI - MIT
$84,805RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
KAPPA DELTA RHO
$62,734RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
MIDWAY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$30,224RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE
PHI KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY - PSU
$30,142RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
KAPPA SIGMA - UNIV OF ILLINOIS
$28,175RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
PSI UPSILON - IL
$24,500RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
THETA CHI - MIT
$23,495RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
THETA CHI
$22,201RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE
PSI UPSILON
$20,014RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON CLUB OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI
$19,743RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
THETA XI AT RPI OF TROY NY
$18,506RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE
PHI GAMMA DELTA - FIJE MAINE
$15,123RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
THETA XI AT RPI OF TROY NY
$14,792RESTORATION OF HISOTRIC GREEK HOUSING
LAMBDA IOTA
$5,700RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSE
KAPPA DELTA RHO
$230,570RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
CHI PHI - MIT
$154,421RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
THETA CHI - MSU
$78,380RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
THETA CHI - MIT
$54,361RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
ALPHA GAMMA CLUB
$53,541RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
PHI KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY - PSU
$45,751RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
THETA XI
$29,067RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
PHI GAMMA DELTA - FIJE MAINE
$28,753RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
ALPHA DELTA PHI - MIT
$24,555RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
PHI SIGMA KAPPA - MIT
$20,000RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
PSI UPSILON - IL
$9,900RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING
SOCIETY OF BETA SIGMA PSI ALPHA
$6,540RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GREEK HOUSING