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A partnership that builds confidence and inspires action
The mission of the Kappa Delta Foundation is to secure funds for the educational, leadership, and charitable purposes of Kappa Delta Sorority.
Your annual gifts, planned gifts, and endowed funds make all the difference. See your gifts at work on opens in a new windowFacebook, on opens in a new windowInstagram, and in our most recent annual reportopens PDF file ! Gifts to the KD Foundation are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
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Foundation Q&A
In 1981, the Kappa Delta Foundation was created when the late Dorothea Cavin (Alpha Psi-Drury) left Kappa Delta the largest single bequest it had ever received. Since that time, the foundation has supported Kappa Delta’s mission to build confident sisters and inspire them to action.
- How are the sorority and foundation different?
- Is giving to KDs philanthropies giving to KDF?
- Why does Kappa Delta need money?
- How does the foundation raise money?
- If I donate, where does my money go?
- Why should I consider making a gift?
- To express gratitude for your KD experience.
- To honor a loved one.
- To ensure Kappa Delta will remain vibrant and strong in the future.
- How will the foundation recognize my gift?
How are the sorority and foundation different?
The foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation, while Kappa Delta Sorority is a 501(c)(7) corporation. As a 501(c)(3), your gifts to the foundation are tax-deductible. While the sorority offers the member experience we all know and love, the foundation provides a way to enhance your member experience. We offer undergraduate and graduate scholarships to support sisters in their academic endeavors. We also fund speakers for various events such as National Convention, leadership training for LDCs, and more!
Learn more about KD
Is giving to KDs philanthropies giving to KDF?
While Kappa Delta supports several philanthropies, the Kappa Delta Foundation is, in fact, a philanthropy of its own! Sisters can choose to donate to the foundation just like any other non-profit organization.
See your gifts in action
Why does Kappa Delta need money?
The Kappa Delta experience looks different than it did even a few decades ago. Tuition has more than doubled in the last 30 years, even when adjusting for inflation, and a sister would have to work a full-time, minimum wage job for almost the entire calendar year to afford just one year of tuition and nothing else. The changing landscape of our college campuses means that the needs of our sisters are changing too. Donations to the foundation allow Kappa Delta to continue to meet the needs of our sisters, whether through scholarships, leadership training, or other support.
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How does the foundation raise money?
At the collegiate level, a sister’s first donation to the Kappa Delta Foundation is to The Golden Circle. The foundation also mails fundraising letters, participates in Giving Tuesday and utilizes the White Rose Garden. Sisters may also make pledges, purchase commemorative bricks, include the foundation in their will, give stock gifts and establish donor-advised funds.
See all the ways to give
If I donate, where does my money go?
The generous donations of sisters, families and friends allow the Kappa Delta Foundation to provide undergraduate and graduate scholarships, educational programming, leadership opportunities and philanthropic support to a number of worthwhile causes.
opens in a new windowCheck out our annual reportopens PDF file
Why should I consider making a gift?
Gifts are made for many different reasons. Often gifts are made:
No matter your reason for giving, your gift is an investment in your sisters that offers opportunities that encourage growth and build confident women who are leaders of our world.
How will the foundation recognize my gift?
Kappa Delta Foundation donors are recognized in our giving societies, based on cumulative giving.
If your gift is a opens in a new windowplanned giftopens IMAGE file , you will become a member of the opens in a new windowDorothea Cavin Societyopens IMAGE file .
Donors whose cumulative lifetime giving is $25,000 or more and/or Cavin Society members’ names are included on the donor wall located at Kappa Delta National Headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, on our website, and in various Kappa Delta communications such as The Angelos, Kappa Delta’s national magazine.
Of course, we will also honor any requests for gifts to be anonymous.
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How are the sorority and foundation different?
The foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation, while Kappa Delta Sorority is a 501(c)(7) corporation. As a 501(c)(3), your gifts to the foundation are tax-deductible. While the sorority offers the member experience we all know and love, the foundation provides a way to enhance your member experience. We offer undergraduate and graduate scholarships to support sisters in their academic endeavors. We also fund speakers for various events such as National Convention, leadership training for LDCs, and more!
Learn more about KD
Is giving to KDs philanthropies giving to KDF?
While Kappa Delta supports several philanthropies, the Kappa Delta Foundation is, in fact, a philanthropy of its own! Sisters can choose to donate to the foundation just like any other non-profit organization.
See your gifts in action
Why does Kappa Delta need money?
The Kappa Delta experience looks different than it did even a few decades ago. Tuition has more than doubled in the last 30 years, even when adjusting for inflation, and a sister would have to work a full-time, minimum wage job for almost the entire calendar year to afford just one year of tuition and nothing else. The changing landscape of our college campuses means that the needs of our sisters are changing too. Donations to the foundation allow Kappa Delta to continue to meet the needs of our sisters, whether through scholarships, leadership training, or other support.
opens in a new windowMake a gift today
How does the foundation raise money?
At the collegiate level, a sister’s first donation to the Kappa Delta Foundation is to The Golden Circle. The foundation also mails fundraising letters, participates in Giving Tuesday and utilizes the White Rose Garden. Sisters may also make pledges, purchase commemorative bricks, include the foundation in their will, give stock gifts and establish donor-advised funds.
See all the ways to give
If I donate, where does my money go?
The generous donations of sisters, families and friends allow the Kappa Delta Foundation to provide undergraduate and graduate scholarships, educational programming, leadership opportunities and philanthropic support to a number of worthwhile causes.
opens in a new windowCheck out our annual reportopens PDF file
Why should I consider making a gift?
Gifts are made for many different reasons. Often gifts are made:
- To express gratitude for your KD experience.
- To honor a loved one.
- To ensure Kappa Delta will remain vibrant and strong in the future.
No matter your reason for giving, your gift is an investment in your sisters that offers opportunities that encourage growth and build confident women who are leaders of our world.
How will the foundation recognize my gift?
Kappa Delta Foundation donors are recognized in our giving societies, based on cumulative giving.
If your gift is a opens in a new windowplanned giftopens IMAGE file , you will become a member of the opens in a new windowDorothea Cavin Societyopens IMAGE file .
Donors whose cumulative lifetime giving is $25,000 or more and/or Cavin Society members’ names are included on the donor wall located at Kappa Delta National Headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, on our website, and in various Kappa Delta communications such as The Angelos, Kappa Delta’s national magazine.
Of course, we will also honor any requests for gifts to be anonymous.
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At Texas State Day, @sanantoniokd received a KiDs grant on behalf of local nonprofit @childsafe, providing art supplies for the kids served by ChildSafe. ChildSafe combines hands-on art techniques with clinical therapy and legal recourse to help children who have experienced abuse express themselves, find support and heal. All programming at ChildSafe is evidence-based, trauma-informed and ensures their long-term outcome of ensuring children are safe, healthy, resilient and ready to succeed in school and life.
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At Texas State Day, @sanantoniokd received a KiDs grant on behalf of local nonprofit @childsafe, providing art supplies for the kids served by ChildSafe. ChildSafe combines hands-on art techniques with clinical therapy and legal recourse to help children who have experienced abuse express themselves, find support and heal. All programming at ChildSafe is evidence-based, trauma-informed and ensures their long-term outcome of ensuring children are safe, healthy, resilient and ready to succeed in school and life.
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After attending @teamaflv leadership development conference UIFI, Aliya Lewis (Delta Tau-Morehead State) said, "UIFI showed me how issues in my community and campus can be improved, starting with my efforts. No matter my role, I can make a difference.”
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After attending @teamaflv leadership development conference UIFI, Aliya Lewis (Delta Tau-Morehead State) said, "UIFI showed me how issues in my community and campus can be improved, starting with my efforts. No matter my role, I can make a difference.” ...
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Beta Upsilon-Susquehanna sisters recently attended the university’s annual Women’s Leadership Symposium where they learned from and networked with female business leaders, including several Beta Upsilon alumnae! They said, “We are so grateful to have strong KD alumnae that support initiatives as important as women’s leadership!”
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Beta Upsilon-Susquehanna sisters recently attended the university’s annual Women’s Leadership Symposium where they learned from and networked with female business leaders, including several Beta Upsilon alumnae! They said, “We are so grateful to have strong KD alumnae that support initiatives as important as women’s leadership!” ...
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Our 2024-25 Leadership Development Consultants have been at Headquarters this month training to begin their work with our collegiate chapters, and thanks to foundation donors’ support, they spent a day and a half learning from Gerome Stevens, a facilitation coach who specializes in building strong teams with authentic leaders. We can’t wait to see how they use your gifts to make a difference!
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Our 2024-25 Leadership Development Consultants have been at Headquarters this month training to begin their work with our collegiate chapters, and thanks to foundation donors’ support, they spent a day and a half learning from Gerome Stevens, a facilitation coach who specializes in building strong teams with authentic leaders. We can’t wait to see how they use your gifts to make a difference! ...
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Emily Cansler (Nu-Oklahoma State) has always known she wants to help people in need. The Muriel Johnstone graduate scholarship has been instrumental in her pursuit of a Physician’s Assistant master’s degree, and she can`t wait to one day “pay it forward” and help another sister chasing her academic dreams. “Since beginning this program, I have realized that I am exactly where I need to be. When I graduate, I hope to become a family physician’s assistant that serves a rural Oklahoma community and specializes in women’s health, something that I have been passionate about for a long time. This scholarship directly helps not only me, but my future patients too.”
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Emily Cansler (Nu-Oklahoma State) has always known she wants to help people in need. The Muriel Johnstone graduate scholarship has been instrumental in her pursuit of a Physician’s Assistant master’s degree, and she can`t wait to one day “pay it forward” and help another sister chasing her academic dreams. “Since beginning this program, I have realized that I am exactly where I need to be. When I graduate, I hope to become a family physician’s assistant that serves a rural Oklahoma community and specializes in women’s health, something that I have been passionate about for a long time. This scholarship directly helps not only me, but my future patients too.”
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Celebrating our spring semester graduates! Seniors, as you begin your careers and throughout all stages of life, Kappa Delta will be there to support you every step of the way.
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Celebrating our spring semester graduates! Seniors, as you begin your careers and throughout all stages of life, Kappa Delta will be there to support you every step of the way. ...
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Kappa Delta isn’t just four years- it`s for life! Alumnae chapters, thank you for hosting sisterhood events to show 2024 graduates what alumnae life is all about!
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Kappa Delta isn’t just four years- it`s for life! Alumnae chapters, thank you for hosting sisterhood events to show 2024 graduates what alumnae life is all about! ...
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The Long Beach alumnae chapter used a KiDs grant from the KD Foundation to support back-to-school shoe distribution with local nonprofit His Little Feet. Because of their hard work, 140 under-resourced local children were able to get the shoes they needed! Gail Freedman (Sigma Xi-Bethany) said, “So many children were helped thanks to the generosity and heart for children demonstrated by the KDF KiDs grant!”
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The Long Beach alumnae chapter used a KiDs grant from the KD Foundation to support back-to-school shoe distribution with local nonprofit His Little Feet. Because of their hard work, 140 under-resourced local children were able to get the shoes they needed! Gail Freedman (Sigma Xi-Bethany) said, “So many children were helped thanks to the generosity and heart for children demonstrated by the KDF KiDs grant!”
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