Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Delta Research & Educational Foundation
The delta research and educational foundation (dref) identifies issues affecting black women, their families, and communities of the african diaspora globally, and creates solutions through research, programming, and funding in support of charitable and educational programs of delta sigma theta sorority, inc. And other collaborative…
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 44
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 26
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 85%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $263,535
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 45
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 22
- Total assets, FY2025
- $12M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 85% of the organizations Delta Research & Educational Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 77% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $298k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 44 | $1.3M | 100% |
| FY2024 | 26 | $386k | 85% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $315k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $337k | 80% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $167k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 38 | $646k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 45 | $765k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 32 | $479k | 63% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino-Riverside Ac | $92,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $92,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $80,361 | 4 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $79,932 | 2 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $59,942 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $57,935 | 1 | n/a |
| Grand Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc Combined | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $45,032 | 2 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $44,302 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $43,500 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 52 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino-Riverside Ac | $92,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $92,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $80,361 | 4 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $79,932 | 2 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $59,942 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $57,935 | 1 | n/a |
| Grand Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc Combined | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $45,032 | 2 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $44,302 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $43,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $41,743 | 3 | n/a |
| Dst - Hayward Tri-City Ac | $27,068 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $26,369 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Valia Shoes | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $20,297 | 1 | n/a |
| Dst - Stark County Ac | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $19,623 | 2 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $19,450 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $19,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Dst - Athens (Ga) Ac | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $17,956 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $16,500 | 2 | n/a |
| I Can Fly International | $15,382 | 2 | 3% |
| Pbs Impact Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Dst - Johnston County Ac | $14,279 | 1 | n/a |
| Kenya Keep | $14,259 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dst - Inland Valley | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dst - Northeast Wisconsin Ac | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Equity Ahead | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Go Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 83% |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc Ventura County Alumnae Cha | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $9,457 | 1 | n/a |
| Dst - Vallejo Ac | $9,322 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta-Atlanta Alum Chap | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Dst - Macon Ac | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Dst - Marietta-Roswell Ac | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dst - Gwinnett County Ac | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $5,556 | 1 | n/a |
| Dst - Flint Ac | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $5,380 | 1 | n/a |
| Play Internantional LLC | $5,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Loudoun County Ac | $5,040 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 159 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.5M), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc
How this is measured
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About Delta Research & Educational Foundation
- How much does Delta Research & Educational Foundation give?
- Delta Research & Educational Foundation reported 44 itemized grants totaling $1,259,609, out of $1,762,610 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 45 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Delta Research & Educational Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (78%), Youth Development (6%), Membership Benefit (5%).
- Who are Delta Research & Educational Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: San Bernardino-Riverside Ac ($93k), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc ($92k), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc ($80k).
- Does Delta Research & Educational Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 85% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Delta Research & Educational Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc.
- Where is Delta Research & Educational Foundation based?
- Delta Research & Educational Foundation is based in DC.
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