Virginia · Public charity
Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc
The sigma nu educational foundation secures and provides enduring resources to support the educational and charitable initiatives of sigma nu fraternity.
- $2.7M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $217,638
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,154,166
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $28M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 71% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M 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 | 5 | $2.4M | 20% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $1.5M | 33% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $1.5M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $1.1M | 17% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $238k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $167k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $84k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $510k | 67% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epsilon Epsilon Building Corporation of Sigma Nu | $2,387,036 | 4 | 61% |
| Nu Chapter of Sigma Nu House Corporation | $2,239,460 | 2 | n/a |
| House Corporation of Epsilon XI Chapter of Sigma Nu | $987,152 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Tau Housing Corporation | $708,002 | 7 | 72% |
| Purdue Sigma Nu Association Inc | $533,248 | 3 | 65% |
| Beta Tau Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity House Inc | $217,432 | 7 | 7% |
| Sigma Nu Corporation of Oklahoma | $152,000 | 5 | 23% |
| Gamma Chi Clubhouse Association Co S&T Fraternity Management | $105,895 | 2 | 32% |
| Zeta Chi of Sigma Nu Home Association of Houston | $59,320 | 6 | 17% |
| Sigma Nu Alumni Assoc at Ind Univ Inc | $33,866 | 2 | 8% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epsilon Epsilon Building Corporation of Sigma Nu | $2,387,036 | 4 | 61% |
| Nu Chapter of Sigma Nu House Corporation | $2,239,460 | 2 | n/a |
| House Corporation of Epsilon XI Chapter of Sigma Nu | $987,152 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Tau Housing Corporation | $708,002 | 7 | 72% |
| Purdue Sigma Nu Association Inc | $533,248 | 3 | 65% |
| Beta Tau Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity House Inc | $217,432 | 7 | 7% |
| Sigma Nu Corporation of Oklahoma | $152,000 | 5 | 23% |
| Gamma Chi Clubhouse Association Co S&T Fraternity Management | $105,895 | 2 | 32% |
| Zeta Chi of Sigma Nu Home Association of Houston | $59,320 | 6 | 17% |
| Sigma Nu Alumni Assoc at Ind Univ Inc | $33,866 | 2 | 8% |
| Sngt House Corporation | $26,395 | 1 | n/a |
| Sigma Nu Fraternity Inc | $24,063 | 2 | 0% |
| Epsilon Pi Alumni of Sigma Nu Fraternity Inc | $19,898 | 1 | n/a |
| Beta Theta Chapter of Sigma Nu Building Association | $16,788 | 1 | 81% |
| Sigma Nu Fraternity Rho | $14,882 | 2 | 1% |
| Zeta Delta Trust Co | $13,461 | 2 | 8% |
| Epsilon Sigma - Sigma Nu House Corp of Memphis | $13,135 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 12 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc
- How much does Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc give?
- Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc reported 5 itemized grants totaling $2,393,710, out of $2,670,339 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (51%), Education (48%), Membership Benefit (1%).
- Who are Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Epsilon Epsilon Building Corporation of Sigma Nu ($2.4M), Nu Chapter of Sigma Nu House Corporation ($2.2M), House Corporation of Epsilon XI Chapter of Sigma Nu ($987k).
- Does Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc based?
- Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc is based in VA.
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