Tennessee · Nonprofit
KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (Tennessee) receives grants from 85 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,803,584 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($802,000). 45 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.4M
- Funders on record
- 85
- Grants received
- $3.8M
- Net assets
- $51M
What Kappa Delta Foundation Incorporated does
Mission
The kappa delta foundation unites sisters to invest in one another, fostering a legacy of support and empowerment. Through scholarships, leadership programs, charitable efforts and member assistance, the foundation advances the mission of kappa delta sorority and inspires a lifetime of confidence, growth and connection.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
See schedule o.leadership programming and professional development: the foundation supports leadership and educational initiatives that builds confidence, fosters personal and professional growth, and develops skills and a lifelong commitment to service among members. Through these efforts, the foundation invested in the next generation of women leaders who will make a meaningful difference in their communities and professions. Highlights included critical training and professional development for: professional development for leadership development consultants, the officer experience institute, national convention programming, the confident conversations virtual series, articles in the angelos magazine, a grant to fund research to further strengthen the sorority experience. Mental health education and member well-being programs: kappa delta empowers our members to lead with confidence, care and connection. Thousands of collegians and advisors engaged in kd's virtual education platform, gaining accessible, high-quality training in hazing prevention, harm reduction, advisor education and more. Through the name your story program, members learned to recognize signs of stress,…
$341,570 spentof which $295,397 as grants12% of program spendingScholarships: the kappa delta foundation is committed to easing the financial burden for members in their educational pursuits. The foundation awarded merit-based scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as additional need-based scholarships that provide crucial financial aid to undergraduate members.
$874,178 spentof which $874,178 as grants30% of program spendingPhilanthropic grants and community impact: through national partnerships with organizations including prevent child abuse america and girl scouts of the usa, the foundation extended kappa delta's reach to promote child well-being, leadership and confidence in women and girls nationwide. Additionally, the foundation funded kids grants provided to alumnae and chapters to support hands-on community service projects that strengthened families and created local impact. Grants further supported the children's hospital of richmond at vcu and american academy of orthopaedic surgeons research awards, and alumnae crisis grants offered emergency financial assistance to alumnae members experiencing severe hardship. Together, these programs reflect kappa delta's belief that confident women and strong communities grow side by side.
$1,092,639 spentof which $1,092,639 as grants37% of program spendingChapter housing educational grants: the kappa delta foundation provided grants that supported renovations or construction of qualifying educational spaces in collegiate chapter housing.
$645,249 spentof which $645,249 as grants22% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,953,636.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $37M to $46M (+23%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
61% of KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Margaret Waples
Executive director
Board chair
Michelle Rabideau
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 23 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $188k → $281k.
12 of 85 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 49% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 85 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 21% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
85% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 19% · 2018 10% · 2019 17% · 2020 17% · 2021 32% · 2022 26% · 2023 18% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
32% of KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED draws 96% of its grant income from funders outside Tennessee, across 30 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 9,615 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,615 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
73%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 29 states
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (Tennessee) receives grants from 85 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,803,584 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($802,000). 45 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED have?
- IRS filings report 85 organizations giving $3,803,584 in grants to KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, 45 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM is the largest funder on record, with $802,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 85 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing