Delta Gamma Foundation
The Delta Gamma Foundation is a public charity based in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1951, it supports Delta Gamma members through scholarships, fellowships, crisis assistance, and programming, and funds organizations working on sight-related issues through its Service for Sight philanthropy.
Delta Gamma Foundation at a glance
In short: Delta Gamma Foundation gave $1.2M across 47 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), top state California. 34% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,163,462
- -22.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 47
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,755
- -27.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $57,999,745
- +12.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 34% first-time grantees (16 of 47, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (22% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Delta Gamma Foundation
- How to Apply
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The website directs organizations to learn more and apply for Service for Sight grants, but the available information does not specify the application process or materials.
- Next open deadline
- December 1, 2026 (Delta Gamma Foundation Service for Sight Grants)
- Contact
Mailing address: 3250 Riverside Drive, Columbus, OH 43221
Phone: (614) 481-8169
Website: https://deltagamma.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
6 open opportunities from Delta Gamma Foundation
Delta Gamma Foundation Service for Sight Grants
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Deadline
Expected ~December
Based on past cycles
Delta Gamma Foundation: Crisis Grants
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Deadline not published
Merit-Based Graduate Fellowships Grant
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Who Delta Gamma Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Blind Children's Center ($146K). Together the top 10 received $809K.
Grant Size Distribution
177 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 162 grants of 177 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s website describes Service for Sight grantmaking in the United States and Canada. In the 2025 filing, grant dollars went most heavily to California (22%), Mississippi (15%), Arizona (10%), Missouri (10%), and Colorado (9%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 47 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Delta Gamma Foundation open to new grantees?
34%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 47 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $32K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $226K (2021) to $1.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 47 grants totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Blind Children's Center Los Angeles, CA | Aid for Blind | $146,435 |
| Foundation for Blind Children Phoenix, AZ | Aid for Blind | $119,389 |
| Children's Center for the Visually Impaired Kansas City, MS | Aid for Blind | $115,029 |
| Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments St. Louis, MO | Aid for Blind | $106,249 |
| Anchor Center for Blind Children Denver, CO | Aid for Blind | $100,000 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind San Rafael, CA | Aid for Blind | $95,245 |
| Gallant Hearts Guide Dog Center Madison, MS | Aid for Blind | $51,315 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Columbia, MD | Aid for Blind | $25,000 |
| Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired Winnetka, IL | Aid for Blind | $25,000 |
| Retina Foundation of Southwest Dallas, TX | Aid for Blind | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $57,999,745 | $10,406,233 | $7,089,171 | $1,163,462 | 47 | $2,964,063 |
| 2024 | $51,428,227 | $11,813,634 | $6,291,691 | $1,499,549 | 44 | $6,029,069 |
| 2023 | $47,090,116 | $8,258,646 | $6,941,959 | $1,455,469 | 35 | $1,018,259 |
| 2022 | $43,080,592 | $13,458,880 | $5,571,814 | $1,243,777 | 32 | $820,380 |
| 2021 | $41,384,222 | $7,558,519 | $4,619,723 | $226,000 | 19 | $1,305,409 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to foster lifetime enrichment for members, promote Service for Sight, and partner with the Fraternity to ensure the future of the sisterhood.
Individual Member Support includes undergraduate merit- and need-based scholarships, graduate fellowships, and Crisis Grants. The website describes Training and Programming as support for leadership development, health and well-being, and social responsibility. Crisis Grants assist members facing extreme financial need due to job loss, a health crisis, a natural disaster, or other unexpected circumstances. The Foundation’s application describes eligible assistance as help with basic necessities such as food, clothing, housing, or extraordinary medical care not covered by insurance; it excludes tuition, which is addressed through need-based scholarships.
Through Service for Sight, the Foundation supports schools founded by Delta Gammas and other North American organizations providing access and advocacy for people who are blind or visually impaired, or promoting sight preservation and conservation. Examples of grantees’ work, as described by the organizations themselves, include early-childhood education for children who are blind or visually impaired at Blind Children’s Center; education and services to support independence for people with vision loss at Foundation for Blind Children; and guide-dog partnerships to empower people at Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 47 grants totaling $1,163,462. Grants ranged from $5,250 to $146,435, with a median of $10,000. The Foundation’s website says it awards an average of $800,000 annually in the United States and Canada through national Service for Sight grants and local directed giving grants.
The largest reported 2025 grants included $146,435 to Blind Children’s Center, $119,389 to Foundation for Blind Children, $115,029 to Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired, $106,249 to Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments, and $100,000 to Anchor Center for Blind Children. The filing lists each grant’s purpose as “AID FOR BLIND.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Leslie Loop Martin as executive director and Ernest Holladay as director of finance. It lists Jennifer Stuart Ragusa as chairman and Lee C Deadwyler as secretary. Trustees listed on that filing are Dr Amy R Ayres, Kim Schmoker Hunnewell, Susan Meyer Kornegay, Heather Shirk Patrick, Shenea Stephenson Strader, and Jennifer Surgalski.
Delta Gamma Foundation is led by Leslie Loop Martin, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leslie Loop Martin
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$39K (2021) → $149K (2025)
Jennifer Stuart Ragusa
Chairman
Trustee → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ernest Holladay
Director of Finance
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$107K (2022) → $119K (2025)
Amy R. Ayres
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Schmoker Hunnewell
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Meyer Kornegay
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Surgalski
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shenea Stephenson Strader
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Shirk Patrick
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee C. Deadwyler
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cyndy Cycyota
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Lynne C. Thieme (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Danielle E. D'arcy (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jill Elizabeth Roshto (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Joan Newman (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Roxanne Lamuth (2021–2023) — Advancement Executive
- Former: Molly Peirano (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Catherine Hunnewell (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah Crosby (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Joanna Shook (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ruth Alsbrooks (2021–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Susan Kinney (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Wilma Wilbanks (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah Sheppard (2021) — Senior Director of Advance
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $149K, to Leslie Loop Martin (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Delta Gamma Foundation
How much does Delta Gamma Foundation give each year?
Delta Gamma Foundation gave $1.2M across 47 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.5M across 44 grants.
What is Delta Gamma Foundation's typical grant size?
Delta Gamma Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $24,755, across 47 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Delta Gamma Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does Delta Gamma Foundation give grants?
Delta Gamma Foundation's top state is California, with 22% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Mississippi (15%) and Arizona (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (2 grants) and Indianapolis, IN (2 grants).
Does Delta Gamma Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 47 grants with a stated purpose on Delta Gamma Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Aid for Blind" (46 grants).
Who are Delta Gamma Foundation's largest grantees?
Delta Gamma Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Blind Children's Center ($146,435), Foundation for Blind Children ($119,389) and Children's Center for the Visually Impaired ($115,029), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Delta Gamma Foundation?
Delta Gamma Foundation reported $58.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.4M.
What does Delta Gamma Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to foster lifetime enrichment for members, promote Service for Sight, and partner with the Fraternity to ensure the future of the sisterhood. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Delta Gamma Foundation?
The website directs organizations to learn more and apply for Service for Sight grants, but the available information does not specify the application process or materials. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Delta Gamma Foundation's EIN?
Delta Gamma Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6034001. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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