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Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Indianapolis, IN EIN: 35-1976226 Website

To provide educational resources to graduate and undergraduate students and delta upsilon international fraternity.

Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation at a glance

In short: Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation gave $1.8M across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $358K), top state Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,791,911
+121.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-37.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$358,382
+254.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$232,471
Total assets
$11,314,021
+3.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (45% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation

Who Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Illinois Chapter Delta Upsilon: $804KIllinois Chapter Delta Upsilon$804KColonnades: $704KColonnades$704KDelta Upsilon International Fraternity Inc: $232KDelta Upsilon InternationalFraternity Inc$232KDelta Upsilon International Du House Assoc CA Chapter: $46KDelta Upsilon International DuHouse Assoc CA Chapter$46KDikaia Foundation Inc: $6KDikaia Foundation Inc$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Illinois Chapter Delta Upsilon ($804K). Together the top 5 received $1.8M.

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 26 (69%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

IndianapolisOverland ParkBostonTopekaAmesColumbiaIowa CityMoragaRoanokeSan JoseCarlsbadCarmelCorvallisHinsdaleLa MesaLivermoreLovelandManhattanMatthewsNew Lenox

How Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 882% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M6 grants2019 8 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 8 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2021) to $1.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $1.8M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Illinois Chapter Delta Upsilon Roanoke, VAChapter building renovations, educational scholarships for members, and leadership program fees$803,691
Colonnades Ames, IAChapter building renovations, educational scholarships for members, and leadership program fees$704,237
Delta Upsilon International Fraternity Inc Indianapolis, INEducational Program Support$232,471
Delta Upsilon International Du House Assoc CA Chapter Moraga, CAChapter building renovations, educational scholarships for members, and leadership program fees$45,512
Dikaia Foundation Inc Boston, MAChapter building renovations, educational scholarships for members, and leadership program fees$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$11,314,021$3,434,592$2,919,682$1,791,9115$730,219
2024$10,963,285$3,332,761$2,080,073$808,7048$530,910
2023$9,282,499$2,460,492$1,786,994$308,6434$167,321
2022$8,291,486$3,678,701$1,554,107$182,4484$202,427
2021$6,937,627$1,940,182$1,011,422$41,7975$542,209
2020$5,486,509$1,516,498$1,408,838$469,0468$448,477
2019$5,445,942$1,550,947$2,000,847$958,3696$101,046

About Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation is a public charity, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $1.8M. Net investment income was $730K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation is led by Justin J. Kirk, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Justin J. Kirk

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    18 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lewis D. Gregory

    Chairman

    Secretary → Chairman, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John A. Delaney

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nickolas D. Welton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • P. David Franzetta

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William C. Rappolt

    Trustee

    Vice President of Investments → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William J. Bittner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daryl W. Reisfeld

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald A. Chew

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas J. Lee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher L. Miller

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig G. Franz

    Vice Chaiman

    Vice Chairman → Vice Chaiman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy F. Allan

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan E. King

    Chief Advancement Officer

    Associate Executive Director → Chief Advancement Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ralph W. Castner

    Treasurer

    Vice President of Investments → Treasurer & Vice President of Investments, 2024

    Treasurer & Vice President of Investments → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Bruce S. Bailey (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: John T. Weisel (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Warren P. Nesbitt (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Joseph L. Raudabaugh (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: David Meyers (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: John R. Eplee (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard B. Campbell (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Coady H. Pruett (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard B. Thompson (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: David Cole (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert A. Dahlsgaard (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephen K. Rowley (2019) — Chairman

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation

How much does Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation give each year?

Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation gave $1.8M across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $809K across 8 grants.

What is Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation's typical grant size?

Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $232,471, and its average grant was $358,382, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation give grants?

Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation's top state is Virginia, with 45% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Iowa (39%) and Indiana (13%).

Does Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation's largest grantees?

Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Illinois Chapter Delta Upsilon ($803,691), Colonnades ($704,237) and Delta Upsilon International Fraternity Inc ($232,471), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation?

Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation reported $11.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.

What is Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation's EIN?

Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1976226. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023

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