Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation at a glance
In short: Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation gave $1.3M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $327K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,307,736
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $326,934
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $93,081
- Total assets
- $66,830,538
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (85% 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 Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Who Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity ($1.1M). Together the top 4 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 30 (37%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation gives
- Giving fell 40% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.2M (2024) to $4.6M (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Dublin, OH | Educational Grants | $1,106,574 |
| Beta Theta Educational Area Tuscaloosa, AL | Educ. Areas and Facilities | $159,236 |
| Theta Educational Area Columbia, MO | Educ. Areas and Facilities | $26,926 |
| Delta Iota Educational Area Baton Rouge, LA | Educ. Areas and Facilities | $15,000 |
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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 | $66,830,538 | $4,627,750 | $5,654,735 | $1,307,736 | 4 | $2,085,003 |
| 2024 | $63,802,942 | $9,599,311 | $5,672,929 | $1,243,031 | 4 | $1,292,755 |
| 2023 | $55,354,104 | $3,824,207 | $5,863,274 | $1,562,458 | 6 | $1,056,731 |
| 2022 | $53,485,327 | $10,787,350 | $6,444,171 | $2,169,890 | 7 | $7,278,913 |
| 2021 | $61,610,671 | $13,530,354 | $5,834,636 | $1,584,301 | 9 | $9,575,455 |
| 2020 | $48,213,422 | $9,077,849 | $9,818,564 | $4,597,838 | 9 | $3,359,856 |
| 2019 | $50,687,717 | $5,667,929 | $7,033,857 | $3,118,133 | 8 | $1,342,878 |
About Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Dublin, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $66.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $2.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation is led by Kylie Smith, Interim Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kylie Smith
Interim Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$86K (2025)
Peggy Black Meyer
President
Trustee → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Lucken
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Frank Erwin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Heaberlin Beaird
Trustee
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Campion Young
Trustee
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barb Adams Goettelman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Candy Kaelin Deemer
Trustee
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susanne Wolff Fick
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiana Fowler Ronstadt
Trustee
Vice President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Bailey
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Coffield
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Steiner
Interim Executive Secretary
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$114K (2024) → $138K (2025)
Amanda Brown Lang
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Mary Pat Rooney (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Keo Frazier (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Maria Brown (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kelly Fackel (2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Margaret Coons (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Nancy Foland (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gail Simpson Owen (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jan Radke Pishney (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Jackson Beckham (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Marion Wilson Rich (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Susanne Wolff Vander Heyden (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Elizabeth Quadracci Harned (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Leah Bogden Decesare (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jean Schmidt (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Marnie Wright Barnhorst (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Jane Jackson Crist (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Susan L. Pile (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tamela Jones Lanier (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Pat Rooney Brennan (2019) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $138K, to Jane Steiner (Interim Executive Secretary). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
How much does Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation give each year?
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation gave $1.3M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 4 grants.
What is Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation's typical grant size?
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $93,081, and its average grant was $326,934, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation give grants?
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Alabama (12%).
Does Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educ. Areas and Facilities" (3 grants).
How large is Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation?
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation reported $66.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.6M.
What is Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation?
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Dublin, OH. It holds $66.8M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation's EIN?
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6049792. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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