ime for a round of applause — we made it through 2020! Together we have overcome so much in the past year due to the pandemic. And despite being socially distant, you found creative ways to stay connected with your sisters and to support Kappa Delta in ways that prove the bond of our sisterhood is powerful and unending. You made an incredible di erence because you chose to invest in your sisterhood through the foundation.
As our sisterhood continues to grow, your support is vital to Kappa Delta’s success. Your generosity supports our mission and allows us to continue o ering opportunities that inspire each woman to be the best version of herself. We hope you will take the time to read the stories in this report and see the impact you are making on KD sisters and communities everywhere. It is because of you that Kappa Delta is the leading women’s organization it is today.
We are encouraged and inspired by you. Thank you for your faithfulness to our sisterhood.
Beth Martin Langford, Kappa Alpha-Florida State, In our Kappa Delta, Michelle Parmley Rabideau, Sigma Omicron-Illinois, - Sue Brauer Mickelberg, Sigma Sigma-Iowa State, - Tricia Ruma Spence, Epsilon Alpha-Missouri S&T, Beth Martin Langford & Chair Patty Graham Cappaert, Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi, Kappa Delta Foundation Karen Thomas Fesmire, Beta Tau-Vanderbilt, & - Jaynee Drange Groseth, Sigma Omega-Montana State, Pamela Nix Executive Director Laura Freedman Magedo , Zeta Lambda-Delaware, Kappa Delta Sorority and Foundation Cheryl Grant Sizer, Epsilon Eta-Illinois State, Kristin Power, Epsilon Kappa-Cal Poly/San Luis Obispo, Jodi Scheurenbrand, Kappa Alpha-Florida State, Susan Stockton, Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky, & Pamela Nix, Sigma Phi-Georgia, & - , .
This scholarship is incredibly important because it is going to help relieve nancial stress my family and I have felt since the pandemic began.”
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hen asked how COVID-19 has impacted her “COVID-19 drastically a ected my parent’s business college experience, Kayla Craigmile, Sigma and took away my paid summer internship,” Kayla Gamma-Kansas State, says the pandemic has says. As a result, she was unsure whether she would made her feel isolated, lonely and at times hopeless. return to school for the fall semester. As the recipient Not only was she separated from her close friends and of a Kappa Delta Foundation Emergency Hardship her routine abruptly changed, but she also found it Scholarship, Kayla received nancial support that di cult to stay motivated once classes moved entirely ensured her return to K-State. “This scholarship is online. This is a sentiment shared by many collegiate incredibly important because it is going to help relieve women, and our hope is that during trying times, nancial stress my family and I have felt since the Kappa Delta can serve as a beacon of hope. “Kappa pandemic began,” she says. “It will help me focus on Delta has played a large role in keeping me going and my classes and the topics I’m learning about, rather encouraging a positive mindset,” she says. “My KD than how I will pay for the classes themselves. It has sisters kept my spirits up by sending letters of granted me peace of mind.” encouragement and positivity during this trying time.” Contributions Unrestricted $1,390,128 Restricted Scholarships $298,455 Education & Technology $671,314 Grant Funds Children in Need $46,640 Other $0 $2,406,537 $1,688,395
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Expenses Program Services $1,752,404 Fundraising $639,640 Management & General $258,294
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t scal year-end, assets under management totaled more than $36 million, of which $15,261,981 are donor restricted net assets representing 41.6% of total net assets. These funds are invested under the prudent stewardship of professional advisors and the foundation’s experienced Finance and Investment Committees.
The Investment Committee works with our advisors to review the foundation’s portfolio performance regularly with the objective of providing a steady stream of spending in support of the foundation’s mission, preserving the real purchasing power of the assets in perpetuity and maintaining or growing the portfolio assets a er adjusting for spending, fees and ination. t is because of you that Kappa Delta can help. Your thoughtful gi s provided scholarships for deserving sisters, leadership training that builds con dence and philanthropic support that positively impacts our communities. Without you, this work would not be possible. Thank you for investing in our sisterhood.
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77 Undergraduate scholarships 20 Graduate scholarships 22 Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership awards 42 Emergency Hardship Scholarships
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10 Leadership Development Consultants 209 LDC visits to 113 collegiate chapters Sexual assault and hazing prevention for 167 chapters Senior Experience programming for 6,500 graduating seniors Continued education for personal and professional development through The Angelos Education and technology grant funds Program creation and mentorship opportunities for more than 20,000 chapter members and advisors
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10 National Gold Award Girl Scouts scholarships 5 KiDs Grants 3 American Association of Orthopaedic Surgery research grants Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU grant *Kappa Delta collegiate and alumnae chapters raise funds annually to support the prevention of child abuse. Of the impacting approximately 60,000 children funds raised, 80 percent is donated to local child abuse Alumnae Crisis grants prevention agencies and 20 percent is donated to Prevent Child Abuse America. In 2019/2020, Kappa Deltas donated $323,864 to Prevent Child Abuse America. This number is not included in the total above. onors like you provided $351,548 in academic scholarships to be applied to tuition for the 2020-2021 academic year, including $156,950 in merit-based undergraduate scholarships and $43,800 in merit-based graduate scholarships. In doing so, you helped decrease the nancial burden for 97 sisters pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. In addition, $84,798 was awarded to 42 sisters experiencing undue nancial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
: Lexus Butler, Delta Psi-West Georgia Caroline Neck, Epsilon-Louisiana State These recipients represent women from Kaitlyn Ates, Zeta Gamma-Arkansas 51 KD chapters, all 19 divisions, 20 states Madeline Lechtenberg, Alpha Chi- and one Canadian province. Louisiana Tech Tabatha Lehman, Gamma Epsilon- Florida Southern Emily Draper, Beta Chi-North Carolina/ Sierra Pascoe, Gamma Epsilon-Florida Chapel Hill Southern Samantha Brumagin, Beta Epsilon- Elise Korngut, Sigma Iota-Washington Susquehanna Sondra Vernengo, Beta Lambda- Georgetown Deepika Kamineni, Sigma Iota- Taylor Konopka, Beta Pi-Florida Washington Grace Gehlken, Epsilon Sigma-Wo ord Sydney Tindall, Epsilon Tau-Clemson Brittney Adams, Eta Omega-Kennesaw Gillian Lucas, Delta Lambda-Georgia State Southern Megan Shackelford, Gamma Chi-Lenoir- Lilliam Drenth, Beta Pi-Florida Rhyne Victoria Fischer, Beta Pi-Florida Natalie Uhle, Epsilon Tau-Clemson Brooke Townsend, Eta Alpha-Texas A&M/College Station . Lauren Urschel, Eta Beta-Bradley Tori Braun, Gamma Tau-Ripon Morgan Whitt, Eta Upsilon-North ’ Carolina State Lindsey Herberger, Zeta Gamma- Emma Lawson, Alpha Xi-Louisville Arkansas Haley Doerr, Delta Gamma-Western - Kentucky Harper Anderson, Delta Gamma- Corrie Day, Pi-Nebraska Western Kentucky Hannah Ryninger, Eta Psi-North Natalie Ryba, Eta Iota-Pace Carolina/Charlotte Sheridan Rutland, Alpha Kappa-Oregon & State Rachel Kline, Sigma Kappa-Ohio State Abigail Blatz, Delta Beta-Eastern Illinois Shannon Callaghan, Eta Gamma- John Carroll Sarah Messerschmidt, Zeta Psi- Ali Laiche, Epsilon-Louisiana State Valparaiso ayleana Green, Alpha Kappa-Oregon State, credits Kappa Delta for providing her support when she needed it most. “The rst day I walked into the KD house during recruitment, I made a connection I hadn’t found anywhere else on campus,” she says. “Although I had just met her, a Kappa Delta sister made me feel comfortable enough to share about one of the hardest experiences I have ever gone through: my sister becoming a person with quadriplegia at only 20 years old.”
Since her sister’s accident, Kayleana’s parents have cared for her sister and paid for her medical bills. As a result, Kayleana supports herself nancially and pays for her own tuition. “I take pride in taking the pressure o of my parents by paying for my college,” she says. Receiving the Wesley H. and Marybel R. Flint Butler Alpha Kappa Scholarship meant Kayleana could work fewer hours during the school year. “This scholarship has given me an amazing opportunity to live o of my summer wages and focus on my studies,” she says. “I believe this scholarship proves how dedicated Kappa Delta is to empowering women.”
“” Allison Priest, Gamma Sigma-East Chloe Wiser, Epsilon Alpha-Missouri Carolina Emery Iannone, Beta Pi-Florida Science & Technology Madeline Suellentrop, Zeta Gamma- Olivia Edwards, Mu-Millsaps Arkansas Danielle Craig, Theta Iota-North Dakota . ’ Sabrina Collins, Alpha Xi-Louisville Ashley Stewart, Eta Epsilon-South/ Caroline Loiodice, Eta Nu-Sacred Heart Sewanee Marie Lawson, Zeta Rho-San Diego McKenzie Rodgers, Delta Gamma- Suzanne Rhodes, Zeta Beta-Union Western Kentucky Mary Cole, Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech - Kristin Huang, Beta Epsilon-Tulsa Katelyn Pramberger, Beta Tau-Vanderbilt Abigail Thompson, Alpha Mu-Mississippi Shulamit Horton, Beta Tau-Vanderbilt - Anne Logan, Zeta-Alabama Lindsey Prommer, Theta Nu-Purdue Evelyn Nichols, Gamma Nu-Miami Julia Kocher, Gamma Nu-Miami Shih-En Chen, Alpha Pi-William & Mary Mary McCarroll, Alpha Mu-Mississippi Amanda Meyer, Eta Beta-Bradley Jennifer Cochran, Eta Rho-Wilmington Nicole McLaughlin, Pi-Nebraska - Emily Tinsley, Delta Gamma-Western Courtney Parks, Beta Rho-San Diego Kentucky Sophia Fiore, Sigma Upsilon-Indiana State Lindsey Osbon, Mu-Millsaps . from 33 KD chapters, 16 divisions, and Calli Shafer, Sigma Tau-Washington Katherine Kennon, Delta Lambda- 23 states from all regions of the country. State Georgia Southern Macy Replogle, Delta Omega- Caitlyn Allen, Epsilon Iota-Missouri Mississippi State Diana Alvarado, Eta Xi-Dartmouth Laura Blankenship, Alpha Psi-Drury Lauren Robson, Zeta Alpha-Texas Tech . Angèle Cipriotti, Theta Rho-George & Mason Cassandra Marshall, Beta Zeta-South Mary Camille Cole, Alpha Chi-Louisiana Carolina Tech Morgan Palmerton, Sigma Tau- Isabella Cooney, Eta Eta-Northern Washington State Kentucky Molly Zook, Alpha Kappa-Oregon State Liberty Cox, Epsilon Iota-Missouri Kayla Craigmile, Sigma Gamma-Kansas Savannah Stephens, Delta Chi-LaGrange State Kelly Dutertre, Eta Iota-Pace Rayne Daniel, Sigma Epsilon-Texas Amberlynn Foote, Eta Iota-Pace , & Emma Fritz, Pi-Nebraska Madeleine Phillips, Eta Alpha-Texas Emma Ga ney, Zeta Epsilon-Kansas A&M/College Station Kassy Kneen, Sigma Pi-Albion Edith Gonzalez, Sigma Pi-Albion Mary Green, Alpha Mu-Mississippi . & . Alexandra Gribbin, Omega Chi-Cornell Rebecca Cherpak, Eta Gamma-John Kelly Hernandez, Eta Beta-Bradley Claire Baboyan, Alpha Kappa-Oregon Carroll Tori Katzman, Epsilon Omicron-Central State Florida Kayleana Green, Alpha Kappa-Oregon Amy Lenhausen, Sigma Omicron- State Saralyn O’Donnell, Nu-Oklahoma State Illinois Kendyl Dru el, Alpha Kappa-Oregon Miranda Manzo, Sigma Zeta-Michigan State Bella Marco, Zeta Upsilon-Stephens Payton Battles, Alpha Kappa-Oregon Carolyn Pommier, Zeta Phi-Pittsburgh Anna Montgomery, Alpha Mu- State Mississippi Stephanie Neu, Eta Chi-Elon Katherine Wall, Sigma Epsilon-Texas Alyssa Nolan, Eta Theta- Villanova : Alexandra Pajunen, Sigma Psi-North Dakota State These recipients represent women from Nicole Malofsky, Theta Zeta-Lehigh Hannah Pratt, Theta Pi-Alabama/ 19 KD chapters, 12 divisions, and 15 states. Birmingham Sierra Putnam, Xi-Pittsburgh Natalie Ferand, Zeta Alpha-Texas Tech Melissa Red eld, Epsilon Omicron- Central Florida Hannah Cobb, Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech Breh Ruger, Sigma Pi-Albion Kendall Runyan, Beta Pi-Florida : Abbey Uricher, Theta Omicron- Westchester Michelle McNulty, Beta Mu-Bowling These recipients, 10 of whom wish to Alexandria West, Eta Iota-Pace Green State remain anonymous, represent women Laura Wollney, Sigma Omicron-Illinois
Leslie Merritt, Delta Pi-Middle Tennessee State
. Julie Cooper, Sigma Gamma-Kansas State Tuition and expenses are my own Daniella Frank, Kappa Alpha-Florida State responsibility. I am also required to earn a master’s degree a er I graduate to practice in . Nathaly Trujillo, Eta Beta-Bradley my eld. This scholarship is extremely important and has relieved my stress. I am lucky Sarah Manning, Kappa Alpha-Florida to have sisters who encourage me to keep State reaching for the stars.” . Laura Lane, Mu-Millsaps amed for former National President Corre Haley Doerr, Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky Anding Stegall, award recipients are chosen Hannah Johns, Alpha Delta-Rhodes based on high academic performance and Jillian Herrera, Kappa Alpha-Florida State exemplary leadership within the chapter, on campus Julia Kocher, Gamma Nu-Miami and in their communities. This award is the highest Katherine Adams, Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky individual honor Kappa Delta gives to undergraduate Lindsey Osbon, Mu-Millsaps members. Each award recipient receives a $3,000 Madeline Lechtenberg, Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech college scholarship to be applied to her tuition. Molly Baldock, Alpha Xi-Louisville Natalie Ryba, Eta Iota-Pace The recipients are: Olivia Edwards, Mu-Millsaps Rebecca Powell, Eta Kappa-Northeastern Allison Priest, Gamma Sigma-East Carolina Sophie Rudlo , Sigma Kappa-Ohio State Amanda Meyer, Eta Beta-Bradley Sydney Tindall, Epsilon Tau-Clemson Amberlynn Foote, Eta Iota-Pace Andrea Alderman, Beta Pi-Florida Brooklynn Moore, Gamma Xi-Kentucky Wesleyan Caroline Neck, Epsilon-Louisiana State Dahvi Cohen, Sigma Mu-George Washington Deepika Kamineni, Sigma Iota-Washington Emma Lawson, Alpha Xi-Louisville
mberlynn Foote, Eta Iota-Pace, aspires to become a plastic surgeon specializing in breast cancer reconstruction because of her own mother’s battle with breast cancer. “With my mother’s complicated medical history, my family has experienced severe nancial di culty,” she says. “I have ve jobs at school and two jobs back in my hometown that help provide nancial support.” Yet, Amberlynn also is an active member of her chapter, volunteers at the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and runs her own nonpro t.
In recognition of her leadership, Amberlynn earned a Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership Award, which includes a scholarship from the Kappa Delta Foundation. “This award has opened my eyes to an entire new realm of possibilities that exist for my future. It has empowered me to never give up regardless of what obstacles are presented before me,” she says. “This scholarship has truly provided a light in a very dark time in my life.” Donors like you guarantee grant support each year for is : Kappa Delta Sorority. You provide opportunities and experiences that foster personal and professional • / , , growth for a lifetime. received $7,000 on behalf of Family Compass’ Growing as Parents program to educate pregnant young mothers about parenting skills and child abuse prevention. • , , received s a woman passionate about cultivating and $5,000 on behalf of the Children’s Advocacy Center of maintaining relationships, Alexis Lazarus, Hidalgo County to provide equipment for an Sigma Mu-George Washington, thrived at additional forensic interview room to minimize the building connections while on the road as a time a child has to wait to be interviewed a er Leadership Development Consultant. “I have experiencing sexual or physical abuse. developed my professional and leadership skills as an • , , LDC,” she explained. “I’ve visited so many schools and received $4,950 on behalf of the Special Needs School parts of the country I never would have visited of Gwinnett to complete the interior furnishing for otherwise. The LDC program has challenged me and the Life Skills Learning Center. pushed me out of my comfort zone. Without Kappa • , , Delta I would not be the person I am today in terms of received $4,000 on behalf of Wellspring Living to my leadership, con dence, ability to take on provide necessary classroom supplies to support challenges and problem-solving skills.” trauma-informed education services to tra cked youth. • . , , received $3,400 on behalf of the Suncoast Center, Inc. to bene t children recovering from a traumatic experience and help increase community education of childhood sexual violence.
Through your support, our ability to support children is strengthened. In addition to those served by art therapy, we serve over 26,000 people who come seeking solutions to improve their lives. Our work cannot be done alone.” our support is responsible for helping our sisters navigate through 2020 and has shown Kappa Delta is there to o er a helping hand. Our greatest hope is that we can continue to ease the nancial burden of our sisters and provide valuable experiences that enrich their lives at times when they need it most. Membership in Kappa Delta provides a life-changing experience that encourages women to be active leaders, engage in their communities and be responsible citizens. When you contribute to the Kappa Delta Foundation, you are investing in your sisters.
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• Make a gi to the annual fund. Your donation can be made as a one-time gi or recurring contribution. • Honor a KD sister and send a virtual white rose. • Purchase a commemorative brick at Kappa Delta National Headquarters. • Ask your employer if they participate in a matching gi program. • Join the Dorothea Cavin Society by including the foundation in your estate plans. • Donate stock and appreciated securities. • Recommend grants to the Kappa Delta Foundation from your donor advised fund. • Give through your family foundation. • Sponsor a student internship. • Fund an undergraduate or graduate scholarship. • Use AmazonSmile and designate the Kappa Delta Foundation as your bene ciary.
To get started, visit: kappadelta.org/foundation/ ways-to-give.
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