Organization: KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FOUNDATION
Mission: INVESTING IN OUR MEMBERS BY FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT FULFILL THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF WOMEN.
Activities: SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID TO MEMBERS IN NEED: THE FOUNDATION AWARDS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION. KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON A COMBINATION OF FACTORS INCLUDING ACADEMIC MERIT, FINANCIAL NEED, AND PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION, CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL AID TO QUALIFYING MEMBERS OF ALL AGES WHO SUDDENLY FIND THEMSELVES IN UNEXPECTED TIMES OF NEED DUE TO FINANCIAL, MEDICAL OR DISASTER SITUATIONS. RECIPIENTS MAY BE UNDERGRADUATES OR ALUMNAE, AND AID MAY BE A ONE-TIME GRANT OR ONGOING SUPPORT.
EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING: THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO OVER 300,000 MEMBERS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE TRAINING THAT ALLOWS MEMBERS TO DEVELOP SKILLSETS THEY CAN IMPLEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THROUGH OUR GIRL'S ACADEMY, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING AND MENTORSHIP TO HUNDREDS OF UNDERSERVED MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS EVERY YEAR. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS WE ARE MAKING A LIFETIME INVESTMENT IN THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF WOMEN SO THEY ARE PREPARED TO LEAD AND SERVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
EDUCATIONAL AREA GRANT: PROVIDES GRANTS FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AREAS OF CHAPTER HOUSES.
NTEE category: Mutual & Membership Benefit
Secondary category: Education