Phi Delta Theta Foundation
Fund your brother’s leadership experience.
Your donation to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation today ensures that your youngest brothers, our students, are receiving the highest level of leadership education to become impactful servant leaders, inspiring thinkers, and philanthropists, while also cultivating a strong brotherhood.
Your support provides all Phis with this experience.
How to Give
Thank you for your generosity to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation.
The Phi Delta Theta Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization with non profit status. Our Tax ID number is 34-6539803.
There are several ways to make a gift to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation:
Online
Make a one-time or recurring contribution safely and securely online using your credit card, debit card, Paypal, Apple Pay, G Pay, or Venmo.
By Mail
Mail a contribution to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation at 2 S Campus Avenue, Oxford, Ohio 45056. Be sure to make checks payable to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation.
By Phone
Call us at 513-280-6707 and a member of our Foundation staff will handle your contribution personally. Office hours are 8am to 5pm (Eastern), Monday to Friday.
By Wire Transfer
Use these instructions to complete a donation via wire transfer. If you have questions, please contact Joanne McCoy at (513) 523-6345 Ext. 259 or by email.
For Gifts of Stock or Other Closely Held Property
Say you purchased 100 shares at $33 a share five years ago. Now the shares have doubled in value. You invested $3,300, but your gift to Phi Delta Theta is $6,600. You don’t pay the capital gains tax you would have owed had you sold the securities.
View our stock gift instructions document. If you have questions, please contact Patricia Howard by phone at (513) 523-6345 Ext. 471 or by email.
IRA Charitable Rollover
Normally, a distribution from a traditional IRA incurs taxes since the account holder didn’t pay taxes on the money when they put it into the IRA. But account holders aged 70½ or older who make a contribution directly from a traditional IRA to a qualified charity can donate up to $108,000 without it being considered a taxable distribution. The deduction effectively lowers the donor’s adjusted gross income (AGI).
To avoid paying taxes on the donation, the donor must follow the IRS rules for qualified charitable distributions (QCDs)—aka, IRA charitable rollovers. Refer to your financial institution’s Qualified Charitable Distribution Form (QCD) or contact Andrew Cole for more information.
Sample IRA QCD Request from Owner to Administrator
Sample Letter from Donor to Phi Delta Theta Informing of IRA QCD Transfer
Matching Gifts
See if your employer will match your donation!
Make your gifts to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation go even further through a gift-matching program! Many companies will match the giving of both current and retired employees that may double or even triple your support.Your employer may be among them. Please use the search tool below to see if your company will match your donation and to access the forms, guidelines, and instructions that you need to submit a matching gift. If assistance is needed, call us at 513-523-6345, and we’ll help you find the information you need.
When submitting a matching gift through your company’s portal you may need the following information:
Federal Tax ID Number (EIN): 34-6539803
Address: Phi Delta Theta Foundation 2 South Campus Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056
Contact Information: Joanne McCoy | (513) 523-6345 Ext. 259 | jmccoy@phideltatheta.org
Crypto
A NEW WAY TO SUPPORT YOUR PHI DELTA THETA FOUNDATION’S MISSION – CRYPTO FOR CHARITY!
The Phi Delta Theta Foundation has partnered with Freewill to offer our donors one more way to give seamlessly to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation, a 501 C (3) organization. You give from your wallet in crypto, and the Phi Delta Theta Foundation receives your donation in U.S. dollars. You will receive full credit for your donation at the point of sale, which will be the same day, same hour. Simple as that!
Planned Giving
Visit our planned giving page to learn more about leaving a legacy with Phi Delta Theta through the Living Bond Society.
Recurring Gifts
You can make a gift or pay on a pledge electronically on a monthly or quarterly schedule as determined by you. To set up this arrangement, visit www.phideltatheta.org/donate or call us at 513-523-6345. There is no fee for this giving arrangement.
Memorial and Honorary Giving
A memorial or honorary gift is an appropriate way to recognize someone’s life and accomplishments. The Foundation offers opportunities for those who wish to associate the name of a family or an individual with a project or program of enduring worth, including leadership funds and scholarships. Memorial gifts are acknowledged to the family while honorary gifts are acknowledged to the individual.
Please contact Joanne McCoy for more information.
Courtyard Brick
Alumni and undergraduates alike continue to support the Sesquicentennial Courtyard with bricks engraved with their names or the names of other members and friends of Phi Delta Theta. More than 2,500 engraved bricks have already been placed in the courtyard, and that number continues to increase on a regular basis.
With each tax-deductible brick gift of $500 comes a keepsake color rendering of the actual brick. The rendering is presented in a blue padded folder.
For more information, please contact Joanne McCoy.
Our Impact
The Foundation
The Phi Delta Theta Foundation exists to strengthen men for life by building on the tradition of our core values: Friendship, Sound Learning and Rectitude.
$8 million
Total scholarships and fellowships dollars awarded since 1962.
4,500
Annual donors who support the experience of every member.
$12 million
Grant dollars given for premiere leadership and educational programs.
400 +
Scholarships and grants awarded annually to Phi Delt members and alumni.
We asked our members to identify some of the main benefits they have received from their Phi Delta Theta membership. Here’s what they said:
A family away from home (with many brothers).
An amazing place to live during college.
Confidence, guidance, and a support structure to navigate college and life.
Opportunities to network with successful alumni.
A newfound love for philanthropy and service.
Brothers to lean on during tough times.
Important values to live by.
Valuable soft skills by working with others towards shared goals.
Great memories, experiences, and a lot of fun.
Leadership skills and experiences.
Financial assistance for my studies.
Encouragement to achieve things I never thought I could.
Get Involved
There are countless ways to engage and connect with the Phi Delt community. Find your path.
True Blue Society
Since 2008, the True Blue Society has functioned as Phi Delta Theta’s alumni loyalty society. Thousands of brothers have taken advantage of membership while providing resources to support our members, volunteers, alumni clubs, and The Scroll.
Volunteer
There are many ways to volunteer with Phi Delt, and you do not need to be a member of the Fraternity to do so! We’d love to know where your interest lies, so we can lead you to opportunities that make sense for you.
Giving
Supporting Phi Delta Theta ensures the next generation of college men is prepared to lead in any environment. We are grateful for your consideration of an annual donation to secure Phi Delt’s position as the pinnacle of college fraternities.
Iron Phi
Join our community of athletes who are becoming philanthropists by setting personal athletic goals and raising valuable funds for ALS and Phi Delta Theta in the process.
Live Like Lou
Join us as we support families affected by ALS, fund ALS research to find treatments or cures for Lou Gehrig’s disease, and honor Lou Gehrig’s legacy.