Charitable Engagement Service

Supporting the Dreams of Achievement for Women & Their Families

DREF provides opportunities in keeping with our mission to promote research which identifies and fashions solutions to issues affecting African American women and their families, nationally and globally, through funding and support of the charitable and educational programs of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and collaborative organizations. Funds are not provided to individuals.

Support is available exclusively to Delta Chapters through DREF’s Charitable Engagement Service. More than 300 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Chapters receive technical assistance in fundraising for charitable and educational programming in their local communities and manage scholarship funds with awards made to high school graduates who are enrolling in college and for college students returning to campus. Since 2000, DREF has worked with Delta chapters to distribute almost $3.0 million in scholarships to deserving students.

Charitable Engagement Manual

DREF Charitable Engagement Manual

The Charitable Engagement Manual is designed to help Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., its chapters and regions, and community organizations secure funding that supports charitable and educational programming. The enhanced edition clarifies procedures that make working with DREF easier and more efficient.

The manual is available for download below, so be sure to download your copy and learn how we have worked to improve compliance, efficiency, and consistency.

DREF Charitable Engagement Manual, 2026 Edition

Please watch this video to learn more about working with DREF.

Donations & Support

The Delta Research and Education Foundation (DREF) is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization. Qualified donors are entitled to a Federal income tax deduction for every dollar invested in our charitable work.

Our promise to every donor is unqualified accountability and strict adherence to DREF’s mandate to change lives for the better. We value the trust you put in our hands, and manage contributions efficiently, directing them toward programs that open new doors of opportunity.

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University to promote academic excellence and provide assistance to those in need. The Founders of Delta Sigma Theta envisioned an organization committed to sisterhood, scholarship, service, and addressing the social issues of the time.

Since its founding, Delta Sigma Theta has become one of the preeminent service-based sororities, with more than 300,000 initiated members and over 1,000 chartered chapters worldwide.

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