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12 funders with a record of paying for “sigma”
Where the money went Sigma Chi Foundation → Sigma Chi Leadership Institute: $7.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc → Epsilon Epsilon Building Corporation of Sigma Nu Fraternity: $2.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Phi Sigma Kappa Foundation Inc → Grand Chpt of Phi Sigma Kappa: $923K across 13 grants, latest 2024 Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation Inc → Phi Sigma Sigma Inc: $776K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alpha Omicron Pi Properties Inc → Delta Sigma Corporation: $575K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Society for the Preservation → Sigma Alpha Epsilon: $285K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation → South Dakota Sigma: $264K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Sigma Sigma Sigma Inc Group Return → Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation: $244K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation → Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity Inc: $213K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Aarp → Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Board of the University of Alabama: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Sigma Chi Foundation → Sigma Chi Leadership Institute: $4.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc → Nu Chapter of Sigma Nu House Corporation: $2.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Beta Alpha Alumni of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc: $377K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alpha Omicron Pi Properties Inc → Omega Sigma Corporation: $360K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation → Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity: $225K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation Inc → Phi Sigma Sigma National Housing Corporation: $184K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Society for the Preservation → Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity - Psu: $76K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Aarp → Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Phi Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation → Sigma Theta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sigma Chi Foundation → Sigma Chi Fraternity: $2.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc → Epsilon Xi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity Inc: $987K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Beta Alpha Alumni of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: $251K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Alpha Omicron Pi Properties Inc → Sigma Chi Corporation: $241K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation → Sigma Alpha Epsilon: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Boule Foundation: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Society for the Preservation → Kappa Sigma - Univ of Illinois: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Aarp → Grand Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation → Mu Theta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Sigma Chi Foundation → Sigma Chi Fraternity: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc → The Purdue Sigma Nu Association Inc: $457K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Sigma Chi Foundation → The Sigma Chi House Corporation Zeta Iota: $321K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc → Delta Tau Association of Sigma Nu: $256K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alpha Omicron Pi Properties Inc → Iota Sigma Corporation: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation → Georgia Phi Association of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Inc: $97K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Alpha Gamma Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: $94K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc → Beta Tau Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Alumni Association Beta Pi Chapter Delta Sigma Phi Inc: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Delta Delta of Delta Sigma Phi Housing Corporation: $44K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc Alpha Gamma Alumni Corporation: $44K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc → Zeta Chi of Sigma Nu Home Association of Houston Inc: $38K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Delta Sigma Phi Alumni Corporation Board of Tuscaloosa Alabama: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Aarp → Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Delta Sigma Boule Foundation: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc Beta Kappa Acb: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Society for the Preservation → Phi Sigma Kappa - Mit: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Society for the Preservation → Sigma Alpha Epsilon Club of Columbia Missouri: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Delta Delta of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Delta Sigma Phi Gamma Alpha Chapter Alumni Corporation Board: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → The Alumni Corporation of Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc → Sigma Nu Fraternity Inc: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc → Rho Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → The Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Acb: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sigma Chi Foundation → The Sigma Chi House Corporation Gamma Xi: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Beta Mu Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Aarp → Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → The Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Alumni Corporation Board: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc Kappa Delta - Virginia Tech: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Aarp → Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc - Chester Pa Alumnae Chapter: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Society for the Preservation → Society of Beta Sigma Psi: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Society for the Preservation → Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation → Beta Beta Alumni of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Sigma Chi Foundation: $17M on this topic. Open the funder. Sigma Chi Foundation $17M Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc: $6.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Sigma Nu Educational Foundati… $6.4M The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation $2.2M Alpha Omicron Pi Properties Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Alpha Omicron Pi Properties I… $1.3M Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation Inc: $961K on this topic. Open the funder. Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation Inc $961K Phi Sigma Kappa Foundation Inc: $923K on this topic. Open the funder. Phi Sigma Kappa Foundation Inc $923K Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation: $736K on this topic. Open the funder. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation $736K The Society for the Preservation: $448K on this topic. Open the funder. The Society for the Preservat… $448K Aarp: $251K on this topic. Open the funder. Aarp $251K The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation: $246K on this topic. Open the funder. The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation $246K Sigma Sigma Sigma Inc Group Return: $244K on this topic. Open the funder. Sigma Sigma Sigma Inc Group R… $244K The Chicago Community Trust: $162K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $162K Sigma Chi Leadership Institute: received $7.1M on this topic Sigma Chi Leadership Institute $7.1M Sigma Chi Leadership Institute: received $4.4M on this topic Sigma Chi Leadership Institute $4.4M Sigma Chi Fraternity: received $2.7M on this topic Sigma Chi Fraternity $2.7M Epsilon Epsilon Building Corporation of Sigma Nu Fraternity: received $2.4M on this topic Epsilon Epsilon Building Corpor… $2.4M Nu Chapter of Sigma Nu House Corporation: received $2.2M on this topic Nu Chapter of Sigma Nu House Co… $2.2M Sigma Chi Fraternity: received $2.0M on this topic Sigma Chi Fraternity $2.0M Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: received $1.1M on this topic Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity $1.1M Epsilon Xi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity Inc: received $987K on this topic Epsilon Xi Chapter of Sigma Nu… $987K Grand Chpt of Phi Sigma Kappa: received $923K on this topic Grand Chpt of Phi Sigma Kappa $923K Phi Sigma Sigma Inc: received $776K on this topic Phi Sigma Sigma Inc $776K Delta Sigma Corporation: received $575K on this topic Delta Sigma Corporation $575K The Purdue Sigma Nu Association Inc: received $457K on this topic The Purdue Sigma Nu Association… $457K Sigma Alpha Epsilon: received $435K on this topic Sigma Alpha Epsilon $435K Beta Alpha Alumni of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc: received $377K on this topic Beta Alpha Alumni of Delta Sigm… $377K Omega Sigma Corporation: received $360K on this topic Omega Sigma Corporation $360K The Sigma Chi House Corporation Zeta Iota: received $321K on this topic The Sigma Chi House Corporation… $321K South Dakota Sigma: received $264K on this topic South Dakota Sigma $264K Delta Tau Association of Sigma Nu: received $256K on this topic Delta Tau Association of Sigma… $256K Beta Alpha Alumni of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: received $251K on this topic Beta Alpha Alumni of Delta Sigm… $251K Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation: received $244K on this topic Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation $244K Sigma Chi Corporation: received $241K on this topic Sigma Chi Corporation $241K Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity: received $225K on this topic Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity $225K Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity Inc: received $213K on this topic Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity Inc $213K Phi Sigma Sigma National Housing Corporation: received $184K on this topic Phi Sigma Sigma National Housin… $184K Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc: received $125K on this topic Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc $125K Iota Sigma Corporation: received $125K on this topic Iota Sigma Corporation $125K Georgia Phi Association of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Inc: received $97K on this topic Georgia Phi Association of Sigm… $97K Alpha Gamma Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: received $94K on this topic Alpha Gamma Alumni Chapter of D… $94K Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity - Psu: received $76K on this topic Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity - Psu $76K Board of the University of Alabama: received $61K on this topic Board of the University of Alab… $61K Beta Tau Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity: received $53K on this topic Beta Tau Chapter of Sigma Nu Fr… $53K Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: received $52K on this topic Delta Sigma Theta Sorority $52K Phi Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund Inc: received $50K on this topic Phi Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund… $50K Alumni Association Beta Pi Chapter Delta Sigma Phi Inc: received $46K on this topic Alumni Association Beta Pi Chap… $46K Delta Delta of Delta Sigma Phi Housing Corporation: received $44K on this topic Delta Delta of Delta Sigma Phi… $44K Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc Alpha Gamma Alumni Corporation: received $44K on this topic Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc… $44K Zeta Chi of Sigma Nu Home Association of Houston Inc: received $38K on this topic Zeta Chi of Sigma Nu Home Assoc… $38K Boule Foundation: received $30K on this topic Boule Foundation $30K Kappa Sigma - Univ of Illinois: received $28K on this topic Kappa Sigma - Univ of Illinois $28K Delta Sigma Phi Alumni Corporation Board of Tuscaloosa Alabama: received $28K on this topic Delta Sigma Phi Alumni Corporat… $28K Grand Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity: received $25K on this topic Grand Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fra… $25K Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc: received $25K on this topic Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc $25K Delta Sigma Boule Foundation: received $21K on this topic Delta Sigma Boule Foundation $21K Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc Beta Kappa Acb: received $20K on this topic Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc… $20K Phi Sigma Kappa - Mit: received $20K on this topic Phi Sigma Kappa - Mit $20K Sigma Alpha Epsilon Club of Columbia Missouri: received $20K on this topic Sigma Alpha Epsilon Club of Col… $20K Delta Delta of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: received $20K on this topic Delta Delta of Delta Sigma Phi… $20K Delta Sigma Phi Gamma Alpha Chapter Alumni Corporation Board: received $19K on this topic Delta Sigma Phi Gamma Alpha Cha… $19K Sigma Theta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu: received $18K on this topic Sigma Theta Chapter of Sigma Al… $18K The Alumni Corporation of Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: received $15K on this topic The Alumni Corporation of Eta C… $15K Mu Theta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu: received $15K on this topic Mu Theta Chapter of Sigma Alpha… $15K Sigma Nu Fraternity Inc: received $14K on this topic Sigma Nu Fraternity Inc $14K Rho Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity: received $14K on this topic Rho Chapter of Sigma Nu Fratern… $14K The Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Acb: received $14K on this topic The Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma… $14K The Sigma Chi House Corporation Gamma Xi: received $13K on this topic The Sigma Chi House Corporation… $13K Beta Mu Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity: received $13K on this topic Beta Mu Alumni Chapter of Delta… $13K Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc: received $13K on this topic Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc $13K The Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Alumni Corporation Board: received $11K on this topic The Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma… $11K Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc Kappa Delta - Virginia Tech: received $11K on this topic Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc… $11K Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc - Chester Pa Alumnae Chapter: received $11K on this topic Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc… $11K Society of Beta Sigma Psi: received $10K on this topic Society of Beta Sigma Psi $10K Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity: received $9K on this topic Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity $9K Beta Beta Alumni of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc: received $9K on this topic Beta Beta Alumni of Delta Sigma… $9K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “sigma” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $22,939 to ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BETA PI CHAPTER DELTA SIGMA PHI INC — scholarship grant
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Largest: $1.2M to NU CHAPTER OF SIGMA NU HOUSE CORPORATION — educational grant
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Largest: $3.5M to SIGMA CHI LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE — grants and scholarships
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Largest: $165,000 to GRAND CHPT OF PHI SIGMA KAPPA — leadership and education grants
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Largest: $70,091 to SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA FOUNDATION — scholarship, leadership development, and child life/play therapy programs
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Largest: $403,795 to PHI SIGMA SIGMA INC — leadership and education
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Largest: $168,928 to SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON — restoration of historic greek house
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Largest: $400,000 to DELTA SIGMA CORPORATION — housing grant
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Largest: $10,116 to SIGMA THETA CHAPTER OF SIGMA ALPHA MU — improvements to educational space and internet access of the chapter house.
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Largest: $30,550 to Board of the University of Alabama — 11992-sigma alpha epsilon building fund, general operating support. contribution to the richard anthonew york synovus financial corp endowed scholarship in business
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Largest: $52,150 to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority — sponsorship of annual convention
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Largest: $150,920 to SOUTH DAKOTA SIGMA — house library grant
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