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Changes for the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation
By Sandy Wolfe, Chairman of the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, Inc., VA Alpha Rho
After several years of study and research, the Alpha Delta Kappa Executive Board established the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation Trust on November 20, 1981 as a means for handling donations for scholarships and grants according to state law purposes. The Foundation applied for and was granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by the IRS in 1983, which made donations tax deductible. For nearly sixty years, many lives have been enriched by the scholarships and grants awarded by the Foundation Trust.
Fast forward to June, July and August 2021: After consultations with Alpha Delta Kappa’s legal advisors and studying their recommendations for bringing the Foundation up to date concerning governance and liability, the International Executive Board voted to organize the Foundation as a separate Missouri nonprofit corporation called Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, Inc. The Secretary of the State of Missouri approved the new nonprofit corporation on August 25, 2021. All of the Trust’s assets and activities will be transferred to the new Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, Inc. as soon as it receives 501(c)(3) status from the IRS for this new corporation. Donations can continue to be made to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation while this process takes place.
Previously, each biennium the Foundation Trust’s Board of Trustees was composed of all members of the current International Executive Board (IEB). The new Board of Directors for the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, Inc. is made up of members of the current International Executive Board and members of past International Executive Boards. Serving on the new Board of Directors for the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, Inc. are Sandy Wolfe, Chairman and 2019-2021 IEB Chairman; Ann Quinlan, Vice Chairman and Four year IEB Member; Judy Ganzert, Immediate Past International President; Kathleen Buligan, Four Year IEB Member; Barbara Stanfield, Past IEB Chairman; Ellen Roderick, Past IEB Chairman and Executive Director Christi Smith is Secretary.
Clicking on the Donations tab on the Alpha Delta Kappa website leads to a brief introduction to the many ways you can support the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, Inc. projects through your tax deductible gifts. Because tax regulations may vary from state to state and country to country, please be sure to consult your tax advisor for the latest information regarding specific tax benefits. Members in countries outside of the United States should follow the tax laws of their respective governments. Donations may be made online or by checks mailed to Alpha Delta Kappa Headquarters for: Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, Alpha Delta Kappa Organization, Honor A Sister, International Leadership Fund, International Presidents’ Fund, Memorial and Recognition Fund, and Disaster Relief. Other donation links include Alzheimer’s Association, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and World Understanding Project C.H.E.A.R. (Children’s Home with Education and Agriculture a Reality in Tanzania). There are ways to help our organization by clicking on the Donations That Don’t Cost You Anything tab. Some of these are: AmazonSmile, GoodSearch, and the Alpha Delta Kappa Credit Card Program.
How to Make a Truly Lasting Gift
In 1995, the Executive Board approved a planned giving program that included the Alpha Delta Kappa Heritage Society and the Hall of Benefactors. Membership in the Heritage Society is open to all members who have already or would like to make provisions in their wills or estate plans to be part of Alpha Delta Kappa’s future. To join the Heritage Society, members furnish a statement of their intent to include Alpha Delta Kappa in their will or trust and their names are published in the KAPPAN or on the website. Once their gift of $500 or more has been received, their names are included in the Hall of Benefactors book at Headquarters and published in the KAPPAN or on the website.
Quinlan Elected VC of Foundation
The Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce the election of Ann Quinlan, Four Year Member of the International Executive Board, to the position of Vice Chairman of the A∆K Foundation, Inc. Ann, a Sapphire sister, was Nebraska State President from 1998-2000 and NE Beta president from 19881990. She was a Two Year Member of the International Executive Board from 2017-2019.
“Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough, but not everyone is baked in the same oven.” ~ Yiddish Proverb
