Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
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What it says it does
THE MEMBERS OF DELTA TAU DELTA FRATERNITY ARE COMMITTED TO LIVES OF EXCELLENCE AND BELIEVE IN THE FRATERNITY FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH AND THE INSPIRATION OF MATURITY, SEEKING TO INSTILL IN ALL MEMBERS RESPECT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION LOYALTY TO OUR BROTHERHOOD OF HONOR, OUR HOST INSTITUTIONS AND OUR COUNTRY, INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY, AND RESPONSBILITY TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW.
- Income
- $5.6 million
- Spending
- $6.4 million
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $229,153, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- LEADERSHIP EDUCATION: THE EMERGE CONFERENCE SERIES IS THE FRATERNITY'S PREMIER LEADERSHIP EDUCATION EXPERIENCE DESIGNED FOR NEWLY ELECTED CHAPTER OFFICERS. HOSTED ACROSS MANY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS, EMERGE BRINGS TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF UNDERGRADUATE LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE, ROLE-SPECIFIC TRAINING AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING. THE CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON EQUIPPING OFFICERS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO LEAD THEIR CHAPTERS EFFECTIVELY, EMPHASIZING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, HEALTH AND SAFETY, VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. EACH CONFERENCE FEATURES OFFICER CURRICULUM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION WITH FRATERNITY STAFF, ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS, AND PEERS/OTHER OFFICERS IN THEIR REGION. EMERGE IS THE LARGEST LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE FRATERNITY AND SERVES AS A FOUNDATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE FOR CHAPTER SUCCESS.
- COMPASS + OUTWARD BOUND: DURING THE SUMMER OF 2025, DELTA TAU DELTA PARTNERED WITH OUTWARD BOUND USA (OBUSA), A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A NETWORK OF REGIONAL "SCHOOLS." COMPASS + OUTWARD BOUND IS AN OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS WITHIN DELTA TAU DELTA, CHALLENGING THEM PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY AND SOCIALLY. COMPASS + OUTWARD BOUND OFFERED A TOTAL OF FOUR (4) EXPEDITIONS (UTAH CANYON BACKPACKING, MAINE COAST SAILING, BLUE RIDGE BACKPACKING AND GREEN RIVER WHITEWATER RAFTING) AND SERVED A TOTAL OF 46 MEMBERS (UNDERGRADUATE AND ALUMNI). THE FRATERNITY'S POST ASSESSMENT SHOWED GROWTH IN ALL NINE (9) SKILL AREAS, ALL PARTICIPANTS AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED WITH GROWTH STATEMENTS AND ON AVERAGE PARTICIPANTS RATED THE PROGRAM AN 8.83/10 WHEN ASKED HOW LIKELY THEY ARE TO RECOMMEND THIS COMPASS EXPERIENCE TO SOMEONE THEY KNOW.
- KARNEA - LEADERSHIP EDUCATION IS A DEFINING ELEMENT OF THE DELTA TAU DELTA EXPERIENCE, AND KARNEA STANDS AS THE FRATERNITY'S PREMIER GATHERING FOR LEARNING, CONNECTION, AND SHARED PURPOSE. HOSTED BIENNIALLY, KARNEA BRINGS TOGETHER UNDERGRADUATE MEMBERS, ALUMNI, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF FROM ACROSS THE FRATERNITY FOR AN IMMERSIVE, MULTI-DAY EXPERIENCE CENTERED ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE. THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE SLATE OF EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS, AND FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS, KARNEA EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVE NEEDED TO LEAD EFFECTIVELY AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE FRATERNITY. PROGRAMMING EMPHASIZES VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP, OPERATIONAL BEST PRACTICES, HEALTH AND SAFETY, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THE LONG-TERM VITALITY OF CHAPTERS AND THE BROADER ORGANIZATION. KARNEA ALSO PROVIDES UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION, FOSTERING MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN UNDERGRADUATE LEADERS, ALUMNI, AND VOLUNTEERS, AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THESE INTERACTIONS STRENGTHEN FRATERNITY-WIDE ALIGNMENT, ENCOURAGE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, AND REINFORCE A SHARED COMMITMENT TO DELTA TAU DELTA'S MISSION AND VALUES. AS THE FRATERNITY'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE CONVENING, KARNEA SERVES AS A CORNERSTONE OF LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND A VITAL FORUM FOR SHAPING THE FUTURE OF DELTA TAU DELTA.
- THE FRATERNITY HOSTS THE COMPASS EXPERIENCE PARTNERING WITH LEADERSHAPE, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TO HOST ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, THE LEADERSHAPE INSTITUTE. THE LEADERSHAPE INSTITUTE SERVES AS THE FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM FOR EMERGING LEADERS WITHIN DELTA TAU DELTA THAT ARE INTERESTED IN FOSTERING LEADERSHIP SKILLSET. THE PROGRAM IS A 4-DAY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE GROUNDED IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFY THE VALUES THEY HOLD THAT LEAD TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THEM. THE CURRICULUM UTILIZES SELF-ASSESSMENT, INTENSIVE SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS, TEAM-BUILDING CHALLENGES AND FEEDBACK IN A LEARNING COMMUNITY, WHILE PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP A VISION FOR SOMETHING THEY CARE ABOUT.
- (Expenses $ including grants of $) THE FRATERNITY HOSTS THE COMPASS EXPERIENCE PARTNERING WITH LEADERSHAPE, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TO HOST ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, THE LEADERSHAPE INSTITUTE. THE LEADERSHAPE INSTITUTE SERVES AS THE FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM FOR EMERGING LEADERS WITHIN DELTA TAU DELTA THAT ARE INTERESTED IN FOSTERING LEADERSHIP SKILLSET. THE PROGRAM IS A 4-DAY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE GROUNDED IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFY THE VALUES THEY HOLD THAT LEAD TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THEM. THE CURRICULUM UTILIZES SELF-ASSESSMENT, INTENSIVE SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS, TEAM-BUILDING CHALLENGES AND FEEDBACK IN A LEARNING COMMUNITY, WHILE PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP A VISION FOR SOMETHING THEY CARE ABOUT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1940.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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