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RESEARCH & EDUCATION
2018 2019
REPORT
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ANNUAL
RAISING OUR
MISSION STATEMENT
The Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF) promotes 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.
Board of Directors 2018-2019
OFFICERS Carolyn E. Lewis, President Constance Y. Ross, Esq., Vice President
Leona M. Bridges, Secretary Renee L. Harper, Treasurer
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MEMBERS Beverly E. Smith National President, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Johnnie Brooks Booker Josie Daniels Doreen Dixon Michele V. Hagans Teresa Harman, C.P.A. Pat Hurlock Andria Jeffries Deborah A. Jones-Buggs
Nigel W. Long, Esq. Jaria Martin Yanique O. Moore Stephanie Nellons Paige Suzanne Brown Peters Joan M. Prince, Ph.D. Xavier Richardson Tchicaya Robertson, Ph.D. Larry P. Suarez Angela M. Williams Anjanette Wyatt, Pharm.D
EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS
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Patricia Watkins Lattimore Chief Executive Officer Delta Research & Educational Foundation Jeanine H. Arnett Executive Director Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Patricia Watkins Lattimore, Chief Executive Officer Brittany Burnam, All of Us Program Assistant Deborah Peaks Coleman, Director of Programs Johni L. Cruse Craig, Ed.D., National Project Director, DTEC-TAG Ashley Daniels, Office Manager Taylor Dent, TAG Program Assistant, Social Media Manager Samika Harris, Donor Management Associate Cynthia Wheeler, Financial Consultant
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On the Cover: STJ Forum Panelists, standing (L-R): DREF Board members Carolyn E. Lewis, Beverly E. Smith, and Patricia Watkins Lattimore; seated L-R: Tracee Wilkins,
DELTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Rep. Robin L. Kelly, D-IL, Dr. Regina Davis Moss, Rev. Dr. Leonard Hamlin, Sr., and Teresa Younger.
Dear DREF Supporter, This has been a very exciting year for DREF, and we are extremely grateful that you have been a part of the journey. We have steadfastly “Raised Our Voice through Research and Education” this program year. Research and education are two core components of the Foundation, and I am proud to share that our efforts this year have been exceptional. In the area of research, DREF received a second year of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program to continue our work as a national community partner. As one of five national community partners, DREF is specifically charged with creating awareness in the African American community about the importance of biomedical research and how precision medicine can help shape a healthier future for our families. The awareness campaign is very important in educating our colleagues, relatives, neighbors and all citizens about how the NIH initiative can help close the health disparity gap. Read more about our initiative, DREF Research Matters: Creating Possibilities to Achieve Health and Wellness in this report. It has been a privilege to work with the DREF Sister Scholars Advisory Council on an issue that is critical to the well-being of our society—gun violence prevention. The Council’s Research Subcommittee, led by Tchicaya Robertson, Ph.D. has examined the adverse effect of gun violence on Black women and girls. The research findings prompted the Foundation to produce a toolkit, “Raise Your Voice: A Community Guide to Address Gun Violence,” that is being used to develop a national conversation about common sense strategies for advocacy to decrease gun violence. I applaud Dr. Robertson and our fellow Sister Scholars: Wanda G. Brockington, Ph.D., Nikisha Horn, and Natalie Tindall, Ph.D. for creating an effective tool that is a resource for organizations and individuals leading the fight to prevent gun violence in their local communities.
The Delta Teacher Efficacy Campaign (DTEC) has made strong inroads through its Teachers Advocating to lead Great change (TAG) initiative. The DTEC-TAG program focuses on advocacy, which includes training educators to implement the Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) in six geographic areas of the nation. With the shift of educational policy going to state governments, it is important that all stakeholders (educators, parents, community leaders, government officials) are prepared to understand the implications and possibilities of education policy in their local areas. DREF is grateful to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for funding the TAG program, enabling DTEC to produce Change Agents (education stakeholders) that are committed to empowering communities with information and strategies that advances local student achievement and teacher preparation. Much of our journey has been made possible by your philanthropic support, and on behalf of the DREF Board of Directors, I offer my sincere appreciation for your answering the call for our fundraising endeavors. Whether it was a special event, direct mail, workplace giving, or an online giving opportunity, we are grateful for your charitable donations. The Foundation is also extremely thankful to have received bequests from two Missouri-based Delta members who passed in recent years: Mrs. Frankie Muse Freeman, the 14th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. who resided in St. Louis and Mrs. Eugia Clark, a librarian and social worker in the Kansas City Public Schools. In appreciation for your lending support to enable DREF to “Raise its Voice Through Research and Education, I am sincerely yours,
Message from the
PRESIDENT
Carolyn E. Lewis
We have steadfastly “Raised Our Voice through Research and Education” this program year. Research and education are two core components of the Foundation, and I am proud to share that our efforts this year have been exceptional.
Sincerely,
Carolyn E. Lewis President
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Fund Development This year’s annual report, not unlike past editions provides an overview of DREF’s fund development strategies and how we change to meet and, hopefully, surpass the Foundation’s revenue projections.
Introduction Raising funds to help African American women and families achieve their life choices remains the bedrock of why DREF was established. Our mission today, more than 50 years later, remains the same. The life-impacting need remains evident and our pursuit of funding to change lives remains just as strong. What has changed, however, are the avenues that DREF uses to reach more potential donors with our stories about our life-impacting work and how they can become Partners for Possibilities. This year’s annual report, not unlike past editions provides an overview of DREF’s fund development strategies and how we change to meet and, hopefully, surpass the Foundation’s revenue projections. Workplace Giving Each year, DREF makes a concerted effort to reach federal employees, members of the military serving on domestic posts as well as those serving in other countries, along with workers in the public and nonprofit sectors. The workplace pledges contributed during the annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) this fiscal year totaled $74,901 which represented an increase over the previous year. Pledges received through various private sector Workplace Giving sources totaled $51,068, again representing an increase over the previous year. Contributors tell us that their automatic payroll deductions are an efficient and effortless way to support DREF. Quite often private sector employers match employee pledges that, in the coming year, will be a more engaged fund development focus along with a concentration on individual states and promoting DREF during their annual pledge seasons as a meaningful way to support African American women and families in their communities.
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Special Events Fun, festive and relaxed events offer the opportunity for DREF’s board members and staff to meet supporters and say thank you for their support. This past year, the Foundation hosted two special events.
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DREF supporters enjoy the Motown House Party & Revue.
In October 2018, DREF sponsored the Motown House Party & Revue in collaboration with ProSounity Music featuring long-time DREF supporter Kim Jordan and her cast of talented musical performers. The audience experienced a trip down memory lane with chart-topping Motown tunes as they danced the night away. Joining Jordan’s band on vocals was a special appearance by Marcia Butler Holt, a former co-chair of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s National Commission on Arts and Letters along with Ka-Ba, a widely recognized soul singer in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The lively event not only featured familiar and popular entertainment, but also allowed audience members to sport their “partying days” attire as they moved and grooved to the Motown rhythms and melodies.
DREF has a presence including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter were used to promote the Foundation’s participation. The theme and supporting eye-catching thumbnail images, “Become a Partner for Possibilities,” and consistent with DREF’s year-end fund appeal efforts are now recognizable elements and easily found during the campaign. Each year, DREF has realized an increased donation amount processed either through Mobile Cause or the Text-to-Give portals.
Micheline Bowman (standing in red) commentates Lord & Taylor Fashion Show.
Style took the front seat in March 2019 as DREF invited attendees of the annual Delta Days in the Nation’s Capital gathering to “Shop with Purpose” at a Sunday evening Fundraising Shopping @Lord & Taylor event in Washington, DC. As the invitation promoted, “SHOP SMART. DO GOOD” for DREF. Not only did the women in attendance, shop ‘til they dropped, they were treated to entertainment, an interactive fashion show, coupons, photo booth, sweet treat desserts and spa water refreshments. Special thanks are extended to event host, media maven Micheline Bowman and Jacqueline Jenkins, fashion show and style expert. Lord & Taylor donated a percentage of the proceeds to DREF following the successful event. DREF Board Member, Yanique Moore was the event facilitator. Social Media Once again, DREF participated in the global #GIVING-TUESDAY online fundraising program held the Tuesday (November 27, 2018) following Thanksgiving. All of the widely visited social media platforms where
Gifts of Special Meaning from the Sisterhood DREF received two loving bequests from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. members this year. It is with honor and fond memory that, the Foundation accepted a gift of stock from the estate of Frankie Muse Freeman, Esq., 14th National President of the Sorority (1967-71). Mrs. Freeman, a distinguished civil rights attorney based in St. Louis, MO, guided DREF in its formative years, particularly through the incorporation process.
THANK YOU to Supporters that Contributed via ONLINE AND TEXT
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Another bequest that DREF gratefully received came from long-time Sorority member, Mrs. Eugia Clark of Kansas City, MO. Passing away just months after her 100th birthday, Mrs. Clark had designated the proceeds of the sale of real estate property to support DREF’s mission. Most of her life Mrs. Clark worked in the Kansas City, Missouri School System, first as a librarian and later as a school social worker. She was active in her church community and widely recognized as “a tireless community servant.” Grant Award DREF received a $5,000 grant from Morgan Stanley to offer grants to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. chapters to conduct financial literacy programs for youth under the DREF initiative: Let’s Get F.I.T. ( Financial Intelligence for Teens). 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT
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DREF is indeed pleased to conduct the DTEC-TAG initiative which is creating transformational change in the education arena.
The Delta Teacher Efficacy Campaign’s (DTEC) advocacy program, T.A.G. is engaged in a two-year effort to train a cadre of 33 program participants across six geographic areas on Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) awareness and implementation. The geographic areas include: 1) DC- Maryland-Virginia, 2) Georgia (Metro Atlanta), 3) Florida (Central & South), 4) North Carolina (Alamance, Mecklenburg and Pitt Counties), 5) Memphis, Tennessee, and 6) Texas (Dallas & Houston). The ESSA initiative resulted from the advocacy prong of DTEC, a program created in late 2014 as a three-pronged effort that included professional development, advocacy and publication. DREF is indeed pleased to conduct the DTEC-TAG initiative which is creating transformational change in the education arena. Both initiatives were funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, allowing over 450 educators to be trained across 42 states, three TAG Policy Institutes held at DST National Headquarters, four virtual training and planning webinars, and many local engagement activations. These efforts focused on teacher efficacy, leadership, social emotional learning, mental health and trauma, culturally relevant teaching, and many other topics. The TAG Program has a combined reach of over 35,000 individuals at more than 110 activations.
N.C. TAG Team Member & Equity Warrior, Tia Gilliam-Wilson, demonstrating literacy strategies during a ‘carpet moment’
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The six state TAG teams’ collective efforts have exceeded the objectives for the program as they have been very intentional in engaging local community members while saturating their region with ESSA awareness, education, and knowledge. The message is being amplified through collaborative engagement models such as town halls, professional development trainings, family literacy nights, conference appearances, state legislator meetings, community events, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. standing conferences and convenings
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TAG Team at TAG Policy Institute at DST National Headquarters, April 2019.
(Delta Days at the Nation’s Capital, Regional and National Conventions). These programs were created to better prepare education stakeholders. According to the T.A.G. Interim Evaluation Report by TAG External Evaluator (2018), created by Dr. Constance Lindsay, it is important to note the major developments in education policy that have led to the current education reform moment to understand the ways in which teacher evaluation has evolved over time. It is the knowing and understanding of history that helps with projecting trends in educational systems. However, the most critical element of these systems are that teachers’ professional success and chances for advancement now hinge greatly upon student test scores (Klein, 2016). The stakes are high and continue to evolve. It is critical for all stakeholders to become better equipped with education policy knowledge, especially the implications of it in the local schools and communities.
This shift in educational policy created an immediate need to bring awareness and education about the policy to communities that are underrepresented and underserved. With the locus of control moving to the states, T.A.G., in partnership with DST, accepted the charge to increase awareness in six geographical areas that already had active DTEC Change Agents. In September 2017, the Teachers Advocating to lead Great change (TAG) pilot program activated for its 2017 launch. TAG held its first presence at the 47th Annual Legislative Conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. As a presenter in the Professional Development Series for Educators, National Project Director Dr. Johni Cruse Craig and DTEC Change Agent, Chelonnda Seroyer, were able to promote the TAG pilot program initiatives. The workshop was titled, Education: It’s a Heart Matter®. These collective efforts are needed to continue the momentum and movement from cyclic reforms to sustainable
educational transformation. There is an education revolution in process and all support via funding, volunteerism, in-kind services, etc. are intricate components to sustain and scale these educational efforts.
SCHOLARSHIP HIGHLIGHT Arthur Wright Mentoring Keys Scholarship Recipient 2019 Graduate of Bethune-Cookman University “With the help of the Mentoring Keys Scholarship, I was able to complete my matriculation at Bethune-Cookman University, where I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. Additionally, the scholarship was used to support my cost of relocation to New York for a summer where I interned at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Students of color, as well as their families often carry the financial burden of paying for a quality collegiate education. Organizations like the Delta Research and Educational Foundation and the Key Bank Foundation have supported this effort and created an amazing opportunity for African Americans enrolled at Historically Black Colleges & Universities.”
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Research The DREF Research Matters for All of Us initiative ultimately aims to register African Americans for the NIH One in a Million campaign database for potential research.
DREF Research Matters: Creating Possibilities to Achieve Health and Wellness for All of Us The Delta Research and Educational Foundation(DREF) was awarded a second year of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the 2018-19 fiscal year to serve as a national community engagement partner for the All of Us Research Program. The Other Transaction Award (OTA) from NIH to DREF totaled $308,540 and provided resources to conduct the initiative, DREF Research Matters: Creating Possibilities to Achieve Health and Wellness for All of Us. DREF and its collaborative partners, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the National Council of Negro Women, are charged with creating awareness and educating African Americans about the importance of biomedical research.
DREF Research Matters in Columbia, SC.
Orleans, LA; Portland, OR, and Sacramento, CA. The DREF Research Matters for All of Us initiative ultimately aims to register African Americans for the NIH One in a Million campaign database for potential research participants. Moreover, the DREF Research Matters initiative aims to increase the five percent number of African Americans who currently participate in clinical trials.
Kimiyo Williams, M.D. conducts outreach at National Medical Association convention, August 2018.
During FY 2018-19, DREF conducted over 100 outreach activities, resulting in 358,478 persons reached. Approximately 38,822 persons were referred to NIH for enrollment. The outreach efforts of the five national community partners has resulted in approximately 200,000 individuals enrolling in the NIH One in a Million database. Of that number, DREF is responsible for nearly 20,000 persons enrolling (statistics compiled as of spring 2019). The DREF Research Matters awareness campaign extended throughout the nation with concentrated efforts in the 12 NIH designated cities that included: Albuquerque, NM; Birmingham, AL; Columbia, SC; Durham, NC; Greensboro, NC; Houston, TX; Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; New
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In addition to facilitating outreach activities in the designated cities at special events and programs where African Americans were the majority audience participants, DREF staff and volunteers also participated in exhibit trade shows at national and regional events sponsored by African American professional, membership, faith-based, and civic organizations. Most notably at the national level, DREF conducted outreach at the: s Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASLAH) s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Basketball Tournament s Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Weekend s Delta Days in the Nation’s Capital s Essence Music Festival s National Alliance of Black School Educations s National Council of Negro Women Annual Assembly s National Medical Association s Power Rising Leadership Conference for Women
DREF Research Matters outreach activities included participation at four Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. regional conferences where Deltas from NIH designated cities were in attendance. The events included: the Farwest Regional in Pasadena, CA; the South Atlantic Regional held in Charlotte, NC; the Southwest Regional held in Dallas, TX, and at the Southern Regional held in Nashville, TN, a NIH designated city. Other regional awareness efforts included (partial listing) outreach at the following events:
Board members Carolyn E. Lewis (left) and Dr. Joan Prince promote DREF Research Matters.
All of Us Volunteers
s Black Greek Letter Consortium Greek Picnic, Atlanta, GA s Columbia Black Expo Economic Empowerment Summit, Columbia, SC s Health Summit at Spirit of Faith Christian Center, Temple Hills, MD s HEAL FEST NOLA, New Orleans, LA s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in New Orleans, LA s Urban Health Disparities Conference at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD s Women’s Health Day & Retreat at the Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA s Women’s Weekend Celebration at Saints Chapel of God in Christ, Houston, TX
DREF collaborated with the NIH All of Us Journey throughout the fiscal year to conduct community engagement in cities throughout America. The All of Us Journey is a traveling exhibit that features hands-on activities for visitors to learn about research, precision medicine, and the opportunity to enroll in the NIH One in a Million database. The DREF Research Matters team is led by DREF CEO Patricia W. Lattimore, who serves as the Principal Investigator. In January 2019, Kimiyo Williams, M.D. joined the DREF Research Matters team as the Training and Volunteer Coordinator. Dr. Williams, a Delta member of the New Orleans Alumnae is a board certified physician. Other staff include Regina Locust, Program Manager; Marcia Johnson, Program Assistant; Cynthia Wheeler, C.P.A., Financial Consultant and Deborah Peaks Coleman, DREF Program Director.
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Community Empowerment Grant Awards
Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter College Bound: Road to Success The Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter (FCAC) held its first College Bound: Road to Success Luncheon in 2009 and since then has presented 10 similar information-packed events for students and parents. FCAC recognized that many high school students lacked basic information about how to select a college, apply for financial aid, or what to expect when living away from home for the first time. At its inception, the program was designed to help junior and senior high school females make the successful transition from high school to college. In 2012, recognizing the poor graduation rates of African American males, FCAC expanded the program to include African American high school males living in the Northern Virginia and Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter Scholarship Committee
2018 Road to Success Luncheon
FCAC designed the programs to provide students and parents with a platform to learn about college life, navigating the college application process, applying for financial aid and scholarships, along with guidance to increase their understanding about the academic and social changes that accompany the transition from high school to college.
Tempe Alumnae Chapter Town Halls: School to Prison Pipeline The Tempe (AZ) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. partnered with other community organizations to conduct four (4) town hall events to gather qualitative data on school discipline, racial bias and bullying. Of the four sessions, two were conducted for students only and took place during the Youth Day of the African American Legislative Conference, hosted by the Governor’s Commission on African American Affairs. Over 400 students attended representing the African American, Latino, and Native American communities. The other two Community Town Hall events targeted parents, educators and policy makers. Those sessions focused on discipline issues identified in the Arizona report card on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Nearly 300 people attended the events with an exceptionally large contingent of state legislators at the final town hall where public policy concerns were the focal point. During the Student Town Halls, the Chapter collected and documented specific incidents from parents and students.
Highlights of the program included speakers from local colleges and universities discussing campus safety, money management, dorm life, study habits, social media, among other important issues. Current college students spoke and fielded questions from the younger students so they could learn firsthand about the challenges of college life. Simultaneously, a breakout session for parents addressed best practices for researching financial aid resources and scholarships. Post-event evaluations indicated that parents overwhelmingly wanted information about locating scholarships. The main questions from students ranged from understanding college
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application deadlines, writing a good essay, campus life and experiences living with a roommate.
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Town Hall Meeting sponsored by Tempe Alumnae Chapter.
Representatives from the NAACP were on hand to share with students how to file complaints that the organization could investigate if their parents agreed. At all four events, students and parents were provided information on student rights in the school system and community resources available for youth. Participants were also encouraged to increase the membership ranks of the NAACP Youth Council to learn about the value of political and social activism. A welcome and unanticipated outcome of the town hall events was the subsequent introduction of a bill by legislators attending the town hall sessions. The measure required immediate parent notification when a minor was being detained. Participants at the session learned that school administrators were frequently calling local police departments and holding students for long periods of time without notifying their parents. The bill passed out of committee, but bill opponents prevailed, and the bill failed. The Chapter is now partnering with the NAACP and the Black Mothers Forum to address this and other issues with local school boards and police chiefs.
Virginia Beach (VA) Alumnae Chapter I’m Every Woman: Seeing Myself Through Her Eyes The International Awareness and Involvement Committee of the Virginia Beach Alumnae Chapter planned, implemented, and
evaluated the “I’m Every Woman: Seeing Myself Through Her Eyes” #IAmHer Symposium. The day’s sessions addressed a myriad of issues experienced by young women from differing cultural backgrounds. Symposium speakers, Mrs. Shellinda Miller, Dr. LaConda Ambrose Fanning, and Mrs. Beverly Boone Harris each contributed their expertise covering the fields of higher education, military, health, mental health, and child adolescence to help frame the discussions. Their facilitation and experience fostered discussion among the participants about their own cultural, personal, and professional differences as well as their similarities.
Town Hall meeting presented by Tempe Alumnae Chapter.
The Chapter’s overall purpose in convening the symposium was to close the social disparity gap, establish relationships that valued differences, celebrate commonality, and engage in meaningful interactions among the women that support the development of connections potentially leading toward sustained cross-cultural relationships for the women living in the Southampton Roads area. Program participants were provided with a pre-survey prior to the symposium and also received a post-event survey. The surveys allowed the committee and Chapter to assess perceptions and concerns, provide feedback about the overall workshop, and address the process of moving forward after hearing from the panelists.
Community Empowerment Grant Awardees 2018-2019 Civic Engagement
Fairfax County (VA) Alumnae Annual College Bound Road to Success Program - $1,000
Financial Literacy
Health and Wellness
Tempe (AZ) Alumnae East Valley Student Town Hall - $1,000
Boston (MA) Alumnae Fortify your Finances - $1,000
Champaign-Urbana (IL) Alumnae Mental Health Awareness - $1,000
Tulsa (OK) Alumnae Girls Teen Summit - $1,000
Tri-County (MD) Alumnae Code Red - $750
LaMarque (TX) Alumnae Save Smart - $750
Quaker City (PA) Alumnae HIV AIDS Awareness - $1,000
Educational Development
Warner Robins (GA) Alumnae Chapter Delta Academy - GEMS Programs - $1,000
Tallahassee (FL) Alumnae Inter-generational Financial Literacy Workshop - $1,000
Stone Mountain-Lithonia (GA) Alumnae Chapter Emergency Response Program - $1,000
Apalachin (NY) Alumnae WE READ - $1,000
International Awareness and Involvement Albuquerque (NM) Alumnae IAI/Refugees Reading for Success - $1,000 Virginia Beach (VA) Alumnae Chapter I AM HER Symposium - $1,000 Washington (DC) Alumnae 67 Blankets - $1,500
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Raise Your Voice Against Gun Violence Research on the impact of gun violence on Black women and girls conducted by the DREF Sister Scholars Advisory Council, resulted into an awareness campaign entitled “Raise Your Voice Against Gun Violence.” The research findings in the scholarly essay, “The Causes, Consequences, and Critiques of Gun Violence in America—A Call to Action to Save Black Women and Girls,” indicated that gun violence is an everyday stressor in the African American community. For instance, in an average month, 50 women are shot to death by intimate partners. Black women are three times more likely than white women to be murdered by a gun. DREF President Carolyn E. Lewis, who chairs the Sister Scholars Advisory Council, stated that DREF desired to create a strong and effective national conversation on how communitybased organizations can take action to decrease gun violence in their communities. The Sister Scholars used their research to create a gun violence prevention toolkit named “Raise Your Voice Against Gun Violence.” The toolkit is designed to guide community-based organizations in conducting outreach for advocacy, prevention, and education as it relates to decreasing gun violence and related issues. The toolkit, which is easily accessible on the DREF website (www.deltafoundation. net) outlines advocacy tactics, prevention information, and strategies to educate and engage youth and other age groups in developing common sense, practical activities to address the extremely high prevalence of gun violence. The DREF toolkit provides an extensive list of “Raise Your Voice” opportunities to take action including: s Engage youth and their families in awareness and prevention activities s Start the conversation in your community, building partnerships and collaboration to address issue s Present a Youth Day of Action
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s C onduct the Great Gun Debate, Gun Cinema Programming s Participate in Social Media activities.
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Sister Scholars with Congresswoman Robin L. Kelley (D-IL) at 2019 STJ Forum L-R: Tchicaya Robertson, Ph.D., Rep. Kelly, DREF President Carolyn E. Lewis, and Nikisha Horn.
Sister Scholars Advisory Council 2018-19 Carolyn E. Lewis, Chair Mary Howard-Hamilton, Ed.D. Wanda G. Brockington, Ph.D. Nikisha Horn, M.B.A. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, Ph.D. Claudia Nelson, Ph.D. Pearl Ford Dowe, Ph.D. Riche Richardson, Ph.D. Zinga Fraser, Ph.D. Tchicaya Robertson, Ph.D. Paula J. Giddings Constance Y. Ross, Esq. Keneshia Grant, Ph.D. Martha L. Stewart, Ph.D. Jennie Spencer Green, Ph.D. Natalie Tindall, Ph.D. Kandace G. Hinton, Ph.D.
9th Annual Stephanie Tubbs Jones Forum at Delta Days Gun violence prevention was also the topic at the 9th Annual Stephanie Tubbs Jones Forum held on March 11, 2019 in conjunction with Delta Days in the Nation’s Capital. The session employed the theme: “Raise Your Voice: Advocacy and Action for Common Sense Gun Violence Reform.” The newly created DREF toolkit was announced at the Forum and made available on the DREF website. A panel of experts formed the STJ panel to examine the advocacy and action plans to develop common sense approaches for Gun Violence Reform. Leading the panel discussion was Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), who represents the Second Congressional District of Illinois. Congresswoman Kelly of the Chicagoland area has dedicated her career to public service as an advocate for Illinois families and gun reform. Other panelists included Rev. Dr. Leonard Hamlin, Sr., the Canon Missioner at the Washington National Cathedral, where he is responsible for outreach and social justice initiatives that include gun violence prevention and Dr.
DREF Board Member Suzanne Brown Peters (center) with Delta members at 9th Annual STJ Forum.
Regina Davis Moss, Associate Executive Director of Public Health Policy and Practice at the American Public Health Association. Also participating on the panel was Teresa C. Younger, President of the Ms. Foundation, a longtime advocate for the safety of girls. The 2019 STJ Forum was moderated by Delta member Tracee Wilkins, news reporter with NBC4 television station in Washington, DC. television station.
SCHOLARSHIP HIGHLIGHT Saleshia D. Ellis Stephanie Tubbs Jones Internship Recipient – 2019 Graduate of Florida State University “I am an aberration, having been the first in my family to graduate college, and with high honors. As young Black people continue to be the majority of murder victims and incarcerated persons in our country, I was fortunate to have received the guidance and support necessary to focus on success through the Stephanie Tubbs Jones (STJ) program. This discipline and wisdom, put forth by a supportive mentor, continues to advance my intellect as an individual as well as a servant leader. Being the Stephanie Tubbs Jones intern has taught me to be bold, independent, and someone who would take the reins [rather] than follow. As a young Black woman, those qualities were essential to getting me to where I am now. After serving as the STJ Intern, I moved to Copenhagen, Denmark to work with the Danish Parliament as a Humanity in Action Fellow. Currently, I am developing an action plan to impact the educational landscape in Florida, while studying for the Law School Admission Test.” 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT
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2018 - 2019 Financial Statements
ASSE TS Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments Contributions Receivable Fixed Assets Other Assets Total
1,141,460 5,142,708 116,000 17,148 3,779 $6,421,095
Total Liabilities
$32,651
N E T ASSE TS Without Donor Restrictions With Donor Restrictions Total Total Liabilities & Net Assets
841,897 5,556,847 $6,388,744 $6,421,395
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Net Unrealized Gain 2% Fundraising 2%
Fundraising 2%
In-Kind 3%
Management & General 10%
Interest & Dividends 11%
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Program Services 88% Grants 23%
Contributions 63%
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EXPENSES BY FUNCTION
Donor Roll Call Unrestricted Donors Visionary Donor - $100,000 and more Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Torchbearer - $25,000 - $99,000 Estate of Eugia Clark Luminary - $10,000 - $24,999 Sherry Marcy Nancy Quay The Benevity Community Impact Fund The Strada Educational Network Innovator - $5,000 - $9,999 Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Estate of Frankie Muse Freeman L.D. Wells Lord & Taylor Mary Washington Healthcare Foundation Morgan Stanley Stephanie Nellons Paige Change Agent - $2,500 - $4,999 America’s Charities Brinker International Johnnie Brooks Booker Leona Bridges The David and Terry Wilkins Charity Fund FedEx Keenya L. Graham Michele Hagans Teresa D. Harman Renee L. Harper Pat Hurlock Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Deborah A. Jones-Buggs Patricia W. Lattimore Carolyn E. Lewis Nigel W. Long Yanique Moore Marcia Fields Milton Suzanne Brown Peters Joan Prince Xavier Richardson Shell Oil Company Foundation Matching Gifts Carolyn and Larry P. Suarez Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, Inc. Angela M. Williams Anjanette Wyatt YourCause, LLC Trustee Catalyst - $1,000 - $2,499 Judy L. Brooks Andrea M. Brown Doris Gray Brown Johni Cruse Craig Josie V. Daniels
Delta Memorial Endowment Fund, Inc. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Tennessee State Cluster) Charlene M. Dukes Financial Education Corporation Fourteen Karat Plus, Inc. Jennifer Francis GE United Way Campaign Kerri Harper-Howie Tammy Harris Michelle Heard Alexis Herman Katrina Hubbard IBM Employee Services Center Liesa Johnson Johnson & Johnson Cassie Levy Wanda D. Lipscomb LPL Financial Sandra Parker Louise A. Rice Diane M. Ridley-White Tchicaya Ellis Robertson Constance Y. Ross Shell Employee Giving Program State of Louisiana The Allstate Foundation The Tow Foundation United Way of Greater Philadelphia & SNJ Vanguard Charitable Wonderful Giving YourCause, LLC Trustee for Accenture, LLP
United Way of York County Walgreens Cynthia W. Wheeler Joanne Williams YourCause, LLC Trustee for The HCA Foundation
Advocate - $500 - $999 Patricia Tate Bivins Shawn Blake Doris Brown Bridget Carter Denise J. Casper Charities Aid Foundation of America Deborah Peaks Coleman Sherre Collier Lya Coulter Ashley Daniels JoAnne Dawley, D.D.S., P.C. Suzzanne Douglas-Cobb Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Darylene S. Harris Jenna Hatton-Cobb Chrystal Henderson Nikisha Horn Krista Hurley Frandhandra Liddell Sheryl McKenzie Margaret Payne Pitney Bowes Yvette Robinson Ira Sibulkin State Farm Companies Foundation Mary Bennett Sutton Terri H. Tribble United Way of King County United Way of the Bay Area
Advocate - $500 - $999 Chattanooga (TN) Alumnae Louisville (KY) Alumnae North Harris County (TX) Alumnae Port Arthur (TX) Alumnae Prince George’s County (MD)Alumnae Queens (NY) Alumnae Richmond (VA) Alumnae
Collaborator - $250 - $499 Stephanie Lynn Blanton-Smith Cynthia K. Cuyjet Rita Dandridge Robyn Davis Pearl K. Dowe Mary Fletcher Beverly Frye Anne Herriott Sarah Harrison Carolyn D. Jackson Joyce Johnson Antoinette Mann Dobson Lydia Marble Gwendolyn McMullins Frederick G. Minnis, III Barbara H. Palmer Raytheon Kelli Sibert Lisa Thurston United Way of the National Capital Area
Unrestricted Chapters Catalyst - $1,000-$2,499 Northern Virginia Alumnae
Suburban Houston-Fort Bend (TX) Alumnae Vicksburg (MS) Alumnae Collaborator - $250 - $499 Baltimore Metropolitan (MD) Alumnae Charleston (SC) Alumnae Elizabeth City (NC) Alumnae Fayetteville (NC) Alumnae Hampton (VA )Alumnae Houston (TX) Alumnae Jefferson County (AL) Alumnae Montgomery County (MD) Alumnae Rocky Mount (NC) Alumnae Sumter (SC) Alumnae
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and Workplace Giving Abbott Laboratories Catherine L. Abrams Aetna Foundation, Inc.
The Allstate Foundation Celeste Allen Desiree Allen Deborah A. Allen-Robinson Allstate Allstate Giving Campaign Jasmine N. Alston Karen Ambeau America’s Best Local Charities CCSF America’s Charities Ameriprise Financial Dana K. Anderson Rhonda Andrew Elizabeth L. Andrews Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Cheryl W. Appline Aramark Cherimonda Arrington Cynthia Ashby Miranda Askew-Brown AT&T Employee Giving Campaign Keisha M. Atwood Veronica Avery Arthur Axelson Barbara L. Bagneris Tunya L. Bails Dorothy Baker The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Bank of America Employee Giving Campaign The Bank of New York Mellon Community Partnership Kathy Banks Leyonna M. Barba Belinda R. Barksdale Sharon D. Beard Schean G Belton The Benevity Community Impact Fund Deborah L. Bernal Sharon Y. Black April Quarles Blair Patricia W. Blue Boeing Company Employee Individual Giving Program Johnnie Brooks Booker Tia Bostick Yulanda Bowman Kathy Bowman-Williams Carla Bozeman BP Fabric of America Fund Arlease S. Brady Barbara Brady Maxine Brandon Andria Bray Jina M. Braynon Donna Bridges-Smith Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Shelise Y. Brooks Andrea M. Brown Crystal D. Brown Michelle H. Brown
Tashi M. Brown Sheila Bryant Jelisa M. H. Burney Anita Bryant Burrell Deanna Burton Veleria Bush Pamela Butler Sharyl Butler California Community Foundation Shela Cameron Patricia J. Caputo Angela Carr Sharon Carr Emily Carroll Charities Aid Foundation of America Kendra Chilsom Josephine Chisom Carolyn Clark Sherri A. Clark Germel Clarke Andrea Clerk The Coca-Cola Foundation Matching Gifts Program Courtney Cola Rosalyn Cole Mary L. Coleman Beth Coleman-Oliver Waetina A. Coles Vickie A. Collette Sherie Collier Kathleen Collins Stephanie R. Collins Tiffany Comeaux Community Health Charities Community Shares of Colorado Jolene Cook Dana Cooper Guila B. Cooper Pheloundashea Copeland Matthew Coughlin Joanne J. Courtney Donna Crews Rhonda Cross Sharon E. Cross Lisa Crutchfield-Diggs Qiana Cryer-Coupet CSX Transportation, Inc. Shantel K. Culver Terry A. Cummings Morgana Cunningham Shenita G. Cunningham Stefanie Cunningham Jade Dabney Michael Daly Phyllis C. Davis Renee Elizabeth Davis Sharon K. Davis Gladys Deloney LaToya Dixon Velina Dixon Antoinette Mann Dobson Terry F. Dodson Dominion Energy
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Carolyn Donaldson Donate Well Angela Dorsey Danielle Douglas Brittany Dowdy Katrina Powell Druery Marquetta Duke Duke Corporate Accounts Payable Duke Energy Florida, LLC Allison Dulaney Edwena Dunbar Dusty Downs Eastern Bank Educational Testing Service Batisa S. Edwards Elaine L. Clemens Deborah A. Elam Elease Fogle Smith Felicia Ellison The Elsevier Foundation Elsie B. Crowell Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Rhode Island, LLC Environmental Federation of NC Diane Epps Lorie A. Evans Rayna Evans Vanita L. Evans Latisha Falana Gloria Farris Chandra R. Felton Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Whitnee C. Fields Tanjanika Fishburne Julie Fitzpatrick Aneesah Flagg Marquel Forbes Jennifer R. Franks Kyra Frazier Jade A. Fulce Glenda Gabriel Genee Gaither Johnnie C. Gales Kitara Garner Crystal Gathers The GE Foundation GE United Way Campaign Arnette Georges Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Pia Gero Valtressia Givens Give Plus Program Jacqueline Glanville Maryann L. Glass GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Dionne Goddette Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program Tiffany Joseph Goodson Christine S. Grant Alison Graves-Calhoun Luciana Gray Felecia V. Green Michelle Green
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Patrice R. Green Quo Vadis C. Green Ruby Griffin Linnet P. Griffiths Elizabeth L. Gunn Leslie Hagans Kimberly Hamilton Andrea M. Harper Crystal Harris Darylene S. Harris Lisa Harris Stayce D. Harris Zackulyn H. Hart Ericka Davis Haynes HCA Caring for the Community HCA Foundation Heart of Florida United Way, Inc. Chrystal D. Henderson Gena Henderson Gladys Henderson Lashonda Henderson Lisa Herbert Rosemary Smith Hickman Kelsey Hicks Janelle Hill Joyce Hobson Laverne Holland Elise Holmes Elsie Holmes Jeanne J. Holmes Lavena Holmes Honeywell International Charity Matching Cicely Hooten Monica A. Hopson Monica Hopson Keyrunta L. Houston Leslie Howard Tracey Howard Cheryl Hudson Julie Hurd Huron Consulting Group, Inc. Latasha Hutson IBM Employee Services Center Deborah D. Ingram Jalence Isles Mina Issa Julie Simmons Ivy Connie Jackson Cynthia Jackson Gracietta K. Jackson Marcella Jackson Pagerine L. Jackson Patricia Jackson Helen Jacobs JC Penney Change for the Better Campaign Catina L. Jeffrey Andria M. Jeffries Sheila Jenkins Kim E. Jennings Amaris Johnson Chrystal Johnson Cynthia L. Johnson Debra Johnson
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Sharnita Johnson Tana Johnson Johnson & Johnson Tina Jolivet Cecily Jones Gina F. Jones Tynisha Vincent Jones Loralean Jordan JP Morgan Chase Valarie Parker Kelly A. K. Kennedy Kevin Korsh KPMG Community Giving Campaign Adzoa Kwawu Stephen Kwong Brenda Lambert Patricia W. Lattimore Yolanda Lauderdale Toni T. McLauren Goline Lawrence Kiearrah Lawrence Jeanette D. Lawson Monica T. Leach Ann-Marie Lee Deborah S. Lee Angel Lessanu Michael Levin Erica Lewis License Plates of Texas Kendra L. Liddell Ora Linen Athena C. Lock Dimitra Lofton Cheryl Long Janice Love Regina M. Lurry Tauriana Lyles King William Makell Mikal Malik Antoinette Mann Beverly Ann Marshall Beverly Marshall Tianna J. Martin Irma J. Mason Nicole Matthews Patricia M. Mayberry Charles McCloud, Jr. Trevy A. McDonald Crystal T. McDonald McGraw Hill Financial Michelle McGriff Launell McGuine Courtnie McIntosh Kanika McKerson Toni McLauren Alaina R. McMurtry Deborah D. McNeil Felicia McPhail Tamika McPherson Ethel D. Means Lori Medina The Merck Foundation Meredith Corporation Foundation
Wanda Michals Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Jennifer Miles Alisa C. Milner Melissa Miller Michelle D. Miller Cassandra Miller-Hardwick Lucinda Mills Regina Milteer-Rock Anita Montgomery Terra Moody Monica R. Moore Sharon Moore Stacey Moore Vincent Moore Margaret A. Moore-Jackson Alisa Moore-Woods Rebecca Morgan Morgan Stanley Bobbie Morrow Carol Ann Moses June C. Moss Joelle Hayes Murchison Renata Murray National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Nationwide Foundation Stephanie Nellons Paige Tina Nelson Marietta D. Newman Colette T. Nichols Alice Nodine Jennifer Norman Valeria Obi May C. Offutt Angela A. Owens Pamela Owens Jyoti Pai Sheila C. Parker Shandra Parks Frances Parrott Diandra Lynn Patterson Avis H. Payne Gwendolyn C. Pearson PepsiCo Foundation Ayoka Perkins-Knox Robert Perry Adrian Peterson-Fields Pfizer Foundation Volunteer Program PG&E Corporation Campaign PG&E Corporation Foundation Sheldon Pine Pledging Foundation Zaneta R. Ponton Darleen M. Pope Melinda M. Pope DeLois Porter Tomaree L. Porter Tomiko Porter Cynthia Portis Tonia Powell Princess Powell-McEvilley Kimberly A. Pratt
Joan Prince Progressive Casualty Insurance Foundation Kimberly E. Purifoy Yusuf Rahman Antonya P. Rakestraw Saranna T. Rankin Gail Ray Janet Ray Raytheon Razoo Foundation Kellyta Reives Serena Reshard Annie Rice Sean J Rice Karlotta Richards Cheryl Richardson Shamese Richburg Diane M. Ridley-White Anna L. Riley Simone Rixey Sharlene Roberson Adriene Roberts Karen N. Roberts Rhonda Robertson Denise Robinson Selena Gilliam Robinson Sheri B. Robinson Charisse Rodgers Truline Rodgers Tracey Rogers Debra A. Ross Vicki S. Royal Elisa Rae Rucker Laqueta Rumley Elise Sadler-Williams Mozelle G. Sam Henry Sanders Marvia Sawyer Karen M. Scarlett-Adams Mauri Schoby Beverly Schulterbrandt Frejeanne R. Scott Michelle Scott Pia Scott Shirron L. Scott Tamara A. Scott Minnette Scruggs Kamili Shaw Shell Employee Giving Program Shell Oil Company Foundation Matching Gifts Jade Shepherd-Dabney Tracy Sheppard Reginald Sherman Bettina C. Shuford Kelli Sibert Silicon Valley Community Foundation Nekeshia G Simmons Yvonne Sims Constance P. Smith Jamila Smith Julia B. Smith Kiwanda Smith Theresa B. Smith
Giovonni H. Smith Alicia Smith-Freshwater Erma Jean Smith-King Chelsea Smith-Standberry Judy Smylie Natsha Snell Letitia Snyder Deirdre Spaulding-Yeoman Yolanda Speed Veda S. Stanley State Farm Companies Foundation State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Angela Billings Erica R. Stephens Erica Stephens Trina Stewart Trina Stewart Sharon R Stokes Takesha Stokes-Dorsey Rolanda Stone Strada Educational Network Barbara Suplita Kasie Swayne Maria Swift Yolanda V. Swift Synchrony Corporate Citizenship T. Rowe Price Foundation Velveeta Tanksley Tracey L. Tanner Rosalyn Tate Dia M. Taylor Karla E. Taylor Brenda L. Thomas Stephan M. Thompson Karen J. Thompson TIAA-CREF Debbie W. Tijani Sherri A Tillman Sheryl Tolbert-Johnson Travelers Community Connections Travelers Property Casualty Jocelyn Travis Deitra Lavei Trotter Truist Hope Murphy Tyehimba U.S. Bank Foundation Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government United Health Foundation United Illuminating Company United Student Aid Funds United Way California Capital Region United Way of Amarillo & Canyon United Way of Brazoria County United Way of Brevard United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut United Way of Central Carolinas United Way of Central New Mexico United Way of Coastal Fairfield County United Way of Greater Houston United Way of Greater Philadelphia & SNJ United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg
United Way of Greenville County, Inc. United Way of King County United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc. United Way of Midland County United Way of Monmouth County United Way of Monterey County United Way of North Central Florida United Way of Putnam County United Way of Rhode Island United Way of South Hampton Roads United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania United Way of Tampa Bay United Way of the Bay Area United Way of the Bluegrass United Way of the National Capital Area United Way of the Virginia Peninsula United Way of York County United Way San Diego County UnitedHealth Group/Employee Giving Campaign Sandra Vandiver Jessie Varnado Gladys G. Vaughn Verizon Foundation Ashley F. Wade Verna S. Wade Antoinette D. Waits Linda T. Walker Paulette C. Walker Sherry Walker Dennis Wall Walmart Carol Wambeke Denice Clark Ware Melinda Washington Demetriah L. Webster Sheree L. Welch Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Daina White Evelyn White Jacqueline R. White Libra White Linda White Sharon White Valerie D. White Whitney White Deborah Wilburn Lyla Wilkins Andretta Williams Angela M. Williams Celeste Williams Kerri B. Williams Leekeetria Williams Lisa D. Williams Lisa Williams Monica J Williams Trudy A. Williams Tamia Willis Danna Wilson Wanda Wilson Geraldine Woodberry-Wright Marcia Woodham Daphne C. Wright Renee Colleen Yancy
Mitzi Young Your Cause Corporate Employee Giving Programs Your Cause, LLC Trustee for Medtronic Foundation Volunteer Grant Program YourCause, LLC YourCause, LLC for Pacific Gas & Electric Company/Employee Giving YourCause, LLC Trustee for The HCA Foundation YourCause, LLC for Hewlett-Packard YourCause, LLC for JC Penney YourCause, LLC or PWC LLP YourCause, LLC Trustee YourCause, LLC Trustee for AbbVie Employment Engagement Fund YourCause, LLC Trustee for Accenture LLP YourCause, LLC Trustee for Boeing YourCause, LLC Trustee for Duke Energy Foundation YourCause, LLC Trustee for ESTS Cares Employee Donations
Home Depot USA Antione D. Johnson Sharon Joyner Law Offices of David A. Capozzi, PC Nora Martin Christella D. Moody New England College Of Optometry North Manhattan Alumnae PAC For A Stronger Community Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Spectrum Health Suntrust Banks, Inc. Erika L. Terry Audrey Thurman United Way of Rhode Island UPMC Life Changing Medicine Sonya Whited Karen Wiggins Your Cause, LLC Trustee for Medtronic Foundation Volunteer Grant Program
Restricted Donors
Catalyst - $1,000 - $2,499 Karl W. Albrecht Courtney Anderson Aultman Foundation Dorothy Avant Carolyn Aytch Benevity Community Impact Fund Don Blankenship Jeanne Bonner* Elizabeth S. Brooks Gloria A. Brown Angela Carole City of Clearwater, FL Freda Cobb LaTedra Collins Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Nancy Cooke CVS Health Foundation Brenda Y. Deal Joyce M. Diggs Eastern Bank Sherina Maye Edwards Emmit Moss Trust Experience Grand Rapids Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Irma D. Flemming Catherine Frederick Gateway Health Plan, L. P. Romanda Gibson-Stevenson Godsey Law Firm, P.C. Joyce E. Green Yolanda C. Green Jerlena D. Griffin Hall Booth Smith, PC Angela Hatton Hennepin County Cheryl Hickmon Anjanette Hogan Rosalyn Horn Cynthia H. Humphrey Huntington National Bank
Visionary - $100,000 and More Sherry Marcy Nancy Quay Luminary - $10,000 - $24,999 Denver Alumnae Chapter Deborah A. Elam KeyBank National Association Ruth Mott Foundation TJX Companies, Inc. Women’s Foundation Of Minnesota Innovator- $5,000 - $9,999 Frances Breakfield Capital One Services, LLC Centerplate Florida Blue Foundation Adrian & Michelle Johnson Pacific Gas & Electric Company Raymond John Wean Foundation Statewide Founders Day Change Agent - $2,500 - $4,999 Baptist Health System, Inc. Diana L. Bell Boston Medical Center Healthnet Plan Browne E&C Services, Inc. Commerce Bank (Missouri) Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Dominion Energy Eastern Bank Favor Tech Consulting, LLC FinTek Group, Inc. Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC Rita R. Foy Moss Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority Gilead Sciences, Inc. Greater New Orleans Foundation Cheryl A. Harris Alexis Herman
Illinois Realtors Joan M. Irvin-Smith J. Terry & Associates, Inc. Cherie Jackson Kimberly S. Jackson Connie J. James Shameka S. Jones Vera Jones-Wilkins Dara M. Kendall Kirsten White Photography, LLC Babur B. Lateef Cheryl Lewis Mary Little Lisa M. Lowery Jacquie Martin Veleter Mazyck Mercedes-Benz of Columbia Regina Milteer-Rock Dannette Y. Mitchell Ida Mukenge Evelyn B. Neely Northern Virginia Electric Company Northpoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc. Sundog Paying Amber J. Pearson Crystal C. Perry Gilbert Pinckney PONA Consulting L3C Prince William County Public Schools Education Foundation, Inc. Jacqueline Richardson Valerie Rivers Bethel Janice Satchell Deanna W. Shelton Sheppard-Harris & Associates, P.C. Olivia L. Smith Rosanne Smith Soutel Dental Center, Inc. Norma J. Stewart Jasmine W. Strait Suncoast Credit Union Audrey Thurman Mary Trice U.S. Bank National Association Robin Vaughn E. Jean Ware Cynthia Wheeler Lekishia Moffett White Mona S. Williams Karolyn Williams Sherrey N. Williams Janice M. Willis Delores C. Wilson Vanessa A. Wilson Patricia A. Wilson-Cone Janice Winstead Worcester Polytechnic Institute Advocate - $500 - $999 Carolyn Allen David W. Allen ANCH Chapter of Woman of AT&T Rhonda Andrew Atrius Health
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Marla C. Bachus Joann Bagnerise Francina H. Bain Alice T. Barnes Connie U. Barnes Bash, Inc. DBA Deluxe Cleaners and Tailors Ethel B. Bellamy Athena R. Black J. M. Bosley Jennifer Boutte Christopher Braswell Wannetta Bridges Jeanine Bryant Patricia G. Buckner Anita Bryant Burrell Desdra Butler Central Michigan University Charities Aid Foundation of America Charming Charlie, LLC Susan Ciriello City of Manassas Public School Education Foundation Inc. Deborah Clanton Karen Clark Gertrude Clay Cohen & Company, Ltd. Johni Cruse Craig Billy C. Davis Gwyneth DeVera-Waden Darlene J. Draper Martin Charles R. Dubose Jemisse Y. Elarms Andrea LaShea ElKouby FAANC, PLLC (The Foot and Ankle Associates of NC, PLLC) Lorraine N. Fleming Nichelle D. Flentroy Khadija A. Fredericks Colonel Madalyn S. Gainey Kevin Graham James & Ruth E. Green Vanessa Greene Tina Gridiron Mia J. Gutridge Hafer Associates, P.C. Debbie C. Hamilton Lashelle R. Hamilton Hand Up Community Resource Center Elizabeth Henley HLW Fast Track, Inc. Cassandra Ducre Holland Home Saving Charitable Foundation Honeywell International Charity Matching Shandelle House Lula L. Huff Elizabeth L. Humphrey Cherie Brown Jackson David Jackson Lorraine Jackson Twyla B. Jackson Leatha Young Jamerson Marjorie A. Jennings Wanda Faye Johnson
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Mary C. Jones Mona L. Jones Junior Civic League R. David Kelly KSM Business Services, Inc. Lake Michigan Credit Union Lake Oconee Area Alumnae Chapter L. E. Black, Phillips & Holden Leila P. Welch Mary Little MAH-MCC Properties, LLC Suzanne Martin Thomas E. May Vonetta C. Mickens Millennial Properties, LLC Laura H. Montgomery Adrienne H. Moore Ed Morris Lawrence Muller C. A. Mutter Angela Nelson Barbara S. Nesmith New Life Counseling Services Nexus Youth and Family Solutions Northrop Grumman Foundation Larry Overbey OverComing Believers Church Suzanne Brown Peters Camille Pinkard Canara Price Juanita H. Price* Guilhermina E. Ribeiro Lynne Miller Rowe Evelyn Sanders Barbara A. Scotlan Silicon Valley Community Foundation Ashley Simmons Eva G. Simmons Lenior Simmons Jennifer M. Singley Gail J. Spann-Greer Sandra J. Spencer Springfield Rotary Foundation Christina Stallings State Farm Companies Foundation Stewart Funeral Home, Inc. Bessie Stewart-Ross Katherine A. Szmaj Tracey L. Tanner Alice D. Thompson Three Women Incorporated Lisa Thurston Justin Triplett Jessica Troupe UAW Local 600 Jack Vancoevering Angela Wade Antionette D. Waits Sonja Waters Lisa R. White Margaret E. Wiggins Willette & Whitney, LLC Denise C. Williams
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Rosa O. Williams Tressa L. Williams Bernita Winfrey XO Beauty Amelia E. Jackson Zaremba Camille S. Zeigler Collaborator - $250 - $499 Marie Ackord African American Community Service Agency A.L. Bennett and Son Funeral Home, Inc. Shawanda Alexander Cassandra R. Allen Feleshia L. Apps Rosetta A. Armour-Lightner Sheila Arrington Ascension Health Ministry Eugenia C. Atkinson Gervlyne D. Auguste Eloise H. Ball Sharon M. Bell Deborah L, Bernal Nichole Bethel BMW Construction Specialists, Inc. Chanelle Bonner Andrea A. Boutte Glenda F. Boykins Tracey Weaver Brame Jeanette L. Branch Hazel Breland Glenda Brinkley Dana Broughton Deanna M. Brown * Kira Bryant Emily M. Bryant Peter K. Buchert Betty S. Burton Gloria H. Butler Miller Marthajean Caesar Ann D. Campbell Sallie M. Carpenter Renee J. Carter Anita M. Castille Yolanda Childs CHIPS Cynthia Wyatt Cody Patricia D. Cole Dorothy Colom Cynthia A. Cooper Vanessa R. Cooper Leslie A. Cousins-Mond Rosalyn R. Crosby CSI Geo, Inc. Jannette Dates Conni L. Davis Elaine Davis Lillian M. Davis Ericka Davis Haynes Wil Dean Rosa M. Dunn Johnnie M. Durant* Gail Neverdon Edmonds Bonita Dawson-Edwards
Wendell G. Ely Estelle Place LLC Cheryl Galloway-Fenner Fannie Fiddmont Geraldine D Floyd Christina Ford Joan Fuller Sylvia F. Fuller Vivian M. Gandy Lois Garland-Patterson Kantrell Gibson-Brown Audrey J. Gilchrist Gwendolyn L. Gillespie Tia Gilliam-Wilson Torsheba T. Givens Elayne Gomes-Battle Lou V. Gould Karen Granderson Sarah N. Gray Patricia M. Green Mia J. Gutridge Marsalene Hamilton Joyce Brown Harris Hazeline T. Harris Sandra A. Harris Cheryl Harrison Cheryl Harvey Health Care Access Now Alexa Henderson Christine Henry Cherie C. Hill Elvira M. Hodges Sharon Hollie Letitia Holloway-Owens Stephanie Hughes Sarita Ivy R. J. Jackson Jackson Legal Services, P.C. Lartharee H. Johnson Lisa Johnson Melanie Grant Jones Carla I. Jones Jessie M. Jones Tracy Jones Catherine Joseph Mabeline Julien Joseph Kendrick Sybil N. Knight Connie F. Land Landmark Bank Kamilah S. Lawson Merisha Leak Tonia Renee Lee Karima Legette Yvonne Lewis Chevelle C. Lewis Denice Logan Jean M. Loomis Karen E. Lott Christina Love Sherri Lovelace-Cameron Pamela F. Luckett Richard A. Mackey
Octavia Madden Carman L. Malone* Christine Martin Kimberly L. Mays Keith McCaskill Jacqueline McClaney Katrenia A. McCormick Halimah Mekki Rory Mills Janice Mitchell Mary B. Montgomery Mary P. Morgan Kewanda Murphy Muse Paintbar, LLC New Wave Property Lois S. Owens Linda Beth E. Parker Amy C. Parker Nadia Pearce Francello Phillips-Calhoun Pike Street Pool, LLC Pinnacle Credit Union Lorette F. Polite-Young Ellen and Klaus Porzig Arlene Louise Prentice Audra D. Rance Randall Hayes Medical Group Trina N. Ransom Patricia M. Reed-Cunningham Andrea Reliford Shirley A. Richard Angela Riley Willia Robinson Joan Rogers Elisa Rae Rucker Donna Roberts Rue Quiona C. Russell Doris N. Rutherford Pride Sanders Michelle Sands Ursula Simmons Sheenee Slade Gillian G. M. Small Margret J. Smith Shenne Smith David Smith Ronald Sosinski Thomasina Stenhouse Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home Gina Russell Stevens Martha S. Lue Stewart Loretta W. Strom Carol E. Sullivan Bobbie Swann Wanda G. Taylor Rosalind Thomas Veronica T. Tubman Jacqueline Y. Tyson Shirley A. Tyson Dorcas Washington Gail Manigault Water Brittany Watters Barbara M. Weston
Brenda Y. White Ruthie Wiley Terrye J. Williams Mona Williams Traci Williams Renee L. Williams Donna M. Williams Gwendolyn Williams Kisha L. Williams Barbara J. Williams Sharon Williams Jackson Wilson Firm, LLC Barbara W. Wilson Sheila K. Wise Benita Woods Cynthia A. Wragg Joanne Parker Wright Keishla Wylie Lydia Wylie Renee Colleen Yancy
North San Diego County (CA) Alumnae Orange County (FL) Alumnae San Antonio (TX) Alumnae Virginia Beach Alumnae Chapter
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In Memory of Courtney Anderson
Luminary - $10,000 - $24,999 Denver (CO) Alumnae Minneapolis Saint Paul (MN) Alumnae Montgomery County (MD) Alumnae Phoenix Metropolitan (AZ) Alumnae Innovator - $5,000 - $9,999 Berkeley Bay Area (CA) Alumnae Washington (DC )Alumnae Youngstown (OH) Alumnae Change Agent - $2,500 - $4,999 Houston (TX) Alumnae Huntsville (AL) Alumnae Louisville (KY) Alumnae North Manhattan (NY) Alumnae Catalyst - $1,000 - $2,499 Aiken ( SC) Alumnae Atlanta (GA) Alumnae Central Arkansas Alumnae Fort Washington (MD) Alumnae Colorado Springs (CO) Alumnae Columbia (MO) Alumnae Lancaster (CA) Alumnae Lancaster (SC) Alumnae Oakland East Bay Alumnae Orange County (CA) Alumnae Pittsburgh (PA) Alumnae Quaker City (PA) Alumnae Solano Valley (CA) Alumnae Talladega County (AL) Alumnae Vicksburg (MS) Alumnae Winston Salem (NC) Alumnae Advocate - $500 - $999 Georgetown (SC) Alumnae Hawaii Alumnae Lake Oconee( GA)Area Alumnae Miami (FL)Alumnae
Collaborator - $250 - $499 Ann Arbor (MI) Alumnae Brevard County (FL) Alumnae Columbus (OH) Alumnae Fort Bragg (NC) Alumnae Grand Rapids (MI) Alumnae Killeen (TX) Alumnae Marianna (AR) Alumnae Oak Ridge (TN) Alumnae
In Memory of In Memory of Kenneth Ackle Antoinette Mann Dobson C. A. Mutter
In Memory of Mona Humphries Bailey Rhonda Andrew Barbara L. Bagneris Vera Alice Bagneris Tajanae Barnes Tami V. Bass Naomi Bryson Desdra Butler Freda Cobb Deborah Peaks Coleman Denise M. Elbert Khadija A. Fredericks Kim Gathers Sonya Hill Tya Raenise Mathis-Coleman Theresa Ofori Louise A. Rice Rebecca S. Rogers Lilli Saddler Anjanette Wyatt In Memory of Carolyn Beck Lynnette D. Thompson Brinson In Memory of Delores Benson Twyla B. Jackson In Memory of Marjorie K. Brooks Lya Coulter In Memory of Nancy Brown Suzanne Brown Peters In Memory of Helen Byrd Kimberly M. Woodard In Memory of Charley Mae Chapman Carolyn H. Ratcliff
In Memory of Pota Coston Liesa Johnson
In Memory of Carolyn Scott Pearl K. Dowe
In Memory of Lillie Covington Deon T. Buffaloe Barbara Covington Gardner
In Memory of Dee Snell Maria Flores
In Memory of Homoiselle Davis Leona M. Bridges In Memory of Deanna L. Draper Darlene J Draper Martin In Memory of Cheryl Fenner Jewell E. Green In Memory of Aretha Franklin Duke Energy Florida, LLC In Memory Nneka Fritz Gina Russell Stevens In Memory of Vivian Verdell Gordon Jessica Troupe In Memory of Marguerite Davis Jackson Joycelyn McGeachy-Kuls In Memory of Marie Bailey Jones Yosette Jones Johnson In Memory of Natalie Lindsay Mary Lindsay-Barber In Memory of Angela Manigault Lisa Long In Memory of Johnnie Mae Goode Mazyck Angela R. Powell In Memory of Dr. Joan Quinn Minnis Ira Sibulkin Courtney Best Frederick G. Minnis, III Nanette Grasso
In Memory of Dorothy B. Stanley Simone Oliver In Memory of Marjorie Terry Marcia Phillips In Memory of Theola Young Dannette Y. Mitchell
In Honor of In Honor of I46 Spring 2014 Louisa Tatum In Honor of the 22 Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Angela R. Powell In Honor of Jewell Green Jewell E. Green In Honor of Beverly E. Smith Anjanette Wyatt
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our Donor Roll. If your name or gift has been misspelled, omitted, or misrepresented, please accept our apologies. Visit the “Contact Us” page at www. deltafoundation.net and we will correct our records. We very much appreciate your generosity and look forward to having you included on the Donor Roll in the future.
In Memory of Charles and Christella Moody Diane Abdullah LaTasha Richard In Memory of Deanna Jones Moses Carol B Pennick In Memory of Marguerite and Dan Nellons Stephanie Nellons Paige In Memory of Mattie Parsons Rosia Blackwell-Lawrence In Memory of Lydia Pitts Rosia Blackwell-Lawrence In Memory of Shirley Flippin Robinson Latrena A. Robinson
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The DREF Board of Directors extends profound gratitude to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. National President Beverly E. 1703 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009 T 202.347.1337
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Smith and the National Executive Board. Sincere appreciation is also offered to all of our donors, volunteers, collaborative partners, staff of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the DREF staff led by CEO Patricia Watkins Lattimore.