Alder & Ivy Foundation
Generosity, grown like ivy.
Small gifts, faithfully given, climbing toward something enormous: literate children, supported families, and sisters free to finish their degrees.
Our philanthropy
Every child reading. Every family steady.
Our national partners put books into the hands of children and wraparound support around their families. Chapters volunteer as reading buddies, run book drives, and raise funds through galas, fun runs and bake-offs.
Last year sisters gave 96,000 volunteer hours and raised $2.1 million for literacy and family-wellbeing programs nationwide.
96k
VOLUNTEER HOURS
310k
BOOKS DONATED
Scholarships
Opening doors, one award at a time
Founders Merit Awards — $5,000 scholarships for sisters with outstanding scholarship and service.
First-Gen Finish Line Grants — emergency support so first-generation sisters can stay enrolled through hard semesters.
Graduate Fellowships — funding for sisters pursuing medicine, law, education and the arts.
Give
Plant a gift. Watch it climb.
Tell us how you’d like to give and our Foundation team will reach out with the right fund, tribute options, and employer-matching details. Every gift is tax-deductible.
- One-time, monthly, or endowed gifts
- Tribute gifts honoring a sister or loved one
- Chapter and circle fundraising pages
- Planned giving and the 1903 Society