The mission of the Delta Zeta Foundation is to advance the Sorority's educational and philanthropic purposes through the development of financial and human resources in support of the Sorority's leadership, scholarship, philanthropic and educational programs.

The Delta Zeta Foundation is a non-profit, tax exempt 501©3 organization which exists to make possible gifts and scholarships in support of the educational, leadership, scholastic and philanthropic programs of the Sorority.  The work of the Foundation is provided for by gifts from alumnae, collegians, friends and family, Foundation fundraising and investment income.

The Delta Zeta Foundation was formed in 1961 for the purposes of promoting educational and charitable purposes... to encourage, promote and contribute to the education and scholastic attainment of persons enrolled as student in any college or university in the United States or Dominion of Canada (Delta Zeta History, 1982).