The official philanthropy of Alpha Gamma Delta is the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. It is a charitable trust run by appointed members of the Fraternity. From these funds, numerous undergraduate and graduate student scholarships are offered. Juvenile Diabetes research and summer camps are funded from this Trust. Furthermore, special programs such as Leadership training and Sister Income Supplement (SIS) are also supported from the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation.

JUVENILE DIABETES FOUNDATION

Alpha Gamma Delta was the first women's fraternity to declare an official philanthropy: the Alpha Gamma Delta Camp for underpriviledged children opened in 1919. It was later closed in 1947 but the focus on children has not been forgotten. Since 1979, Alpha Gams pledge their time, energy and donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Juvenile diabetes is also known as Type I diabetes mellitus, or insulin-dependent diabetes. It most commonly afflicts patients in their pre-adolescent youth. It arises as an autoimmune disease. For reasons that biomedical researchers are still unsure of, the child's own immune system thinks that the islet cells of the pancreas are foreign and fight against them as if they were a bacteria or virus. Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation supports new research to find a cure for JDF. There are also special camperships which the Trust funds. Each year, the Foundation donates money to unique camps for young diabetics who can't afford to go. At camp, the children learn about their disease, learn to cope with injecting their insulin independently, but mostly have summer fun and play camping games like normal children.