John E Fetzer Institute

About John E Fetzer Institute

John E Fetzer Institute Inc concentrates on collaborations that connect spirituality, science, and public life rather than broad project-by-project grantmaking. A defining example is its $2.35 million grant to World Conference of Religions for Peace to promote shared flourishing within Religions for Peace’s global network. Another large award went to Pvblic Foundation for general operating support for the Coalition for Faith & Media, showing how the institute backs convenings and field infrastructure as well as research and media work. The grant record also includes substantial support for interdisciplinary inquiry, such as Chapman University’s neuroscience-and-philosophy research collaboration and Baylor University’s longitudinal global study on causality in human flourishing. The foundation’s recent grants reach universities, faith-based nonprofits, and civic organizations, often through general operating support or collaborative initiatives. Across those awards, the institute appears to favor institutions that can host research, training, network building, or public-facing programs aligned with spiritual solutions to social problems. Its portfolio includes religious pluralism, moral leadership, chaplaincy, depolarization, and faith-and-science inquiry, with recipients in the United States and a smaller set of international organizations.

What John E Fetzer Institute Funds

In faith-and-science work, the institute gave $1.4 million to Chapman University for a research collaboration between neuroscientists and philosophers, and $800,000 to Baylor University’s Office of Sponsored Programs toward a longitudinal global study on causality in human flourishing executed by Gallup. Its civic and public-life funding includes $500,000 to Millennial Action Project to implement the Pluribus Fellowship for young lawmakers and $300,000 to Millions of Conversations for the depolarization summit and 3142 program. The foundation also supports spiritual care infrastructure: Brandeis University received $300,000 to establish a national network of spiritual care providers with the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab. In media and culture, Pvblic Foundation’s support for the Coalition for Faith & Media connects to a broader effort to challenge religious stereotypes and widen public discourse about faith and spirituality.

How John E Fetzer Institute Gives