John E. Fetzer Institute Inc

EIN 386052788 Private Foundation

Portage, MI 49002 |(269) 375-2000

https://www.fetzer.org
Total Given 2016–2025
$75.7M
1,466 grants · $7.6M avg/year
based on 10 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $500–$25K
grant size
37%
supporter · 281/763 multi-year
repeat
$829.6M
Assets (2025)
763
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (269) 375-2000
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $840K $517.0M $20.7M 27
2017 $784K $564.2M $20.3M 26
2018 $839K $585.7M $26.5M 23
2019 N/A $582.1M $47.4M N/A
2020 $10.0M $566.1M $15.3M 372
2022 $29.8M $713.3M $26.1M 399
2023 $17.3M $737.8M $11.7M 349
2025 $16.2M $829.6M $66.1M 270

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 1466 grants on record

Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$500
Median
$2K
Average
$52K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$2.4M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

0.7% of US grants · Rank #21 of 38 states $2.1M across 10 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 McLennan 3 grants · $2.0M
  2. 2 Travis 4 grants · $26K
  3. 3 Dallas 3 grants · $1K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (1,466 total)

Purpose
World Conference of Religions for Peace New York, NY $2,350,000 TO PROMOTE SHARED FLOURISHING WITHIN RELIGIONS FOR PEACE'S GLOBAL NETWORK 2025
World Conference of Religions for Peace New York, NY $2,200,000 TO PROMOTE SHARED FLOURISHING WITHIN RELIGIONS FOR PEACE'S GLOBAL NETWORK 2025
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY $2,000,000 TO MOBILIZE A NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR BRIDGE-BUILDING IN SUPPORT OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY 2022
Pvblic Foundation Atlanta, GA $2,000,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE COALITION FOR FAITH & MEDIA 2025
Institute for American Values New York, NY $1,400,000 COLLABORATION TO INTEGRATE LOVE AS THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT INTO THEIR WORK 2022
Chapman University Orange, CA $1,400,000 SUPPORT FOR A RESEARCH COLLABORATION BETWEEN NEUROSCIENTISTS AND PHILOSOPHERS 2023
On Being Project Minneapolis, MN $1,150,000 UNDERWRITING OF THE ON BEING RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND PROGRAM COLLABORATION 2020
Independent Sector Washington, DC $1,000,000 COLLABORATION TO MAINSTREAM INNER WORK IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND BEYOND. 2020
Storycorps Inc Brooklyn, NY $1,000,000 SUPPORT FOR ONE SMALL STEP, A STORYCORPS INITIATIVE TO BRIDGE DIVIDES 2020
Baylor University - Office of Sponsored Programs Waco, TX $1,000,000 TOWARD LONGITUDINAL GLOBAL STUDY ON CAUSALITY IN HUMAN FLOURISHING EXECUTED BY GALLUP 2022
Independent Sector Washington, DC $1,000,000 COLLABORATION TO INTRODUCE INNER WORK TO CHANGEMAKERS 2022
Baylor University Waco, TX $1,000,000 TO CONDUCT A LONGITUDINAL GLOBAL STUDY ON CASUALITY IN HUMAN FLOURISHING EXECUTED BY GALLUP 2022
Initiatives of Change International Geneve, None $796,950 CAPACITY BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL TRUSTBUILDING PROGRAM 2022
Initiatives of Change International Genove, None $765,000 TOWARD GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Initiatives of Change International Geneve, None $765,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
On Being Project Minneapolis, MN $741,105 UNDERWRITING IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMMATIC OPPORTUNITIES 2022
Cistems Inc Claremont, CA $575,000 SUPPORT FOR SPIRITUALITY & PRACTICE AND ITS PRACTICING DEMOCRACY PROJECT 2020
On Being Project Minneapolis, MN $534,460 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEIR PODCAST AND SOCIAL HEALING PROGRAMMING 2023
Millennial Action Project Washington, DC $500,000 IMPLEMENT THE PLURIBUS FELLOWSHIP, A SPIRIT GROUNDED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR YOUNG LAWMAKERS 2022
Millennial Action Project Washington, DC $500,000 TOWARD IMPLEMENTING THE PLURIBUS FELLOWSHIP FOR YOUNG LAWMAKERS 2023
On Being Project Minneapolis, MN $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2025
Inner-City Muslim Action Network Chicago, IL $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2025
Storycorps Inc Brooklyn, NY $475,000 TOWARD GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Tides Center San Francisco, CA $450,000 IN SUPPORT OF SACRED DESIGN LAB 2022
Tides Center San Francisco, CA $450,000 COLLABORATION WITH SACRED DESIGN LAB TO RESEARCH MODERN TRENDS IN SPIRITUALITY 2023

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