JOHN E FETZER INSTITUTE INC

Private FoundationIRS data 2022–2024

KALAMAZOO, MIEIN 386052788

Annual Giving

$12.4M+18% YoY

Grants

248

Median Grant

$1K

Organizations Funded

175

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Foundation Overview

Mission

Fetzer's guiding purpose is to awaken into and serve Spirit for the transformation of self and society. We believe centering the Sacred is the path to shared flourishing and that social transformation must fundamentally include spiritual ways of understanding the world.

Focus Areas

interfaith dialoguefaith-based organizingspirituality and spiritual carereligion and mediareligion and civic engagementracial justice and faith-based racial healingdepolarization and civic bridgebuildingconsciousness studies

Grant Types

general operating supportmatching grantfellowshipsponsorshipresearch grants/collaborationscapacity building and trainingpublication and promotion support

Funded Initiatives

Religion for Peace shared sacred flourishing events, Conscious Food Systems Alliance general operating support, Proteus Fund intersectional racial justice movements, The Synergos Institute Spiritual Civilization Group, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion research, Council of Michigan Foundations, Independent Sector

How to Apply

Does not accept unsolicited funding requests. No public application process. Does not fund projects, programs, or organizations outside of collaborative-building work.

Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.

Giving History

2024+18%

$12.4M

Grants

248

Median

$1K

States

2023-39%

$10.5M

Grants

310

Median

$2K

States

2022

$17.2M

Grants

338

Median

$2K

States

Grant Size Distribution

$1K

Typical Grant (Median)

$52

Smallest

$491

25th Pctile

$10K

75th Pctile

$2.4M

Largest

Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $491 and $10K.

Largest Recent Grants

$2.4M

2024

WORLD CONFERENCE OF RELIGIONS FOR PEACE

NY · TO PROMOTE SHARED FLOURISHING WITHIN RELIGIONS FOR PEACE'S GLOBAL NETWORK

$2.0M

2024

PVBLIC FOUNDATION

GA · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE COALITION FOR FAITH & MEDIA

$500K

2024

ON BEING PROJECT

MN · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$500K

2024

INNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK

IL · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$300K

2024

2164 INC

NY · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

Geographic Focus

$4.1M21 grants

$2.5M4 grants

$1.3M19 grants

$1.2M18 grants

$954K8 grants

Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

Financial Overview

YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid

2024

$829.6M

$12.4M(1.5%)

2023

$778.7M

$10.5M(1.3%)

2022

$737.8M

$17.2M(2.3%)

Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.