What We Fund
and Inner Life
Spirituality
We Believe
We believe in open-hearted spirituality that recognizes the vital, diverse pathways for finding peace and fulfillment, both individually and in community with others. We believe that an intentionally developed inner life provides the grounding and ongoing renewal of our creative spirit and sense of wellbeing.
Our Aspiration
Foster a society characterized by respect, empathy, and compassion, with a resolve to reach across divides in service of justice, equity, and civil discourse.
Empower people of all backgrounds and experiences to embrace mindfulness and inner-life practices that nurture mental wellbeing and personal healing.
Increase access for people to experience reflection, imagination, and contemplation — providing time and space to explore questions of meaning, individually and in community.
What We Fund
To support achievement of our aspirations, we seek to fund an intentional mix of Spirituality and Inner Life endeavors, including:
Interfaith Engagement and Understanding
Multi-Faith Collective Action
Grantee Spotlights
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Mind & Life Institute
Mind & Life was founded in 1987 by the Dalai Lama, scientist and philosopher Francisco Varela, and lawyer and entrepreneur Adam Engle. The trio understood that science was the dominant framework for investigating the nature of reality and the modern source for knowledge that could help improve life for people and the planet — and they wondered what impact could be achieved through combining scientific inquiry with the transformative power of contemplative wisdom? Their mission is to bridge science and contemplative wisdom to foster insight and inspire action toward flourishing. They believe that t the heart of today’s global challenges is a profound crisis of disconnection: from loneliness and isolation to racism and tribalism, disconnection from one another is causing tremendous suffering for people and the planet. Through grantmaking, convenings, and strategic partnerships, they seek to better understand the role of the human mind in creating these problems—and its potential to solve them.
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Interfaith America
Interfaith America works to demonstrate the relevance and actualize the potential of religious diversity in civic life. At this time of heightened division and discordant voices, they believe that how the United States engages its growing religious diversity will have huge implications for our nation’s future. Interfaith America focuses its work in the areas of higher education, healthcare, public policy, racial equity, and technology — illuminating and enabling the positive engagement of religious diversity within those spaces. Taken together, the work of Interfaith America brings people together across differences in religious and fundamental conviction, advancing common life and democratic vitality.
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Faith in Public Life
Faith in Public Life advances the moral imperative for a just, inclusive, and equitable country so everyone is able to live into their full humanity. Their coalition of influential faith leaders – who reflect the diversity of the United States – collectively discern, set faith-forward strategy, and take transformative action. By building cultures of belonging and leveraging the collective power of a multifaith and multiracial coalition, their strategy leads our nation closer to realizing a healthy and equitable democracy.
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Tergar International
Tergar International provides online and in-person meditation programs to communities and individuals around the world. Founded to promote the teachings of world-famous author and meditation teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, their global network offers a range of both secular meditation programs and Buddhist study courses to people of all levels and interests who are eager to learn meditation, establish or deepen their practice, and enhance their quality of life.
