About Us
Many of the programs and events the Worship Institute sponsors are possible through generous grants from the following supporting foundations:
The
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Created in 1937, Lilly Endowment Inc. is a private philanthropic foundation
based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It supports the causes of religion, education,
and community development, and it is interested in initiatives that benefit
youth, foster leadership education among nonprofit institutions, and promote
the causes of philanthropy and volunteerism. While the Endowment's grantmaking
focuses primarily on Indiana, it also provides funding for programs that
are national in scope.
The Endowment provides funding in three major program areas: religion,
education, and community development. Its primary aim in the field of
religion is to deepen and enrich the religious lives of American Christians,
principally by supporting efforts to develop a new generation of talented
pastors and to strengthen current pastors in their roles. The Endowment
seeks to help congregations be vibrant communities of faith. It supports
educational and religious institutions that share these aims. It also
supports projects that study or strengthen the contributions that religious
ideas, practices, values, and institutions make to the common good.
Lilly Endowment Inc.
P.O. Box 88068
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone: 317-924-5471
Fax: 317-926-4431
Subscribe to a quarterly electronic newsletter. This newsletter
is dedicated to promoting the work and research of over twenty web sites
of religion institutes, programs and projects related to the initiatives
in religion of the Lilly Endowment Inc. The newsletter offers informative
summaries of research and news contained on these web sites in an effort
to make this information more widely known and used. To receive the newsletter,
email insites@hartsem.edu.
The Henry Luce Foundation,
Inc.
The late Henry R. Luce, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Time Inc.,
established the Henry Luce Foundation in 1936. Today it has assets of
about $700 million. Most of the foundation's wealth derived from stock
donated by Henry R. Luce and left in his will after his death in 1967.
The work of the Luce Foundation reflects the interests of four generations of the Luce family. These include the interdisciplinary exploration of higher education; increased understanding between Asia and the United States; the study of religion and theology; scholarship in American art; opportunities for women in science and engineering; and environmental and public policy programs.
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.
111 West 50th Street, #4601
New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-489-7700
Fax: 212-581-9541