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Faith in Public Life Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 20-3798596 Website

Faith in Public Life's mission is to advance the moral imperative for a just, inclusive and equitable country that allows each of us to live into our full humanity. We do this by building power and cultures of belongings among diverse influential faith leaders and resourcing them to expand the narrative on the vision for our democracy.

Faith in Public Life Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,895,355
-52.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$982,799
-64.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$16,973
-249.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,996,339
-11.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Faith in Public Life Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 12 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

WashingtonAugustaJacksonvilleBirminghamColumbusCrawfordvilleDaytonLas CrucesOrlandoPerryWaycross

How Faith in Public Life Inc gives

  • Giving grew 200% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K3 grants2020 7 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2022) to $323K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $301K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Faith Public Life Action Fund Washington, DCLobbying$300,708
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,895,355$982,799$2,996,339——$16,973
2024$3,964,037$2,758,063$3,387,585$300,7081$-11,355
2023$3,828,930$225,321$1,953,401$236,5921—
2022$5,656,899$3,298,629$3,812,315$60,9603—
2021$6,133,426$5,997,271$3,692,870$100,1367—
2020$4,199,999$4,247,254$3,669,052$323,0003—

About Faith in Public Life Inc

Based on IRS filings

Faith in Public Life Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $17K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Faith in Public Life Inc is led by Jeanne Lewis, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeanne Lewis

    CEO

    Board Member → CEO, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    37 hrs/week

    $110K (2022) → $198K (2025)

  • James Gertmenian

    Chair

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adwoa Rey

    Director of Development

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $125K (2025)

  • Dora Muhammad

    Theologian in Residence

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2025)

  • Eddie Gonzalez Novoa

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    $3K (2025)

  • Heather Cronk

    Cso

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $149K (2025)

  • Matthew Scraper

    COO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2025)

  • Abby Levine

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Zimmerman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tarunjit Butalia

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Vice Chair & Treasurer, 2024

    Vice Chair & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Reimer Barry

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isaac Darden

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Dejong

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sidney Hargo

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Lee

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Makram El Amin

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Urmilla Kutikkad

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Adrianne Johnson (2020–2024) — Vice President of Development
  • Former: Bobby Clark (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer Butler (2020–2024) — Former CEO & Founder in Residence
  • Former: Margarida Jorge (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Scott Nielsen (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kia G. Smith (2022–2024) — Vice President of Comms. & Digital Strategy
  • Former: Cherisse Scott (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Katrina L. Rogers (2024) — Executive Assistant
  • Former: Tokia M. Day (2024) — Interim Operations Director
  • Former: Parvez Ahmed (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Anna Ibrahim (2020–2022) — COO
  • Former: Horsed Noah (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jason Ridley (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Sara Benitez (2020–2022) — Vice President of Organizing & Campaigns
  • Former: Rabbi Peter Berg (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeanne Isler (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: John Gehring (2020) — Catholic Program Director
  • Former: Michelle Nealy (2020) — Vice President of Communications & Digital Strategy
  • Former: Peter Berg (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jeanne Lewis — CEO: $198KJeanne LewisCEO$198KHeather Cronk — CSO: $149KHeather CronkCSO$149KAdwoa Rey — DIR. of Development: $125KAdwoa ReyDIR. of Development$125KDora Muhammad — Theologian in Residence: $120KDora MuhammadTheologian in Residence$120KMatthew Scraper — COO: $112KMatthew ScraperCOO$112KEddie Gonzalez Novoa — Board Member: $3KEddie Gonzalez NovoaBoard Member$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $198K, to Jeanne Lewis (CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Faith in Public Life Inc

How large is Faith in Public Life Inc?

Faith in Public Life Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $983K.

What is Faith in Public Life Inc?

Faith in Public Life Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Washington, DC. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Faith in Public Life Inc operate?

Faith in Public Life Inc has awarded grants in Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Ohio.

What is Faith in Public Life Inc's EIN?

Faith in Public Life Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3798596. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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