Interfaith America
Interfaith America is a Chicago, Illinois–based public charity founded in 2002 as Interfaith Youth Core. It supports leaders and institutions working to strengthen pluralism and cooperation across differences through grants, fellowships, training, resources, and partnerships.
Interfaith America at a glance
In short: Interfaith America gave $2.8M across 93 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), top state Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,798,350
- +154.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 93
- +63.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,090
- +56.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $47,010,297
- +20.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (23% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Interfaith America
- How to Apply
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Review the relevant opportunity and its request for proposals, and consult Interfaith America’s guide for applicants. The guide advises applicants to align proposals with the opportunity’s stated purpose and priorities.
- Review Cycle
- Building Interfaith America Grant — October 2, 2026; Higher Education and Student Affairs Faculty Pluralism Fellowship — October 15, 2026; EDGE Grants — October 31, 2026.
- Deadline
- Building Interfaith America Grant — October 2, 2026; Higher Education and Student Affairs Faculty Pluralism Fellowship…
- Contact
Mailing address: 141 W Jackson Blvd 3200, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 573-8825
Website: https://interfaithamerica.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Interfaith America
BRAID (Bridgebuilders Relating Across Interfaith Differences) Fellowship Grant
Interfaith America
Amount
More than US $3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Christian Leadership in a Multifaith World Grants
Interfaith America
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Interfaith Innovation Fellowship Grant
Interfaith America
Amount
US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Interfaith America funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Charities USA ($342K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($20,900), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
303 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 278 grants of 303 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Interfaith America describes work across the country. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia (23%), Illinois (15%), Georgia (14%), New York (8%), and California (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 93 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Interfaith America gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $946K (2019) to $2.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 93 grants totaling $2.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities USA Alexandria, VA | Team up funding | $342,300 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc Atlanta, GA | Team up funding | $342,300 |
| YMCA of the USA Chicago, IL | Team up funding | $342,300 |
| Religion News Foundation Westerville, OH | RNS/IA Journalism Fellowship | $60,000 |
| AAC&U Washington, DC | ACP Conference 2025 pass through grant for payments | $57,900 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN | JTF Campus Grants+post-election Grant+BTG Grant+Travel stipends | $45,525 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA | JTF Campus Grants+Evangelicals in a Diverse Democracy | $40,000 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | Advancing Campus Pluralism Grants+ARP Grant | $40,000 |
| CSU Bakersfield Auxiliary for Sponsored Programs Administration Bakersfield, CA | JTF Campus Grants+Post election grant | $35,000 |
| Hunter College Foundation New York, NY | Advancing Campus Pluralism Cohort Grant+Civic Pluralism in the Core Curriculum Grant | $35,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Interfaith America’s EIN is 30-0212534.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47,010,297 | $36,915,421 | $19,136,896 | $2,798,350 | 93 | $510,502 |
| 2024 | $39,027,701 | $14,293,673 | $13,605,106 | $1,097,700 | 57 | $496,255 |
| 2023 | $37,849,144 | $22,773,353 | $14,001,364 | $1,365,165 | 31 | $221,668 |
| 2022 | $26,794,305 | $14,394,776 | $13,271,663 | $1,257,892 | 55 | $152,391 |
| 2021 | $27,416,296 | $10,230,356 | $10,294,604 | $971,500 | 67 | $129,528 |
| 2020 | $26,504,366 | $17,800,645 | $7,957,535 | $1,097,598 | 29 | $103,667 |
| 2019 | $16,015,867 | $4,501,527 | $7,098,100 | $945,521 | 4 | $91,373 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Interfaith America’s stated mission is to activate leaders to build an interfaith America. Its vision is an America that embraces pluralism, where people cooperate across differences for the common good. The organization says it equips leaders to help institutions foster respect, relationships, and cooperation across differences.
Its programs include campus grants, resources, curricula, consulting, and training, as well as initiatives for civic and workplace leaders. Its 2025 grants show support for universities, a seminary, a journalism organization, and national nonprofits. For example, Habitat for Humanity International received a grant; the grantee describes its mission as bringing people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Fuller Theological Seminary, which received a grant, describes itself as a multidenominational post-baccalaureate school preparing students for Christian vocations. These are descriptions of the grantees, not Interfaith America’s own mission.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Interfaith America reported 93 grants totaling $2,798,350. Grant amounts ranged from $5,200 to $342,300, with a median of $15,000. The largest listed awards were $342,300 each to Catholic Charities USA, Habitat for Humanity International, and YMCA of the USA, all for “Team up funding.” Other listed grants included $60,000 to Religion News Foundation for an RNS/IA Journalism Fellowship and $57,900 to AAC&U for an ACP Conference 2025 pass-through grant.
The organization’s website lists several opportunities with upcoming deadlines as of September 28, 2026: the Building Interfaith America Grant (October 2, 2026), the Higher Education and Student Affairs Faculty Pluralism Fellowship (October 15, 2026), and Engaging Difference in General Education (EDGE) Grants (October 31, 2026). The Building Interfaith America opportunity describes a cohort experience with coaching, convenings, and storytelling development; EDGE grants offer up to $20,000 to establish civic pluralism as a core undergraduate competency.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cassidy Burns as Finance Committee Chair; Stephen Bell as Secretary; and Frederique Hartog-Levin, Jessica Green, Joshua Good, Kabir Kumar, Mary Dana Hinton, Michael Strautmanis, Sumreen Ahmad, and Thomas Griffith as directors.
Interfaith America is led by Adam Phillps, Chief Executive Officer on the 2025 filing; 15 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Adam Phillps
Chief Executive Officer
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$275K (2025)
Ebrahim Patel
Founder & President
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$308K (2019) → $530K (2025)
Cassidy Burns
Finance Committee Chair
Director → Finance Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Toni Clark
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Zonderman
Senior Director of Hr & Operations
Director of Hr → Senior Director of Hr & Operations, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$101K (2023) → $140K (2025)
Megan Johnson
Senior Director of Corporate Strategy
Senior Consultant for Strategic Initiatives → Senior Director of Corporate Strategy, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$132K (2023) → $150K (2025)
Suzanne Henderson
Senior Director of Faith & Health
Senior Consultant → Senior Director of Faith & Health, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$119K (2023) → $149K (2025)
Rebecca Hartman-Pickerill
Senior Director of Democracy Initiatives
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$107K (2025)
Jessica Green
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Dana Hinton
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kabir Kumar
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Good
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Strautmanis
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sumreen Ahmad
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Griffith
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Foster
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zina Jacque
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frederique Hartog-Levin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amber Hacker
Chief of External Affairs, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer to the Bod
Chief Operating Officer → Chief of External Affairs & CFO, 2024
Chief of External Affairs & CFO → Chief of External Affairs, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer to the Bod, 2025
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$131K (2019) → $258K (2025)
Kathryn Baxter
Chief Impact Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Chief Program Officer → Chief Impact Officer, 2024
Chief Impact Officer → Chief Impact Officer & Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$138K (2019) → $256K (2025)
Mary Ellen Giess
Chief Program Officer
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives → Vice President of Strategic Initiative, 2023
Vice President of Strategic Initiative → Chief Program Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$110K (2019) → $259K (2025)
Noah Silverman
Vice President of Strategic Communications
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships → Senior Director of Strateg, 2023
Senior Director of Strateg → Vice President of Strategic Communications, 2024
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$106K (2019) → $166K (2025)
Jenan Mohajir
Vice President of External Affairs
Senior Director of Leadership → Senior Director of Special Projects, 2023
Senior Director of Special Projects → Vice President of External Affairs, 2024
On filings since 2020
60 hrs/week
$105K (2020) → $183K (2025)
Kevin Coval
Senior Advisor
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$155K (2024) → $158K (2025)
Nadia Salam
Controller
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$112K (2024) → $131K (2025)
Rebecca Russo
Vice President of Higher Education Strategy
On filings since 2024
60 hrs/week
$150K (2024) → $186K (2025)
Chrisopher Portman
Senior Advisor of Institutional Advancement
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$130K (2025)
Stephen Bell
Secretary
Secretary to the Board of Directors → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Brad Henderson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jessica Sarowitz (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Joshua Stanton (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Trabian Shorters (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kristina Viera (2023–2024) — Director of Marketings & C
- Former: Teresa Simon (2024) — Senior Director of President's Strategic Initiativ
- Former: Warwick Sabin (2024) — Chief Strategy Officer
- Former: Anthony Banout (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Donna Carroll (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Fred Davie (2019–2023) — Senior Advisor on Racial Equity Programs
- Former: Paul Knitter (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sylvia Kaufman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Raushenbush (2020–2023) — Senior Advisor for Public
- Former: Janet Cordoves (2023) — Director of Higher Education Partnerships
- Former: Michael Kendricks (2021–2022) — Director of Salesforce
- Former: Alan Solow (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Andrea Solow (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ansaf Kareem (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dilnaz Waraich (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Susan Vernon (2021) — Director of Foundations Relations
- Former: Anne Hallett (2019) — Director
- Former: Connie Duckworth (2019) — Director
- Former: Gail Rosseau (2019) — Director
- Former: Howard Morgan (2019) — Director
- Former: Rob Gertner (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Bell (2019) — Director
- Former: Sunil Garg (2019) — Director
- Former: Susan Kiphart (2019) — Director
- Former: Susan Thistlewaite (2019) — Director
- Former: Tarek Elmasry (2019) — Director
- Former: Tom Levinson (2019) — Ex-Officio
- Former: William Enright (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $530K, to Ebrahim Patel (Founder & President). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Interfaith America
How much does Interfaith America give each year?
Interfaith America gave $2.8M across 93 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 57 grants.
What is Interfaith America's typical grant size?
Interfaith America's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $30,090, across 93 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Interfaith America give grants?
Interfaith America's top state is Virginia, with 23% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Illinois (15%) and Georgia (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants), Chicago, IL (3 grants), Washington, DC (3 grants) and Westerville, OH (2 grants).
Does Interfaith America give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 93 grants with a stated purpose on Interfaith America's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Advancing Campus Pluralism Cohort Grant" (9 grants), "JTF Campus Grants" (9 grants) and "From Prejudice to Pluralism Grant" (6 grants).
Who are Interfaith America's largest grantees?
Interfaith America's largest 2025 grantees include Catholic Charities USA ($342,300), Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($342,300) and YMCA of the USA ($342,300), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($20,900), which are not listed by name. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Interfaith America?
Interfaith America reported $47.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $36.9M.
What does Interfaith America fund?
Interfaith America’s stated mission is to activate leaders to build an interfaith America. Its vision is an America that embraces pluralism, where people cooperate across differences for the common good. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Interfaith America?
Review the relevant opportunity and its request for proposals, and consult Interfaith America’s guide for applicants. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Interfaith America's EIN?
Interfaith America's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0212534. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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