Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative
Funding Amount
$1,000,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Duration: 5-year grant
Award Date: February 2022
Recipient: The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
Purpose
Helps theological schools strengthen their educational and financial capacities to prepare and support pastors and congregational lay ministers for the long term.
Program Focus
The Seattle School is actively assessing and exploring opportunities to enhance and sustain its ability and capacity to:
- Fulfill its mission to train ministry leaders
- Support leaders in faith communities facing significant transition and strain
- Respond to rapidly changing contexts
About the Initiative
- Phase 2 awards to 84 theological schools in 28 states and 7 Canadian provinces
- Awards ranged from $500,000 to $1,000,000
- Total funding for phase 2: more than $82 million
- Schools developing and implementing various strategies to support next generation of ministry leaders
Leadership
J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of The Seattle School
About Lilly Endowment Inc.
Lilly Sr. and sons Eli and J.K. Jr. through gifts of stock in Eli Lilly & Company. Supports religion, education, and community development causes.
What The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology reported $3,000 in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2024, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2024
- 3
- Total given
- $24K
- Median grant
- $8,000
- By dollars: Washington 100%. Top recipient cities: Lake Forest Park, WA; Burien, WA; Seattle, WA.
Example grants
Shoreline Free Methodist Church · Lake Forest Park, WA
Thriving faith communities program sub grant
$8,000
St Elizabeth Episcopal Church · Burien, WA
Thriving faith communities program sub grant
$8,000
West Seattle Church of the Nazarene · Seattle, WA
Thriving faith communities program sub grant
$8,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Capacity building
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