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Some Questions & Answers
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Is the Alethia Foundation a Private Foundation? No. The Alethia Foundation is not a private foundation. The Alethia Foundation is a nonprofit public charity, a 501(c)3 organization under the United States Internal Revenue Service Code, further ruled 509(a)2 status "not a private foundation." It is incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As a religious non-profit, it has been exempted from annual registration with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations. The Alethia Foundation is entirely dependent upon funding from the public, grantmakers, churches and other organizations. Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. The Alethia Foundation has received grants from the William Penn Foundation and the Fannie Mae Foundation through the LaSalle University Nonprofit Management Development Center, from the Philadelphia Baptist Association, and we receive support from churches in the Philadelphia region. The Alethia Foundation boasts "100% annual financial participation" on the part of its Board of Directors, Board of Advisors, and its Staff. That means everyone who serves in any official capacity with this organization also supports it financially.
The Alethia Foundation is a scholarly theological organization
dedicated to the development of a Christian version of the paradigm shift now taking place
in human culture. Our mission is to assemble a new Christian worldview for our time. We
undertake projects that help show how ancient Christian teachings meeting modern
knowledge, offers a comprehensive, coherent picture or description of reality. The Alethia
Foundation explores a new order, a wholeness of understanding, out of which we can think,
live and act. Our projects express how Christian ideals of peace, justice, equity and actualization of human potential are part of a comprehensive vision that prospers in an environment of new information, especially from the sciences. Our projects fall into four divisions: Research, Education, Spirituality, and Fine Arts.
The mission of The Alethia Foundation is sufficiently unique that
we have chosen to remain an autonomous entity. Alethia is accountable to its own
independent Board of Directors. The Alethia Foundation enjoys informal ties with
institutions of higher education, and ecumenical connections with several Christian
denominations and congregations. On its Board of Directors are distinguished pastors,
scholars, civil rights leaders, and educators. The Alethia Foundation is advised by an
exceptionally well-qualified group of professionals. It is audited annually by the
accounting firm of McGladrey & Pullen,
LLP, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The Alethia Foundation is operated by an all-volunteer administrative staff of eight dedicated persons, a program staff of six, and is assisted by the regular efforts of many other volunteers. Our Administrative Facilitator is a Certified Nonprofit Manager and all of our staff members have training in nonprofit management and leadership.
"Alethia" is a modified English transliteration of
the Greek word, aletheia, meaning "truth." It is the word used in the New
Testament Gospel of John 1: 14, in John 8: 32 "You shall know the truth and the truth
shall make you free," and in John 14: 6 "I am the way, the truth and the
life." The name does not imply that we think "truth" is something we possess and dispense, but instead is that for which we strive, in the welcome company of others whose points of view may differ. Pursuit of truth is the core value of The Alethia Foundation.
Constantin Brancusi
What Forms of Contributions
are Accepted? Donations may be made in cash, by check or by Visa or MasterCard. It may be to your tax advantage to contribute stocks, securities or negotiable bonds; we are prepared to facilitate such transactions. The Alethia Foundation welcomes support through instruments of planned giving. We appreciate Matching Gifts if your company has such a program. How Do I Contact The Alethia Foundation?
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