The icon is St. John the Almsgiver, who said, "It is not our own wealth we distribute, but Christ's; Therefore let us dispense it as He wishes."
A-F Past Grant Recipients
Antiochian Archdiocese of Borsa, Houran Jabal
  • Funding for the first phase of a project to restore 5th century Orthodox Christian Church of St. George in Izraa, Syria.
Antiochain Orthodox Christian Women of North America
  • Contributed to this organization's orphanage support program annually since 1998.
  • Contributed to Retired Clergy Fund Project.
Balamand Seminary, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Contributed to the seminary's construction of new facilities.
Cappella Romana, Portland, Oregon
  • This organization is a professional voice ensemble whose goal is to raise the standard of Orthodox Christian liturgical music using the best English texts and methodologies. It is nationally acclaimed for both its performances and recordings. The Foundation funded the completion of three new professional teaching models of liturgical singing in English in the form of CDs and printed music. The three models involve three different musical traditions:
      1. Byzantine Chant
      2. Polyphonic choral music based on chant
      3. Slavic choral music
Convent of Cherubim, Sednaya, Syria
  • Assisted with funding to repair orphanage water system.
Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition
  • This is a 3,800 page multi-volume reference work compiled and edited by Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan and Valerie Hotchkiss. It also includes a companion volume, Credo, by Dr. Pelikan. It is a definitive set of primary source documents spanning the period from the very beginnings of Christianity to the end of the twentieth century. It is the only edition available in any language where it is possible to find the entire creedal confessional body of Orthodox teaching in one place. The Foundation funded the distribution of this work to every Orthodox theological seminary in the world and to other seminaries in the Third World.
Dynamis Romanis, Romania
  • DynamisSupported the translation of the English language publication Dynamis into Romanian for distribution in Romania.
Eastern Europe Orthodox Education Project
  • Funded the production of a textbook on Orthodox Christian education for distribution in Eastern Europe.
Farah Publishing House, Lattakia, Syria
  • Farah MagazinesThis organization publishes magazines for Orthodox children in the Middle East. The grant helped them purchase a computer and other equipment needed.
Fordham University, New York, New York
  • Helped sponsor the 2006 Orthodoxy in America lecture series. This annual lecture series is the largest of its kind and only one housed in a university setting. The 2006 speaker was professor Albert Raboteau. Dr. Raboteau is an African-American Orthodox professor from Princeton University.

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