As a private foundation with an endowment of approximately $19 million, The Whitman Institute funds primarily in the areas of education, leadership development, and civic engagement. We provide financial support to organizations and individuals that share our passion for inspiring people to:

• explore diverse viewpoints broadly and deeply
• engage across difference, discipline, sector, and geography
• discover how language affects perception
• approach problems and decisions from multiple perspectives, particularly perspectives that may challenge their own
• recognize and question assumptions underlying their beliefs and action
• test the logic behind their thinking
• become aware of, and learn from, the interplay between thinking and feeling
• develop a capacity for empathy
• create sustainable processes for inquiry and reflection