Faith in Public Life nonprofit to close due to funding issues

Faith in Public Life, a nonprofit organization designed to serve as an anchor for the ‘Religious Left,’ has announced it will close its doors on October 31. CEO Jeanné Lewis stated that the decision to proactively close the organization was driven by inconsistent fundraising opportunities.

The group was originally established in 2005 with roots in the Center for American Progress. It functioned as a strategy hub to coordinate diverse faith groups and develop media strategies for political campaigns. Notable past activities included mobilizing faith leaders to support the passage and defense of the Affordable Care Act.

Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, noted the organization's role in training faith leaders to work at both state and national levels to promote specific social and political goals.