Forum for Theological Exploration
A fund founded in 1954 to discover new talent for the Christian ministry that has rebuilt itself more than once, but has always gone looking for the leaders the church and the academy were not yet looking for.
Financial profile
The Fund for Theological Education Inc · EIN 21-0725643 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $8,347,006 | $6,522,900 | $28,563 | $5,526,947 | $39,317,087 | Dec 2024 |
| FY2023 | $5,752,139 | $4,746,736 | $0 | $5,572,732 | $34,917,843 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $7,187,666 | $6,546,810 | $0 | $5,327,664 | $32,011,236 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $8,780,727 | $6,328,084 | $0 | $4,507,126 | $34,563,241 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $596,069 | $12,812 | $2,635 | $4,373,873 | $30,189,606 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $8,876,027 | $8,019,040 | $17,090 | $5,856,499 | $31,526,025 | Dec 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies FTE is read alongside.
CLA
Christian Leadership Alliance
A national association equipping leaders of Christian nonprofits and ministries with management education…
12 companies named
AAR
American Academy of Religion
The scholarly home that gave the study of religion a place to stand apart from the practice of it, and then…
29 companies named
CCDA
Christian Community Development Association
A national network of Christians and organizations practicing community development in under resourced…
NLA
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
A national alliance of campuses and nonprofits that certifies emerging talent through the Certified Nonprofit…
SCE
Society of Christian Ethics
A learned society of roughly nine hundred scholars advancing academic work in Christian ethics and its…
Who backs FTE
No public supporter list found as of October 2026.
Who backs FTE's peers, but not FTE
Companies named publicly by at least one of FTE's five peer societies, and not found in FTE's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A fund founded in 1954 to discover new talent for the Christian ministry that has rebuilt itself more than once, but has always gone looking for the leaders the church and the academy were not yet looking for.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Frontier
At home at the edge of what comes next.
The Frontier is restless and pioneering, always testing what comes next. Its gift is innovation and adaptability, its challenge is focus, and not leaving its longtime members behind.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Legacy.
Strengths
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