Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Jun 14, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$13,482,464

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Research:the institute's academic investigations are conducted by its research department. The work produced by research includes the disciplines of philosophy, economics, theology, and history, among others, and it includes the contributions of both in-house research fellows and of invited scholars. Additionally, the investigations produced at the acton institute are delivered widely at conferences with the goal of reaching the scholarly community at large.the research department publishes books, journals, monographs and occasional papers. The journal of markets & morality is a semi-annual refereed journal that provides a forum for scholars to engage in issues concerning the morality of the marketplace. The christian social thought series examines, in each volume, a key economic issue facing the christian church. The ethics and economics series produces books that integrate natural law theory and economic thought.the research department also manages acton's scholarship programs. The annual novak award recipient was presented with a prize to acknowledge and reward new research into the relationship between religion, economic freedom, and the free and virtuous society. Fellowships were awarded to provide financial assistance, in the form of academic fellowships and travel grants, to promising seminarians and graduate students who are advancing an understanding of the connection between economic liberty and religious values.

Activity 3

Media and communications:the media department promotes acton's message through various media products and outlets, in addition to the administration of a highly selective award.the distribution of our feature length films continued across the u.s. And internationally, including translation into several languages. The films are designed to provide an intellectually and emotionally persuasive platform for acton themes. "call of the entrepreneur" and "birth of freedom" were also sold widely through various channels. Two multi-part video curricula "effective stewardship" and "the birth of freedom curriculum" were sold through zondervan and distributed in retail outlets across the country as well as online. A new video curriculum, "our great exchange" was completed and to be released in 2013.work progressed through 2012 on the production of a documentary,curriculum and a related website about enterprise solutions to poverty in the developing world (poverty cure). The project seeks to build a network of like-minded organizations as well as promoting a proper understanding of the human person and society. The media projects will encourage solutions that create opportunity and unleash the entrepreneurial spirit.the media department manages the growing family of acton websites, blog, and social media which use leading technology to integrate text, audio, and video content in easily accessible formats and venues to promote acton's message to web users.

Filer

EIN

38-2926822