Fox Institute for Creation Spirituality

“Expenses marketing 37,707 office 308 travel 2,231 interest 264 accreditation & licensing 500 regitration software 180 academic dean 8,640 administrative support 400 dean of students 8,281 meals 77 facilities 12,023 parking & tolls 22 subscriptions & membershi 2,600 non-investment depreciation 247 total 73,480”

“Computers 0 1,347 less accumulated depreciation 0 247 security deposit 0 5,800 total 0 6,900”

“Credit card payable 0 5,439”

“To provide transformative graduate and continuing education guided by the principles of creation spirituality and grounded in the wisdom traditions of faith and science; to offer an innovative, holistic pedagogy that engages mind, body and spirit - unleashing human capacity for creativity, joy, justice and compassion; to promote the education of spiritual practices and principles that support interconnectedness, ecological awareness and sustainable living; to prepare and propel individuals to be joyful spiritual leaders in their respective communities and professions, and to be activists for peace and healing for our planet and all of life; and to support the purposes and missions of creation spirituality communities and the matthew fox legacy project.”

“The fox institute for creation spirituality (fics) was approved on september 1st, 2016, by the colorado department of higher education to operate as a religious school. The institute offers certificates, master's and doctoral degrees and uses a holistic pedagogy first articulated by internationally renowned theologian, rev. Matthew fox, ph.d. Fics is incorporated in colorado as a non-profit organization, employing trained, credentialed professors and staff. The administrative offices are located in an historic carriage house owned by the first congregational church (fccb) of boulder which fics fully renovated prior to occupancy. The organization's mailing address is: 1120 pine street boulder, co 80302. Nearly 5,000 square feet of classroom space is leased from fccb. These are accessible via a separate entrance on the south side of the church. In its first year of operation the institute: 1) established a fully- engaged board of directors, 2) developed a comprehensive business plan, 3) developed programs and a curriculum, 4) established a permanent home for operations, 5) renovated facilities to meet a high standard of excellence, 6) began the process of hiring staff, 7) launched a comprehensive website, 8) promoted a full range of courses to prospective students, 9) developed collaborative relationships throughout the higher education realm, 10) created and began implementation of a strategic marketing plan to attract students, and 11)recruited students. October 16, 2017, marked the first week of classes at fics. As of fye 6.30.17, fics had four students. Creation spirituality is a tradition and a movement. It embodies and reflects the wisdom of the world's religious and spiritual teachings and our common creation-story as mirrored by science and the arts. It calls upon the interconnectedness of all individuals to be co-creators of peace, justice, beauty, ecological responsibility, and compassionate action. The fox institute for creation spirituality is a graduate school that embraces a pedagogy that calls forth a society infused with an engaged, compassionate spirituality, a place where students become more makers of rather than consumers of contemporary culture. The fox institute provides experiences that enable each student to claim his/her power as a creator of culture and an agent of change. It is our intention that, through this educational paradigm, students discern the calling forth of their unique gifts and life-giving vocations and do groundbreaking work in the world.”