The Muslim Philanthropy Initiative was established in 2017 as an initiative of Lake Institute on Faith and Giving and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. MPI organizes symposiums and seminars, convenes philanthropic leaders, holds training programs, conducts research and recruits Muslims in the field to train and empower a new generation of philanthropic and nonprofit leaders.

Sriya Iyer is a university reader in the faculty of economics and a fellow of St. Catharine’s College. Her research is in the fields of development economics, economics of religion, health and education. For the past decade, she has been contributing to developing a new field of research called the economics of religion, in which she […]

Samuel D. Brunson is a law professor at Loyola University Chicago. Brunson is an expert on religion and the tax system.

Sister Donna Markham is the president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. Contact Patricia Cole with media inquiries.

Luis Guardia is the president of the Food Research & Action Center. Contact Jordan Baker with media inquiries.

The Rev. Eugene Cho is president and CEO of Bread for the World, a Christian organization that advocates for leaders to make policies that can end hunger. Contact Chris Ford for media inquiries.

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot is the CEO of Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries and meal programs.

Diane Yentel is president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Direct interview requests to the coalition’s media team.

Bill Tibbitts is the associate director and coalition of religious communities director of Crossroads Urban Center. The nonprofit, grassroots organization assists and organizes Utahans with low incomes, those with disabilities and people of color to meet basic needs and quality of life issues.