During 2022, we were very pleased to see the activities of the various programs we support return in-person to campuses. While much learning can happen virtually, there is something wonderful and awe-inspiring in the interactions among curious and critical minds that happens best in person.

This year Apgar Foundation grants supported work in public policy, law and justice, financial literacy, and many other subjects and approaches. What connects them is a common mission of encouraging the study of the institutions and traditions of Western Civilization, which seems evermore fragile.

During 2022, a total of $ 1,291,500 was also granted to 41 different non-profit organizations – ranging from $1,000-$150,000, including twenty-two programs at universities or independently operated tax-exempt entities located on or near campuses.

Below, please find examples of successful programs in 2022 that are pursuing the goals of the Apgar Foundation. They are chosen for their illustrative value:

The Beatrice Christian Studies Fellows Program is an ecumenical learning and research community. It serves students at the University of Pittsburg and Carnegie Mellon University and is providing programming that does not exist elsewhere on campus, integrating Christianity, and providing opportunities for learning, research and socializing among undergraduates. All participates benefits from the emphasis on community and culture-building.

At Chapman University, Apgar supported a Summer Scholars Program. Students worked on research projects with a variety of faculty, and also met together with faculty for five weeks to discuss a series of books deepening their understanding of Humanomics, or how one lives in both a social world of relationships and an impersonal world of competition and market transactions.

At the Scala Foundation the Apgar Foundation grant was used to support the mission of restoring meaning and purpose to American culture through beauty, liberal arts, and religion. Grant funds were used to support reading groups, writers’ groups, a writing masterclass, faculty dinners, and a variety of public lectures and events.