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Founding Forward is Ensuring a Future Rooted in Liberty

As the leader in immersive civic education, we’re informing and engaging citizens through transformational educational experiences grounded in American history.

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Founding Forward aspires to educate and inspire by:

Increasing civic literacy to foster informed and engaged civic leaders.
Promoting the non-partisan study of the principles, philosophies, and documents upon which the Nation was founded.
Recognizing we cannot be productive, fully engaged citizens if we write off our history or each other.
Encouraging constructive civil discourse.
Inspiring leadership and civic responsibility.

Leading the way in civic education

Founding Forward fosters immersive education experiences for students, teachers, and citizens through an array of in-person programs, historic resources and collections, scholarships, awards, speaker programs, and other unique learning opportunities.

Students

We take students beyond the textbook and classroom to immerse them in the places and events where history happened. We instill insights and leadership skills to last a lifetime and give students a personal understanding of our country’s founding principles and their responsibilities as citizens.

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Teachers

Our accredited and critically acclaimed professional development seminars and workshops enrich educators’ knowledge of history and provide inspiration to bring back to their classrooms. More than 14,000 diverse educators have deepened their understanding of America’s founding principles through courses and seminars taught by extraordinary scholars and thinkers.

Public events and exhibits

Founding Forward cares for the history and values of The Union League of Philadelphia, including caring for and sharing the historic collections, producing interpretive exhibits, and presenting speakers programs for thought leadership.

The extensive Civil War-based historic collections of the Union League and related organizations, along with exhibits in the Heritage Center, serve to educate, inspire, and inform our program participants.

Support our cause

The work of Founding Forward is only possible through the generous contributions of those who choose to support our work.
Make your gift today to help us continue making these programs happen.

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October 2024 Newsletter

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Our new website is here!

Visit Founding Forward’s new website After months of work, the new Founding Forward website is live! You can now find all our programs, events, and resources, as...

About Founding Forward

Founding Forward is a national, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity providing civic education and resources to students, teachers, and citizens. We invite you to learn more about our mission, Board, and staff.

Help us inspire tomorrow’s leaders

Founding Forward’s work and mission is made possible through voluntary contributions. We need your support to ensure a future rooted in liberty. Please join our efforts to uphold our democratic system of government with your tax-deductible contribution.