John Carr, the Initiative’s founder, retired at the end of 2025 after more than a dozen years at the Initiative and more than 50 years of leadership at the intersection of faith, Catholic social thought, and public life. We are deeply grateful for his founding vision and legacy, and for his impressive contributions to Georgetown, our Church, and our nation.
One of John’s greatest contributions throughout his career was identifying, encouraging, mentoring, and supporting young people to become leaders on Catholic social thought in public life. For this reason, we invite you to contribute to a special Founder’s Appeal within the Initiative to support our ongoing and new efforts to reach out to young people and encourage them to be leaders in advancing the principles of Catholic social teaching.
Donate: Support the Founder’s Appeal
Contributions to the Founder’s Appeal
- Shep and Kathryn Abell
- Nancy Atherton
- Mary Kay Beeby
- Dennis Beeman
- Christian Bentley
- Sandra Boys
- Andy Brandt and Kristine Lessard
- William Buckley
- Janet Callis
- John and Linda Carr
- Kelly Carr
- Michael Carr
- Molly Carr Swatek and Brian Swatek
- Timothy and Kathleen Carr
- John and Suzanne Clark
- Joanne Coen
- Stephen Colecchi
- Kathleen Curran
- Kim and David Daniels
- Sr. Charlotte Davenport, CSJP
- Eugenie Dieck
- MaryDoreen DiGiacomo
- Matthew Eichner
- Father John Enzler Fund
- Mary Esslinger
- Joe Ferullo
- Thomas and Mary Ann Fitzgerald
- Mary Pat Fox
- Charlie Freel
- Ann and Morton Friedman
- Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan
- GHR Foundation
- Fr. David Hollenbach, S.J.
- Moujalli Hourani
- William Hurley
- Mary Jo Johnson
- Barbara Jones
- Ed Kaiel
- Brian Kane and Olivia Willis Kane
- Geraldine Lorenzut
- Dennis and Pam Lucey
- Claire Maurer
- Kathleen McChesney
- Ralph McCloud
- Susan McGowan
- Pat McGuire
- Mary O’Brien
- Nancy O’Brien
- Nancy O’Connell
- Neil Parent
- Carole Patridge
- Thomas Roberts
- Joan Rosenhauer
- Ruesch Family Foundation
- Stephen Schneck
- Anne Shields
- Kathleen Shiring
- Roy Tucker
- Debbie Wyman
