Impact
Transforming lives to their fullest capacity for physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and intellectual well-being.
Annual Scholarships
$90,000 to $99,000 awarded each year to undergraduate and graduate college, university and seminary students!
- Relieved college tuition burden for nearly 900 students in 10 years!
- Nearly $ 1 Million in scholarships awarded over the last 10 years!
Personal & Career Development for Young Adults
Learn & Discern Internships at Chautauqua
- 14 internships successfully completed followed by scholarship awards
- Option for Internship to receive college credit
- Pivoted to virtual internship during pandemic
Personal and Professional Career Renewal for Clergy
- 200 clergy in 15 years hosted for a week’s vacation of relaxation and rejuvenation at the Chautauqua Institution
Spiritual Development
- IOKDS Chapel at Chautauqua open to the public for interdenominational meditation 3,654 summer days since 1963
Personal Development Vacation
- 52 guest bed accommodations available for 63 summer nights at our three IOKDS houses on the Chautauqua Institution grounds
- Total of 3,276 nights of rest available each year for an affordable donation
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“It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.”