Sexual abuse and financial impropriety often go hand in hand.

This page is an attempt to be financially transparent to our communities of responsibility.

(Not included here are costs related to administrative and technical support, materials, web design, and the required payment of Indirect Costs [10%].)

  • Grant Subawardees

    Dr. Abimbola Adelakun, “Sexual Abuse: The Role of Pentecostal Pastors in Healing Traumatized Victims,” Award: $20,000

    Dr. Kent Brintnall, “Contextualizing the Catholic Abuse Crisis,” Award: $10,890

    Dr. Nivea Castaneda, “The Voces Valientes Project,” Award: $20,000

    Dr. Jack Downey and Dr. Kathleen Holscher, “Desolate Country: Mapping Catholic Sex Abuse in Native America,” Award: $21,070

    Dr. Holly Gayley, “The Entanglement of Buddhist Devotion and Sexual Abuse,” Award: $19,662

    Dr. Ann Gleig, “Sexual Violation in American Buddhism: Interpretive Frameworks, Emergent Ethics, and Generative Frameworks,” Award: $21,728

    Dr. Juliane Hammer, “HEART Women and Girls: Addressing and Preventing Sexual Abuse in US Muslim Communities,” Award: $20,000

    Dr. Andrea Jain, “Excess and Restraint: Sexual Politics in the Study of Religion,” Award: $20,000

    Dr. Nami Kim, Dr. Boyung Lee, and Dr. K. Christine Pae, “Sexual Abuse and Korean American Christian Communities,” Award: $20,000

    Dr. Amy Langenberg, “Sexual Violation in American Buddhism: Interpretive Frameworks, Emergent Ethics, and Generative Frameworks,” Award: $21,728

    Dr. Amanda Lucia, “(Dis)Figuring the Guru: Power, Representation, and Discourse in the Archive,” Award: $22,362, awarded an additional $3748 for administration (PI)

    Dr. Sara Moslener, “After Purity: Recovery and Resistance among Current and Former Evangelicals,” Award: $20,000, awarded an additional $2,000 in 2023 to produce “The After Purity Podcast”

    *All subaward figures include 10% Indirect Costs.

    (10% Indirect Costs means that on a $20,000 grant, the researcher gets $18,000, and their home-institution gets $2000 to administrate the finances.)

  • Partner Organizations

    Bishop Accountability: $10,000

    (Awarded 2019)

    FaithTrustInstitute: $10,000

    (Awarded 2019)

    Heartwood Center: $5,000

    (Awarded 2023)

    IntoAccount: $5,000

    (Awarded 2023)

    Inform: $10,000

    (Awarded 2019)

  • Events

    Leadership team meeting, 2019, (including travel awards for participants), $7800

    Tradition-specific mini-conference: Buddhism, (2020-2021 online lecture series and in-person gatherings), $10,000

    Leadership team meeting, 2022, (including travel awards for participants), $4100

    International Conference, UCR, 2022, (including travel awards for participants), $78,000

    R&SAP Writing Retreat, 2023 (including travel awards for participants), $3400

    Sexuality in the Archive Workshop, UCR, 2024 (including travel awards for participants), $10,000 (+$3000 from the Center for Ideas and Society at UCR)

    Survivor-centered research in Religious Studies, UCR, 2024 (including travel awards for participants, $19,000

    Tradition-specific mini-conference: Catholicism, UNC-Charlotte, 2024 (including travel awards for participants), $18,000

    Tradition-specific mini-conference, Buddhism, Northwestern U., 2024 (including travel awards for participants), $10.000

    Law and Legal Advocacy workshop, UCR, 2025, (including travel awards for participants), $18,000

    Queering the Study of Abuse workshop, UCR, 2025, (including travel awards for participants), $19,000

    Sexual Violence, Religion, and Capitalism workshop, IUPUI, 2025, (including travel awards for participants, $10,000

    Leadership team meeting, 2025, (including travel awards for participants), $7800