Religious Freedom & Business Foundation

What Religious Freedom & Business Foundation does

Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF) is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization founded in 2014 and headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland. Its mission is to engage the global business community in advancing freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) by making the economic and business case for religious freedom as both a human dignity and economic imperative. The organization serves business leaders, HR practitioners, policymakers, and researchers who need evidence-based frameworks and practical workplace tools for religious inclusion.

RFBF's core deliverables are research and convening rather than technology products. Its flagship knowledge asset is the REDI Index (Religious Freedom & Business Inclusion Index), a benchmarking tool for corporate religious inclusion practices, alongside peer-reviewed studies leveraging Pew Research Center-derived methodologies on global religious restrictions. Operational programs include the Dare to Overcome global initiative, annual Global Forums, the Faith@Work series, Global Awards, a FORB-Friendly Workplace Designation, and policy submissions to bodies such as the US Presidential Religious Liberty Commission and the UK APPG for FoRB. Co-convening partnerships with EY, the London School of Economics, and various parliamentary and academic institutions extend RFBF's programming into the UK, Europe, and Asia.

RFBF operates on tax-deductible donations via a tiered giving structure ranging from Gold ($2,500) up to Patron ($100,000), with no product, subscription, or licensing revenue. Marketing is conducted primarily through email newsletters, research publications, content marketing, and event-driven forums. The organization employs roughly 20 staff and is led by founder and President Dr. Brian J. Grim, a former senior researcher at Pew Research Center whose authorship of the underlying religious-restriction measurement methodology is a central pillar of RFBF's credibility.

Name

Religious Freedom & Business Foundation

Legal name

Religious Freedom & Business Foundation

Website

https://religiousfreedomandbusiness.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Religious Freedom & Business Foundation is a 2014-founded US 501(c)(3) nonprofit that researches and promotes workplace religious freedom and inclusion, serving business leaders, policymakers, and researchers through the REDI Index, Global Forums, and the Dare to Overcome initiative.

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Product category

Nonprofit Religious Freedom Advocacy & Research

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Media, Publishing & Broadcasting (Radio, TV, Digital, Press) (BPAGAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Religious Nonfiction & Theology Publishing (Apologetics, Doctrine, Ethics) (MPAJAHAG)

Keywords

• Workplace religious inclusion
• Religious freedom advocacy
• Corporate inclusion benchmarking
• Faith and business research
• Global religious freedom forums

Headquarters

HQ city

Annapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: RFBF operates primarily on tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations. The foundation offers named donation tiers at Gold ($2,500), Diamond ($5,000), Platinum ($10,000), Titanium ($50,000), and Patron ($100,000) levels. Donations are processed via PayPal, bank transfer, or check mailing. The organization is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization in the USA.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Religious Freedom & Business Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization that educates the global business community on the link between religious freedom and business performance. It produces the REDI Index benchmarking tool, hosts annual Global Forums and conferences, publishes research, runs the Global Awards program, and operates initiatives such as Dare to Overcome and Faith@Work to advance workplace religious inclusion and freedom of religion or belief.

Product overview

Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF) is a non-profit advocacy and research organization, not a technology product company. It operates a portfolio of programs including the RE-DI Index (a research tool measuring workplace religious inclusion), Global Forums (annual conferences), Research Publications (studies and reports), Global Awards (recognition programs), and initiatives such as Dare to Overcome and Faith@Work. RFBF does not offer a software product, SaaS platform, or API-based services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REDI Index: Religious Freedom & Business Inclusion Index - a benchmarking tool for corporate religious inclusion practices.
• Dare to Overcome
• Faith@Work

Products and services

• REDI Index (Religious Freedom & Business Inclusion Index) A global research and benchmarking tool that measures workplace religious freedom, inclusion, and diversity practices across organizations, for use by corporate leaders, HR and DEI professionals.
• Global Forums (Conferences) Annual and regional conferences that bring together business leaders, policymakers, faith leaders, and academics to discuss religious freedom in the workplace.
• Research Publications Studies, reports, and white papers on the intersection of religious freedom, business performance, and workplace inclusion, distributed to corporate and policy audiences.
• Global Awards A recognition program that honors companies and organizations demonstrating excellence in religious freedom and belief inclusion in the workplace.
• Dare to Overcome A global initiative that engages business leaders in advancing freedom of religion or belief as both a human dignity issue and an economic imperative, including events at venues such as London School of Economics.
• Faith@Work A program examining the intersection of faith, work, technology, human dignity, and public life, co-convening events like the UK Faith@Work Conference.
• FORB-Friendly Workplace Designation A designation recognizing employers who have implemented policies and practices supporting freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in the workplace.

Quantifiable outcome

• 78% of world population lives in countries with high restrictions or hostilities on religion

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• London School of EconomicsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2026LSE will host Dare to Overcome London 2026, continuing the series of discussions on faith, work, technology, human dignity, and public life that began at EY's UK Faith@Work Conference.
• Faith@WorkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026Faith@Work co-convenes the UK Parliament Session on AI and Freedom of Religion or Belief with Dare to Overcome, bringing together policymakers, faith and business leaders, scholars, and technology experts for focused discussion on responsible innovation and human-centred society.
• Dare to OvercomecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026Dare to Overcome is RFBF's flagship initiative examining the intersection of faith, work, technology, human dignity, and public life. It co-convenes parliamentary sessions with Faith@Work and hosts events at LSE and other institutions globally.
• All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Freedom of Religion or BeliefcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026The UK Parliament's APPG for Freedom of Religion or Belief hosts the parliamentary session on AI and FoRB, providing a platform for RFBF President Brian Grim and other speakers to engage with UK policymakers.
• EY (Ernst & Young)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026EY hosted the UK Faith@Work Conference in April, which served as the starting point for the ongoing Faith@Work and Dare to Overcome series that continues in the UK Parliament and will develop further at LSE.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Pew Research Center: Pew developed the foundational methodology RFBF's founder used to measure religious restrictions; Pew continues to publish global FoRB data that RFBF's research builds upon, making it an enabling/parent research peer.
• Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding: A nonprofit promoting religious inclusion in workplaces and other settings; directly comparable to RFBF's workplace-FoRB and REDI Index mission, though with a broader interreligious framing.

Direct peers

• Becket Fund for Religious Liberty: A US-based religious-liberty legal and advocacy nonprofit that, like RFBF, advances freedom of religion or belief but primarily through litigation and legal advocacy rather than business engagement.
• International Religious Freedom Roundtable: A coalition advancing international religious freedom through convening civil society, faith, and policy stakeholders — closely paralleling RFBF's convening role for the business community.
• Religious Freedom Institute: A nonprofit dedicated to advancing religious freedom globally through research, education, and engagement — directly comparable to RFBF's research-and-convening model on FoRB.

Broad incumbents

• Open Doors: A large international NGO focused on persecuted Christians and religious freedom worldwide; comparable mission with significantly greater scale, donor base, and operational footprint than RFBF.
• US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF): A US federal advisory body producing annual FoRB assessments and recommendations; RFBF submits public comment to presidential religious-liberty commissions, indicating overlapping stakeholder ecosystems.
• ADF International (Alliance Defending Freedom): A larger, well-funded legal-advocacy organization operating broadly on religious freedom globally with deeper resources than RFBF, making it an incumbent in the same thematic space.
• Aid to the Church in Need: A global Catholic pontifical charity that advocates for religious freedom and supports persecuted religious communities; an incumbent in FoRB advocacy with comparable donor-funded nonprofit structure.
• World Evangelical Alliance: A global umbrella body representing evangelical Christians with advocacy, research, and convening functions on FoRB — adjacent in mission and broader in scope than RFBF.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/religious-freedom-business-foundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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