The H. C. Gemmer Family Christian Foundation, established in 1956 by Hiram C. and Edith Gemmer, and their son, H. Robert Gemmer, focuses on promoting peace, justice, sobriety, and racial harmony. The Foundation champions ecumenical and inter-organizational support, significantly growing its assets through H. Robert Gemmer's estate planning after his passing in 1992.
The grant program of the H. C. Gemmer Family Christian Foundation prioritizes funding for initiatives and projects that aim to address and support peace with justice, human rights, and social justice issues. Specific causes include alternatives to violence, militarism and war, conflict resolution, reconciliation and healing, peace education, criminal justice, anti-discrimination and protection, immigrants’ rights, diversity and intergroup relations, economic justice, and social justice.