The Sumners Foundation The Sumners Foundation promotes the teaching study and practice of the fundamental principles of American selfgovernance and encourages responsible lifelong civic engagement. About Us The Sumners Foundation supports programs and activities that will result in an increased understanding by the public of the benefits of individual freedom and civic and personal responsibility and the corresponding threat to liberty posed by a lack of informed active participation by citizens at all levels of government. Vision Statement The Sumners Foundationsvision is to create a network ofthought leaders actualizing theideals of selfgovernance. We honor the legacy and continue the work of Congressman Sumners by embodying and modeling the values of constitutional democratic governance We are guided by the principles embodied in the Constitution of the United States of America and respect and promote the principles of effective governance it reflects active civic participation We encourage and model the active civic participation of private citizens in the process of public institutions and nongovernmental associations at all levels lifelong learning We continue to learn teach and grow throughout our lives and encourage others to do the same and integrity We are honest sincere and congruent in thought word and deed.