---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect […]"
date: "2025-09-04"
authors:
  - name: "Jonathan Evans"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jonathan-evans/"
  - name: "Kirsten Lesage"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kirsten-lesage/"
  - name: "Manolo Corichi"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/manolo-corichi/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/09/04/religious-nones-around-the-world-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Atheism & Agnosticism"
  - "Beliefs & Practices"
  - "Non-Religion & Secularism"
  - "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project"
  - "Religious Identity & Affiliation"
  - "Religiously Unaffiliated"
datasets:
  - name: "2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) Dataset"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/2023-24-religious-landscape-study-rls-dataset/"
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 132"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-132/"
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 143"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-143/"
  - name: "Spring 2024 Survey Data"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2024-survey-data/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the [Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/religious-demographics/pew-templeton-global-religious-futures-project/), which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

Some U.S. data in this report is from the 2023-24 [Religious Landscape Study](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/) (RLS). The RLS was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support from the Lilly Endowment Inc., Templeton Religion Trust, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:

#### Primary research team

Jonathan Evans, *Senior Researcher*
Kirsten Lesage,* Research Associate*
Manolo Corichi, *Research Analyst*

#### Research team

Becka A. Alper, *Senior Researcher*
Laura Clancy,* Research Analyst*
Alan Cooperman, *Director, Religion Research*
Sneha Gubbala, *Research Analyst*
Moira Fagan, *Research Associate*
Janell Fetterolf, *Senior Researcher*
Sofia Hernandez Ramones,* Research Assistant*
Asta Kallo, *Research Assistant*
Jordan Lippert, *Research Analyst*
William Miner, *Research Analyst*
Besheer Mohamed, *Principal Researcher*
Jacob Poushter,* Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Andrew Prozorovsky,* Research Assistant*
Chip Rotolo, *Research Associate*
Laura Silver,* Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Maria Smerkovich, *Research Associate*
Gregory A. Smith,* Senior Associate Director, Religion Research*
Patricia Tevington, *Research Associate*
Richard Wike, *Director, Global Attitudes Research*

#### Methods team

Ashley Amaya, *Associate Director, Survey Methods*
Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Senior Panel Manager*
Anna Brown, *Research Methodologist*
Courtney Kennedy, *Vice President, Methods and Innovation*
Arnold Lau, *Research Methodologist*
Carolyn Lau, *International Research Methodologist*
Andrew Mercer, *Principal Methodologist*
Patrick Moynihan,* Associate Director, International Research Methods*
Georgina Pizzolitto,* Research Methodologist*
Dana Popky, *Associate Panel Manager*
Sofi Sinozich, *International Research Methodologist*

#### Editorial and graphic design

Jeff Diamant, *Senior Writer/Editor*
Rebecca Leppert, *Editorial Specialist*
Bill Webster,* Senior Information Graphics Designer*

#### Communications and web publishing

Justine Coleman, *Associate Digital Producer*
Maya Pottiger,* Communications Associate*
Hannah Taber,* Communications Manager*

Former Center staff who contributed to this report include Christine Huang, Justin Nortey and Kelsey Jo Starr.

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