In 1972 Judith and Robert Skutch founded and chartered the Foundation for Inner Peace under the State of New York's nonprofit organization laws. Initially called the Foundation for ParaSensory Investigation, this early name reflected the Foundation's educational interest and support of parapsychological research in academia at the time.

In 1975, Judith Skutch met Dr. Helen Schucman and Dr. William Thetford in their office at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Also present was their associate Dr. Kenneth Wapnick.  After exploring many common interests, Helen and Bill revealed to Judith their well-kept secret regarding a document they had scribed called A Course in Miracles. Bound by common enthusiasm for this remarkable spiritual teaching, the group began meeting regularly. Within months the decision was made to publish A Course in Miracles, and the "Foundation for Inner Peace" was established as trustee and publisher of the Course. The first edition of A Course in Miracles was published by the Foundation in 1975. The rest is a bit of wonderful history. Learn more about the Foundation for Inner Peace here.

In 1975, Dr. Schucman assigned her rights in the book A Course in Miracles to the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP), which rights FIP later assigned in 1996 to the Foundation for A Course in Miracles (FACIM). There are currently over one and a half million copies of the Course in circulation worldwide. Translations in Afrikaans, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovene, Spanish, and Swedish are also available, with seven other translations now in progress. Learn more about A Course in Miracles here.