Life Comes From It is a grantmaking and movement-building circle. They award grants to BIPOC-led, grassroots organizations working in Restorative Justice, Transformative Justice, Indigenous Peacemaking, and Land-Based Projects.
Interested groups are invited to introduce themselves at any time with a letter or video of five minutes or less. Small grants are given for up to $25,000; multi-year grants average $50,000 – $200,000. Awards are typically intended for general operating costs.
Eligibility
This grant is open to:
- 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
- Other organizations with a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)3
Values
Life Comes From It supports organizations that share their values.
- Commitment to replacing criminalization and incarceration with alternative approaches
- Prioritizing peacemaking development and indigenous initiatives led by Native people
- Rooting the work in the community’s own culture
- Using the wisdom of people, families and communities of color as a guide
- Commitment to anti-oppression practices
- Supporting the creation of new thinking and language that is holistic, intersectional, interdependent, and liberatory
- Promoting and sustaining collective leadership and collaboration
- Living the values of the work internally and externally
- Commitment to intergenerational inclusivity
Example Projects
Applicants are encouraged to be creative when conceiving their projects. Potential programs include:
- Creating a local community conflict transformation site
- Developing a restorative justice youth program
- Implementing a peacemaking or restorative justice project in your local school
- Establishing new means of communication about your work such as a website or short documentary
- Developing a regional truth telling project
