The Ahimsa Collective — “Life Comes From It” Fund Administration
Failed source check[Criminal Justice Reform] The Advisory Circle of the Ahimsa Collective, the nonprofit organization that administers the Life Comes From It fund. (Photo courtesy of the Ahimsa Collective) Grant investigator: Chloe Cockburn This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. Ahimsa Collective staff also reviewed this page prior to publication. The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a grant of $150,000 to the Ahimsa Collective, run by restorative justice practitioner and leader Sonya Shah, to support administrative costs of the Life Comes From It fund. The fund provides grants up to $25,000 to restorative justice, transformative justice, and peacemaking projects. This discretionary grant is a renewal of our July 2017 support and falls within our focus area of criminal justice reform.
Other Grants by Coefficient Giving
2625| Grant | Recipient | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janaagraha — Air Quality Grants Assessment | $195K | Dec 2024 | |
| Futurewise — Housing Advocacy in Washington | $450K | Apr 2023 | |
| Exscientia — Agonists for Interferon Lambda | $2.3M | Sep 2023 | |
| Kurzgesagt — Short-form Video Content | $3M | Mar 2022 | |
| Kurzgesagt — Video Production (2023) | $1.7M | May 2023 | |
| Kurzgesagt — Video Creation and Translation | $2.6M | Dec 2021 | |
| Lightcone Infrastructure – General Support | Lighthaven (Event Venue) | $4.5M | Sep 2022 |
| Lightcone Infrastructure — General Support (2023) | Lighthaven (Event Venue) | $3M | Oct 2023 |
| Conjecture — Cybersecurity Bootcamp | Conjecture | $223K | Jun 2025 |
| Conjecture — AI Safety Technical Program | Conjecture | $224K | May 2023 |