Meet our grantees.

Winter 2021

Indigenous wellbeing.

In this grant round, we provided $50,000 in unrestricted support for wellness leaders native to the lands now known as the U.S. and its territories.

Ash "Lightning Woman" Frandsen

they/them

Indigenous Karuk and Yaruk Ceremonial Leader

Brooke Rodriguez

she/her

Cofounder, The Grinding Stone Collective

Jordan Daniel

she/her

Founder, Rising Hearts

Joseph Dupris

he/him

Assistant Professor of Linguistic and Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado Boulder

Joshua Biron

he/him

Anishinaabe Cultural Specialist, Anishaable Agriculture

Krysta Venora

they/them

Founder, Pink Opal Magic

Laura Yohualtlahuiz Rios-Ramirez

she/they

Raeanne Madison

she/her

Founder, Postpartum Healing Lodge

Sally Ortiz Castro

she/they/nosotrxs

Transgenerational counselor, Acupuncturist and Reiki practitioner

Tomas Ramirez

he/him

Executive Director, Semillas y Raices

Fall 2021

Wellness for disabled communities.

Wellness spaces routinely overlook the needs of disabled people. For this grant round, we're honored to support these ten leaders who are redefining access to care – including sexual wellness, embodied movement, community gatherings, mutual aid, and more – for their communities.

Chelsey Thomas

they/them

Sexuality Educator

Damon "Shuja" Johnson

he/him

Black Men Speak, Inc.

India Harville

she/her

Embraced Body

Karen Faulkner

Yoga Instructor

Kristie Cabrera

they/she

Occupational Therapist

Margaret Andersen

she/her

TouchBot Pleasure Tech

Micaela Zamora

Community Aid

Natasha Thomas

them/me

Black Creative Healing

Raegan Robinson

she/they

Yoga Instructor

Roshni Kavate

she/her

Grief Healer

SUMMER 2021

Trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming wellbeing.

Creating inclusive spaces for the trans, nonbinary and gender-conforming population isn't merely about representation, but thoughtfully curated spaces and intentional leadership. We're inspired by these ten leaders, each holding space for themselves and their communities.

Adrian-Xavier Scott

they/them

The Transistance Network

Ash Canty

they/he

Sovereign Spirit Death Care

Betania Ridenour

they/them

Somatic Experience Practitioner

C. Marie Long

they/them

Nature Center for Meditation

Dandelion Hill

Peer Support Space

Megan (Pumehana) Cabral

they/them

Founder, Queer Kanaka

Stef Mandingo

Founder, Keep It Cute

Xā Carter

Founder, Xude Yoga

Zami Tinashe Hyemingway

Spiritus Wellness

Zel Amanzi

they/he

Rest In Power Yoga + Reiki

SPRING/SUMMER 2021

COVID-19 Relief Aid

The onslaught of the pandemic shattered the economic infrastructure of the wellness community. Many wellness leaders found themselves out of employment, with facilities shuttered and physical gatherings on hold indefinitely. Unlike other grant rounds, which weigh the effectiveness and ingenuity of leaders in our consideration process, these relief funds were distributed on a rolling basis. We granted based on the amount of monthly revenue lost to COVID-19, which was defined by the applicant.

From March – August 2020, we granted $169,080 in emergency relief to 101 wellness leaders. Recipients of this grant were kept anonymous to protect their privacy. These funds were raised by both individuals and corporations on GoFundMe.
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SPRING 2021

Innovative approaches to care.

To kick-off our 2021 year of granting, we opened a grant round without a population or modality focus to hear from innovative leaders making wellness more accessible in their own way. The work of these grantees redefines what wellness looks like in form and practice.