Grantee Gatherings

Always looking for ways to enhance the field of “holistic activism,” The Lifebridge Foundation frequently revisited the topic of meetings and gatherings. Their first small conference, inspired by grantee Rupert Sheldrake, focused on the intriguing and abstract concept of the consciousness of the Sun. Sheldrake had envisioned a conversation among thinkers from various disciplines on this incomprehensible idea. The foundation, always considering itself somewhat “on the edge” of the philanthropic world, embraced this unconventional topic, which kept them at the forefront of innovative thinking.

The conference was a resounding success, largely because the question posed had no definitive answer. This created an egalitarian environment where all participants could enjoy the debate on equal footing. Some attendees even requested anonymity to avoid potential professional repercussions in academia. The relationships formed during this unique meeting in June 1997 confirmed the foundation’s belief in the power of networking and collaboration.

In 1999, The Lifebridge Foundation began organizing small meetings for previous years’ grantees. These loosely structured and inspiring gatherings demonstrated that simply bringing grantees together to talk, relax, and network could achieve significant results. Participants from diverse backgrounds and disciplines soon realized they were all engaged in fundamentally similar work. Many collaborations emerged from these gatherings, showcasing the strength and growth of holistic activism.

Grantee Information

Between 1993 and 2004, the Lifebridge Foundation supported more than 200 nonprofit organizations and individual change-makers, each of them growing or advancing work deeply rooted in connection, curiosity, and a commitment to a more sustainable, creative, and peacefully united world.

This list of grantees names and honors the wide range of efforts made during that time- and the shared commitment to meaningful transformation across communities, cultures, and causes.

Alphabetical List of Grantees 

Active Element Foundation
Arnold Lettieri
Art for Indigenous Survival
Arts and Culture 
Artsgenesis
Bija Vidyapeeth
Blue Apple Players
Bread for the Journey
Bridges To Community
Bruno Duroux
Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities
Carmella B’Hahn
Cecily Miller
Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
Center for Ethics In Action
Center for Symbolic Studies
Center for Visionary Leadership
Center on Violence and Human Survival
Challenge Day
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
Chuck Schultz
Co-Op America
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
Community Service 
Cynergetics Institute
Darjeeling Goodwill Animal Shelter
Diane Reed
Dorri Jacobs
Dragonfly Films
Earth Celebrations
Earth Charter Initiative
EarthLight
East Harlem Tutorial Program
Enersol
Environment and sustainability 
First Nations Development Institute
Five Points Media
Foundation for Community Encouragement
Friends House In Rosehill
Frontier Science 
Fundacion Pacificar
Gabriella Oldham
Gaia Foundation
Gay Spirit Visions
General operating support.
Gigi Van Deckter
Global Greengrants Fund
Global Kids
Global Spirituality 
Global Youth Action Network
Global YouthConnect
Green Mountain Post Films
Greenbelt Movement
Growing Communities For Peace
Grupo Osanimi
Hague Appeal for Peace
Healing Works
Heron Dance
High Tor Alliance
Indigenous Tourism Rights International
Individuals
Institute for Frontier Science
Institute for Noetic Sciences
Institute for Sacred Cinema
Institute for the Study of the Afterdeath
Interfaith Center of New York
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
Interfaith Youth Core
International Communities for the Renewal of the Earth
International Consciousness Research Laboratories
International Youth of Unity
Intuition Network
Intuition in Service
Jack & Ella Productions
Jack Hunter Cohen
Joan Steinau Lester
John Anthony West
John R. Stowe
Kathleen Foster
Kathleen Gaffney
Kosmos Journal
La Vie
Lineage Project
Lucis Trust
Lydia Project
M.K. Gandhi Institute of Nonviolence
Marion Foundation
Mark Macy
Martha Crampton
Media Arts Project
Meryl Ann Butler
Milenio
Millennium Forum
Millennium People’s Assembly Network
Minuteman Media
Mystery School
NGA Wahine Pasifika
Nancy Seifer
National Council of Teachers of English
Networks Productions
New Horizons Resources
New York International Children’s Film Festival
New York Open Center
Nicholas Roerich Museum
Nicu’s Spoon
Northwest Delta Choral & Arts Council
Northwest Regional Facilitators
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
Ocean Arks International
Old Dog Documentaries
Olympia Project
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
One Day Foundation
Operation Peace Through Unity
Owen Burdick
Oxford Research Group
PET Southern Star Associates
Pathways To Peace
Patricia L. Ryan
Patrick L. McNamara
Paul Devereux
Peace Action Education Fund
Peace Tax Foundation
Peace X Peace
Peace and freedom PF
Penny Sartori
Peter Gold
Philanthropy & Inner Life Fund
Phillip Berman
Pioneers of Change
Prayer Vigil for the Earth
Primary Stages Company
Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab
Program for Extraordinary Experience Research
Project Vote
Radio for Peace International
Rainbow Ark Foundation
Reaching Out TV Series
Rene Peoc’h
Resurgence Magazine
Richter Productions
RiverKeeper
Rizal Bugarin Lozano
Robert Muller School for Living Ethics
Rocky Mountain Institute
Roger Blonder
Ronald A. Bryan
Rupert Sheldrake
Sacred Earth Network
Sacred Space
Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos
Schools With Spirit
Schumacher College Foundation
Scientific and Medical Network
Scott London
Season for Nonviolence
Sirius Community
Society for Scientific Exploration
Society for the Study of Myth & Tradition
Solar Electric Light Fund
Spirit in Action
Spring Farm Cares
Stichting Milieubewustzijn Seeds of Wholeness
Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theatre
Sustainable Hudson Valley
TakingITGlobal
Talking with Angels
Te Whanau O Rongomaiwahine Trust
Temple of Understanding
The Atomic Mirror
The Center for a New American Dream
The Century House Historical Society
The CityKids Foundation
The Co-Intelligence Institute
The Conservation Foundation
The Dandelion Trust
The Foundry Theatre
The Hartley Film Foundation
The Jifunze Project
The Nonviolent Peaceforce
The Otesha Project
The Pearl Theatre
The Positive Futures Network
The Power of Hope
The Progressive Media Project
The Reverend Billy Project
The Synthesis Dialogues
The Tibet Fund
The Tree of Peace Society
Ti Ospaye
Trees for Life
TribalLink Foundation
Twin Cities Public Television
US Committee for UNICEF
United For A Fair Economy
United Religions Initiative
Vallecitos Mountain Refuge
Whidbey Institute
Whole Foods Project
Wilderness Volunteer Corps
William Kaufman
Witness
Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom
World Citizen Diplomats
World Council of Elders
World Peace Prayer Society
Yakoana
Yara Arts Group
Youth and education YE
Youth for Environmental Sanity