KINSHIP EARTH FLOW FUND

Facilitating DIRECT, Unrestricted Impact Grants To Grassroots Leaders Making A Difference NOW

We’re Bridging The Gaps in Traditional Philanthropy.

Here’s How:

  • Via the IRS' 2024 Gift Tax Exemption, Americans can give up to $18K per person per year without any reporting requirements.

    These funds are treated as gifts - eliminating the need for grant writing, reporting, & tax filings.

    We educate donors on the benefits of directly giving to change-makers, and encourage them to do so.

  • Donors can give DIRECTLY to change-makers - individuals they trust to deploy the funds based on an intuitive belief that they will make a positive impact.

  • Kinship Earth identifies "Flow Funders" - trusted community leaders who are empowered to deploy the funds they receive wherever they are most needed in their communities, and in whatever quantities they see fit - ensuring that those closest to the work are making decisions about resource allocation.

Our Work Goes Beyond

Financial Transactions

Through

Participatory Grant-Making,

Communities of Practice,

& Storytelling,

Every Stakeholder Has A Role To Play.

PARTICIPATORY GRANT-MAKING:

We co-create and iterate on our grant-making agreements with our Flow Fund Advisors - change makers who represent the communities we aim to support and resource. Feedback loops and deep listening are central to our iterative process.

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE:

Communities of Practice are seasonal online gatherings we hold to foster relationship-building, resource sharing, co-learning, mutual support, and growth for all parties involved in our Flow Fund, including our grantees, donors, board members, & team.

STORYTELLING VS. EXTENSIVE REPORTS:

We collaborate with our grantees to share their stories of transformation and impact - celebrating collective achievements and learnings from each Flow Funding journey.

Experience Flow Funding In Action

Be The Earth Foundation is an example of an organization practicing Flow Funding. As said in their words, this approach “diminishes bureaucracy while decentralising decision making regarding the use of resources, inspiring more wealth holders to value the power of story and human connections.”

“Flow Funding is a program that shares power with experienced activists and visionary leaders who choose from intuition how philanthropic funds should be invested.” - Be The Earth Foundation

More Organizations Practicing “Flow Funding”

Join A Movement of Trust-Based Philanthropy

  • Provide DIRECT support to areas of critical need by giving non-tax deductible “gifts” to local stewards and entrusting THEM to deploy the funds where they are needed most. This approach puts resource allocation decisions in the hands of those closest to the work. It also eliminates the need for grant writing, reports, and taxation, which means grassroots leaders can focus on their important work versus on the cumbersome processes that often decrease access to funding.

  • Donating to Kinship Earth Flow Fund supports our contributions to other established Flow Funds, who are making an impact with this approach to giving all of the world.

    Donations also fund our educational and fundraising efforts, including educating donors and philanthropic organizations on the transformative potential of flow funding and how to adopt it.

  • Ambassadors are nominated for their acts of service and deep engagement with environmental, economic, social justice, or other grassroots humanitarian initiatives. Ambassadors distribute the funds they receive to individuals who THEY trust to be the next step in utilizing them for the greatest possible impact on our collective future.

Follow our journey.