“The gift economy
represents a shift from:

consumption to CONTRIBUTION,

transaction to TRUST,

scarcity to ABUNDANCE

and isolation to COMMUNITY.”
— Charles Eisenstein

For donations by check:

For donations by check, please make the check payable to Allied Media Projects and write Lead to Life in the memo line.

When a check donation is received by Allied Media Projects, Lead to Life will receive an email with the name and address of the donor and the amount of the donation. 

Please address the check in the mail to:
Lead to Life
c/o Allied Media Projects
4126 Third St.
Detroit, MI 48201

*All donations are tax deductible through our Fiscal Sponsor: Allied Media is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization with an EIN of 01-0559608. You can check out there work by visiting alliedmedia.org.

A monetary donation is not the only way you can support us! We are committed to practicing alternative economies and the way of the gift. You can share other ways you would like to support us here. We are grateful for your commitment to seeding regeneration! 


A people's alchemy for regeneration requires not only reimagining objects of violence but also working with community to redistribute resources to support the continued growth of this prayer. All donations received will go towards supporting our programs, continuing tool production and further alchemy work, ceremonial plantings at sites impacted by violence, supporting community partners/ceremonialists and our team. You can read more below on exactly what you’re contributing to.

Through contributing to Lead to Life, you are directly supporting: 

    • A summer healing series for black folks,  where black healers in our community are holding powerful grieving and healing space - (we want to pay our healers well!)

    • Luscious care packages for mothers in our community whose children were murdered by the police.

    • Releasing our short film and broadcasting to the world to help folks reimagine violence and inspire widespread alchemy. The film dances between our Oakland guns-to-shovels ceremony & an intimate alchemy ceremony on the land with the mothers - we can’t wait for you to see it in just a few weeks!

    • Ongoing Trauma Stewardship program to support mothers and families who’ve been impacted by police violence, through regular Healing Hikes, nature connection and expressive-arts therapy. 

    • Other ongoing programs include upcoming tree plantings, teach-ins and ceremonies in Puerto Rico, Oakland, Detroit & beyond.

    • General support for our team, media, operations & creative process

Thank you to our supporters! 

We are so grateful to our major donors at The Kalliopeia Foundation, The Robby Poblete Foundation, Citizen E, and See Beautiful for believing in this work! And thank you to all our individual donors for planting life alongside us! We are so grateful. May the gift return to you.