About New Way of Life Reentry Project
This foundation concentrates on supporting justice-involved people—especially women and people reentering from incarceration—by funding residential reentry programs, trauma-informed recovery and peer-support services, and advocacy/capacity-building for organizations serving formerly incarcerated communities. Grants are frequently targeted to frontline service providers and networks that combine direct services (housing, recovery, job training) with organizing and policy work, and the foundation repeatedly funds the same community-based groups over multiple years. While based in Los Angeles, its giving is national in scope and prioritizes organizations led by or centered on formerly incarcerated people.
Focus Areas
Residential reentry and transitional housing programs for formerly incarcerated womenPeer-led recovery, trauma-informed support, and substance-use treatment for justice-involved peopleOrganizations led by or serving formerly incarcerated people (peer support, leadership development)Advocacy, policy networks, and capacity-building for criminal-justice reform groupsPrograms combining economic opportunity/job training and reentry stabilization
Who They Fund
formerly incarcerated individuals
About New Way of Life Reentry Project
A New Way of Life Reentry Project repeatedly funds organizations serving people after incarceration, with a clear emphasis on women, peer-led support, and residential reentry services. In the recent grants list, several awards go to groups that build housing, recovery support, and stabilization for formerly incarcerated communities, including Starting Over Inc in Riverside and Beauty After The Bars in Charlotte. The pattern is not limited to direct service alone: the foundation also backs organizations that combine reentry help with training, advocacy, and community-based support for people navigating life after prison. Its portfolio shows recurring support for the same organizations across multiple years, which suggests sustained relationships rather than one-time awards. That continuity appears alongside a national footprint, with grants reaching community groups in the Midwest, South, Northeast, West, and California. The work centers on justice-involved people and the organizations that serve them, especially groups led by or closely connected to formerly incarcerated people. In the recent grant record, recipients include reentry providers, peer networks, and recovery-focused organizations working across different parts of the country.
What New Way of Life Reentry Project Funds
In residential reentry, the foundation gave $160,000 to Starting Over Inc in Riverside, CA and $95,500 to Ardellas House Inc in Philadelphia, PA, both of which fit its emphasis on housing and stabilization after incarceration. Peer support and recovery are also visible: Talk To Me Foundation in Chicago, IL received $98,000 in 2025 and $70,000 in 2024, while All About Change Recovery Ser in Los Angeles, CA received $70,500 in 2025. The foundation also funds community-based organizations centered on formerly incarcerated people. Examples include Black and Pink in Omaha, NE at $100,000 and SWOP Behind Bars Inc in Maitland, FL at $60,000. A further thread is organizational support for reentry infrastructure, shown by grants to Renforce in Augusta, GA and Social Environmental Entrepre in Calabasas, CA.
How New Way of Life Reentry Project Gives
Typical grants cluster around the middle of the five-figure range: p25 is $30,000, the median is $50,000, and p75 is $60,000. Larger awards do appear, but the distribution shows many grants in a relatively tight operating-support band rather than very small or very large checks. The grant list also shows repeated support to the same recipients across years, including several organizations that appear in both 2023 and 2025. A New Way of Life Reentry Project is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. The pattern reads as relationship-based grantmaking to organizations rather than open application-driven awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.6M
Total Assets
$37.1M
Total Revenue
$9.8M
Total Expenses
$8.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $60K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$60K
Geographic Reach
National25 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Whitney Davis-Houston
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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