Felony Murder Elimination Project wishes to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Libra Foundation, a foundation committed to a vision of society that uplifts and empowers all people, who believe that all people deserve to live free of systemic oppression, economic insecurity, and environmental harm.

Our organization was awarded a one-year general operating support grant. This one-year grant term will begin September 29, 2026, and end September 28, 2027.

Our Founder and Executive Director Joanne Scheer offered her gratitude for the ongoing partnership between Felony Murder Elimination Project and the Libra Foundation.

I can’t begin to express how grateful we are for this incredibly generous gift to FMEP.

It is difficult to find the words to share how deeply moved we are by your generosity. This work is so very personal and we often feel the enormity of what we are trying to change. There are times when it is quite overwhelming. Having someone believe in this work, and believe in us enough to invest so generously, encourages and strengthens us to persevere in what we so fully believe is the good and right way forward.

Beyond the work this funding will allow us to do, your generosity assures us that we’re not doing this work alone. Knowing that there are people who see the injustice, believe change is possible, and are willing to stand with us is an extraordinary gift.

I am so deeply grateful that you chose to support FMEP. We are deeply honored by the trust you have placed in us.

Thank you so very, very much.

With deep gratitude,

Joanne

The Libra Foundation is committed to supporting organizations led by those most impacted by systemic oppression; largely low-income communities of color. The foundation’s guiding principle is that those who are closest to the issues understand those issues the best. Those people are not only the most equipped to build solutions; they are the most effective at implementing those solutions. The foundation focuses on frontline organizations led by people of color transforming the criminal justice system and advancing environmental and climate justice and gender justice.

The foundation notes three programming areas:

1. Community Safety and Justice: By investing in organizations led by and for those directly impacted by the carceral punishment system, the Community Safety & Justice portfolio supports reimagining safety, community-defined restoration, and the end of mass incarceration and criminalization as we know it today. The Libra Foundation believes strategies using a healing and transformational justice approach brings us closer to decarceration, the abolition of jails and policing, and closer to the liberation of those disproportionately oppressed by our current criminal injustice system, including Black, Brown, Indigenous, trans, and low income people.
2. Environmental and Climate Justice: Anchored in the principles of Just Transition, the Environmental & Climate Justice program centers and supports organizations led by and for people and communities who are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, environmental harm, and systemic racism. The Libra Foundation prioritizes community-powered organizations and formations working together to organize locally, trans-locally, and beyond.
3. Gender Justice: Gender Justice work at Libra is centered on envisioning a world where women, girls, gender-expansive and non-conforming, queer, and trans people have self-determination, safety, and equity. Gender justice is inextricably linked to racial justice and supports strategies that address the root causes of gender injustice by unpacking how patriarchy, racism, white supremacy, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia and sexism affect the lives of all people.

To learn more about the Libra Foundation, their programs, and the organization and communities they serve, visit their website; Libra Foundation