CAPITAL MOBILIZED
Directly funded or helped mobilize for life-saving work
THE PHILANTHROPIC FUND OF ONE LIFE INSTITUTE
PUT CAPITAL WHERE IT SAVES LIVES.
One Life Fund identifies promising life-saving work, seeds the first proof point, and scales the organizations that earn the opportunity to become One Life Fellows.
$15.31M+CAPITAL MOBILIZED
$10KTYPICAL FIRST GRANT
$3MPROVEN MODEL EXAMPLE
THE FUND
A FAMILY FUND BUILT TO CREATE PERMANENT LIFE-SAVING INSTITUTIONS.
One Life Fund is the capital-deployment vehicle of One Life Institute and Berning family philanthropy. We provide seed grants, growth capital, matching endowments, and major endowments to organizations and innovators whose work can save lives, protect vulnerable people, and strengthen families.
We put family capital into the work, invite other philanthropists and businesses to give alongside us, and increase funding as leaders demonstrate stewardship, evidence, and measurable impact.
Family capitalDisciplined proofPermanent institutions
THE FUND AT A GLANCE
CAPITAL WITH A CLEAR MANDATE.
These figures reflect the broader family philanthropy and the disciplined funding model now being institutionalized through One Life.
TYPICAL FIRST GRANT
A disciplined first opportunity to create evidence
PROVEN MODEL EXAMPLE
An initial $30,000 commitment ultimately grew to approximately $3 million
ENDOWMENT HORIZON
Seven-figure capital for exceptional, proven institutions
THE ONE LIFE FUNNEL
IDENTIFY. SEED. PROVE. SCALE. ENDOW.
Every potential One Life Fellow moves through the same disciplined path. Access to larger capital is earned through stewardship, evidence, and lives saved—not promises alone.
IDENTIFY
Find exceptional candidatesWe evaluate pregnancy health centers, nonprofits, founders, ministries, and innovations with a credible path to protecting life and strengthening families.
SEED
Often $10,000A first grant gives a promising leader enough capital to attempt the work, establish operating discipline, and create an initial proof point.
PROVE
Evidence before expansionThe candidate demonstrates how funds were used, what outcomes were achieved, how lives were protected, and whether the model deserves follow-on capital.
SCALE
$25,000 to $500,000+Strong execution unlocks larger grants, matching commitments, facilities, technology, staffing, and the capacity required to reach substantially more people.
ENDOW
Seven-figure permanenceExceptional One Life Fellows may receive major or matching endowments designed to build permanent institutions that save lives for generations.
OutcomeOne Life Fellows with the capacity to endure.
ONE LIFE FELLOWS
FELLOWSHIP IS EARNED THROUGH IMPACT.
One Life Fellows are leaders and organizations that demonstrate exceptional stewardship, measurable life-saving outcomes, and the ability to convert capital into durable impact. Fellowship opens the door to larger grants, strategic support, philanthropic introductions, and endowment.
01
ONE LIFE FELLOW
LIFE ADVANCEMENT GROUP
Pregnancy-health innovation, direct intervention, and scalable systems designed around measurable life-saving outcomes.
Life-saving innovation02
ONE LIFE FELLOW
LET THEM LIVE
Direct financial intervention and practical support for abortion-determined mothers and their families.
Direct intervention03
ONE LIFE FELLOW
LIVE ACTION
National education, media, and cultural work advancing the dignity and protection of human life.
Culture and education04
ONE LIFE FELLOW
LOVE LIFE
Church mobilization, pregnancy support, and community action centered on protecting mothers and children.
Church mobilization05
ONE LIFE FELLOW
SURVIVORS OF THE ABORTION HOLOCAUST
Youth leadership, education, and public witness for a culture that protects every human life.
Youth leadershipHOW CAPITAL IS DEPLOYED
CAPITAL HAS A DIFFERENT JOB AT EVERY STAGE.
One Life Fund does not force every organization into the same grant structure. The instrument should match the maturity of the model and the permanence of the opportunity.
01Start
SEED GRANTS
Create the first proof pointDisciplined early capital for promising leaders, new organizations, and innovations prepared to attempt measurable life-saving work.
02Scale
GROWTH CAPITAL
Expand what has been provenFollow-on grants for staffing, technology, programs, facilities, and infrastructure that increase a Fellow's reach and effectiveness.
03Multiply
MATCHING ENDOWMENTS
Multiply commitmentStructured commitments that help proven Fellows attract aligned donors and build a broader base of long-term philanthropic support.
04Endure
PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS
Build beyond a generationSeven-figure and long-duration capital for exceptional institutions with demonstrated stewardship and durable life-saving impact.
THE FUNNEL IN PRACTICE
$30K→$3M
A $30,000 SEED BECAME APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION IN SUPPORT.
An innovative full-service Pregnancy Health Center in Texas began with approximately $30,000 in support. Working alongside Let Them Live, the center used a triage-oriented model to focus time, staff, and financial assistance on situations where intervention could directly help save a life.
As the model demonstrated results, the investment grew. What began as a disciplined seed ultimately developed into approximately $3 million in support.
That is the One Life Funnel: give exceptional people an opportunity, measure what happens, and place substantially more capital behind what proves it can save lives.
Parent institutionONE LIFE INSTITUTEMission · Strategy · Incubation
↓Capital vehicleONE LIFE FUNDSeed · Scale · Endow
↓Enduring outcomeONE LIFE FELLOWSInstitutions that save lives
ONE INSTITUTION · ONE FUND · ONE MISSION
ONE LIFE INSTITUTE SETS THE MISSION. ONE LIFE FUND DEPLOYS THE CAPITAL.
One Life Institute is the parent charitable institution: it develops the philosophy, relationships, strategy, incubation, and broader family philanthropic mission.
One Life Fund is the focused capital vehicle: it seeds candidates, cultivates One Life Fellows, scales proven work, and builds permanent endowments.
GIVE THROUGH THE FUND
PUT YOUR CAPITAL ALONGSIDE A FAMILY ALREADY COMMITTED TO THE WORK.
One Life Fund allows families, businesses, executives, foundations, and philanthropists to place charitable capital alongside the Berning family in vetted life-saving work. Commitments may support the Fund broadly or, where appropriate, be directed toward an approved Fellow or initiative.
Private major-gift inquiry · Transfer instructions are provided by the fund manager