Our Story

In 2018, Edgar Villanueva wrote Decolonizing Wealth with a powerful call: transform wealth born from extraction into medicine to heal each of us.

Today, Decolonizing Wealth Project shepherds this global movement through reparative giving that shifts power alongside resources, having influenced nearly $1 billion in giving through direct engagement with donor and institutions.

Through our 10-year Moonshoot strategy, we'll see $1 trillion redistributed by 2035, proving that when we repair our shared history, we create futures where everyone can thrive.

Join us as we transform wealth into collective wellbeing.

core beliefs

Indigenous and Black experiences are central 
to our work.

We let people impacted by harms speak for themselves, and we listen. Our intersectional work is 
rooted in an indigenous worldview 
and centuries of fighting 
for racial justice.

Money is our 
medicine for repairing 
past harms.

We use the distribution of money to create balance and harmony for all. 
Our primary audience is people who hold wealth—resources, money, and land—and their gatekeepers.

Mutual healing
 is the only path to
mutual thriving.

We’ve all inherited history,
it’s up to us what we do with it. 
We welcome everyone into 
our healing circles, to stop the
cycles of harm and pain.

Speaking truth with love makes that truth easier to hear, believe, and act on.

We’re honest about harms past and present. We welcome all those willing to heal, and create onramps to change and avenues for reciprocity.

Stories draw people in, practical tools keep people moving forward.

We paint a picture of how things
could be and give people the tools to help them get there. This fuels new beliefs and behaviors.

Our Founder & CEO

Edgar Villanueva (Lumbee)

Founder & CEO