Donors List
This page lists all the participants and the amounts of their donations to the Gaviotas/Marion Institute Carbon Offset Initiative and will be updated monthly throughout the year. Any donor who so desires may list their name as "Anonymous", but all donation amounts will be listed as received in US dollars. It is important for the success of this program to be as financially transparent as possible.
How will my donation be spent?
90% of all donations received by the Marion Institute in support of this initiative will pass through directly to ZERI Eje Cafetero in Colombia to fund the planting regimen and related research at Las Gaviotas. 10% of the funds will remain with the Marion Institute to cover the costs of administering the program and to fund the ZERI Learning Initiative. The ZERI Learning Initiative is devoted to the training of teachers in how to teach systems thinking and sustainability to K-12 age school children throughout the US.
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How do I offset my carbon emissions with offsets from Las Gaviotas?
The first step is to visit www.gaviotasoffsets.org. There is a link on that site to the EPA carbon calculator. Using that calculator you may calculate your exact carbon footprint. The result of this calculation will yield a number of tons of carbon that you need to offset to become “Carbon Neutral”. You may also offset the average American annual carbon footprint of 21 tons.
The second step is to convert the number of pounds of carbon into tons by dividing by 2,000 and then multiply the result by $7.
The third step is to donate that sum to the Gaviotas/Marion Institute Carbon Offset Initiative. This can be done by clicking the "Offset Your Carbon" button below, or by check or money order made out and mailed to the Marion Institute, 202 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738.
This page will include a running total of all donations, along with a running total of tons of carbon emissions offset. Thank you for your participation and trust.
October 2007
Adam Sulkowski - $100.00
Elena Acosta - $100.00
November 2007
Michael & Margie Baldwin - $440.00
December 2007
Carola Lott - $100.00
Peter Dean - $1050.00
David Barrett - $350.00
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund [Peter & Lee Vandermark] - $500.00
John Abrams - $110.00
Judith Asphar - $100.00
Grant Kristofek - $150.00
January 2008
Margaret Baldwin - $300.00
Baldwin Brothers, Inc - $1750.00
Elizabeth Oates - $507.50
Elaine Seiler - $150.00
Angela L. Venezia - $100.00
Glenn Oliveira - $75.00
Mary Davidson - $160.00
Edward Kelly - $163.10
Patricia Sullivan - $140.00
Harvey Stone - $140.00
February 2008
Bokara Legendre - $235.00
March 2008
Zachrey Helmberger - $50.00
April 2008
Biomimicry Guild - $300.00
May 2008
Lucinda Block - $14.00
June 2008
Anonymous - $500.00
Tabernacle United Church - $350.00
July 2008
Desa Van Laarhoven - $245.98
September 2008
Michelle Prevost - $35.00
Claude Pepin - $350.00
Justine Burt - $98.00
The San Diego Foundation - $125.00
Mark Bates - $1323.00
December 2008
Janet Wing - $140.00
Eric McCallum - $940.00
February 2009
Chris Robedee - $150.00
March 2009
Anne Chapman - $24.50
April 2009
The San Diego Foundation - $340.00
Corrina Grace - $32.00
Tyson Siegele - $200.00
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
Power Super Foods Australia - $800.00
August 2009
Corrina Grace - $20.00
September 2009
October 2009
November 2009
The San Diego Foundation - $125.00
Tabernacle United Church - $350.00
December 2009
Michelle Prevost - $50.00
January 2010
Boston Common Asset Management - $3,119.00
