Greenhouse Initiatives Are Our Fiscal Sponsor Projects

For thirty years the Marion Institute has been the financial home of dozens of successful social change organizations. By providing fiscal sponsorship and administrative backing, we enable an impressive array of visionary leaders to fully engage in the frontline implementation of their work, at every stage of growth and development.

The Marion Institute is a non-profit that acts as an incubator for progressive programs that create deep and positive change in the world. These Greenhouse Initiatives represent a diverse array of interest areas and have had a lasting impact on individuals and nations.

We helped Wangari Maathai turn her passion for tree planting and community-building in Kenya into the global Green Belt Movement that swept through Africa and spread around the world. In 2004 Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work. We helped Van Jones launch his Green For All program and expand the reach of his Green Jobs initiative in our local area. Our Himalayan Project raised funds to rebuild a whole Nepali village after the devastating earthquake of 2015, and Cambodian Living Arts restored culture and community in the Cambodian diaspora 40 years after a devastating civil war.

On nearly every continent, operating on every scale, Marion Institute’s Greenhouse Initiatives have expanded the capacity of dozens of non-profits, and helped to positively impact millions of lives. We apply our skills, our passion, and our network to strengthen capacity, expand impact, and turn great ideas into great works, creating progress at every phase.

If you would like to bring a worthy organization to our attention, fill out this form and send it to liz@marioninstitute.org.

Please consider making a donation to support the goals of one of our Greenhouse Initiatives – or simply support the overall work of the Marion Institute.

CURRENT GREENHOUSE INITIATIVES

3 Brothers Quest

Humans did not begin to organize themselves in civilizations because they suddenly discovered agriculture a few thousand years ago. Nor did civilization begin at Sumer. Our future is clouded because our understanding of the past is misinformed and thus obscure to us. If humans possessed highly sophisticated astronomical, botanical, mechanical, and psycho-spiritual understanding 15,000 or more years ago, what might become today of our myth of “progress”?

Blessed Arts

Blessed Arts, is a charitable platform dedicated to artistic expression and community empowerment. Blessed Arts is rooted in Afro-Indigenous praxis, offering distinctive wellness and restorative services infused with arts and culture.

Kyaro Assistive Tech

Kyaro Assistive Tech designs, manufactures, and delivers personalized assistive devices that allow people with disabilities to connect with the spaces around them.

Lawrence Arts House

An expressive arts studio in Lawrence, MA providing a space to create, learn, grow, & enact change through the arts.

S.A.F.E.

A Kenyan NGO and UK charity using performing arts and community programs to inspire and deliver social change.

STEAM the Streets

STEAM the Streets is a dynamic outreach initiative inspiring and activating underrepresented youth to pursue STEM / STEAM career pathways.

Taktse International School

The mission of Taktse International School is to develop a diverse community of self-motivated students and teachers who have a passion for excellence, inquiry and life long learning.

The Himalayan Project

BUILDING BACK BETTER. Read more about THP's progress in rebuilding after the 2015 Nepalese earthquakes devastated the region. THP raises critical support towards the preservation of the cultural traditions of the indigenous people of the Himalayas through education, community development and social outreach.

BECOME A GREENHOUSE INITIATIVE

For fiscal sponsorship and a full range of administrative support, explore the benefits of
working under the umbrella of the Marion Institute’s Greenhouse Initiatives.