Foundation Initiatives

The Idea to Save America

The mortgage crisis threatens to put millions of Americans on the street. More than a million loans, written during the height of the lending boom, are scheduled to reset to interest rates that many homeowners will no longer be able to afford. Part of the challenge stems from the enormous complexity of the securitized loan pools that funded the lending boom earlier in the decade. Because these pools were sold off to thousands of investors, modifying any given mortgage involves agreements involving hundreds of investors whose securities are backed by that loan. That has forced loan servicers — who were originally set up to manage payments — to enter the fray of restructuring hundreds of thousands of loans. The Idea to Save America is a simple creative strategy to give these Americans on the edge a second chance by paying off these mortgages in full, rather than restructure the debt. It is a winning strategy for both banks and homeowners alike.

An Idea to Save the Earth

An Idea to Save The Earth is a multi-platform program created to foster a shift in global consciousness. The goal of An Idea to Save The Earth is to alert individuals to their responsibility for earth stewardship. It is up to each of us to participate in preserving the precious resources of the earth. An Idea to Save The Earth embraces media outreach, entertainment, commerce, and technology to encourage the development of an earth-aware personal philosophy and suggest concrete, immediate action steps in the drive to forge a sustainable future.

Publishers Earth Alliance (PEA)

The Publishers Earth Alliance (PEA) is a consortium of book publishers, retailers, readers and others dedicated to the development of sustainable and earth friendly business practices and technologies. A major component of the PEA’s activities include consumer education.

Hatherleigh Farm

The Hatherleigh Farm is a 300 acre retreat in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Less than 3 hours drive, the Farm provides sanctuary and meeting space for individuals, families, and small groups.

Global Media Initiative

The Hatherleigh Foundation provides needed media and publicity services to non-profit activities and organizations that align with the core themes and principles of the Foundation. Such services include media outreach, technology, production, and broadcasting.

The Watershed Project

Watershed: A critical point that marks a division or a change of course; a turning point.

The Watershed Project is a vital experiment in sustainability for rural American lifestyle. A combination of sustainable economic development, agriculture, recreation, community development, volunteerism, housing, the arts, technology, health and education. The first Watershed Project will be run in Delaware County New York.