About Us
The Elfenworks Foundation
The Elfenworks Foundation is a 501.c.3 operating foundation that was established in 2007 with the goal of fostering a world that is In Harmony with Hope sm. We operate within a proven Seven Pillars framework, directing our efforts towards preservation, transformation, & innovation.
An historic archive through 2019 can be found here
Preservation
Keeping Hope Alive
Involves support for targeted conservation efforts. For example, we have an Elfenworks Aviary at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, we support the Monterey Bay Aquarium's efforts to save the endangered sea otter and we were a major supporter of the rededication and relaunch of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, helping history come alive for future generations.
Current Focus AviaryTransformation
Education Related
Focused primarily on students, because it is transformed people who can transform the world. We offer, with partner Campus Moviefest, the country's largest student social / environmental justice themed filmmaker award. We have sparked student social entrepreneurship at home & abroad. And we have supported university efforts including: Poverty Research at Stanford and Harvard; Socially Responsible Business at Mills College and St. Mary's College (SMC); and Poverty Law at Golden Gate University (GGU). And we have named Elfenworks Centers at both SMC & GGU.
Current Focus Education Quit Smoking
Innovation
Looking Forward
Key in building a more hope-filled future, so we work to foster creative and technology solutions to some of our world's most pressing problems. We have: created resources that combat stress and help bolster nonprofit IT security; supported a Jordan-based nonprofit's efforts towards establishing a cutting-edge farm that held potential to transform agricultural practices in the Middle East; and provided funding for basic research at UCSF's School of Medicine.
Breathing Butterfly Robotics Education UCSF