REGENERATIVE DESIGN INSTITUTE
EIN 20-3141836 · Agricultural Programs
What they do
RDI IS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER PROVIDING COURSES IN PERMACULTURE,REGENERATIVE DESIGN,LEADERSHIP,PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, NATURE CONNECTION, AND HERBAL STUDIES. OUR PROGRAMS MAINLY TAKE PLACE AT THE COMMONWEAL, OUR LIVING CLASSROOM, AND PERMACULTURE DEMONSTRATION SITE LOCATED IN BOLINAS, CA. IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2014, THE CO-DIRECTORS OF REGENERATIVE DESIGN INSTITUTE (RDI) TOOK AN UNPAID SABBATICAL YEAR OF REFLECTION AND PLANNING AND PUT THE ORGANIZATION ON PAUSE FOR THE YEAR. IN 2015 RDI RESUMED THE ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES WITH PENNY LIVINGSTON AND JAMES STARK ASSUMING THEIR ROLE AS PART-TIME PAID CO-DIRECTORS. IN 2017 PENNY LIVINGSTON WAS THE ONLY PAID DIRECTOR. RDI WILL CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING THE EXISTING MISSION FOCUSING ON PROMOTING ECOLOGICAL DESIGN, PERMACULTURE EDUCATION, AND LIVING REGENERATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY.
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ContactPENELOPE LIVINGSTON
Mailing addressPO BOX 923, BOLINAS, CA 94924
Main phone(415) 868-9681Source: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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