Supporters

The Greater Good Science Center is deeply grateful to its generous donors, who have helped the GGSC grow and thrive over the past two decades. You can learn more about the organizations and individuals who have supported us below.

If you’d like to join these donors in support of our work, please consider donating to the GGSC.

Founding Donors

Thomas and Ruth Ann Hornaday
the hornadaysThe Greater Good Science Center was founded in partnership with Thomas and Ruth Ann Hornaday, who attended UC Berkeley in the early 1960s. Read Our Story for more about their role in the center’s founding. They serve on our Advisory Board.

Current Supporters

For a list of our current supporters, please see our annual report here.

If you’d like to join these donors in support of the Greater Good Science Center, please click here.

  • Jon Kabat-Zinn, It is a great good and a great gift
    “It is a great good and a great gift, this Greater Good. I bow to you for your efforts to bring these uplifting and illuminating expressions of humanity, grounded in good science, to the attention of us all.”

    Jon Kabat-Zinn, author and founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program

Get Involved

There are many ways to support our mission: become a Greater Good member, make a donation, volunteer for an event, or subscribe to our e-newsletters.

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