COMMUNITY + STRATEGIC PARTNER • 2020 -

Critical Ecology Lab integrates the scientific and generational knowledge of oppressed communities to fight back against social and planetary crises. They are an ongoing community + strategic partner for our initiatives.

COMMUNITY PARTNER • 2023

Yelp SF helped us get the word out in San Francisco for “Illuminations” in October 2023. They sponsored a package for us to sent a blast to their 800k person Bay Area mailing list, an helped us do giveaways and promos for the event.

COMMUNITY + STRATEGIC PARTNER • 2020 -

ECOS was founded in 2018 by Melissa Pappas, a marine scientist turned storyteller with a mission to deliver fun and impactful science communication. With a knack for networking, Melissa gathered artists and scientists together to form a collaborative community, and ECOS was born. ECOS partnered with us for our showcase “Illuminations”.

COMMUNITY + CREATIVE PARTNER • 2016 -

Sam Galison is an artist, designer, and technologist based in San Francisco, and the founder of Studio Galison, a transdisciplinary creative production and design studio. He combines digital and traditional craft practices to create compelling, immersive, and focused experiences in a wide variety of media. He has worked with us across a multitude of our projects + showcases.

PARTNER • 2022 -

This cinematic partnership explores cutting edge frontiers of biotechnology and health. Together, we are building out the program for Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels.

STRATEGIC PARTNER • 2020 -

Learning & the Brain is a leading creator of education conferences that provides professional development for educators and clinicians.

STRATEGIC PARTNER • 2020 -

HILT’s mission is to catalyze innovation and excellence in learning and teaching at Harvard. They facilitate significant, high-quality research on learning and teaching used by Harvard instructors, students, and beyond.

STRATEGIC PARTNER • 2020 -

The Jacobs Foundation works to give every child the evidence-based education they need to thrive. They are a strategic partner for our I Am A Scientist initiative.

STRATEGIC PARTNER • 2020 -

Created by the American Physical Society, STEP UP designs high school physics lessons to support teachers, create cultural change, and inspire young women to pursue physics in college. We partnered with their team to create I Am a Scientist resources.

STRATEGIC PARTNER • 2020 -

Intuitive Digital is a digital marketing strategy firm whose stated mission is “cultivating happiness”. As a Certified B Corporation, they also prioritize giving back to their communities and the causes they care about.

STRATEGIC PARTNER • 2020 -

Founded in 1977, Barrios Unidos is a nonprofit committed to promoting multicultural social justice, nonviolence, and economic equity through cultural healing, civic leadership, and youth & community development.

CREATIVE + STRATEGIC PARTNER • 2020 -

We partnered with Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR) on our new Human Change Project initiative, which aims to synthesize a usable, multidisciplinary framework for designing change initiatives.

CREATIVE PARTNER • 2020 -

Two Photon Art is a design and advocacy studio run by two scientist / artists, Tera Johnson and Christine Liu. Their talented team created a beautiful pin inspired by one of our favorite sayings: “Stay Open”. 40% of the proceeds benefit our arts programs.

CREATIVE PARTNER • 2020 -

Based in Santa Cruz, CA, Community Printers was founded in 1977 by a small group of young idealists who wanted to help social and environmental causes. They are our primary printing partner (and trusted advisors) due to their ongoing commitment to ethical and sustainable practices.