A Regenerative SuperOrganism

A system that cannot fail because it literally mirrors life and ecosystem processes on our precious planet…

Energy (money) Flow — mirroring Earth’s energy flow (sunlight)

ERA Purpose Trust (Stewardship & Venture Philanthropy Impact):

The ERA Purpose Trust is a legally grounded and spiritually guided venture philanthropy entity that “owns” and stewards regenerative assets.

It does not directly fund projects. Instead, it:

• Acquires farmland to be stewarded regeneratively (particularly industrial farmland in need of transition to regenerative agriculture)

• Holds equity and “ownership” in regenerative, mission-aligned for-profit businesses and social enterprises. This provides long-term stewardship of community infrastructure businesses that deliver essential services while honoring ecological and cultural integrity — this includes things like:

  • Regenerative food systems

  • Affordable regenerative housing

  • Water sovereignty systems

  • Distributed/localized renewable energy (for example: community-based, regeneratively stewarded agrivoltaics)

  • Holistic health and wellness models

  • Education systems

  • Ethical, regenerative technology infrastructure

The Trust is funded by Program-Related Investments (PRIs) and mission-aligned capital allocations from Philanthropic Donors and the Regenerative Endowment Fund housed within the ERA Foundation.

This venture philanthropy model means that capital is deployed into regenerative businesses not for short-term gain, but to generate long-term impact and non-extractive financial returns — returns that flow back into the Purpose Trust, creating self-sustaining and constantly renewing capital resources and enhancing generational impact.

Governance is held by the Trust Stewards with guidance from the Stewardship Council, composed of individuals rooted in Indigenous wisdom, ecological design, and intergenerational responsibility.

This model redefines ownership as stewardship and guides capital in service of life.

ERA Foundation (Mycelial Philanthropy for Planetary Regeneration (501(c)(3) Public Charity):

The ERA Foundation serves as the philanthropic root of the SuperOrganism, offering a pathway for tax-advantaged giving from individuals, families, and institutions committed to long-term planetary regeneration. Contributions to the Foundation are strategically allocated between two primary entities:

• The ERA Purpose Trust, which receives Program-Related Investments (PRIs) to support mission-aligned ownership and stewardship of regenerative assets

• The Regenerative Endowment Fund, a perpetual capital pool designed to provide ongoing, sustainable funding

Over time, the Regenerative Endowment Fund will generate long-term financial flows that support Geolocated Regeneration Funds—community-rooted, bioregionally anchored funds that invest in local regenerative initiatives. These place-based funds are catalysts for hyperlocal circular economies, ensuring that regeneration begins and thrives from the ground up. These funds flow into:

• Local food and farming

• Housing solutions

• Energy cooperatives

• Water projects

• Region-specific infrastructure aligned with regenerative principles

Each fund is governed locally and networked globally—forming a mycelial pattern of bioregional resilience.

Living, Closed-Loop Financial Systems — mirroring Earth’s large and small water cycles

Capital Flow and Circulation:

The regenerative economy flows like Nature—cyclical, intelligent, and designed for renewal.

• Donations → flow into the ERA Foundation, building the Regenerative Endowment Fund, a perpetual source of mission-aligned capital

• The Regenerative Endowment Fund → deploys capital through Program-Related Investments (PRIs) and mission-aligned allocations to:

  • The ERA Purpose Trust, which acquires equity and stewards regenerative assets like farmland and community infrastructure businesses

  • Geolocated Regeneration Funds, which invest in bioregional, community-led regenerative initiatives and local circular economies

• Endowment Fund Returns → flow back to the Foundation and the Endowment Fund, regenerating the capital pool for continued deployment — ensuring that every dollar continues to serve life, again and again.

• Purpose Trust Returns → flow back to the Purpose Trust, regenerating the capital pool for continued equity and land investments to ensure a systemic transition to a regenerative way of living with Mother Earth

This is the essence of the Regenerative SuperOrganism — a living financial system rooted in reciprocity, guided by ecological intelligence, and designed for enduring, place-based impact.

Hyperlocal & Planetary Regeneration — mirroring Earth’s interrelated biodiversity (community dynamics) to regenerate soil, water & air

Diversified Regenerative Transition Nodes (Locally Sovereign, Globally Connected):

Core to ERA’s ecosystem are Regenerative Transition Nodes — bioregionally anchored financial and relational hubs that activate localized regeneration across food, housing, water, energy, and other critical infrastructure.

Each node is supported by a Geolocated Regeneration Fund stewarded through the ERA Foundation, directing capital into place-based, high-impact initiatives tailored to the ecological and cultural considerations of its region. These funds seed hyperlocal circular economies, ensuring that regenerative practices take root in ways that are both context-specific and community-driven. *See our first hyperlocal project!

Rather than functioning in isolation, these nodes form a mycelial network — interconnected, interdependent, and constantly evolving. Shared knowledge, funding, and feedback flow across the network, allowing each node to remain adaptive and responsive to changing needs on the ground. Together, they co-create a resilient and living system of planetary regeneration from the ground up.

Courtesy of Savory Institute