Objectives
Land and property are scarce goods and therefore expensive. Usually too expensive for affordable housing and social or cultural projects, especially in city centres. Farmers are also confronted with rising land prices and leases. The Edith Maryon Foundation works to remove land from speculation so that we or others can use it in a socially responsible manner.
Land and Property
Project development
Are you looking for a reliable partner to help you implement your social housing project, from the initial idea through to its completion?
Donations and Bequests
Do you want to withdraw your land from the circulation of goods and hereditary property and thus permanently remove it from speculation in order to create long-term affordable housing?
Properties
Get an overview of our projects in Switzerland, Germany and elsewhere!
Current
Bündnis bezahlbarer Wohnraum / Wo bleiben Gemeinwohl und Klimaschutz?
Nach über zwei Jahren Arbeit im «Bündnis bezahlbarer Wohnraum» sehen wir keine nennenswerten Fortschritte, sondern erhebliche Defizite in der bisherigen politischen Arbeit und der Einbeziehung des Bündnisses. Als Umweltbank, bestehend neben uns aus dem Deutschen Naturschutzring (DNR) e.V., der Stiftung trias und der GIMA München eG, haben wir ein Bilanzpapier und eine Pressemitteilung verfasst (s. […]
Land in Sicht / Ein Filmportrait der Stiftung Edith Maryon
45 Minuten, von Marcel Scheible, Sel et Poivre GmbHOther Spheres of Work
Housing assistance
Our housing and rent assistance in the Basel region
Cultural Funding
We support exciting projects mainly in the fields of art and education if they are a good fit for us.