2014 to 2016, the Ocean River Institute provided Inian Island Institute nonprofit services to get started.  Inian Island Institute is now flourishing recognized by the IRS as an independent  501c3 nonprofit organization.

To support this one-of-a-kind field school, bringing researchers and student groups for hands-on courses in ecology, sustainability, and human-environment interactions on a gorgeous property in the Wilderness of Southeast Alaska called the Hobbit Hole go to  http://inianislandsinstitute.org/