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Edith Maryon Foundation

Founded	1990
Founders	John Ermel, Christoph Langscheid, Michael Riggenbach
Type	Private law foundation (Stiftung)
Focus	Promotion and establishment of socially oriented housing and workplaces
Location
Area served	Northwestern Switzerland and Berlin
Key people	Rembert Biemond (Chair of the Foundation Council); Christoph Langscheid (Managing Director); Klaudia Agbaba; Klaus Jensen; Ulrich Kriese
Employees	19 (as of 2025)[1]
Website	maryon.ch

The Edith Maryon Foundation (German: Stiftung Edith Maryon zur Förderung sozialer Wohn- und Arbeitsstätten) is a nonprofit organization founded in Basel, Switzerland, in 1990. Inspired by Anthroposophy, the foundation is dedicated to removing land and real-estate property from speculation and ensuring their long-term use for social, innovative, and sustainable purposes. It makes its properties available to third parties for socially oriented housing, cultural, or workplace projects. The foundation’s main areas of activity are in north-western Switzerland (Basel and its surroundings) and in Berlin.

History

The foundation was established in 1990 by Christoph Langscheid, John Ermel, and Michael Riggenbach with an initial capital of 12,000 Swiss francs. It is regarded as a pioneer of mission and impact investing focused on real estate and land.^[3] In many of its housing projects, elements of the cohousing concept are applied.^[4]

The foundation is named after the English sculptor Edith Maryon, who was known for her social commitment, including in the field of housing. Over a generation, the foundation’s real-estate portfolio has grown to 166 projects,^[5] some of which are held through subsidiaries.^[6]

As of December 2024, the foundation’s total assets amounted to 343 million Swiss francs.^[7] Its growth has been largely financed through donations, legacies, and interest-free loans from numerous private individuals.^[8] Over the years, the foundation has also become an active grant-making body in the fields of art and culture.^[9]

Projects in Switzerland (selected)

• Unternehmen Mitte, Basel – headquarters of the foundation
• Hotel Krafft, Basel
• Markthalle Basel
• Kloster Schönthal (Switzerland)|Schönthal Monastery, Basel-Landschaft
• Rudolf Steiner School Basel^[10]
• Rudolf Steiner School Münchenstein (former Haas’sche Schriftgiesserei)
• Alte Feuerwehr Viktoria, Bern – a cooperative cultural center^[11]
• Neuestheater.ch, Dornach
• Bain da Chauenas farm, Scuol^[12]
• Sunnehügel – House of Hospitality, Schüpfheim^[13]

Projects in Germany (selected)

• ExRotaprint, Berlin
• Delphi Filmpalast|Former silent-film cinema Delphi, Berlin
• One-World Center, Berlin (AM Sudhaus site) (in German)
• Schokoladen cultural space, Berlin-Mitte ^[14]
• Halle Tanzbühne Berlin, home of the cie. toula limnaios dance company^[15]
• Landwerk Neuendorf, Brandenburg
• KlausHaus, Leipzig – a collective housing project^[16][17][18]
• Kindl site, Berlin-Neukölln – Project VOLLGUT^[19]
• Landgut Pretschen, Märkische Heide (organic farm in the Spreewald region)^[20]
• Tuntenhaus, Berlin