Thoreau Center for Sustainability

New York Thoreau Center

Thoreau Center for Sustainability New York is an environmentally sustainable workspace shared by12 nonprofit organizations and programs. Located at 55 Exchange Place in the old JP Morgan Building, across from the New York Stock Exchange, it is the first shared community and conference space for nonprofits in Lower Manhattan.

Thoreau Center New York provides quality work and program space for nonprofits working for social change. Thoreau Center comprises a dynamic community of nonprofits, located near all boroughs and commuter lines.

Thoreau Center New York’s renovation used an environmentally sustainable architectural plan incorporating elements such as recycled building materials, non-toxic paints and energy efficient mechanical systems. Aspects of the center’s sustainable operations include the use of clean renewable energy, nontoxic cleaning products and extensive recycling programs.

Tides Shared Spaces

Thoreau Center for Sustainability is operated by Tides Shared Spaces, the Tides initiative which increases the capacity and effectiveness of social change organizations and the nonprofit sector by creating, operating and promoting quality, affordable nonprofit work spaces. To learn more about Tides Shared Spaces contact China Brotsky, Managing Director, at china(at)tides.org or visit tidessharedspaces.org. 

Visit the The NonprofitCenters Network website to learn more about the benefits of multi-tenant nonprofit spaces.

Henry David Thoreau

Dedicated to social, cultural and environmental sustainability, Thoreau Centers are named after the American writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau. As American’s first notable naturalist, Thoreau believed in the importance of democracy and advocated living in harmony with nature.