Make It Right Foundation New Orleans
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| Founded | December 2007 |
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| Founder | Brad Pitt |
| Type | 501(c)(3) charitable organization |
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Area served
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New Orleans, LA Newark, NJ Kansas City, MO |
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Revenue
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 US $11,921,161 |
| Expenses |
 US $9,646,135 |
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Employees
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24 |
| Mission | To be a catalyst for the redevelopment of the Lower 9th Ward, by building a neighborhood with safe and healthy homes inspired by Cradle to Cradle thinking with an emphasis on a high quality of design, while preserving the spirit of the community's culture. |
| Website | makeitright |
The Make It Right Foundation is a non-profit foundation founded by Brad Pitt in 2007. The foundation was established to aid in the environmentally friendly rebuilding of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina. The organization is currently working in New Orleans, LA, Newark, NJ, and Kansas City, MO.
In December 2006, Brad Pitt and William McDonough founded Make It Right to rebuild 150 safe, energy-efficient and affordable homes for families from New Orleans Lower 9th Ward who lost everything to Hurricane Katrina. As of April 2013, Make It Right has completed 90 homes and is working to finish the remaining 60 homes. The homes in New Orleans were designed by world-renowned architects like Frank Gehry, David Adjaye and Shigeru Ban and each home is LEED Platinum certified by the USGBC. These houses are not typical of New Orleans with their angular shapes and colors of every shade. Make it Right also implements the Cradle to Cradle method which means using material that can be reused and that are safe, renewable energy is utilized, safe drinking water, and improvement is continuous.
The Make it Right website uses the idea of Laboratory and Library to show how the materials, the construction, and the data available are certifiably green and will ultimately benefit the homeowner.
Some of the topics include:
These homes use 70% less energy than a conventional home of the same size. It takes about $150,000 to build these homes with labor included. If the costs exceed the estimated price then the foundation covers the fee. Each home gives the builder an idea of how to make the homes more affordable and better constructed.
Make It Right partnered with HelpUSA in Newark, NJ to build a 56-unit multi-family building for disabled veterans. The LEED Platinum building opened on Memorial Day 2012.
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