The Ashley Montagu Institute, whose goal is to extend and implement the lifework of its namesake, internationally renowned anthropologist Ashley Montagu, through education, research, and community interventions.
        Founded in 1997 by Roderic Gorney, MD, a professor of psychiatry at UCLA and longtime Montagu mentee, AMI has been supported to date by private donations totaling $35,000. These sources will be supplemented by larger grants from private foundations and corporations, as well as contributions from the general public. In addition, legacies eventually will further increase resources, $1.5M already having been committed. Finally, these amounts will be swelled by contributions from the general public.
        The Institute will expend these funds in implementing its programs.  An example is its focus on the unthinking waste that threatens our planet, and more effective means of inculcating recycling and voluntary simplicity living patterns.  Another example is its exploration of the epidemic levels of mental disorders, and the power of loving nurturance to forestall the pathology, criminality, and suffering they cause.