Organization
The Marmon Foundation
Start earlier. Build stronger. Open the path for others.
The Marmon Foundation is the organizational umbrella housing Sonny Marmon's healthcare workforce, youth pathway, research, public-resource, and policy work. Founded by Sonny Marmon, the Foundation builds earlier, stronger pathways into healthcare — creating practical infrastructure that outlasts any single initiative.
What the Foundation houses.
Each initiative addresses a different facet of the same goal: helping young people start healthcare careers earlier and with better information.
Flagship research initiative
Rochester Youth Healthcare Pathways Project
Documenting healthcare career pathways available to young people in the Rochester area — jobs, programs, internships, volunteer work, and mentorship — with eligibility tied to primary sources.
Explore the projectPublic resource
Rochester Health Pathways
The student-facing app that turns the Pathways Project's research into a practical tool for discovering healthcare career opportunities by age, type, and eligibility.
About the resourcePolicy & research track
Minnesota Youth Healthcare Pathways
A policy and legal research initiative examining the regulatory and structural questions surrounding youth participation in healthcare careers across Minnesota.
Learn moreFounded by Sonny Marmon.
The Marmon Foundation was created by Sonny Marmon, a healthcare executive and youth workforce advocate based in Rochester, Minnesota. Sonny's personal experience navigating healthcare career entry as a young person is the foundation's origin story — and the reason it exists.
Organizational statusThe Marmon Foundation is currently the public-facing umbrella for Sonny Marmon's research, workforce-development, youth pathway, resource, and policy work. It is not represented here as a tax-exempt charitable organization unless that status is explicitly established.