Open Current Foundation

More Connected.
More Confident.
More Intentional.

Open Current Foundation develops community education programs in skin health confidence and alcohol-free social wellness.

Our Focus Areas Support the Work
2
National education
forums in 2027
1,000
Community access awards
targeted for 2027
20
Community events
empowering local health in 2027
Our Focus Areas

Where We
Show Up

Through community programs centered on emotional wellness, alcohol-free social engagement, and confidence-building initiatives, we help people feel more supported, connected, and empowered.

Alcohol-Free Social Engagement

Creating intentional spaces where connection thrives without alcohol — through curated gatherings, community rituals, and social experiences that make sober living visible, welcoming, and culturally relevant.

Skin Confidence & Self-Esteem

Helping individuals build a clearer, more informed relationship with their skin — replacing confusion with confidence through education, community programming, and accessible outreach.

Emotional Wellness

Supporting the inner work that makes everything else possible — through programs that normalize mental and emotional well-being as a foundation for healthier relationships and more intentional living.

Community Connection

Fostering genuine belonging through shared experience. We create environments where people feel less alone, more seen, and more supported — because connection is at the core of everything we do.

Our Programs & Affiliation

Where the Education
Actually Happens.

Open Current Foundation is affiliated with Open Current Media, which produces Skinfluence and Drywave — two national consumer education forums launching in April 2027. Those forums are commercial, ticketed events.

The Foundation's role is separate and specific. We build and deliver community education directly — in schools, in the community through alcohol education and alcohol-free events, and through scholarships so cost is never the reason someone misses a national forum. Philanthropic and donor funds support Foundation programming only.

We state this plainly because funders and donors deserve to know exactly what their support pays for.

Aligned Platforms
Skinfluence
skinfluence.site
Drywave
drywave.site
Via Skinfluence
The Skin Confidence Project

The Skin Confidence Project creates community-based experiences that help individuals feel more confident, informed, and supported in the way they understand and care for their skin.

  • Educational workshops and community conversations
  • Access to credible skincare guidance and resources
  • Youth confidence and self-image initiatives
  • Community skin health events and learning experiences
  • Supportive environments that encourage healthy routines and self-confidence

The initiative was created to help reduce confusion, intimidation, and social pressure surrounding skincare and self-image — especially among younger individuals navigating an increasingly complex wellness and beauty landscape.

Via Drywave
The Gather Well Initiative

The Gather Well Initiative supports community programs that encourage healthier, more intentional ways of gathering, connecting, and living.

Through wellness-centered social experiences, alcohol-free community events, movement-based activities, educational conversations, and non-alcoholic beverage experiences, the initiative helps foster inclusive environments where people can build meaningful connection without social pressure surrounding alcohol.

Focused on redefining modern social culture, the initiative encourages emotional well-being, healthier habits, and stronger community connection through experiences designed to help people feel engaged, supported, and fully included.

Community Access Initiative

Meeting People
Where They Are.

Health education only matters if it reaches people where they already spend their time — in the classroom, in the community, and at events built around connection instead of alcohol. The Community Access Initiative funds and delivers that programming directly, and provides scholarships so cost is never the reason someone misses a national forum.

Skin health and confidence-building education for high schoolers and grade schoolers
Community alcohol education programming
Alcohol-free community events that bring people together
Full scholarship admission to a national education forum for those who need it
01
In the Classroom

We partner with schools to bring skin health education and confidence-building programming directly to high schoolers and grade schoolers — reaching them long before cost or access could ever be a barrier.

02
In the Community

We hold alcohol education programming and create alcohol-free events where people can gather, connect, and experience social life without alcohol at the center — alongside scholarship awards, distributed through community partners, for those attending our national forums.

03
Measured Outcomes

Participants are surveyed before and after. We report reach, participation, and self-reported change in confidence and knowledge to our funding partners — and publish what we learn.

Founder of Open Current Foundation
Craig Schuette
Founder
Founder's Perspective
Why Open Current Exists

Throughout my career in pharmaceutical marketing and health education, I've seen how access to trusted information, meaningful connection, and supportive communities can transform people's confidence, well-being, and quality of life.

"People are more empowered to live intentionally when education, support, and healthier social experiences are accessible to them."

I've also seen how difficult it can be to navigate wellness, emotional health, social pressures, and self-confidence without environments that encourage openness, learning, and connection.

Open Current Foundation was created from that belief—to build communities where people feel more informed, connected, confident, and empowered to live healthier, more intentional lives.

Accountability

How We
Operate.