Sierra Club Foundation

Not to be confused with the Sierra Club.
Sierra Club Foundation
Formation1960
TypeCharitable organization
94-6069890
Legal status501(c)(3) organization
PurposePromote efforts to educate and empower people to protect and improve the natural and human environment
Headquarters2101 Webster St Suite 1250
Location
Dan Chu[1]
Key people
Robin Mann, Chair
Main organ
Board of Directors
AffiliationsSierra Club
Websitewww.sierraclubfoundation.org

The Sierra Club Foundation is an American nonprofit charitable organization focused on environmental efforts. It is an independent 501(c)(3) social welfare organization, the fiscal sponsor of the charitable programs of the Sierra Club.[2] The organization's stated mission is to "help educate, inspire, and empower humanity to preserve the natural and human environment."[3]

Based in Oakland, California and founded in 1960, the Sierra Club Foundation funds a range of environmental projects. Notable members of the board of directors have included Lynn Jurich, Mike Richter, and Darren Aronofsky.[4] The corporate officers, as of August 2023, are Robin Mann, Joel Sanders, Jessica Sarowitz, and Rebekah Saul Butler.[5]

In 1999, it was the 14th largest recipient of public donations amongst environmental groups.[6]

According to its 2020 annual report, the foundation awarded just over $80 million in grants to the Sierra Club and to non-profits "to support scientific, educational, literary, organizing, advocacy, and legal programs that further our goals".[7] The largest grant of $29.7 million was to the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign.[7]

  1. ^ "Staff | The Sierra Club Foundation". www.sierraclubfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  2. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". sierraclubfoundation.org. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ "About the Sierra Club Foundation | The Sierra Club Foundation". www.sierraclubfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  4. ^ "Darren Aronofsky Joins Sierra Club Foundation Board of Directors". Hollywood Reporter. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors | The Sierra Club Foundation". www.sierraclubfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  6. ^ Shiffer, James (May 27, 2001). "The greening of the environmental movement". Newspapers.com. The News and Observer. p. A12. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  7. ^ a b "Grants". vault.sierraclub.org. Retrieved 2023-08-24.