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    Sierra Club Foundation

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    OAKLAND, CASitio web4159951780EIN: 94-6069890

    About Sierra Club Foundation

    The Sierra Club Foundation promotes efforts to educate and empower people to protect and improve the natural and human environment.

    Focus Areas

    climate and clean energypublic lands and conservationwater protectionwildlife protectionenvironmental lawenvironmental educationoutdoor access and recreationmovement buildingmission-aligned / catalytic investingfiscal sponsorship

    Who They Fund

    frontline and frontline community groupsBlack, Indigenous, and other communities of color (BIPOC-led organizations)Indigenous communities and tribes

    About Sierra Club Foundation

    A defining feature of the Sierra Club Foundation is the scale of its support for environmental education through its longtime relationship with Sierra Club. Three of the largest recent grants went to Sierra Club in Oakland: $95,919,977 in 2024, $94,050,499 in 2023, and $85,639,241 in 2025, all tied to environmental education or promoting environmental awareness and education. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation also backs environmental justice infrastructure, climate organizing, legal advocacy, and community-led clean energy work. Recent grants show a funder that works through large institutional partners as well as coalitions and local intermediaries. It supported The Partnership Project in Washington, DC with $350,000 to bring national environmental groups and environmental justice groups together, and it gave $250,000 to Community Initiatives in Oakland for Just Solutions Collective research, policy analysis, and strategic networks. Other grants point to attention on frontline community groups, Indigenous rights, and climate justice campaigns, including support for efforts around Line 5 and DAPL, affordable green housing, and worker-centered climate action. The foundation’s public profile combines environmental education with policy, organizing, and movement-building support across the United States.

    What Sierra Club Foundation Funds

    Environmental justice coalition work appears prominently in the recent grants. The Partnership Project received $350,000 in 2023 to bring national environmental groups and environmental justice groups together, align policy principles, and build trust across long-standing divides. In 2024, the same organization received $100,000 for its climate action campaign. Housing and energy affordability are another clear area. Latino Community Fund of Washington State received $130,000 in 2024 for the Roadmap to Healthy, Green & Affordable Housing in Washington State, and then $75,000 in 2025 for initiatives for affordable, green housing solutions. Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund received $100,000 in 2023 to reduce energy burden and energy burden disparities in Milwaukee through administrative advocacy and community organizing. The foundation also supports narrative and media work tied to climate change. Population Media Center received $939,274 in 2023 for entertainment-education and mass media work, and Of Salt and Sand received $75,000 in 2025 to create multimedia projects documenting community experiences amid the climate crisis.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $281.2M

    Total Assets

    $210.7M

    Total Revenue

    $108.2M

    Total Expenses

    $102.1M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $24K and $135K, with a median of $73K.

    25th Percentile

    $24K

    Median

    $73K

    75th Percentile

    $135K

    Geographic Reach

    National20 states funded

    About 25% of grants go to recipients in PA.

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    Leadership

    DAN CHU

    Accepts unsolicited proposals

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    Funding Style

    general/unrestricted operating supportcapacity building and organizational strengtheninggrassroots participatory grantmakingcoalition and network buildingdirect advocacy and community organizing support

    Topics

    environmental education and public awareness (entertainment-education, mass media)climate justice and equitable climate policywater protection and opposition to fossil fuel pipelines (Line 5, DAPL)affordable, healthy, green housing and energy efficiency for low-income tenantsfrontline community legal advocacy and policy research/supportclean energy pilots and decarbonization (solar pilot, worker-centric climate action)narrative power/cultural shift for just transition from extractive to living economy

    How Sierra Club Foundation Gives

    Typical grant size sits at $23,750 at the 25th percentile, $72,500 at the median, and $135,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also includes very large institutional transfers tied to Sierra Club itself. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Recipients appear across multiple years in some cases, including Sierra Club, The Partnership Project, Community Initiatives, and Latino Community Fund of Washington State, which suggests repeat support rather than one-off giving. The pattern includes operating support, coalition support, and project support.

    Where Sierra Club Foundation Makes Grants

    Grants are national in scope, and every recipient in the recent sample is in the US. California recipients appear frequently, including Oakland, San Francisco, and Calabasas, while Washington, DC and Seattle also show up more than once. Other named recipient cities include Portland, Lansing, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, New York, Brooklyn, Las Vegas, South Burlington, and Brown County, Texas through a solar pilot project. The foundation gives often in Pennsylvania by count, even though that is separate from its headquarters in Oakland.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Sierra Club Foundation

    What kinds of work does the Sierra Club Foundation fund most often?

    The recent grants show support for environmental education, environmental justice organizing, coalition building, clean energy work, housing and energy affordability, water protection, legal advocacy, and narrative or media projects related to climate and environmental issues.

    Does the foundation give recurring support to the same organizations?

    Yes. Sierra Club appears in multiple years, as do The Partnership Project, Community Initiatives, and Latino Community Fund of Washington State. That pattern suggests repeat support across years rather than isolated one-time awards.

    What is a typical grant size?

    The typical grant size is $23,750 at the 25th percentile, $72,500 at the median, and $135,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes much larger transfers to Sierra Club itself, which are far above that range.

    What geographies do the grants reach?

    The grantmaking is national, and the recent sample shows recipients in California, Washington, DC, Washington state, Minnesota, Utah, Wisconsin, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Vermont, Colorado, Oregon, and Puerto Rico. The recipient country distribution in the sample is entirely US-based.

    Does the foundation fund individuals or accept program-related investments?

    No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. It operates as a regular funder.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    SIERRA CLUBOAKLAND, CA$85,639,2412025PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION.
    COMMUNITY INITIATIVESOAKLAND, CA$250,0002025RESEARCH AND CREATE NETWORKS TO ENHANCE CLIMATE JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS' CAPABILITIES.
    MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCILLANSING, MI$250,0002025SUPPORT ORGANIZING EFFORTS AGAINST LINE 5 AND DAPL TO PROTECT WATER SUPPLIES AND INDIGENOUS RIGHTS.
    GREENLATINOSBOULDER, CO$100,0002025PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION WORKGROUPS
    SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY$100,0002025SUPPORT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS FOR A SOLAR ENERGY PILOT PROJECT IN BROWN COUNTY, TEXAS.
    OF SALT AND SANDSALT LAKE CITY, UT$75,0002025CREATE MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS THAT DOCUMENT COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AMID CLIMATE CRISIS.
    LATINO COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON STATESEATTLE, WA$75,0002025SUPPORT INITIATIVES FOR AFFORDABLE, GREEN HOUSING SOLUTIONS
    APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATESLEWISBURG, WV$50,0002025USE LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO COMBAT FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY.
    CONSERVATION VOTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION FUNDCOLUMBIA, SC$50,0002025ADDRESS SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE ISSUES IN ENERGY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
    COMMUNITY INITIATIVESOAKLAND, CA$50,0002025SUPPORT OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS AND LEADERSHIP AIMED AT DIVERSIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS.
    NW ENERGY COALITIONSEATTLE, WA$50,0002025BUILD A COORDINATED MOVEMENT FOR EQUITABLE BUILDING DECARBONIZATION IN WASHINGTON STATE
    GUARDIAN REVIVALBEACON, NY$50,0002025EQUIP MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH SKILLS TO SAFELY ENGAGE WITH NATURE
    HUMANITARIAN SOCIAL INNOVATIONSBETHLEHEM, PA$33,6002025DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING INVESTMENTS THAT ALIGNS WITH THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION'S MISSION.
    JESUS PEOPLE AGAINST POLLUTIONCOLUMBIA, MS$25,0002025PLAN A STATEWIDE SUMMIT TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLIMATE JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER.
    KARUNA FOUNDATIONNIWOT, CO$20,0002025BACK GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO PRIORITIZE FOOD SYSTEMS IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
    CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPYNEW YORK, NY$20,0002025SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND TRAININGS FOR FOUNDATIONS AND IMPACT INVESTORS FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE.
    THE CRANE INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABILITYANDOVER, MA$20,0002025DEVELOP BEST PRACTICE PAPERS FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING FOCUSED ON CLIMATE JUSTICE.
    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGONORTHBROOK, IL$13,0772025FUND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AT CAMP CHI
    BIKE PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$10,0002025FUND EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM STREETS FOR BETTER BIKING AND WALKING ACCESSIBILITY.
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CA$10,0002025PRESERVE ORAL HISTORIES FROM SIERRA CLUB MEMBERS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND LEARNING
    AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATEOYSTER BAY, NY$6,3002025AID THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT SANCTUARY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN GLEN COVE, NY.
    SIERRA CLUBOAKLAND, CA$95,919,9772024ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
    TIDES FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CA$250,0002024TO SUPPORT FRONTLINE COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE THROUGH LEGAL ADVOCACY
    COMMUNITY INITIATIVESOAKLAND, CA$250,0002024FOR JUST SOLUTIONS COLLECTIVE TO PROVIDE RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND STRATEGIC NETWORKS THAT BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE, REPLICATE, AND SCALE EQUITABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
    THE SOLUTIONS PROJECTOAKLAND, CA$200,0002024FOR THE FUND FOR FRONTLINE POWER TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS LEADERS' COLLECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF CAPITAL TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS-LED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES
    SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURSCALABASAS, CA$165,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF BUILDING EQUITY AND ALIGNMENT FOR IMPACT (BEA) AND FOR BEA FUND, A PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING FUND THAT DISTRIBUTES CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THE GRASSSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT
    VERDEPORTLAND, OR$150,0002024COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS
    LATINO COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON STATESEATTLE, WA$130,0002024FOR "ROADMAP TO HEALTHY, GREEN & AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN WASHINGTON STATE" PROJECT IN WHICH A MULTIRACIAL BASE OF WORKING-CLASS TENANTS, MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS, AND LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS BUILD STATEWIDE MOMENTUM FOR AFFORDABLE, GREEN, ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSING FOR ALL, ENGAGING IN INSIDE/OUTSIDE STRATEGY TO CO-DEVELOP THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S NEEDS ASSESSMENT, REIMAGINING A STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WEATHERIZATION, AND HEALTHY HOUSING ACCESSIBLE TO POOR AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES OF ALL RACES THAT ALSO CREATES GOOD GREEN JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
    THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTWASHINGTON, DC$100,0002024CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN
    BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MN$100,0002024TO SUPPORT FEDERAL AND STATE WORKER-CENTRIC CLIMATE ACTION
    UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CA$50,0002024RETURN GRANT
    MISSOURI STATE PARKS FOUNDATIONCOLUMBIA, MO$46,5162024TO CONSTRUCT FIVE MILES OF TRAIL IN AN UNDEVELOPED WESTERN PORTION OF HAWN STATE PARK, PROVIDING MORE TRAIL OPTIONS FOR VISITORS
    INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONALASHEVILLE, NC$43,0002024TO CONSERVE TIGER HABITATS IN NATURAL FORESTS AND PROTECTED AREAS THROUGH ACCOUNTABLE FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS IN ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CA$40,0002024TO RECORD THE ORAL HISTORY FROM SIERRA CLUB VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, AND MEMBERS FOR PRESERVATION AT BANCROFT LIBRARY TO SERVE AS INVALUABLE HISTORICAL RESOURCES, OFFERING WISDOM FOR FUTURE LEADERS AND DOCUMENTING MISTAKES THAT SHOULD NOT BE REPEATED
    FRIENDS OF THE INYOBISHOP, CA$35,0002024TO SUPPORT ORGANIZING EFFORTS THAT ADVANCE TRIBAL SUPPORT IN DEFENSE OF AND PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR CONGLOMERATE MESA
    COALICION PRO CORREDOR ECOLOGICO DEL NORESTELUQUILLO, PR$25,0002024TO SHOWCASE THE NORTHEAST ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR AS A MODEL FOR LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT THAT INTEGRATES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND JUST SUSTAINABILITY PRINICPLES AND TO CULTIVATE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, ENHANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS, ADVANCE EQUITABLE CLIMATE TRANSITION INITIATIVES, AND FOSTER LOCAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
    SOUTH RIVER WATERSHED ALLIANCEDECATUR, GA$25,0002024LITIGATION TO SAVE SOUTH RIVER FOREST
    RIO GRANDE RETURNSANTA FE, NM$20,0002024SANTA FE RIVER PLANTING PROJECT
    CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPYNEW YORK, NY$20,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE PRACTICE OF INVESTING BY ALIGNING CAPITAL WITH OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE
    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGONORTHBROOK, IL$16,4962024TO SUPPORT CAMP CHI'S YOUTH OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING
    GOOD FOOD INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DC$10,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO DEVELOP THE ROADMAP FOR A SUSTAINABLE, SECURE, AND JUST PROTEIN SUPPLY
    BIKE PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$8,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF BIKE PITTSBURGH'S MISSION TO TRANSFORM STREETS TO MAKE BIKING AND WALKING COMMONPLACE FOR ALL PITTSBURGHERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF CAR DEPENDENCE IN COMMUNITIES
    AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATEOYSTER BAY, NY$6,3002024LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE BIRDS!
    SIERRA CLUBOAKLAND, CA$94,050,4992023ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
    POPULATION MEDIA CENTERSOUTH BURLINGTON, VT$939,2742023GENERAL SUPPORT OF POPULATION MEDIA CENTER'S MISSION TO USE ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION AND MASS MEDIA TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE BY ADDRESSING THE INTERCONNECTED ISSUES OF THE FULL RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, POPULATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
    THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTWASHINGTON, DC$350,0002023TO BRING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND EJ GROUPS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOGETHER TO BUILD TRUST, BRIDGE HISTORIC DIVIDES, ALIGN AROUND A CORE SET OF POLICY PRINCIPLES AND COMMITMENTS, AND ADVOCATE FOR BOLD AND EQUITABLE CLIMATE POLICIES
    SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURSCALABASAS, CA$220,0002023GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF BUILDING EQUITY AND ALIGNMENT FOR IMPACT (BEA) AND FOR BEA FUND, A PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING FUND THAT DISTRIBUTES CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THE GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT
    RIGHT TO THE CITY ALLIANCEBROOKLYN, NY$175,0002023TO SUPPORT HOMES FOR ALL ST. LOUIS, A BLACK-LED COALITION OF TENANT ASSOCIATIONS, GRASSROOTS GROUPS, AND ALLIED HOUSING-JUSTICE ADJACENT NONPROFITS BUILDING POWER BY CATALYZING TENANT ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH SERVE AS AN ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM TO IMPROVE HOUSING QUALITY AND LAUNCH PUBLIC POLICY CAMPAIGNS
    GREEN DIVERSITY INITIATIVE DBA GREEN 20WASHINGTON, DC$100,0002023FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO ENSURE THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT IS COMMITTED TO JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND DIVERSITY AND RECOGNIZES THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE MOVEMENT
    NONPROFIT LEGAL SERVICES OF UTAHSALT LAKE CITY, UT$100,0002023TO BUILD NARRATIVE POWER AND NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE A JUST TRANSITION FROM AN EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY TO A LIVING ECONOMY POLITICALLY POSSIBLE IN UTAH AND FOSTER A CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION THAT UPROOTS HARMFUL STORIES UPHOLDING THE STATE'S EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY, REPAIRS HARM, AND BIRTHS NEW STORIES FOR A LIVING ECONOMY

    SIERRA CLUB

    $85,639,241
    OAKLAND, CA2025

    PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION.

    COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

    $250,000
    OAKLAND, CA2025

    RESEARCH AND CREATE NETWORKS TO ENHANCE CLIMATE JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS' CAPABILITIES.

    MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL

    $250,000
    LANSING, MI2025

    SUPPORT ORGANIZING EFFORTS AGAINST LINE 5 AND DAPL TO PROTECT WATER SUPPLIES AND INDIGENOUS RIGHTS.

    GREENLATINOS

    $100,000
    BOULDER, CO2025

    PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION WORKGROUPS

    SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION

    $100,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    SUPPORT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS FOR A SOLAR ENERGY PILOT PROJECT IN BROWN COUNTY, TEXAS.

    OF SALT AND SAND

    $75,000
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT
    2025

    CREATE MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS THAT DOCUMENT COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AMID CLIMATE CRISIS.

    LATINO COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON STATE

    $75,000
    SEATTLE, WA2025

    SUPPORT INITIATIVES FOR AFFORDABLE, GREEN HOUSING SOLUTIONS

    APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES

    $50,000
    LEWISBURG, WV2025

    USE LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO COMBAT FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY.

    CONSERVATION VOTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION FUND

    $50,000
    COLUMBIA, SC2025

    ADDRESS SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE ISSUES IN ENERGY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.

    COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

    $50,000
    OAKLAND, CA2025

    SUPPORT OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS AND LEADERSHIP AIMED AT DIVERSIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS.

    NW ENERGY COALITION

    $50,000
    SEATTLE, WA2025

    BUILD A COORDINATED MOVEMENT FOR EQUITABLE BUILDING DECARBONIZATION IN WASHINGTON STATE

    GUARDIAN REVIVAL

    $50,000
    BEACON, NY2025

    EQUIP MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH SKILLS TO SAFELY ENGAGE WITH NATURE

    HUMANITARIAN SOCIAL INNOVATIONS

    $33,600
    BETHLEHEM, PA2025

    DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING INVESTMENTS THAT ALIGNS WITH THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION'S MISSION.

    JESUS PEOPLE AGAINST POLLUTION

    $25,000
    COLUMBIA, MS2025

    PLAN A STATEWIDE SUMMIT TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLIMATE JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER.

    KARUNA FOUNDATION

    $20,000
    NIWOT, CO2025

    BACK GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO PRIORITIZE FOOD SYSTEMS IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE

    CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPY

    $20,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND TRAININGS FOR FOUNDATIONS AND IMPACT INVESTORS FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE.

    THE CRANE INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABILITY

    $20,000
    ANDOVER, MA2025

    DEVELOP BEST PRACTICE PAPERS FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING FOCUSED ON CLIMATE JUSTICE.

    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO

    $13,077
    NORTHBROOK, IL2025

    FUND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AT CAMP CHI

    BIKE PITTSBURGH

    $10,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    FUND EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM STREETS FOR BETTER BIKING AND WALKING ACCESSIBILITY.

    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION

    $10,000
    BERKELEY, CA2025

    PRESERVE ORAL HISTORIES FROM SIERRA CLUB MEMBERS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND LEARNING

    AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE

    $6,300
    OYSTER BAY, NY2025

    AID THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT SANCTUARY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN GLEN COVE, NY.

    SIERRA CLUB

    $95,919,977
    OAKLAND, CA2024

    ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

    TIDES FOUNDATION

    $250,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2024

    TO SUPPORT FRONTLINE COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE THROUGH LEGAL ADVOCACY

    COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

    $250,000
    OAKLAND, CA2024

    FOR JUST SOLUTIONS COLLECTIVE TO PROVIDE RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND STRATEGIC NETWORKS THAT BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE, REPLICATE, AND SCALE EQUITABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

    THE SOLUTIONS PROJECT

    $200,000
    OAKLAND, CA2024

    FOR THE FUND FOR FRONTLINE POWER TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS LEADERS' COLLECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF CAPITAL TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS-LED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES

    SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS

    $165,000
    CALABASAS, CA2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF BUILDING EQUITY AND ALIGNMENT FOR IMPACT (BEA) AND FOR BEA FUND, A PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING FUND THAT DISTRIBUTES CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THE GRASSSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT

    VERDE

    $150,000
    PORTLAND, OR2024

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS

    LATINO COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON STATE

    $130,000
    SEATTLE, WA2024

    FOR "ROADMAP TO HEALTHY, GREEN & AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN WASHINGTON STATE" PROJECT IN WHICH A MULTIRACIAL BASE OF WORKING-CLASS TENANTS, MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS, AND LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS BUILD STATEWIDE MOMENTUM FOR AFFORDABLE, GREEN, ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSING FOR ALL, ENGAGING IN INSIDE/OUTSIDE STRATEGY TO CO-DEVELOP THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S NEEDS ASSESSMENT, REIMAGINING A STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WEATHERIZATION, AND HEALTHY HOUSING ACCESSIBLE TO POOR AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES OF ALL RACES THAT ALSO CREATES GOOD GREEN JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

    THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

    $100,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN

    BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION

    $100,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2024

    TO SUPPORT FEDERAL AND STATE WORKER-CENTRIC CLIMATE ACTION

    UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION

    $50,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2024

    RETURN GRANT

    MISSOURI STATE PARKS FOUNDATION

    $46,516
    COLUMBIA, MO2024

    TO CONSTRUCT FIVE MILES OF TRAIL IN AN UNDEVELOPED WESTERN PORTION OF HAWN STATE PARK, PROVIDING MORE TRAIL OPTIONS FOR VISITORS

    INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL

    $43,000
    ASHEVILLE, NC2024

    TO CONSERVE TIGER HABITATS IN NATURAL FORESTS AND PROTECTED AREAS THROUGH ACCOUNTABLE FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS IN ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION

    $40,000
    BERKELEY, CA2024

    TO RECORD THE ORAL HISTORY FROM SIERRA CLUB VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, AND MEMBERS FOR PRESERVATION AT BANCROFT LIBRARY TO SERVE AS INVALUABLE HISTORICAL RESOURCES, OFFERING WISDOM FOR FUTURE LEADERS AND DOCUMENTING MISTAKES THAT SHOULD NOT BE REPEATED

    FRIENDS OF THE INYO

    $35,000
    BISHOP, CA2024

    TO SUPPORT ORGANIZING EFFORTS THAT ADVANCE TRIBAL SUPPORT IN DEFENSE OF AND PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR CONGLOMERATE MESA

    COALICION PRO CORREDOR ECOLOGICO DEL NORESTE

    $25,000
    LUQUILLO, PR2024

    TO SHOWCASE THE NORTHEAST ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR AS A MODEL FOR LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT THAT INTEGRATES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND JUST SUSTAINABILITY PRINICPLES AND TO CULTIVATE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, ENHANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS, ADVANCE EQUITABLE CLIMATE TRANSITION INITIATIVES, AND FOSTER LOCAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS

    SOUTH RIVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE

    $25,000
    DECATUR, GA2024

    LITIGATION TO SAVE SOUTH RIVER FOREST

    RIO GRANDE RETURN

    $20,000
    SANTA FE, NM2024

    SANTA FE RIVER PLANTING PROJECT

    CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPY

    $20,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE PRACTICE OF INVESTING BY ALIGNING CAPITAL WITH OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE

    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO

    $16,496
    NORTHBROOK, IL2024

    TO SUPPORT CAMP CHI'S YOUTH OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING

    GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE

    $10,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO DEVELOP THE ROADMAP FOR A SUSTAINABLE, SECURE, AND JUST PROTEIN SUPPLY

    BIKE PITTSBURGH

    $8,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF BIKE PITTSBURGH'S MISSION TO TRANSFORM STREETS TO MAKE BIKING AND WALKING COMMONPLACE FOR ALL PITTSBURGHERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF CAR DEPENDENCE IN COMMUNITIES

    AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE

    $6,300
    OYSTER BAY, NY2024

    LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE BIRDS!

    SIERRA CLUB

    $94,050,499
    OAKLAND, CA2023

    ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

    POPULATION MEDIA CENTER

    $939,274
    SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT2023

    GENERAL SUPPORT OF POPULATION MEDIA CENTER'S MISSION TO USE ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION AND MASS MEDIA TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE BY ADDRESSING THE INTERCONNECTED ISSUES OF THE FULL RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, POPULATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

    THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

    $350,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2023

    TO BRING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND EJ GROUPS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOGETHER TO BUILD TRUST, BRIDGE HISTORIC DIVIDES, ALIGN AROUND A CORE SET OF POLICY PRINCIPLES AND COMMITMENTS, AND ADVOCATE FOR BOLD AND EQUITABLE CLIMATE POLICIES

    SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS

    $220,000
    CALABASAS, CA2023

    GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF BUILDING EQUITY AND ALIGNMENT FOR IMPACT (BEA) AND FOR BEA FUND, A PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING FUND THAT DISTRIBUTES CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THE GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT

    RIGHT TO THE CITY ALLIANCE

    $175,000
    BROOKLYN, NY2023

    TO SUPPORT HOMES FOR ALL ST. LOUIS, A BLACK-LED COALITION OF TENANT ASSOCIATIONS, GRASSROOTS GROUPS, AND ALLIED HOUSING-JUSTICE ADJACENT NONPROFITS BUILDING POWER BY CATALYZING TENANT ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH SERVE AS AN ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM TO IMPROVE HOUSING QUALITY AND LAUNCH PUBLIC POLICY CAMPAIGNS

    GREEN DIVERSITY INITIATIVE DBA GREEN 20

    $100,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2023

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO ENSURE THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT IS COMMITTED TO JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND DIVERSITY AND RECOGNIZES THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE MOVEMENT

    NONPROFIT LEGAL SERVICES OF UTAH

    $100,000
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT2023

    TO BUILD NARRATIVE POWER AND NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE A JUST TRANSITION FROM AN EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY TO A LIVING ECONOMY POLITICALLY POSSIBLE IN UTAH AND FOSTER A CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION THAT UPROOTS HARMFUL STORIES UPHOLDING THE STATE'S EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY, REPAIRS HARM, AND BIRTHS NEW STORIES FOR A LIVING ECONOMY