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Sierra Club Foundation

The Sierra Club Foundation is an American nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California. It serves as the fundraising arm of the Sierra Club.[1]

Donors

Donors to the Sierra Club Foundation include:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

  • Abell Foundation
  • Adobe
  • ADP
  • Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC)
  • Aerojet
  • Aetna
  • Air Products
  • Alaska Conservation Foundation
  • Alaska Wilderness League
  • Alliance Data
  • Alternative Gifts of Greater Washington
  • America's Charities
  • American Consumer Insurance
  • American Express
  • American Forests
  • American Heart Association (AHA)
  • American International Group (AIG)
  • American Petroleum Services
  • American Water
  • Americana Foundation
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Amgen
  • Animal Agriculture Strategic Action Fund
  • Annenberg Foundation
  • Apex Clean Energy
  • Apogee Electronics
  • Apple
  • Appreciation of Earth & Animal Foundation
  • Arc'teryx
  • As You Sow
  • Assurant
  • AT&T
  • Bank of America
  • Bank of New York Mellon
  • Barclays
  • Barr Foundation
  • BD
  • Benevity
  • Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
  • Bessemer Trust Bank
  • Better World Group
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Black Dog Foundation
  • BlackRock
  • Bloomberg Family Foundation
  • Bloomberg L.P.
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • BlueGreen Alliance
  • Bluestem Communications
  • BNSF Railway
  • Boeing
  • Boston Foundation
  • BP
  • Bridgebuilders Foundation
  • Bridgespan Group
  • Brightwater Fund
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Broad Reach Fund
  • Brown Environmental
  • Bullitt Foundation
  • Burning Foundation
  • Bush Foundation
  • California Coastal Protection Network
  • California Community Foundation
  • California Endowment
  • California Native Plant Society
  • California State Coastal Conservancy
  • California State Parks Foundation
  • California Wellness Foundation
  • Campaign for America's Wilderness
  • Campion Foundation
  • Captain Planet Foundation
  • Cascadia Consulting Group
  • Center for American Progress (CAP)
  • Center for Biodiversity
  • Center for Biological Diversity
  • Center for Coalfield
  • Center for Environmental Connections
  • Center for International Policy
  • Center for Pima Basin Sustainability
  • Center for Rural Affairs
  • Central Carolina Community Foundation
  • Charles Schwab Corporation
  • Charles Schwab Foundation
  • Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  • Change the World Fund
  • Charities Aid Foundation
  • Chevron
  • Chicago Tribune
  • Children & Nature Network
  • Chubb
  • Citigroup
  • Citizen Engagement Lab Education Fund
  • Citizens Bank
  • City of Ann Arbor
  • Clean Water Fund
  • Climate Ride
  • Climate Solutions
  • ClimateWorks Foundation
  • Clorox Company
  • Coca-Cola Company
  • Columbia Foundation
  • Columbus Foundation
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies
  • Compton Foundation
  • Computer Associates
  • Conservation Alliance
  • Conservation Biology
  • Conservation Lands Foundation
  • Covidien
  • Craig Newmark Philanthropies
  • Craigslist Charitable Fund
  • CREDO Mobile
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation
  • David Geffen Foundation
  • David Rockefeller Fund
  • DCP Midstream
  • Defenders of Wildlife
  • Del Mar Global Trust
  • Dell
  • Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
  • Denver Foundation
  • Desert Protection Council
  • Detroit Future City
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Directions for Rural Action Fund
  • Don Cheadle
  • Duke Energy
  • E4thefuture
  • Earth & Humanity Foundation
  • Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation
  • Earth Island Institute
  • Earthjustice
  • EarthShare
  • Earthshine Foundation
  • Earthwise Foundation
  • Earthworks
  • eBay
  • Ecotrust
  • Edison International
  • Educational Foundation of America
  • Eisai
  • Electronic Arts (EA)
  • Elsevier Foundation
  • Energy & Resource Solutions
  • Energy Action
  • Energy Consumers Association of New England
  • Enfranchisement Foundation
  • Entercom Seattle
  • Enterprise Holdings
  • Entertainment Industry Foundation
  • Environmental Community Organization (ECO)
  • Environmental Council of Sacramento
  • Environmental Defense Action Fund
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • Environmental Federation of California
  • Environmental Fund for Georgia
  • Environmental Fund for Texas
  • Environmental Investigation Agency
  • Environmental Law and Policy Center
  • Environmental Repair Fund
  • Epic Systems
  • Ericsson
  • Essence Communications
  • E-Trade
  • Evergreen Fund
  • Evolve Foundation
  • Expedia
  • ExxonMobil
  • Fannie Mae
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Fineprint Software
  • FleetCor Technologies
  • FMGlobal
  • Food & Water Watch
  • Food Choice Taskforce
  • Ford Foundation
  • Foundation for the Carolinas (FFTC)
  • Foundation Source
  • Franklin Templeton Investments
  • Freddie Mac
  • Freshwater Future
  • Friends of the River
  • Frontstream
  • Fund for Sustenance & Sustainability
  • Gaia Fund
  • Garfield Foundation
  • GE Foundation
  • Genentech
  • General Reinsurance Corporation
  • Genzyme
  • Gillette
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • GlobalGiving
  • Goldman Environmental Foundation
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Good People Global
  • Google
  • Grand Victoria Foundation
  • Great Lakes Commission
  • Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
  • Great Swamp Watershed Association
  • Green Fund
  • Grove Foundation
  • Gulf Restoration Network
  • Halliburton
  • Hawaii Community Foundation
  • Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
  • Healthy Living Fund
  • Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  • Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley
  • Home Depot
  • Honeywell
  • HSBC
  • Hulu
  • Humanist Fund
  • IBM
  • Independent Charities of America
  • Institute for Policy Studies
  • Intel
  • InterActiveCorp (IAC)
  • InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
  • Interface Environmental Foundation
  • Intuit
  • iStar
  • Iowa Environmental Council
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • John Merck Fund
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Joyce Foundation
  • JPG Foundation
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Juniper Networks
  • JustGive
  • Justice Catalyst
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Keep Growing Detroit
  • Kendeda Fund
  • KeyBank Foundation
  • KPMG
  • Kraft Foods
  • Kresge Foundation
  • Kroger
  • Lee County Board of Commissioners
  • Lehman Brothers
  • Lotus Fund
  • Lucky Seven Foundation
  • Luke 12:48 Foundation
  • Maine Community Foundation
  • MaineShare
  • Marisla Foundation
  • MassMutual
  • McKnight Foundation
  • Medtronic
  • Merlin Foundation
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Metabolic Studio
  • Merck Foundation
  • Meyer Memorial Trust
  • Miami Foundation
  • Michigan Environmental Council
  • Microsoft
  • Middle Road Foundation
  • Mile High United Way
  • Minerva Fund
  • Minneapolis Foundation
  • Minnesota Environmental Fund
  • Missouri Foundation for Health
  • Mondelez International
  • Monsanto
  • Moody's
  • Morningstar Foundation
  • Motorola Solutions
  • MoveOn Civic Action
  • MSNBC
  • Musk Foundation
  • Namaste Foundation
  • National Committee on United States-China Relations
  • National Environmental Trust
  • National Hockey League (NHL)
  • National League of Cities
  • National Park Foundation
  • National Recreation and Parks Committee
  • National Semiconductor
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  • NatureBridge
  • NEO Philanthropy
  • Nestlé
  • Network for Good
  • New Energy Nexus
  • New Place Fund
  • New Prospect Foundation
  • New Venture Fund
  • New World Foundation
  • New York Times
  • New-Land Foundation
  • NextGen Climate Action
  • Nike
  • Norfolk Southern
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Northstar Research Partners
  • Northwest Animal Rights Network
  • Northwest Center for Geriatric Medicine
  • Oak Foundation
  • Ohio Environmental Council
  • Omidyar Network
  • Oracle
  • Oregon Environmental Council
  • Osprey Foundation
  • Overbrook Foundation
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
  • Padosi Foundation
  • The Partnership Project
  • Patagonia
  • Path of Harmony
  • PayPal
  • PepsiCo
  • Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Pfizer
  • Pittsburgh Foundation
  • Pittsburgh United
  • Portland General Electric (PGE)
  • Progressive Insurance Foundation
  • Progressive Leadership
  • Protect Our Communities Foundation
  • Proteus Foundation
  • Prudential
  • Public Citizen Foundation
  • Public Health Institute
  • Qualcomm
  • Quitiplas Foundation
  • Race for a Soldier
  • Rainforest Action Network
  • Rally Health
  • RealNetworks
  • RealWorks Foundation
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
  • Resources Legacy Fund
  • Rhode Island Foundation
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Robertson Foundation
  • Rockefeller Brothers Fund
  • Rockefeller Capital Management
  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
  • RTI International
  • Sabre Corporation
  • Sage Foundation
  • Sage Publications
  • Salesforce.org
  • Sallie Mae
  • San Diego Foundation
  • San Diego LGBT Pride
  • San Diego Social Venture Partners
  • San Francisco Foundation
  • Sandler Foundation
  • Sandpiper Fund
  • SAP
  • SC Johnson
  • Schmidt Family Foundation
  • Sea Change Foundation
  • Seattle Community Foundation
  • Seventh Generation
  • Shell Foundation
  • Shugar Magic Foundation
  • Siemens
  • Silicon Labs
  • Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • Sima Environmental Fund
  • Singing Field Foundation
  • Sixteen Thirty Fund
  • Skoll Global Threats Fund
  • Snow Foundation
  • Someland Foundation
  • Sonoran Institute
  • Sony Pictures
  • Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
  • Space Systems Loral (SSL)
  • SpaceX
  • Spark Fund
  • Sprint
  • Starbucks
  • State Environmental Leadership Program
  • State Farm
  • State of California
  • State of Montana
  • State Street
  • State Voices
  • Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation
  • Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
  • Story of Stuff Project
  • Summit Foundation
  • Summit Fund of Washington
  • Sun Microsystems
  • Sun Solar
  • SunTrust
  • Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation
  • Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation
  • Sustainable Solutions Foundation
  • Symantec
  • Synovate
  • Takeda Pharmaceuticals
  • Tenet Health
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Thrivent
  • Tides Advocacy Fund
  • Tides Foundation
  • Time Warner
  • Truist
  • Tulare County Citizens for Responsible Growth
  • Turner Foundation
  • UBS
  • Unilever
  • United Nations Foundation (UNF)
  • United Technologies
  • United Way of Central Indiana
  • United Way of Greater Los Angeles
  • United Way of New Mexico
  • United Way of Ohio
  • United Way of Rhode Island
  • United Way of Santa Barbara County
  • University of California
  • University of Delaware
  • U.S. Bank
  • Vanguard
  • Verizon
  • Visa
  • VMWare
  • Wallace Global Fund
  • Warsh Mott Legacy
  • Washington Environmental Council
  • Washington Foundation for the Environment
  • Washington Mutual Foundation
  • Water Foundation
  • Wells Fargo
  • Western Clean Energy Campaign
  • Western Conservation Foundation
  • Western Resource Advocates
  • WestWind Foundation
  • Whole Foods Market
  • Wilburforce Foundation
  • Wilderness Community Education Foundation
  • Wilderness Society
  • Wildlife Forever Fund
  • Wildlife Preserves
  • Wiley
  • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • William B. Wiener Jr. Foundation
  • Wisconsin Energy Corporation
  • Working Assets
  • Wyoming Wildlife Advocates
  • Wyss Foundation
  • Yahoo
  • Yellow Chair Foundation
  • YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
  • Youth Development Foundation
  • YourCause

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  6. Martin, P., & Berkenfeld, S. Forward: solutions - Annual Report 2014. The Sierra Club Foundation. Retrieved January 4, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230104233555/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/s/sierra-club-foundation_2014.pdf ↩︎

  7. Martin, P., & Keeshan, L. A Thousand Invisible Cords: Annual Report 2013. The Sierra Club Foundation. Retrieved January 4, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20191002185732/https://www.sierraclubfoundation.org/sites/sierraclubfoundation.org/files/TSCF-Annual-Report-2013.pdf ↩︎

  8. Martin, P., & Keeshan, L. Momentum to Win: Annual Report 2012. The Sierra Club Foundation. Retrieved January 21, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220121071708/https://www.sierraclubfoundation.org/sites/sierraclubfoundation.org/files/TSCF_AR_2012_FINAL-web.pdf ↩︎

  9. Keeshan, L., & Martin, P. Grassroots strength. Real results. Annual Report 2011. The Sierra Club Foundation. Retrieved April 21, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220421020652/https://www.sierraclubfoundation.org/sites/sierraclubfoundation.org/files/2011-annual-report.pdf ↩︎

  10. Blackford, L., & Martin, P. Healthy People. Healthy Planet. Annual Report 2010. The Sierra Club Foundation. Retrieved April 21, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220421020749/https://www.sierraclubfoundation.org/sites/sierraclubfoundation.org/files/uploads/2010-annual-report.pdf ↩︎

  11. Blackford, L., & Martin, P. Partnerships for the Planet: Annual Report 2009. The Sierra Club Foundation. Retrieved July 19, 2017, from https://web.archive.org/web/20170719220135/http://www.sierraclubfoundation.org/sites/sierraclubfoundation.org/files/2009-annual-report.pdf ↩︎

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  13. Skaff, M., & DeCock, J. Annual Report 2006. The Sierra Club Foundation. Retrieved July 19, 2017, from https://web.archive.org/web/20170719232445/http://www.sierraclubfoundation.org/sites/sierraclubfoundation.org/files/2006 AnnualReport.pdf ↩︎

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