Sierra Club Foundation

Oakland, CA ·EIN 94-6069890 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$47.4M received 190 funders 200 grants · 2024–2025

Who funds Sierra Club Foundation?

Sierra Club Foundation is funded by 190 grantmakers, led by Climate Imperative Foundation ($23.1M), Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc ($4.0M), Skyline Foundation ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $47.4M in grants to Sierra Club Foundation between 2024–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Climate Imperative Foundation$23,050,00012024
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$4,006,53512024
Skyline Foundation$2,500,00012024
United States Energy Foundation$1,626,66612024
The Brunckhorst Foundation$1,160,00012024
Freedom Together Foundation$1,000,00012024
Foundation for the Carolinas$1,000,00012024
Climateworks Foundation$750,00012024
Sandler Foundation$700,00012024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$691,09512024
The Sunrise Project Inc$640,00012024
Tides Foundation$595,00012024
Sequoia Climate Foundation$500,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$444,54612024
Breakthrough Energy Foundation$400,00012024
Gwendolyn J Mccullen Char Trust Uw$371,67122024–2025
The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation$350,00012024
Martin Foundation$325,00012024
The McKnight Foundation$300,00012024
The Chicago Community Trust$295,50012024
California Environmental Justice Alliance$285,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$231,22412024
The Partnership Project Inc$223,00012024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$209,42912024
Western Conservation Foundation$201,00012024
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The Joyce Foundation$200,00012024
Stephen M Silberstein Foundation$200,00012024
Wilburforce Foundation$165,00042024
Maine Community Foundation Inc$160,46912024
The William Penn Foundation$154,00012024
The International Council on Clean$150,00012024
Sea Change Foundation$150,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$140,00012024
The Us Charitable Gift Trust$137,10512024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$125,00012024
Julian Grace Foundation$125,00012024
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$112,50012024
Greater Horizons$108,20012024
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund$105,00012024
Rei Cooperative Action Fund$100,00012024
Stephen and Rosamund Forrest Family$100,00012024
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial$100,00012024
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation$100,00012024
The Heinz Endowments$100,00022024
Community Foundation of Snohomish County$95,00012024
Pasadena Community Foundation$90,50012024
Mwc Foundation Inc$85,00012024
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$82,75012024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$82,70012024
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation$75,00012024
Resources Legacy Fund$75,00012024
Impactassetsinc$70,55012024
Dellma Jewell Mitchell Trust$67,64612024
Bristle Cone Pine Foundation 009266-000$60,00012024
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation$60,00012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$55,37822024–2025
P Wayne and Jane B Goode Foundation$55,00012025
Miramar Charitable Foundation$50,60012024
Working Families Organization Inc$50,00012024
The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein$50,00012024
Meadows Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Sustainable Markets Foundation$50,00012024
Jewish Communal Fund$43,57912024
The Tresemer Foundation Inc$40,00012024
The Bullitt Foundation$40,00012024
Elmina B Sewall Foundation$40,00012024
Earthshare$36,81212024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$36,35012024
John K & Janice L Howie Foundation$35,00012024
The Rockwell Foundation$35,00012024
Boston Foundation Inc$30,50012024
The Lipman Family Foundation Inc$30,00022024–2025
Harder Foundation$30,00012024
The Roni Horn Foundation$30,00012024
The New-land Foundation Inc$30,00012024
Lishner Rose P Foundation$30,00012024
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$30,00012024
The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation$30,00012024
Patagoniaorg$30,00022024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$27,25012024
EcoTrust$26,50012024
Colorado Gives Foundation$25,87912024
Suggs Family Foundation$25,46812024
Michael T Sherman Foundation$25,00012024
The Loving Climate Foundation$25,00012024
Jenkins Foundation$25,00012024
Global Philanthropy Partnership$25,00012024
The Partnership Project Action Fund$25,00012024
The RJ Salerno Foundation$25,00012024
Onion Foundation$25,00012024
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$25,00012024
Adelaide M and Charles B Link Fdn$22,35122024–2025
East Bay Community Foundation$21,22312024
Connecticut Citizen Research Group Inc$20,00012024
Robertson Foundation$20,00012024
Marshall & Yuko Hung Foundation$20,00012024
David & Elizabeth Rome Family Foundation$20,00012024
Millsaps Charitable Trust$20,00012024
Mountain Thrift Shoppe$17,98512024
Daffy Charitable Fund$17,53412024
Charities Aid Foundation America$17,19012024
The Independent Charitable Gift Fund$17,15012024
The Pittsburgh Foundation$16,65012024
The William C Bannerman Foundation$15,00012024
The James and Sallye Jude$15,00012024
El Gato Channel Foundation$15,00012024
Jeannette and H Peter Kriendler Char Trust$15,00012024
Seltzer Family Foundation$15,00012024
Twilight & Marc Freedman Foundation$15,00012024
The Lumpkin Family Foundation$15,00012024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$13,50012024
The Community Foundation of Louisville$13,30012024
Community Foundation of Henderson$12,98412024
Santa Fe Community Foundation$12,73912024
Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation$12,50012024
Morris & Jeannette Kessel Fund$12,00012024
Osprey Foundation$12,00012024
The San Francisco Foundation$11,43512024
United Jewish Foundation$11,25012024
The New York Community Trust$11,16012024
Whatley Charitable Trust$10,33712025
GiveClear Foundation$10,10012024
Alaska Conservation Foundation$10,00012025
Community Foundation of Ncw$10,00012025
The Vandeventer Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Horizon Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Blue Yak Foundation$10,00022024–2025
The William E Hixson Foundation$10,00012024
The Mccabe Walls Family Foundation$10,00012024
Rogolsky Family Foundation$10,00012024
A & J Saks Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Water Foundation$10,00012024
Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Laughlin-beers Foundation$10,00012024
Rsf Social Finance Inc$10,00012024
The Mann Family Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Kate Cassidy Foundation$10,00012024
Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable$10,00012024
The Mancheski Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Lwh Family Foundation$10,00012024
Records Johnston Family Foundation$10,00012024
William M Hales Foundation$10,00012024
Wrather Family Foundation$10,00012024
Stephanie & Lawrence Flinn Jrcharitable$10,00012024
Larry L Luing Family Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Georgia River Network Inc$10,00012024
The Allyn Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Geoinge Foundation$10,00012024
Simeon and Jean H Locke Charitable$10,00012024
Network for Good$9,94512024
Jewish Community Federation of San$8,88012024
Colorado People's Alliance$8,75012024
Centre Foundation Inc$8,70212024
Jensen Rasmussen Foundation$8,00012024
The Alan J Hirschfield Family$8,00012024
George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos$7,50012024
The Jewish Federation of$7,50012024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$7,25012024
Pledgeling Foundation$7,03112024
The Pride Foundation$7,00012024
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan$6,65012024
The Eric and Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust$6,00012024
Albuquerque Community Foundation$6,00012024
The Charlie & Mary Beth O'reilly$6,00012024
Orentreich Family Foundation$5,50012024
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$5,47112024
Earthshare Chapters Inc$5,34612024
The Community Foundation for Greater New$5,20312024
Lawson Family Foundation$5,00012024
The Cappetta Family Foundationinc$5,00012024
The Dr Maxwell Hurston Family Foun$5,00012024
Ranae Desantis Foundation$5,00012024
Artistic Resources in Action Foundation$5,00012024
The Alfred and Hanna Fromm Fund$5,00012024
The H H Weinert Foundation$5,00012024
Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust Xxxxx8006$5,00012024
The Arbor Rouge Foundation Trust$5,00012024
The Prentice Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Monimos Foundation$5,00012024
Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary$5,00012024
Sandpiper Fund Inc$5,00012024
Chrysopolae Foundation$5,00012024
Milton James Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation$3,00012025
Harriet Ruth Mackay Charitable Trust$2,11012025
Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation$2,00012025
Louden Family Foundation$1,50012025
Zivin Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Mccown Family Foundation$1,00012025
Harold W Sweatt Foundation$75012025

What grants has Sierra Club Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Gwendolyn J Mccullen Char Trust UwUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$359,495
2025P Wayne and Jane B Goode FoundationGENERAL OPERATING GRANT$55,000
2025T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$32,858
2025The Lipman Family Foundation IncTO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS$15,000
2025Adelaide M and Charles B Link FdnFOR CONSERVATION AND$11,464
2025Whatley Charitable TrustGENERAL CONTRIBUTION$10,337
2025Alaska Conservation FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025Community Foundation of NcwVARIOUS PURPOSES AS APPROVED BY CFNCW BOARD$10,000
2025The Vandeventer Foundation IncRESTRICTED FOR THE ORCA WHALE AND SALMON RECOVERY PROJECT IN WASHINGTON STATE$10,000
2025Horizon Foundation IncSierra Club, Maine Chapter$10,000
2025Blue Yak FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025Shapiro Family Charitable FoundationGENERAL USE$3,000
2025Harriet Ruth Mackay Charitable TrustGENERAL OPERATING$2,110
2025Olivieri Johnston Family FoundationCURRENT USE FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$2,000
2025Louden Family FoundationNO RESTRICTIONS$1,500
2025Zivin Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2025The Mccown Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2025Harold W Sweatt FoundationGENERAL$750
2024Climate Imperative FoundationENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$23,050,000
2024Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncDAF - Environment$4,006,535
2024Skyline FoundationENERGY PROJECT$2,500,000
2024United States Energy FoundationTO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE ENERGY OPTIMIZATION. TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.$1,626,666
2024The Brunckhorst FoundationGeneral Purpose unless otherwise stated$1,160,000
2024Freedom Together FoundationSIERRA CLUB'S HEALTHY COMMUNITIES CAMPAIGN$1,000,000
2024Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$1,000,000
2024Climateworks FoundationTO PROTECT THE CLIMATE, REDUCE POLLUTION, AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES ($450,000); TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO CLEAN TRANSPORTATION ($300,000)$750,000
2024Sandler FoundationCHARITABLE PROJECTS$700,000
2024Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncENVIRONMENT$691,095
2024The Sunrise Project IncGENERAL SUPPORT$640,000
2024Tides FoundationSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$595,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Sierra Club Foundation?

Sierra Club Foundation is funded by 190 grantmakers, led by Climate Imperative Foundation ($23.1M), Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc ($4.0M), Skyline Foundation ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $47.4M in grants to Sierra Club Foundation between 2024–2025.

Who is Sierra Club Foundation's largest funder?

Climate Imperative Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Sierra Club Foundation, with $23.1M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Sierra Club Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $47.4M in grants to Sierra Club Foundation across 200 grants from 190 funders between 2024–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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