Sierra Club

Oakland, CA ·EIN 94-1153307 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$188.6M received 159 funders 200 grants · 2023–2025

Who funds Sierra Club?

Sierra Club is funded by 159 grantmakers, led by Sierra Club Foundation ($181.6M), Sixteen Thirty Fund ($5.3M), Mckinney Family Foundation Inc ($409K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $188.6M in grants to Sierra Club between 2023–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Sierra Club Foundation$181,559,21822023–2024
Sixteen Thirty Fund$5,270,00022023–2024
Mckinney Family Foundation Inc$409,00022023–2024
Advocacy Action Fund Inc$250,00012024
Energy Action Fund$130,00022023–2024
The Partnership Project Action Fund$125,00012023
Western Conservation Action$117,00022023–2024
The Fine and Greenwald Foundation$100,00022023–2024
Tides Advocacy$80,00012023
Elbaz Family Foundation$70,00022023–2024
Red Butterfly Foundation$50,00022023–2024
Legacy a Regional Community Foundation$42,34212024
The James Family Charitable$35,00012023
Hawkins Family Foundation$20,00022023–2024
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation$20,00022023–2024
Chess Foundation$20,00022023–2024
The Harold Reich Goldmann$20,00022023–2024
Jim Cox Jr Foundation$18,00012023
The Carol J Adragna$14,00022023–2024
Daniel & Barbara Weber Family$12,14022023–2024
Oh Family Foundation$10,00012024
Paul Bechtner Foundation$10,00012024
Brownington Foundation Inc$10,00022023–2024
Ariko Family Foundation$10,00022023–2024
The Julian a and Lois G$10,00022023–2024
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Bydale Foundation$10,00012023
The Jake Foundation Inc$10,00012023
Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation$8,70012024
Makoff Family Foundation$8,00022023–2024
Sherwat Charitable Trust$7,80022023–2024
The Arctica and Abbey Foundation$6,00022023–2024
Rogolsky Family Foundation$5,50012023
The Hohbach Family Foundation$5,00012024
Birches Foundation$5,00012024
Martin R Prince Charitable$5,00012024
Ruth Brown Foundation$5,00022023–2024
Rc Charitable Foundation$5,00022023–2024
Robert M Nutting Family Foundation$5,00022023–2024
Glore Fund$5,00022023–2024
Sfc Inc$5,00012023
Makulinski Family Foundation$5,00012023
Bellis Blauvelt Judson Foundation Inc$5,00012023
John L Mchugh Foundation$4,00022024–2025
Trust Two Under the Will of Carl Bach$4,00022023–2024
The Katharina & Joseph Schober$4,00022023–2024
The Jatoma Charitable Foundation$4,00022023–2024
Altman Stiller Foundation Inc$4,00022023–2024
The Stern Family Foundation$4,00012023
Edelmann Family Foundation$3,75022023–2024
Millsaps Charitable Trust$3,00012023
The Redel Foundation Inc$2,50022023–2024
Geisel Family Foundation INC$2,50022023–2024
The June Foundation$2,50012023
The Skyscrape Foundation$2,20012024
Gerald & Carol Halpern$2,00022024–2025
The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable$2,00022024–2025
The Sam & Charles Foundation$2,00012024
Bruised Camel Charitable Foundationinc$2,00012024
Samuel S and Dorothy R Haber Family$2,00012024
Gordon Family Charitable Foundation$2,00022023–2024
National Life Group Charitable$2,00012023
The Glickenhaus Foundation$2,00012023
Paul G Arpin Charitable Trust 000531$2,00012023
Straus Family Foundation$2,00012023
Percival Stern Foundation$2,00012023
Albert and Joan Dorman Family Foundation$1,60022023–2024
David & Sylvia Weisz Foundation$1,50012024
Joseph N Gorson Foundation$1,50012024
Yang Foundation$1,50012024
The Helen Hudson Foundation for Homeless America Inc$1,50022023–2024
Alpine Social Ventures Foundation$1,50012023
Frost Family Foundation$1,50012023
StLRB Family Foundation$1,25012024
Nancy Glickenhaus Foundation$1,20012024
Rencourt Foundation Inc$1,03912024
Croutch Family Foundation$1,03012024
Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban$1,00012025
Richmon Family Foundation$1,00022024–2025
Taneja Family Foundation$1,00012024
The George E Ewan Family$1,00012024
The William D Rhodes Foundation$1,00012024
Dun Foundation$1,00012024
Mitchell Foundation for Nature Art &$1,00012024
Aspen Business Center Foundation$1,00012024
BCCAT Family Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Hathaway Family Foundation$1,00012024
The Pesky Family Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Frank and Barbara Axel Foundation$1,00012024
Joseph J Peltz Foundation Inc$1,00012024
The Lomax Family Foundation$1,00012024
Halo Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Donald P King Foundation$1,00012024
Carl S and Barbara L Stanley 1997 Charitable$1,00012024
James J & Helen M Mccaffery Charitable Foundation Trust$1,00012024
Miguel and Lauren Salomon 2017$1,00012024
Frank Pace Jr Foundation Inc$1,00012023
Appel Family Foundation$1,00012023
Scorto 1 Nfp$80012024
Namaste Foundation Inc$51512024
The Jay and Liuba Firman$50022024–2025
The Forst Foundation$50012024
The Chan Desaigoudar Foundation$50012024
Martha F Wells Family Foundation$50012024
Emmett Foundation$50012024
Freeman-woollam Foundation$50012024
Joe and Sue Degeorge Foundation$50012024
Eliot Noyes Foundation$50012024
The Brandenburg Family Foundation$50012024
Dor Family Foundation$40012024
The Hazel Fund$37512024
Kerry & Gail Kuhn Fam Fdn Inc$35012024
Hortley G Leblang Charitable Foundation$30022024–2025
Baker Root Family Foundation Inc$30012024
Herbst Family Foundation$25012024
Joseph Perlman Family Foundation$25012024
La Chapelle Family Foundation$25012024
Zebulun Foundation$24012025
The Jms Foundation for Children$22512024
Robert & Susan Star Foundation$20022024–2025
John W Hancock Foundation$20012024
Harry Heiman Family Foundation$17512024
Richard & Patricia Cohn Family Foundation$15012024
Lester and Cathy Holze Jr$12012024
The Shatz Family Foundation Inc$12012024
Ferdi Foundation$12012024
Wenaweser Foundation$10012025
The Morton Mendes Charitable$10012024
Gerald and Merle Measer Foundation$10012024
455 Foundation$10012024
The Eric Slovin Private Charitable$10012024
Klinck Foundation$10012024
John & Virginia Hankison Foundation$10012024
Shacter Family Foundation Inc$10012024
The Seltzer Hertzig Foundationinc$10012024
Marcil Family Foundation$10012024
Shirley & David Allen Foundation$10012024
Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving Fund$10012024
Corduroy Charitable Trust$10012024
Richman - Zalkind Family Foundation$10012024
Staley Family Foundation Inc$10012024
Robt & Gail Katz Family Foundation$10012024
CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation$10012024
Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation Inc$10012024
Summer Star Foundation for Nature Art$7512024
S A F E Foundation$7512024
The David & Sondra Mack Family$6012024
Jonathan and Beth Lowe Family Foundation$5012024
Harvey and Ellen Knell Foundation$5012024
The Bob and Karen Wortham Charitable Fou$5012024
Robert Hardcastle Charitable Fndn Inc$3512024
The Wilder Family Foundation Inc$3512024
The Lublin-hurowitz Charitable Trust$3512024
Fulu Foundation$2712024
Romich Foundation$2612024
Rainbow Heritage Foundation$2512024
Noonmark Foundation$2012024
Westgate Foundation$2012024
The Herbert and Dorothy Kunstadt$1912025
Orb Relief Trust$1512024

What grants has Sierra Club received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025John L Mchugh FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT$3,000
2025Gerald & Carol HalpernUNRESTRICTED$1,000
2025The Anne and Gerald Freedman CharitableGENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES.$1,000
2025Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson UrbanGENERAL$1,000
2025Richmon Family FoundationTo practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources.$500
2025The Jay and Liuba FirmanENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES$250
2025Zebulun FoundationENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION$240
2025Hortley G Leblang Charitable FoundationGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSES$150
2025Robert & Susan Star FoundationUNRESTRICTED$100
2025Wenaweser FoundationHELP FUND ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL OPERATIONS$100
2025The Herbert and Dorothy KunstadtGeneral Fund Contribution$19
2024Sierra Club FoundationPROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION.$85,639,241
2024Sixteen Thirty FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$3,840,000
2024Advocacy Action Fund IncSUPPORT FOR ENERGY POLICY ADVOCACY$250,000
2024Mckinney Family Foundation IncEXPLORE, ENJOY, AND PROTECT THE PLANET$202,000
2024The Fine and Greenwald FoundationENVIRONMENTAL$50,000
2024Elbaz Family FoundationTo explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth.$50,000
2024Legacy a Regional Community FoundationOPERATIONS$42,342
2024Energy Action FundTO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES.$40,000
2024Red Butterfly FoundationCHARITY'S GENERAL PURPOSES$25,000
2024Western Conservation ActionCLEAN ENERGY ADVOCAC$25,000
2024Hawkins Family Foundationgeneral$10,000
2024Oh Family FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
2024The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold FoundationSUPPORT OF THE ENVIRONMENT$10,000
2024Paul Bechtner FoundationENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Chess FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024The Harold Reich GoldmannASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE$10,000
2024The Carol J AdragnaGENERAL - UNRESTRICTED$9,000
2024Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc FoundationTO EXPLORE, ENJOY, AND PROTECT THE WILD PLACES OF THE EARTH; TO PRACTICE AND PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF THE EARTH'S ECOSYSTEMS AND RESOURCES; TO EDUCATE AND ENLIST HUMANITY TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE QUALITY OF THE NATURAL AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT; AND TO USE ALL LAWFUL MEANS TO CARRY OUT THESE OBJECTIVES.$8,700
2024Sherwat Charitable TrustCHARITABLE$6,300

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Sierra Club?

Sierra Club is funded by 159 grantmakers, led by Sierra Club Foundation ($181.6M), Sixteen Thirty Fund ($5.3M), Mckinney Family Foundation Inc ($409K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $188.6M in grants to Sierra Club between 2023–2025.

Who is Sierra Club's largest funder?

Sierra Club Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Sierra Club, with $181.6M across 2 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has Sierra Club received?

IRS 990 filings record $188.6M in grants to Sierra Club across 200 grants from 159 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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