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Screen a listSierra Club Foundation
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$32Mrevenue
FY2025 · −64% in 3 yrs8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−66.3%
Months of reserve3.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−9.6%
Middle half of peersMedianSierra Club
Where the money goes FY2025 · $53M spent
Programs$45M84%Management and general$1.7M3%Fundraising$6.8M13%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 12% of revenue stopped after FY2022
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc gave about $15M a year for three years, 12% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$24M in FY2023 and −$21M in FY2025. Cash covers 3.3 months, under the peer median of 4.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
14 of 14 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI968funders
$59Ma year, last 3 years
25%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Climate Imperative FoundationSince FY2020$50k$5.8M$13M$26MThe Bloomberg Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$21M$13M$11M–John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationEvery year since FY2017$5.0M$5.0M$5.0M$5.0M$3.0M$3.0M$4.0MSkyline FoundationOn and off$1.0M$4.0M$4.0M$4.0M$4.0M$4.0MSandler FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.5M$1.0M$2.0M$1.0M$2.0M$2.0M$1.0MClimateworks FoundationOn and off$821k$325k$200k$7.2MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$26M$16M$21M$50M$8.2M$11M$16M722 other fundersUp to $3.0M a year each$10M$8.2M$12M$17M$14M$13M$13M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped