Sierra Club Foundation

Analysis

Sierra Club Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sierra Club Foundation reported income of $89.1m and spending of $113.5m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $120.5m to $89.1m (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sierra Club Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc ($87.5m), Urban Land Institute ($95.6m) and New York Botanical Garden ($87.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $516k. At year end it held assets of $199.3m against liabilities of $31.8m, net assets of $167.5m. It reported 19 employees.