2010 Annual Report - The Sierra Club Foundation

The Sierra Club Foundation 

Annual Report 2010 

Healthy People. 

Healthy Planet.

Table of Contents 


Letter from Board Chair and Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Introducing Michael Brune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Remembering Richard Goldman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Moving Beyond Coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Moving Beyond Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Building Resilient Habitats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Protecting America’s Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Serving Those Who Serve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Environmental Justice & Community Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Victories Across the Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Board of Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

The Rachel Carson Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

A Wise Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

“Planetary health is inextricably linked to human health and, it turns

Building a Just and Healthy Society 

“Healthy People, Healthy Planet” — you can’t have one without the other. Too often, environmentalists 

are blamed for caring more about animals and trees than about people. Planetary health is inextricably 

linked to human health and, it turns out, our economic health. 

The destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining is illustrative. Under authority of 

the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency recently revoked the permit for Arch Coal’s 

proposed Spruce No. 1 mine in West Virginia. The Sierra Club, with support from The Sierra Club 

Foundation and a growing community of foundations and donors, played a lead role in this victory. 

If permitted, Arch Coal would have buried more than seven miles of streams containing some of the 

greatest aquatic diversity found anywhere in North America. 

The human toll is just as severe. Surface-mining operations like Spruce contaminate downstream 

waters and pollute the air, severely impacting the health of surrounding communities. Burning coal 

isn’t any better. Coal plants (many in or near low-income communities and communities of color) are 

responsible for much of the air pollution that contributes to the deaths of 24,000 Americans every year. 

Cleaning up our air is not just good for our health, it’s good for our wallet—a message that the 

Sierra Club is taking to communities throughout the nation. At the 40th anniversary celebration of the 

Clean Air Act in 2010, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson gave a powerful economic defense: “For every 

dollar we have spent, we get more than $40 of [economic] benefi ts in return.” The Act gave birth to 

new technologies like smoke-stack scrubbers and catalytic converters. American companies became 

dominant players in the new global market for clean technologies and created millions of jobs. When 

our environmental laws and the EPA are maligned 

as “job killers” (which will be our opponents’ 

constant refrain this year) we must vigorously defend 

them for the health of our families, the health of our 

economy, and the health of this wonderful planet. 

We give our heartfelt thanks to all of you, our 

supporters from around the country. We hope you 

are pleased with the progress we made in 2010 

toward our shared vision and are inspired to support 

our efforts in 2011. 

Sincerely, 

out, our economic health.” 

LOREN BLACKFORD PETER MARTIN 

2010 BOARD CHAIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

ANNUAL REPORT 2010 | THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION 

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THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2010 

MICHAEL BRUNE AND FAMILY 

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Introducing Michael Brune 

What a difference a year makes. In March 2010, with a seemingly pro-environmental majority in 

Congress, a comprehensive climate and energy bill still seemed possible, and the Deepwater Horizon 

rig was two weeks away from exploding in the Gulf of Mexico. That month, I started my job as Sierra 

Club’s sixth Executive Director. I’m excited to be here because of the positive change we help to create. 

I’ve spent my career working for environmental protection. From my fi rst job as an organizer for 

Greenpeace, to my most recent—seven years as Executive Director at Rainforest Action Network 

(RAN)—I’ve always been inspired by the power of individual citizens working together to make a 

difference. Grassroots activists right wrongs and profoundly infl uence American democracy. As 

Executive Director at RAN, I was proud of how our small team was able to change the policies and 

behavior of some of the country’s largest corporations, including Home Depot, Citigroup, Boise 

Cascade, and others. 

I came to the Sierra Club to make an even bigger difference. Climate 

chaos caused by our fossil fuel economy threatens everyone on earth. As 

a parent of two young children, the link between healthy people and a 

healthy planet is of special concern. We certainly don’t want our kids to live 

in a world where the air and water are increasingly poisoned, or where crop 

failures and climate disruption produce more destabilization and unrest. 

To address that global challenge, I wrote Coming Clean—Breaking 

America’s Addiction to Oil. Published by Sierra Club Books in 2008, 

it details a plan for a new green economy that creates jobs, promotes 

environmental justice, and bolsters national security. Writing the book 

and now living it as Sierra Club’s Executive Director, I am humbled by the 

incredible power of our 1.4 million grassroots supporters and members to 

create positive change—a healthier planet. 

The work we do with activists, our environmental law team, our 

63 chapters in every single state, and so much more wouldn’t be possible 

without support from The Sierra Club Foundation. Thank you for a year of 

inspiring victories. Especially as we’ve watched Congress fl ounder, what an 

important positive difference you’ve made. Thank you for your support. 

MICHAEL BRUNE 

SIERRA CLUB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Remembering Richard Goldman 

I fi rst met Dick Goldman in 1984. He was a Republican, and a powerful establishment 

fi gure in San Francisco. He didn’t let politics get in the way of pointing out when 

things were wrong. He thought that Ronald Reagan’s treatment of the earth was 

wrong. 

When he and his wife, Rhoda, launched the Goldman Environmental Prize, 

I thought it was a cool idea—but I never expected that the Prize would open up 

a whole new world of environmental activism. Goldman Prize winners are, well, 

different. They challenge our ideas that environmental protection is basically 

something that scientists take care of and show that, in most of the world, it is 

communities that matter. 

In 1995, the Nigerian dictatorship arrested Goldman Prize winner Ken Saro 

Wiwa, the activist who was leading a peaceful movement to force Shell and other 

oil companies to treat the community and the local environment with dignity and 

decency. The Sierra Club quietly applied pressure to Shell, the U.S. government, and 

the Nigerian regime to protect Ken. Initially, we were reassured that he would almost 

certainly be okay. 

He wasn’t. He was executed. That was the moment when I realized that the most 

extraordinary thing about the work we did in the U.S. was that we were relatively safe 

doing it. The Goldman prize was revealing to all of us that for too many, it was not. 

Richard encouraged the Sierra Club to take this work of “protecting the protectors” to the 

next level, by partnering in a major joint effort with Amnesty International. Perhaps our proudest 

Goldman moment was when our International Programs Director, Stephen Mills, went to Mexico 

to persuade the Mexican government to release another Goldman Prize winner, Rodolfo Montiel 

Flores, after 2 ½ years in prison on trumped-up charges of murder. 

Building on what he had learned, and taking risks to get to the next level, was the essence 

of Richard Goldman’s environmental engagement. Goldman Prize winners, like our own Lynn 

Henning, sometimes get to meet the President, and like Kenyan Goldman winner Wangari Matthai, 

sometimes win the Nobel Prize. But, fi rst, they faced down threats for what they believed in. Then, 

they were encouraged by the legacy of Richard Goldman—a different kind of philanthropist. He 

believed that environmental protection cannot be separated from community dignity and political 

justice. That is his lasting legacy. 

CARL POPE 

SIERRA CLUB CHAIRMAN 


RICHARD GOLDMAN, APRIL 16, 1920 – NOVEMBER 29, 2010 

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Moving Beyond Coal 

As this report goes to press, 150 proposed coal-fi red power plants have been abandoned or 

defeated since Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign began. Hundreds of activists turned out to 

support the EPA’s strong clean air rules and regulation of coal ash, thus forcing existing plants to 

pay for the pollution they caused, the Club continues to level the playing fi eld for clean energy 

technologies and effi ciency measures. 

COALITION BUILDING TO TURN THE TIDE AGAINST COAL IN UTAH 

In the winter of 2006-07, a prolonged temperature inversion in the Salt Lake Valley caused dense 

smog to blanket the area for nearly a month. “Air pollution gets intense under these circumstances,” 

said Dr. Brian Moench, an anesthesiologist at Latter Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City. “I was 

distressed that there wasn’t any dialogue or statements from politicians acknowledging the public 

health issues involved.” Moench penned an op-ed to the Salt Lake Tribune about the consequences 

of air pollution and his dismay about offi cial inaction. 

The piece caught the eye of local Sierra Club organizers, who invited Moench to join the 

campaign to stop construction of new coal-fi red power plants in the Beehive State. The result was 

the formation of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment (UPHE). 

“At the time, there were proposals to build 14 new plants in the interior West—four of them in 

Utah,” Moench said. “We were alarmed by the prospect of being surrounded by more coal plants 

and decided it was intolerable to let that happen.” 

As UPHE president, Moench is the group’s point person for the media and state agencies, giving 

testimony and presentations at public hearings. More than 30 of his articles have been published 

in Salt Lake City newspapers, and he speaks at venues around the state several times a month. “We 

decided our biggest potential ally would be the public, so our strategy has been to share the medical 

research with them wherever possible.” 

The result has been a dramatic shift in public attitude and the outlook for new coal plants in 

Utah: Of the four new coal plants proposed in the state when UPHE formed, three have been shelved, 

and the fourth appears all but dead. 

“The perception of the need for coal plants, and their acceptability, has undergone a major 

shift paralleling public awareness of climate change,” Moench said, “From the standpoint of 

Toxic wastes from coal combustion have been linked to

economics, personal health, and the future of the planet, there’s just no way we can excuse 

the development of further coal plants in the West or any other part of the United States— 

or the world, for that matter.” 

MINERS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS FIND COMMON GROUND 

In November, a gathering hosted by the Sangamon Valley group of the Illinois Sierra Club 

brought together some unlikely allies. Club members, supporters, and coal miners came 

to hear Jeff Biggers, recipient of the Club’s 2010 David Brower Award for Environmental 

Reporting, speak about his latest book, Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal 

in the Heartland. 

“The front row was all miners—three in uniform—along with the head of the Illinois 

Coal Association,” said Will Reynolds, chair of the group and vice-chair of the Illinois 

Chapter of Sierra Club. “Jeff focused his talk on miners and mining—saying no one’s looking 

out for the coal miners, especially not the companies. There are a lot of areas of agreement. 

By the end, everyone wanted to develop clean energy. The miners saw the need for it—they 

want the jobs.” 

For Biggers, this further proved to him that a transition to clean energy is possible. 

“The battle for coal mining safety and fairness has always gone hand in hand with battles to 

preserve our lands. By stressing our historical movements to defend coal mining communities 

against companies more interested in profi t than workplace safety, clean water or air, or 

justice—and by asking the audience 

to envision a sustainable future 

through a just transition that did 

not abandon coal miners, but 

included them, we were able to have 

an informative and civil discussion. 

One miner, who had come ready to 

confront the Sierra Club, gave me a 

hug after the event, and said, ‘This 

was fun. I can’t wait for the next 

Sierra Club meeting.’ ” 


“I have become more 

convinced than ever that we 

can bridge the fabricated 

divide between coal mining 

communities and organizations 

like the Sierra Club by laying 

out a roadmap for a just 

transition to a sustainable 

and clean energy future. The 

coalfi elds should be ground 

zero for any clean energy 

revolution.” 

– JEFF BIGGERS 

2010 BROWER AWARD WINNER 

organ disease, respiratory illness, and neurological damage. 

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“What happened in 

Colorado will establish 

a clear pathway for other 

states and progressive 

utilities to move from 

coal to cleaner, healthier 

energy sources.” 

– ROGER SINGER 

SIERRA CLUB ORGANIZER 

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Moving Beyond Coal (continued) 

COLORADO MOVES BEYOND COAL TO A HEALTHIER CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE 

Even as leaders in D.C. sit paralyzed in the clean energy fi ght, the Sierra Club and its allies proved 

that this nation can move beyond coal. In December, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission 

(PUC) approved plans by Xcel Energy and Black Hills Corp. to shut down or repower nine boilers at 

four coal-burning power plants by 2017. Two additional boilers were taken offl ine earlier in the year, 

ultimately phasing out coal in the Denver area. Closing down the coal plants aligns with Colorado’s 

law that sets a 30% renewable energy standard by 2020. 

With support from The Sierra Club Foundation, Sierra Club volunteers and staff were 

instrumental in this phase-out, playing a key role in educating the public about coal’s health impacts 

and galvanizing public outcry to get Colorado off coal. The Club organized educational forums, 

house parties, and media events; turned out hundreds of grassroots volunteers to air permit hearings; 

and generated hundreds of letters to the governor’s offi ce. The retirement or conversion of the 

four plants will ultimately keep 10,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, 12,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, and 

6.75 million tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere every year, providing future generations of 

Coloradans with cleaner air to breathe. 

DEFINING ENVIRONMENTALLY-RESPONSIBLE SITING CRITERIA 

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) invited the Sierra Club to help 

assess the human and environmental impacts of offshore wind power development on 

Great Lakes aquatic habitats. The Sierra Club Foundation supported the Club in this 

collaboration with staff scientists at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and 

the University of Wisconsin Great Lakes WATER Institute in Milwaukee. Their goal was 

to gather data on which to base environmentally responsible offshore wind siting criteria 

for the PSC. 

Their high-quality work attracted the attention of the Great Lakes Commission, 

that subsequently invited the Club to participate in a new Offshore Wind Working 

Group within the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative. Using the Club’s research, the 

group developed a similar set of offshore wind generation guidelines and summarized 

them in a white paper, Siting Principles and Policy Options for Wind Development on 

the Great Lakes. 

Smog from coal and oil is particularly bad for children,

GRANTS IN PARTNERSHIP 

The Sierra Club Foundation acts as the fi scal sponsor for new and ongoing projects of Sierra 

Club groups and chapters at the community level. Our partnership with other funders ensures 

accountability and effi cient use of funding to promote shared goals. 

RAISING EFFICIENCY STANDARDS IN THE LONE STAR STATE 

In the past year, Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter focused on education and administrative 

advocacy for the implementation of more energy-effi cient building codes at the federal, state, 

and local level. With a grant from the Energy Foundation, the chapter held workshops, produced 

a brochure, generated comments, and prepared letters to the editor that helped convince the 

State Energy Conservation Offi ce (SECO) to adopt the 2009 International Energy Conservation 

Code as the state minimum standard for most buildings. The chapter also helped educate local 

city offi cials about energy-effi cient building codes, the SECO adoption, and alternative fi nancing 

mechanisms through the federal competitive grant program and other funding opportunities 

available as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 

BETTER STANDARDS IN THE BUCKEYE STATE 

With grants from the George Gund and Edwards Mother Earth foundations, The Sierra Club 

Foundation was able to support Sierra Club’s Ohio Chapter in the implementation of Ohio’s 

energy effi ciency resource and renewable portfolio standards. As a result, several utilities fully 

complied with the effi ciency and renewables provisions outlined in the standards. The chapter 

has also been involved in an organized and cohesive coalition effort advocating for more 

energy-effi cient building codes in Ohio. Grassroots organizing and media efforts are at the heart 

of the chapter’s ongoing clean energy campaign, including several successful media events 

to showcase churches in Dayton and Columbus that are addressing climate change through 

energy effi ciency investments. 


causing asthma, chest pain, and chronic bronchitis. 

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Moving Beyond Oil 

When the BP Disaster hit, the Sierra Club hit back, ensuring that the nation’s biggest 

environmental disaster would not be forgotten. As hard as BP tried to make the catastrophe 

a “non-event,” the Club elicited more media coverage in the fi rst 30 days than all other 

environmental organizations combined. In the following weeks, the Club called for 

a global day of action to protest BP’s negligence; more than 800 Hands 

Across the Sand events sprang up in all 50 states plus 

35 other countries. 

While the massive, months-long tragedy in the Gulf held 

the nation’s attention throughout the summer, two more 

2010 spills in Michigan and Alaska underscored the need to 

address our ongoing energy needs in a comprehensive way. 

Today, evidence is mounting that the disaster will cost far more 

than originally estimated. Even as marine scientists 

report that oil residues have not 

broken down, but remain on 

the ocean fl oor, Louisiana offi cials 

reveal that BP has reneged on 

commitments it made to help 

restore oyster beds and fi sheries. 

Not only does our oil addiction cause 

huge harm to our environment through 

spills and greenhouse gas pollution, it also 

puts a sizable dent in our economy: In 2010, Americans 

sent half a billion dollars overseas each day to import foreign oil. Transportation accounts for 

70 percent of our country’s oil use—much of it fueling cars, SUVs, and light trucks. The good 

news is that investing in smarter, sustainable choices—such as walking, biking, and public 

transit—not only reduces our dependence on oil and protects the environment, but can also 

improve our economy. Several recent studies—including an analysis of the 2009 American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act—have shown that spending on public transit infrastructure 

creates more jobs per dollar invested than does spending on road construction.


FACING PAGE: 

Sierra Club Executive Director 

Michael Brune hosted groups 

of military and faith leaders 

on tours of the BP oil spill so 

they could witness the disaster 

“fi rst hand.” 

THIS PAGE (clockwise from left): 

Sierra Club Field Organizers 

at a New Orleans Clean It 

Up rally; oil-covered booms 

offered fragile wetlands 

minimal protection from the 

spill; more than 200 Seattle 

activists participated in a local 

Hands Across the Sand event; 

Gulf Coast fi shermen offered 

their boats to help clean up 

the mess that BP made of 

their livelihood; Sierra Club 

activists sent 10,000 fl ags 

to Washington, spelling out 

“Freedom From Oil” on the 

lawn of the National Mall; 

the Brown Pelican is one of 

30 bird species whose nesting 

grounds have been affected 

by the BP disaster. 

“For too long, American taxpayers 

have footed the bill for polluters who 

destroy our water and air. We can’t let 

that happen. The road to restoration 

for the Gulf Coast will be long and hard. 

We need to make sure BP and the other 

responsible parties pay for the damage 

they’ve done. The oil industry must 

learn a lesson from this tragedy.” 

– MICHAEL BRUNE 

SIERRA CLUB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

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“Most Americans have 

never heard of tar sands, 

yet its extraction is one 

of the largest and most 

destructive processes in 

the world. The clear- 

cutting and mining for 

tar sands oil, known as 

‘the dirtiest oil on earth,’ 

is turning Canada’s 

vibrant boreal forest into a 

poisoned wasteland. And 

now this environmental 

nightmare is threatening 

to stall our nation’s 

transition to a clean 

energy economy as oil 

companies attempt to 

fl ood our markets with 

this toxic fuel.” 

– KATE COLARULLI 

SIERRA CLUB 

DIRECTOR, DIRTY FUELS 

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Moving Beyond Oil (continued) 

HYPERION DELAYS PLANS FOR MASSIVE TAR SANDS OIL REFINERY 

Producing oil from tar sands emits three to fi ve times as much global warming pollution as 

conventional oil. It also requires excessive amounts of energy and water, and destroys swaths of 

boreal forest. In a big win for the Sierra Club and its allies, Hyperion Refi ning announced it will 

delay buying the land for a proposed tar sands oil refi nery in Union County, South Dakota. 

Citing opposition from environmental groups and the economic recession, Hyperion admitted 

that now is not a good time to build the $10 billion facility. The company currently holds options 

on about 6,000 acres, and will negotiate with land owners to extend the time frame in which 

it must exercise those options. The proposed refi nery would process 400,000 barrels per day of 

Canadian tar sands crude, posing a serious risk to public health and the environment. The Sierra 

Club continues to fi ght this dirty fuel and promote cleaner alternatives. 

Mercury, arsenic, lead, and other carcinogens exist

CELEBRATING A NEW STANDARD OF FUEL ECONOMY 

Over the past five years, Sierra Club grassroots activists worked state-by-state with chapter and national 

transportation organizers to promote higher fuel economy standards like the ones California implemented 

in 2004. By 2009, 13 states and the District of Columbia had adopted California’s Clean Car Standards 

(also called “Pavley Standards,” after California Senator Fran Pavley). This prevented 960 million metric tons 

of CO2 from being released into the atmosphere that year. The Club continued its work, pushing for 

administrative action and, in 2010, the Pavley standards became the federal standard. The Sierra Club 

Foundation is proud of the long-game strategy it supported to see many of these victories realized. 

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ANOTHER STAR FOR THE NORTH STAR CHAPTER — NORTH STAR LAND USE AND 

TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZING PROJECT 

Over the past two years, Sierra Club’s North Star Chapter has achieved signifi cant progress 

on land use and transportation issues in Minnesota by protecting open spaces, increasing 

public demand for transit choices, and minimizing sprawl throughout the Twin Cities. Thanks 

to a multi-year grant from The McKnight Foundation to The Sierra Club Foundation, the 

chapter conducted grassroots organizing, administrative advocacy, and public education 

initiatives. Specifi cally, it helped implement improved pedestrian and bicycle provisions; 

shaped the statewide transportation plan and the regional allocation of funds; launched an 

ambitious Transit to Green Space campaign; protected urban parkland from development and 

privatization; and held the annual Conference on Wheels. 

SIERRA CLUB RESOLVE PRESERVES D.C. TRANSIT SYSTEM 

Sierra Club members from the Great Falls Group and throughout the Washington, D.C. 

region collaborated through the Sustainable Metro D.C. program to stop proposed fare 

increases and $44 million in bus and rail service cuts. 

The Club conducted administrative advocacy in seven government jurisdictions to ensure 

suffi cient funding for the Metro, and launched a custom website to enable members and the 

public to share opinions and concerns with Metro service decision-makers. Additionally, the 

program distributed nearly 10,000 fl yers, secured campaign support from local organizations 

and citizens, sent 1,500 email messages, and generated more than 1,800 public comments. 

As a result of these incredible efforts, no bus or rail services were cut. 


at elevated levels near tar sands excavation sites. 

“Our clean energy 

solutions must match 

the scale of the 

challenge. The Sierra 

Club Foundation 

makes a difference by 

enabling the Sierra 

Club to raise the bar, 

launch campaigns, and 

achieve results that 

other organizations 

don’t dare consider. We 

continue to succeed by 

leveraging the Club’s 

grassroots power and 

building partnerships 

with those who share our 

environmental values.” 

– SANJAY RANCHOD 

THE SIERRA CLUB 

FOUNDATION BOARD 

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Building 

Resilient Habitats 

From its earliest days, the Sierra Club has protected wildlife and wild places, taking thousands 

of people each year into the outdoors to experience wilderness fi rsthand, then involving 

them in projects to save the lands they’ve explored. Unfortunately, as climate disruption 

causes habitats to shift, it’s no longer enough to simply save a specifi c piece of land. Today, 

the Sierra Club and The Sierra Club Foundation promote climate-smart land management 

and efforts to reduce outside stressors such as drilling and mining. By expanding our 

defi nition of habitat protection, wildlife and wild places will continue to thrive. 

ROOM TO ROAM: HELPING MAINE’S WILDLIFE THRIVE 

Strong wilderness protection requires healthy partnerships between the government, 

private landowners, and conservation activists. In 2010, the USDA awarded $5.9 million 

of Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program funding to the New York and New England 

region, focusing $2 million on Maine—citing the good work of the Keeping Maine’s 

Forests initiative, in which the Sierra Club has a leading role. The USDA funding will 

support private landowners who choose to improve wildlife habitat on their lands. The 

Club and its affi liates garnered impressive positive public participation in the New 

Hampshire and Maine America’s Great Outdoors listening sessions, elevating the national 

importance of the region. Sierra Club further engaged Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar 

in the Maine conservation dialogue in 2009 and 2010, which led to direct meetings with 

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and his staff throughout the year. 

Meanwhile, Sierra Club activists were key in securing a strong Comprehensive Land 

Use Plan that will keep intact most of the 10.5 million acres of the forested lands of the 

unorganized territories known as the Maine Woods. The governor appointed Sierra Club 

members to a task force of stakeholders to fi ne-tune technical aspects of the Plan. “The 

governor called me directly when the plan was approved,” said Karen Woodsum, Maine’s 

Resilient Habitats Director. 

In 2010, Sierra Club took more than 242,000 youth outdoors,

PROTECTING BULL TROUT HABITAT KEEPS ECOSYSTEMS CLEAN 

The bull trout seeks out cold streams with ample shelter and clean gravel in the Western United 

States and parts of Canada. By protecting and enhancing the specifi c habitat requirements of the 

bull trout, we can improve the water quality of rivers and lakes throughout their range. As such, 

Sierra Club’s Resilient Habitats campaign identifi ed as a priority safeguarding critical habitat for 

bull trout, a threatened species and indicator of ecosystem health. 

When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reopened a 2005 rulemaking on the subject, 

Club organizers mobilized communities in support of an expanded conservation proposal, generating 

most of the public comments received by the agency. The Club drew a clear link between bull trout 

health and the health of wild salmon, rainbow trout, and other fi sh that form the foundation of a 

multimillion-dollar recreational economy and a cherished outdoor heritage. 

In October, the FWS released a revised critical habitat designation for the bull trout. Thanks to 

Sierra Club’s investment in this rulemaking, 19,000 miles of streams (fi ve times the previous length) 

and 490,000 acres of lakes and reservoirs (three times more than previously ordered), have been 

designated bull trout critical habitats. While this rule excludes lands covered by Washington State’s 

Forest Practices Habitat Conservation Plan, it is a tremendous and celebration-worthy improvement 

to America’s water habitats. 

SIERRA CLUB SEALS A SWEET DEAL IN FLORIDA 

The ‘River of Grass’ will fl ow once again—a victory Sierra Club has been working toward 

for years. In 2010, then-governor Charlie Crist announced the state of Florida will purchase 

nearly 27,000 acres of sugarcane fi elds from U.S. Sugar, to be restored to their natural 

wetland state. 

The Club and its allies have long worked for a clean and healthy Everglades—protecting 

thousands of recreational jobs, providing safe drinking water for millions, and extending 

habitat for the endangered panther and manatee, and more than 350 bird species, including 

the iconic fl amingo. 

To urge the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to extend a contract 

to purchase the land, the Club’s grassroots organizing team sent 50 supporters wearing ‘Seal 

the Deal’ stickers to a hearing on Seminole tribal lands. Additionally, the Club generated 

hundreds of emails to each member of the SFWMD Governing Board urging a vote in favor 

of the purchase. 

U.S. Sugar has agreed to sell 27,000 of its 187,000 acres for $194 million, with options 

to sell the rest over 10 years. Moving the land from private to public hands will yield 

benefi ts for the residents of Florida—human and wildlife alike. 


“Our nation’s natural 

heritage is as diverse 

as America itself. 

Protecting and 

restoring natural areas 

from the Everglades 

to the Alaskan Arctic, 

we ensure that today’s 

threatened wilderness 

is tomorrow’s healthy 

ecosystem.” 

– FRAN HUNT 

SIERRA CLUB 

DIRECTOR, RESILIENT 

HABITATS 

cultivating their healthy appreciation of, and dedication to, nature. 

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“Together, we’re making 

a difference in the lives of 

youth by engaging them 

in outdoor activities and 

efforts to clean up and 

protect America’s water 

resources.” 

– SARAH HODGDON 

SIERRA CLUB 

DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION 

Poisonous run-off from factory farms and fossil fuel production choke our water supply, causing 

dangerous chemicals to seep into fragile ecosystems. Flooding and droughts, brought on by 

climate disruption, further degrade America’s rivers and streams. The Sierra Club works to test, 

enforce, and improve water quality standards, restore wetlands, and inspire local communities to 

fi ght for healthy, clean water. 

REVIVING THE DEAD ZONE 

A “dead zone” is an area of water so polluted with nitrogen and phosphorus that oxygen is depleted 

and the ecosystem is destroyed. The Gulf of New Mexico includes a 7,000-square-mile dead zone 

resulting from runoff from thousands of square miles of the Mississippi River ecoregion. The Sierra 

Club is working to fi x that. Club supporters collected more than 42,000 signatures on a petition to 

the EPA requesting strict regulation of these pollutants in commercial operations. Today, the EPA 

routinely references that work as evidence of widespread public support for nitrogen and phosphorus 

standards as it continues to develop a strategy to curb this pollution. The Club also worked to restrict 

phosphorus and nitrogen discharge by organizing the new 10-state Mississippi River Issue Team. The 

team works strategically with local organizers and state departments of environmental quality. As a 

result, New York, Illinois, and Wisconsin all passed tougher regulatory standards. 

WATER SENTINELS TEAM UP TO GET MORE KIDS FISHING 

Sierra Club’s Water Sentinels program partnered with Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s 

Take Me Fishing campaign, the National Military Fish & Wildlife Association, and fi shing equipment 

manufacturer Zebco to distribute more than 500 rods and reels for use by families on military 

installations in the U.S. Studies have clearly demonstrated that involving children in outdoor 

recreation improves school performance, reduces stress, enhances self-esteem, develops interpersonal 

skills, and has a positive impact on overall health. Fishing is one of the outdoor activities shown to 

contribute to these benefi ts. The rods and reels provided by this program will help introduce youth to 

the outdoor experience and is particularly important for the nation’s military youth, who may 

otherwise face barriers to recreation due to overseas deployment of parents. 

According to the EPA, 19.5 million Americans become ill from contaminated 

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Protecting 

America’s Waters

SIERRA CLUB STOPS DESTRUCTIVE STRIP MINING IN FLORIDA 

In July, the Sierra Club and its allies took legal action to secure a victory for Florida’s forests, 

wetlands, and streams. Responding to the lawsuit, a district court judge temporarily halted all strip 

mining activities that threaten jurisdictional U.S. waters at Mosaic Fertilizer’s 10,855-acre South 

Fort Meade Extension phosphate mine site in Hardee County, Florida. 

The Army Corps of Engineers halted a ‘dredge and fi ll’ project that would have authorized the 

destruction of 534 acres of wetlands and 10.7 miles of streams feeding the Charlotte Harbor estuary 

and Peace River—a priority watershed, as designated by the EPA, and a drinking water source for 

700,000 Floridians. 

The Court issued its ruling based on the Corps’ failure to hold a public hearing, make permit 

documents publicly available, or prepare an Environmental Impact Statement before issuing the 

permit—all violations of the National Environmental Policy Act and Clean Water Act. The Corps 

also failed to properly consider the cumulative environmental impacts of the proposed mine, when 

hundreds of thousands of acres surrounding the Charlotte Harbor estuary and Peace River are 

already being strip-mined for phosphate. 

LOCAL ACTIVIST FIGHTS POLLUTERS IN MICHIGAN—AND WINS BIG 

Ten years ago when Lynn Henning realized that the factory farms proliferating near her family 

farm in Michigan were polluting the air and water and endangering her loved ones’ health, she 

took them on. Through the Sierra Club, Henning organized her neighbors, 

lobbied state regulatory agencies and the EPA, and tirelessly amassed 

evidence of factory farms’ dangerous manure disposal practices—collecting 

water samples that proved more than 1,000 violations by the Vreba-Hoff 

Dutch dairy cartel. Thanks to her work, 16 Concentrated Animal Feeding 

Operation (CAFO) dairies were shut down. The state of Michigan has a 

lien against Vreba-Hoff for $585,000 in environmental fi nes. 

For her work, Lynn won the 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize 

for North America. In addition to meeting President Obama and EPA 

Administrator Lisa Jackson, she was named in Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine 

2010 Power List. Oprah’s team was so impressed with Lynn’s efforts, they 

returned to Michigan to examine how farming in her region had changed. 

Not only did she save her own community, her commitment illustrates the 

difference our 32,000 volunteer activists, nationwide, are making every day. 


LYNN HENNING 

“When Lynn Henning 

took on corporate 

polluters in her back 

yard, she wanted to 

make a difference in her 

community. When her 

work won her the 

Goldman Environmental 

Prize for North America, 

and her story was seen 

in 1,000 media outlets in 

17 different nations 

facing similar threats 

from CAFOs, she 

changed the world.” 

– SCOTT DYE 

SIERRA CLUB 

DIRECTOR, 

WATER SENTINELS 

drinking water every year. We support clean water programs in every state. 

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Serving Those 

Who Serve 

By targeting our support at the community level—where transformation begins—we help build 

and broaden the environmental movement. We are especially proud of our work with active duty 

and veteran members of the United States armed forces. From connecting military families with the 

healing powers of our natural heritage, to training veterans for green jobs in their hometowns, our 

funding prioritizes the well-being of our nation’s warriors. 

NEWLY TRAINED VETERANS DELIVER ENERGY SAVINGS 

With one in four construction workers currently unemployed— 

and as many as one in fi ve veterans unemployed—there is an 

urgent need to generate good, green, and forward-looking jobs 

like those established through the Military Housing Energy 

Effi ciency Project (MHEEP). 

This unique initiative brings together the Sierra Club, 

Veterans Green Jobs, Laborers International Union of North 

America (LIUNA), Ardently Green, and the D.C. Project to 

create green jobs and cut residential energy use. The project 

takes a two-pronged approach that honors veterans’ service to 

our country by providing green job training while also offering 

complimentary cost-saving home energy upgrades to active duty 

service members. 

MHEEP has provided these upgrades to more than 30 

service members throughout the Northern Virginia area. Through 

MHEEP, veterans are identifi ed by Veterans Green Jobs and 

trained to weatherize residential properties by LIUNA. Following 

training, the veterans will join the green economy and weatherize 

the homes of 50 military families in the region. 

Military Families Outdoors 

“One of the great lessons of 

recent years is that you don’t 

need to be a military expert 

to help. You don’t necessarily 

need to build something 

new to help. You can keep 

doing what you’re already 

doing and connect your work 

to the priorities of military 

families. Consider the Sierra 

Club, which partnered with 

the NMFA to create Operation 

Purple—summer camps that 

have made a difference in the 

lives of tens of thousands of 

military kids.” 

– FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA 

ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL 

MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION’S 

SUMMIT IN MAY, 2010 

When a military family member is deployed or a veteran returns 

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“What we give can never 

come close to what people 

who serve in the military 

and their families sacrifi ce 

for all of us. I am doing 

what I can to support our 

veterans and encourage 

other philanthropists to step 

forward to help our nation’s 

heroes in a time of great need. 

I am proud to partner with 


to connect military families 

to the healing power of our 

natural heritage.” 

– DAVID GELBAUM 

CEO OF ENTECH SOLAR 

ANNUAL REPORT REPORT 2010 2010 | | THE THE SIERRA SIERRA CLUB CLUB FOUNDATION 

FOUNDATION 

MISSION SERVE EVENT: 

On November 11, 2010, 

the Sierra Club co-hosted 

a Mission Serve event with 

Veterans Conservation Corps, 

partnering with AmeriCorps 

and EarthCorps to remove 

invasive plant species and 

plant native vegetation along 

Hamm Creek near Seattle. 

This restoration effort was 

begun by Jon Beal, a veteran 

who made it the last cause of 

his life to save this important 

watershed for salmon. 

Seattle Mayor Michael 

McGinn—a former Sierra 

Club chapter leader—was on 

hand to help and share a few 

words about the signifi cance 

of Veterans Day. 

home, our programs provide strength, relief, and healing. 

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Environmental 

Justice & Community 

Partnerships 

Climate disruption is not an equal opportunity threat. People of color, indigenous communities, 

and low income families bear disproportionate burdens such as asthma, certain types of cancer, 

cardiac problems, and heat-related deaths. It’s not right. Over the past decade, through carefully 

nurtured relationships, the Sierra Club has been bringing the environmental health issues of these 

most vulnerable communities into the national spotlight. 

REDUCING THE RISK OF CULTURAL ENDANGERMENT IN THE GULF COAST 

Reliant on shrimping, fi shing, oystering, and hunting since before Louisiana was a state, the livelihood 

of the United Houma Nation of the Gulf Coast has been devastated by the BP oil disaster. With limited 

internet access and minimal interaction with other media, the Houma Tribe is challenged to stay current 

on details about the spill. To ensure they are informed about the health and legal issues they face, Sierra 

Club’s Environmental Justice organizer, Darryl Malek-Wiley, met with the Tribe several times on their 

land in Raceland, Louisiana. Malek-Wiley, who has been collaborating with communities in the South 

for more than 30 years, provides them with information on spill-related issues, such as the composition 

of the notorious oil dispersant and who to contact if they spot oil creeping into their waters. In the face 

of the worst oil disaster in American history, we stand beside the Houma Tribe to ensure their rights and 

needs as a culture are met. 

RECYCLING THE WAY TO A HEALTHIER DETROIT 

Residents of neighborhoods in the 48217 zip code had been living with toxic air 

pollution for far too long. Sick and tired of horrifi c air quality—from a local 

incinerator and more than 25 other high-polluting facilities—community members 

(85% of whom are African American) and Sierra Club’s Environmental Justice 

program joined forces to bring about sorely needed change. The Club has been 

battling to shut down the incinerator—located directly across the street from a high 

Low-income communities and people of color bear disproportionate 

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school—that is poisoning the neighborhood with mercury and lead. Club volunteers Ed McArdle, 

Anna Holden, and Carol Izant pushed the city to sever its incinerator ties for economic reasons. 

“Not only is the incinerator bad for our local community’s health,” said local Club organizer 

Rhonda Anderson, “it’s not a sustainable, job-creating solution, either.” Anderson and her team 

have been instrumental in starting two pilot recycling projects, with the goal of providing city-wide 

curbside recycling—thus creating jobs while “starving” the incinerator. By organizing and attending 

meetings with heads of key city departments, the Club helped increase the number of residences 

served by the program while ensuring future funding. Anderson noted, “By converting to citywide 

curbside recycling, we will create new, good, green jobs and healthier communities overall.” 

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS 

■ Washington, D.C.: The Anacostia Coordinating Council contacted the Sierra Club to help organize a 

forum on How Do We Create Vibrant, Sustainable East of the River Communities? Residents, public offi cials, 

businesses, and community groups convened for the daylong event. Local Environmental Justice organizer 

Irv Sheffey led the discussion about turning this underserved area—which contains highly polluted 

waterways and neighborhoods—into a healthy, sustainable, and thriving community. 

■ West Virginia: In November 2010, the Sierra Club co-sponsored The Toll of Coal: Cradle to Grave Impacts of 

Coal on Human Health. Held in Huntington, West Virginia, the conference focused on the adverse health 

effects and subsequent $96 million in annual health care costs that arise due to America’s coal dependency. 

Rita Harris, the Club’s Environmental Justice organizer in Memphis, served as keynote speaker. The 

conference also included educational workshops connecting grassroots workers with scientists, doctors, 

and other coal experts. 

■ South Carolina: Residents in a low-income African American neighborhood in rural Barnwell County, South 

Carolina, suspected their backyard wells were being polluted by a nearby industrial facility. The Sierra 

Club responded to their request for help, prompting the EPA to test the wells. The investigation revealed 

contamination from mercury and other harmful toxins, and the Club succeeded in securing access to safe 

drinking water through city water lines. 

■ Puerto Rico: Since government protection of the Northeast Ecological Corridor was removed in 2009, the 

Sierra Club has been fi ghting to reinstate it. By promoting local recreation and economic opportunities, 

the Club is strengthen ing the connection of the community to the Corridor. Thanks to grassroots public 

education efforts, Puerto Rican offi cials could no longer postpone the issue. In 2010, the government 

made a new proposal and scheduled several public hearings in early 2011 on the new boundaries of the 

ecological area. 


Good Jobs Green 

Jobs Conference 

With funding from The 

Sierra Club Foundation, 

the Sierra Club 

sponsored fi ve youth 

and adult community 

leaders from the 

predominately African 

American Holy Cross 

neighborhood and 

the Mary Queen of 

Viet Nam Community 

Development 

Corporation, Inc.—both 

of New Orleans—to 

attend the 2010 

Good Jobs Green Jobs 

National Conference in 

Washington, D.C. The 

conference is the nation’s 

leading forum for 

sharing ideas to increase 

employment while 

preserving our economic 

and environmental 

security. 

environmental burdens, especially from pollution and health issues. 

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America’s A Great Outdoors 

Victories Across 

the Nation 

When the Obama Administration launched 

the America’s Great Outdoors initiative, giving 

citizens a chance to weigh in how public lands 

should be managed as climate change shifts 

ecosystem boundaries, the Sierra Club not 

only encouraged members and supporters 

across the nation to attend public meetings 

to voice their opinions, it also engaged a 

strong youth coalition. The Building Bridges 

to the Outdoors program brought together 

more than 320 young people to participate 

in nine roundtable events about wilderness 

management and reconnecting youth with 

the great outdoors. 

Albuquerque, NM 

Annapolis, MD 

Charleston, SC 

Chicago, IL 

Golden, CO 

Los Angeles, CA 

New York, NY 

San Francisco, CA 

Seattle, WA 

As funders of one of the most aggressive climate change campaigns in the country, 

our donors might expect the Club to have a presence in Washington, D.C., New York, 

Chicago, and on the West Coast. What many don’t know is that the Sierra 

Club is in every state in the U.S. Here are a few examples of the 

national programs supported by The Sierra Club 

Foundation and their local impact. 

Water W Sentinels 

In 2010, Water Sentinels had more than 12,000 certifi ed water quality monitors 

testing the nation’s water in 48,000 square miles of watershed that is home to 

184 million Americans. Data collected is used to educate the public, advocate for 

cleaning up polluted waterways, and alert state and federal regulatory offi cials of 

serious water quality violations. 

Through partnerships with Trout Unlimited, the Federation of Fly Fishers, the 

National Military Fish and Wildlife Association, and Sierra Club’s Inner City 

Outings, the Water Sentinels program is active in every state.

Resilient R Habitats 

Sierra Si Student Coalition 

Oi 

Whether working to get species listed as 

endangered, or protecting their habitat, the 

Sierra Club works all over the country on 

behalf of wilderness and wildlife, especially 

as climate change shifts habitat ranges. In 

2010, the Club helped to designate thousands 

of river miles and acres of lakes for the bull 

trout, promoted climate-smart management 

of forested lands in Maine, and expanded a 

critical habitat for Canada lynx in the Rockies. 

Bull Trout: Idaho, Oregon, Washington 

(including 754 miles of marine shoreline), 

Montana, and Nevada 

Moose, Bald Eagle: Maine 

Lynx: Rocky Mountains in Colorado, Idaho, 

and Montana 

Present on 63 campuses, the Sierra Student Coalition 

(SSC) works to transition universities powered by 

coal to cleaner energy sources. By empowering more 

than 75,000 young leaders, the SSC has pushed 10 

campuses to move beyond coal by 2020. 

University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) 

Binghamton (upstate NY) 

University of Illinois at Ubana-Champaign 

University of Louisville (KY) 

Case Western Reserve University 

(Cleveland, OH) 

Western Kentucky University 

(Bowling Green, KY) 

Missouri University of Science & Technology 

(Rolla, MO) 

Penn State University (University Park, PA) 

Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) 

University of Wisconsin–Madison 

There are 31 additional campuses that SSC will be 

pushing for this year. 


Oil Leasing Stopped / Wilderness 

Protected 

As a result of work with Alaska Natives 

and the Arctic Activist Network, 

170,000 acres of critical habitat and 

buffer zones near Lake Teshekpuk, 

located in the Western Arctic Reserve, 

are protected from oil and gas 

development. Also, 44,000 acres of the 

Wyoming Range will be off limits to oil 

and gas drilling thanks to our efforts 

with a coalition. This area is inhabited 

by moose, elk, and the threatened 

Canada lynx. 

Coal C Ash Hearings 

More than 2,000 Sierra Club 

volunteers, organizers, and 

supporters attended eight 

hearings across the nation to 

show support for strong federal 

safeguards against toxic coal ash. 

More than 10,000 comments 

were sent to the EPA via email 

and postcards demanding 

enforceable safeguards. 

Arlington, VA 

Charlotte, NC 

Chicago, IL 

Dallas, TX 

Denver, CO 

Knoxville, TN 

Louisville, KY 

Pittsburgh, PA 

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Board of Directors 

An independent, volunteer Board of Directors, 

supported by a professional staff, governs The Sierra 

Club Foundation. The Board primarily focuses on 

enhancing the overall performance of the Foundation 

and supporting the charitable and educational work 

of the Sierra Club and other grantees. 

2010 Board of Directors: 

Loren Blackford, Chair 

Pete Cartwright 

Amy Cherot 

Paul Craig

Paul Farr, Treasurer 

Chuck Frank, Secretary 

Susan Heitman 

Lynn Jurich 

Larry Keeshan, Fifth Offi cer 

Nels Leutwiler, Vice Chair 

Rebecca Levin, 

Stanford Board Fellow 

Robin Mann, 

Sierra Club Board President 

Bob McKinney 

Marni McKinney 


“I am involved with The Sierra Club Foundation 

for several reasons: primarily, I subscribe to 

the values and goals of the Sierra Club and 

believe it to be the most infl uential conservation 

organization in the U.S.A. I am especially 

impressed with the Club’s efforts to engage 

youth with the outdoors and conservation.” 

– DOUG WALKER 

THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION BOARD 

Sanjay Ranchod 

Molly Ross 

Tim Ryan 

Dan Shugar 

Stephen van Helden, 

Stanford Board Fellow 

Doug Walker 

Top, left to right: 

Nels Leutwiler 

Doug Walker 

Larry Keeshan (top) 

Molly Ross 

Bottom, left to right: 

Chuck Frank (top) 

Rebecca Levin 

Loren Blackford 

Pete Cartwright (top) 

Paul Farr 

Susan Heitman 

Not pictured: 

Amy Cherot 

Paul Craig 

Lynn Jurich 

Robin Mann 

Bob McKinney 


Sanjay Ranchod 

Tim Ryan 

Dan Shugar 

Stephen van Helden 

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Donors 

The Sierra Club Foundation gratefully acknowledges 

those whose gifts help sustain our work and our planet. 

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“The Sierra Club Foundation truly understands the power of 

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larger scale. I’m deeply impressed by the way we unite people around 

environmental and clean energy challenges. It’s that unity, as well 

as continued fi nancial support, that gets us closer to a cleaner planet 

and a sustainable clean energy future.” 

– LYNN JURICH THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION BOARD 

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Dr. & Mrs. Charles Fischer 

Stephen Flavin 

Dr. & Mrs. Scott C. Fleischman 

Carol Fleishauer 

Gunther S. Fonken & Agnes J. Hughes 

Tom Forsythe 

Robert W. Foster 

Barbara A. Frank 

Tom & Myrna Frankel 

David Kimo Frankel 

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“Protecting the environment and building a stronger 

Indiana have been important priorities for my family. The 

Foundation’s work to jump-start a clean energy economy 

and move the country beyond coal will not only clean up our 

air and water in the Midwest, it will create thousands of 

good, green jobs and thriving local economies.” 

– MARNI MCKINNEY THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION BOARD 

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Walt French & Virginia Yang 

Ellen Friedlander 

Edward & Ruth Friedman 

Spencer & Rena Fulweiler 

Alan & Sarah Galbraith 

Ute D. Gannett 

A. Jack Garnett 

P. Gregory Garrison 

Paul K. Geer 

Monica & John Geocaris 

Jack & Joan George 

Charles Gessert & Barbara Stark 

Linda L. Gibboney 

Frances G. Ginsberg 

Ken & Carolyn Glazener 

Jack & Julie Glazko 

Sarah B. Glickenhaus 

Ray Goetz 

Diane & Peter Goldenring 

Debra Goode 

Susan Roome Goodwin 

Pat & Larry Gordin 

Geoffrey Gordon 

Elizabeth Gorman & Mark Kritzman 

Dr. Kathy Gould 

Dr. David & Julia Grambort 

Mrs. Helen Granatelli 

Douglas Green 

Ward & Marlene Greenberg 

Glen Gribble 

Doris Griffi th 

Bev J. Griffi ths 

Jessica Griffi ths 

Barbara Ostrove Grodd 

Maureen J. Groper 

Kathy & Rick Groshong 

Richard L. Grossman 

J. Grossman & H. Mechanic 

Janet & Douglas Grout 

Nancy A. Grundman 

Doug & Jeanne Guenther 

Adam J. Gutride 

Lester Gutstein 

David E. & Nancy M. Hall 

Todd Hall 

John C. Hansen, M.D. 

Peggy Hansen 

Stuart Hansen & Erica Eddy 

Richard & Eileen Hardaway 

Gary L. Hargrave 

Beverly Harju & Thomas Long 

Dinah Harlow 

Lawrence Harris & Betty Azar 

Rachford Harris 

John L. Harris 

James Harrison 

Craig Hartman & Jan O’Brien 

Mrs. Sara Hartwell 

Philip Haworth 

Jorg & Jennifer Heinemann 

Christopher Henze 

Janet Hering 

Roger & Nancy Hershey 

John B. Hervey 

Dr. Carl Hess & Tracy Pirnack 

John & Hermi Hiatt 

Susan E. Hilfer & William Campbell 

Gaye Hill & Jeff Urbina 

John Hirschi 

Steve & Marty Hixon 

Ray Hoekstra 

Arlene Hoffer 

Elizabeth A. Holland, M.D. & 

Gene S. Brandt 

Dr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Hollins 

David Holloway 

Catherine & Stephen Holmes 

Tom & Julie Anne Hopkins 

David Hsieh 

Siuling Ku & Kenneth Hui 

R. B. Humphrey 

Glenn Hurowitz 

Cecelia Hurwich, Ph.D. 

Virginia K. Huschke 

Patricia M. Hutcheson 

Frances Hyman 

Steven E. Icardi 

Thomas Isenberg 

Ted Jackson, Jr. 

Larry Jacobs & Mirka Knaster 

John J. Jaswick 

Grethe & Henning Skov Jense 

Ken & Wynn Johanson 

Albert W. & Susan G. Johnson 

Roger Johnson & Donna Buessing- 

Johnson 

William & Susan Johnston 

Judith Joy 

Wally Juchert & Diane Boyer 

Edward M. Juda 

J. W. Kaempfer, Jr. 

Robert & Sharon Kain 

Robert M. Kaiser 

Eleanor & J. George Kambouris 

James Kampmann 

Annette Kaohelaulii 

Rebecca Kapustay 

Laura R. Kaufman, M.D. 

James Keesey 

Richard W. Keiler 

James Keller 

Anna Lou Kelso 

Dr. Kemeny & Dr. Feigenbaum 

Bob Kempf 

James & Renate Kempf 

William & Anita Kerr 

Lawrence & Toba Kerson 

B. Duke Kimbrough, M.D. 

Maurice A. King, Jr. 

Lee A. Kintzel 

Therese Kitt 

Bruce & Irene Klores 

Dr. Vilma L. Kohn 

Jerry A. Kolar 

Scott & Mary Kolar 

Anthony Kolish 

Carol Kolton 

Jason Konzelmann 

Joan & Daniel Kram 

F. Richard & June R. Kramer 

Sara Krebsach & Glenn Reinl 

Robert Kruger & Amy B. Kaminer 

Ulrich & Mary Kruse 

Vincent Kueffner 

Gary Kuris 

Linda & Harold Kushner 

Robert & Karen Kustel 

Samuel & Patricia Lacina 

Deb Lacusta & Dan Castellaneta 

Jim & Dawna Lahti 

Juanita B. Lambert 

Peter & Deborah Lamm 

Broh & Tracy Landsman 

Kenneth I. Lange 

James & Brenda Lappin 

Robert H. Larson 

Philip Lathrap 

Marta Jo Lawrence 

Al & Helen LeBlanc 

Michael & Jasmine LeDesma 

Tim Lee & Eleanor McBride 

Dr. David Lehnherr 

Isabel & Marvin Leibowitz 

Sandy Lerner 

Susan Lessin 

Joan & Roger Lewin 

Craig & Shannon Lewis 

Toby DeVan Lewis 

Charles & Mary Liebman 

Peter Lindsay 

Dr. E. Lipkin 

Jim & Judy Lipman 

Meryl & Jeffrey Lissack 

Sheralyn Listgarten 

Melvin Liston 

Blake Little 

George Loewenstein 

John Long 

Diane Lookman 

Stephanie Lu 

Robert & LaVerne Lugibihl 

Larry L. Lundberg 

Peter Lyman 

Ed Lynch & Regina Lindsey-Lynch 

Mr. & Mrs. William K. Mackey 

Mary Ann Mahoney 

Alan A. Mangels 

David Manke 

P. March & M. Mullett 

Gladys & Charles Marks 

Marjorie M. Martin 

Margaret B. Masters 

Robert Masuda 

Alan C. Mathewson 

Julia L. Maunder 

Kathleen A. Mazur 

John P. & Martha R. McAlister 

Christopher McAndrew 

Donald & Alison McCormack 

Sophia McCrocklin & Bill Isaacson 

Leonard McCue 

Fredaline McDonald 

Suzanna McDougal 

Harris Mcintosh, Jr. 

Robert McKee 

Steve McNamee 

Steve & Christine McPhee 

Christa McReynolds 

* Deceased

Mary M. Meighan 

Emily Margolis 

John Melton 

Maureen Merrigan 

Jerry Meyer & Nina Zingale 

Lindsay Mickles 

Terry & Marcy Milby 

Ralph & Janet Miller 

John J.B. Miller 

Jan Miller 

Bob Miller & Jan Leimert 

Beth W. & Bob Miller 

Eric Miller 

Andrew & Dorey Miller 

Rebecca P. Milliken 

Marianne Mitosinka & George Wick 

Riaz & Lily Moledina 

Claire L. Moore & Christopher Germer 

Lois S. Moore 

Rudolf & Bernice Moos 

Kelly D. Moran 

Marcy & Mark Morita 

Timothy J. Morneau 

J. Mortensen & S.K. Phillips 

Hon. Ambler Moss, Jr. 

Drs. Gary L. & Carolyn R. Mueller 

John C. Mulcahy 

Betty U. Musser 

Andrew C. Najberg 

Beva Nall-Langdon 

LTC. Noah Nason, III & Dr. Suanne Shocket 

Ajay Nath 

Judith Nelson 

Dr. & Mrs. Philip K. Nelson 

Katherine T. Nelson 

Dan & Lori Nelson 

Paul & Antje Newhagen 

Hal Newnan 

Joan L. Norch 

Ronald & Joan Nordgren 

Gwen & John Nystuen 

Brad & Judy O’Brien 

Garrick Ohlsson 

Sharon A. Olson 

Charlie O’Reilly 

Linda & Edward M. Ornitz 

Jonathan F. Orser 

Gary & Carol Overturf 

Brian Paddock & Mary Mastin 

Carl Page 

Garry Papers II & Ritsuko Kawaoka 

Julie & George Parker 

David & Judith Parker 

Adrian Parsegian 

Peter Parsonson 

Mehool Patel 

Bob Patterson 

C.E. & Berniece Patterson 

Sharon & Judd Perry 

Hans Peters 

Harry & Carter Phillips 

Gordon & Susie Philpott 

Scott M. Pinkus 

Joseph & Joy Pinson 

John G. Pitcairn 

Mr. Christopher Pohl 

David Porter 

Philip H. & Kathleen K. Power 

Sam Pratt 

Alice Prince 

Mark & Valerie Publicover 

Dr. William Pugh & Dr. Patricia Troncoso 

Mary A. Quam 

Robert Quick 

Dr. Carolyn S. Quinn 

John Rader 

Dr. John Raffensperger 

James V. & Elizabeth Wall Ralston 

Dr. Randall & Kathleen Matthews 

Maurice Rapkin 

Dr. Gordon R. Ray 

Richard Alan Ray 

Colin & Brenda Reed 

Paul Rehkopf & Joey Miller 

Peggy Reily & Barrett Kennedy 

Pamela & Curtis Reis 

Margaret Remsen 

Douglas & Jean Renfi eld-Miller 

Rob & Isabella Rennie 

Sandra & Cliff Retzlaff 

Douglas & Leslie Rex 

Ned Reynolds 

Mark Richman 

Mr. & Mrs. Tom D. Richter 

Arthur & Jane Riggs 

Robert R. Riggs 

Thomas & Rebecca Riley 

Bill Robertson 

Nicholas & Shelley Robinson 

David A. Robinson 

David F. Root 

Barb Rosen 

Myron Rosenthal 

Anthony Rosso 

Jill & Richard Rubenstein 

Mr. & Mrs. Ed Ruscha 

Bill & Gaile Russ 

Dr. Patricia E. Sacks 

Kenneth & Reine Salter 

Mr. Sanders 

Michael L. Sandler 

Sue Sandson 

George Sardina, M.D. 

Robert B. Sargent 

Douglas E. Satterfi eld 

Linda L. Saurage 

Mr. & Mrs. Sawyer 

J. Scheuer & J. Mellicker 

Cynthia, Michael, Andrew & 

Benjamin Schlegl 

Candace Anne Schmidt 

Ed Schmidt 

Davis Scholl 

Marian Schott 

D. Schroeder & D. Badger 

Miriam & Tom Schulman 

T.D. & Janet Schultz 

James Schwartz 

T. M. Scruggs & Laura Graham 

Donald E. Sharp 

Greg Shaw 

Clifford Shedd 

Jacquelyn L. Sheehan 

Barbara M. L. Sheffer 

Charles Shepard 

Jeffrey Sherman 

Marion & Rocco Siciliano 

Robin Silva 

L. E. Silverton 

Mark & Cindy Slane 

Darlene Slaughter 

Catherine Smith 

Patricia Smith 

Stephen R. Smith 

Dr. M. Kate Smith 

James Smith 

Richard Smolowe 

Karen Smuckler 

Derek Snyder 

Karen R. Sollins 

Harvey L. Sperry 

Lev L. Spiro & Melissa Rosenberg 

Dr. & Mrs. John D. Spragins 

Bonnie M. Stafford 

Pamela Stanton 

Michael & Lynda Stargel 

Catherine “Cat Heron” Saxton Steele 

Daniel Stein 

Mary A. Stein 

John & Ann Steinbrunner 

Suzanne S. Stensaas 

Nancy Stephanz 

Rachel K. Stern 

Martin M. Stevens 

Fred Stone & Deborah Ward 

Patricia Stout-Turner 

Barbara J. Stowell 

Howard Strauss & Betty Rome 

Stacy & Daniel Stryer 

John E. Sunder 

Patricia Suter 

Anne D. Taft 

David G. Taft 

Keith Tattersall 

Bill Tayler 

Arlene Tenenbaum 

Gary & Esther Tepfer 

Joseph Thomas 

William A. (Tom) Thomas 

Jeffrey D. Todd 

Jill & Michael Tomek 

Marana W. Tost 

Magdalena Tosteson 

Ron Townsend 

Thomas A. Traber 

Ramon True 

C. Robert Tully & Sandra Cooksey Tully 

Mr. & Mrs. William Turner 

Lewis B. Ulrey 

Marvin & Freda Van Houten 

Christie Van Kehrberg 

David Van Winkle 

Dr. Lelia Vaughan 

Susan Volman 

Wendy Walsh 

Felix W. Wang 

Gwen Warburton 

Dr. Edward Warren 

W.M. Dwight Warren 

Warren Watkins 

Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Weber 

John D. Weeden 

Lawrence & Kimberly Weinberg 

Mike Weinberg 


Carden Welsh 

Troy West, Architect 

Robert W. West 

Susan Wester 

Robert D. Westfall 

Rebecca & Anthony Wexler 

Margaret R. White 

Robert Wicklein 

David Wiemer 

June S. Wiley 

Frank & Frances Wilkinson 

Todd Wilkinson, M.D. 

Edmund & Barbara Wilkinson 

G. A. & C. L. Williamson 

Richard B. Wilson 

Robert A. & Barbara B. Wilson 

Nancy Hamill Winter 

Larry Woolbright 

Bill & Ingrid Wooten 

Glen C. Worrell 

Kim Worsencroft & Dennis McEvoy 

T. Wynnychenko & L. Hill 

Donald D. Yenish 

Rob Yorke 

Mr. & Mrs. Yuen 

Todd Zimmerman & Laurie Volk 

Amy Goddard Smith & John Zinman 

Rose Zobian 

The Sierra Club Foundation is a proud 

member of EarthShare. Through EarthShare, 

employees can elect to donate a single gift 

or enroll in a payroll deduction program. 

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MATCHING GIFTS 

Adobe Systems, Inc. 

Aerojet 

Aetna Foundation 

American Express Foundation 

American Express PAC Match 

Ameriprise Financial 

Amgen Foundation 

Anheuser Busch 

Bank Of America Foundation 

Bank of New York Mellon 

Bank of the West Employee 

Barclays Global Investor 

Black & Decker Corporation 

BlackRock Matching Gift 

The Boeing Company 

Bristol Myers Squibb 

CA, Inc. 

Chevron Humankind Matching 

The Coca-Cola Foundation 

Expedia, Inc. 

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BEQUESTS 

Estate of Rose Lishner 

Estate of John R. Ludemann 

Estate of Evelyn C. Lund 

Estate of Harriet R. MacKay 

Estate of Earl M. Mayer 

Estate of Gwen J. McCullen 

Estate of Evelyn McNeill 

Estate of Ella Huber Medwin 

Estate of Astrid Monson 

Estate of E. & J. Norgaard 

ENDOWMENTS 

Lynne Aronstam Memorial Endowment 

Stuart B. Avery Wildlife Endowment 

Mary L. Bowerman Endowment 

Brenner Endowment 

Centennial General Endowment 

Center for Environmental Innovation 

Endowment 

Louisa Pike Crook Endowment 

The Bernard & Sheila Eckstein Endowment 

Lorin T. Gill Endowment 

Avis S. Goodwin Endowment 

Great Lakes Endowment 

Margaret Andrew Hansell Endowment 

Harbor Properties Endowment 

James & Sue Higman Endowment 

Higman Colby Library Endowment 

Higman Endowment III 

Clark H. & Marjorie L. Jones Endowment 

LIFE INCOME 

Anonymous 

Michelle Borodinsky 

Walter Ellert 

Stephen D. Fox 

Herbert & Marion Haas* 

David E. & Nancy Mullen Hall 

Maurice F. Meysenburg 

ExxonMobil Foundation 

First Data Foundation 

The Gap Foundation 

GE Foundation 

GlaxoSmithKline 

GMAC Financial Services 

Goldman, Sachs & Co. 

Google Matching Gifts Program 

Greater Horizons Advent 

Honeywell International 

Houston Endowment, Inc. 

HSBC Philanthropic Programs 

IBM International Foundation 

Insurance Services Offi ce, Inc. 

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 

Johnson & Johnson Matching 

JustGive.org 

The Kresge Foundation 

Levi Strauss Foundation 

LexisNexis 

Estate of Alice Norton 

Estate of Helen E. Popp 

Estate of Margaret Ratlcliff 

Estate of Edna L. Riedeman 

Estate of Helen Robinson 

Estate of Bonnie Rouse 

Estate of Sue Anne Salmon 

Estate of H. Schanzenbach 

Estate of Mary P. Stegner 

Estate of Ruth B. Stevenson 

Clark H. Jones Western U.S. Endowment 

Christopher Karlin Endowment 

Kolar Endowment 

Susan M. Krohn Memorial Trust 

Long Island Sound Endowment 

Abigail B. Mackey Yellowstone 

Endowment 

Ronald Mann Endowment 

Hunter & Isabella Morrison Endowment 

Mott Award Endowment 

Minerva McDonnell Endowment 

Tyler Nakashima Educational Endowment 

Richard W. Nathan Endowment 

Warren Olney Endowment 

Albert & Katherine Payne Endowment 

Amos Roos Memorial Endowment 

Mel & Beverly Rubin Endowment Fund 

Marion Sandomire Endowment 

Victor Modiano 

George Nahmi 

Theodore & Eleanor Pirozek 

Margie V. Ratcliffe 

David F. & Maxine H. Rock 

Patty Sheehan 

John A. Srnka & Min Poon 

Macy’s Foundation 

Markel Corporation 

Merced Systems, Inc. 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. 

Microsoft Employee Matching 

The Millipore Foundation 

Monsanto Fund 

National Semiconductor 

Nestlé Foundation 

Norfolk Southern Foundation 

Pepsico Foundation 

Pfi zer Foundation 

Progressive Insurance 

Prudential Foundation 

Qualcomm Matching Gift Program 

RealNetworks Foundation 

Rexford Fund, Inc. 

S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation 

SAP 

Sage Publications, Inc. 

Estate of Jean Stone 

Estate of Katherine Turzyn 

Estate of Dr. Edgar Wayburn 

Estate of Georgia Westdahl 

Estate of Winifred White 

Estate of Allan N. Williams 

Estate of William E. Winn, Jr. 

Estate of Carol Wolski 

Schroeder Wildlife Endowment 

Seelig Endowment 

Sierra Nevada Ecoregion Endowment 

Ed Stevens Endowment 

Gary J. Torre Endowment 

Kenneth Turner Endowment 

Utah Chapter Endowment 

Jack C. Voelpel Endowment 

Volunteer Awards Endowment 

Ed & Peggy Wayburn Endowment 

Fred & Betsy Weintz Endowment 

Richard Weiland Endowment 

Allan N. Williams Endowment 

West Virginia Endowment 

Yellowstone and Northern Plains 

Endowment 

John & Laurel Stilwell 

Verena Stocker 

Dr. Edgar & Peggy Wayburn* 

Michael & Beverly Welber 

Cheryl Wilfong & Bill McKim 

Flora Zagorites 

Sabre Holdings Give Together 

Samuel Goldwyn Foundation 

Sangamon County Community 

Foundation 

State Farm Companies 

Steelcase Foundation 

T. Rowe Price Associates 

Tektronix Foundation 

Textron Matching Gift Program 

The David and Lucille Packard Foundation 

Thrivent Financial For Lutherans 

TPG Capital, L.P. 

Tyco Electronics 

UBS Matching Gift Program 

United Technologies 

The Vanguard Group, Inc. 

Verizon 

The William Penn Foundation 

Yahoo! Inc. 

* Deceased

COMMEMORATIVES & MEMORIAL GIFTS $1,000 AND MORE 

Arkay Foundation, in honor of Peter Martin 

John Calaway, in memory of Greg Haegele, in memory of Larry Melhaff, in memory of 

Dr. Edgar Wayburn 

Don Cheadle & Bridgid Coulter, in memory of Rue McClanahan 

Mary M. Cleveland & Thomas H. Haines, in memory of Patrick Colgan 

Dawn Edgerton, in memory of Dr. Kenneth Brown 

Frederick Fultz, in memory of Commander and Mrs. Harold Fultz 

Christopher Henze, in memory of Michael McCurry 

FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS 

Anonymous 

Alaska Conservation Foundation 

Allyn Foundation, Inc. 

Anglers of the Au Sable 

Argosy Foundation 

Arkay Foundation 

Arntz Family Foundation 

As You Sow 

Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation 

Ausable Manistee Action Council, Inc. 

Aveda 

The Edward R. Bazinet Foundation 

Bear Gulch Foundation 

Berry and Berry 

BlueGreen Alliance, Inc. 

Linwood Boomer Family Fund 

Bruce Ford Brown Charitable Trust 

Brown-Forman Corporation 

The Brunckhorst Foundation 

Burning Foundation 

The Keith Campbell Foundation 

The Campion Foundation 

Cars 4 Causes 

Cascadia Foundation 

The Cayuga Foundation 

Center For Environmental Connections 

via Wells Fargo 

John W. & Claribel K. Chapman 

Family Fund 

Classic Accessories, Inc. 

Clovis Foundation 

Community Foundation of Jackson Hole 

Compton Foundation 

Owen Connolly/Harold Sundberg 

Memorial Fund 

Covidien 

Margaret O. Cromwell Fund at the 

Baltimore Community Foundation 

The Crown Family 

Patrick & Anna Cudahy Fund 

Dade Community Foundation 

Daniel Family Foundation 

Directions for Rural Action Fund 

The Dwoskin Family Foundation 

Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation 

Earthwise Foundation 

Edwards Mother Earth Foundation 

El Paso Bicycle Club, Inc. 

The Energy Foundation 

Epic Systems Corporation 

ERB Family Foundation 

The Everglades Foundation, Inc. 

Betsy & Jesse Fink Foundation 

Flora Family Foundation 

Fox Fund 

Fox/Vance Family Foundation 

The Sidney E. Frank Foundation 

Garfi eld Foundation 

GBL Foundation 

Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund 

The Robert I. Goldman Foundation 

Green Fund 

George Gund Foundation 

Otto Haas Charitable Trust 

Hamill Family Foundation 

Hanley Foundation 

Harbor Lights Foundation 

Coon Hathaway Fund at 

The San Francisco Foundation 

Herman Foundation 

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation 

Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley 

Huplits Foundation 

Illinois PIRG Education Fund 

Independent Charities of America 

Louis & Jane Jacobson 

Jane & Robert Katz Foundation 

Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation 

Kossman Foundation 

The Kresge Foundation 

The L-A-D Foundation, Inc. 

Lassen Park Foundation 

Leslie Family Foundation 

Nels & Liz Leutwiler Foundation 

Adelaide & Charles Link Foundation 

Lon/Lewis Family Fund 

Loo Family Gift Fund, c/o Dennis Loo, 

Trustee 

The Little-Kittinger Foundation, Inc. 

Macht Philanthropic Fund 

Maine Community Foundation 

The Maple Tree Fund 

McDanel Land Foundation 

McKibben/Merner Family Foundation 

The McKnight Foundation 

John Merck Fund 

Mertz-Gilmore Foundation 

MET Foundation, Inc. 

Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal 

Michigan Environmental 

Mirowski Family Foundation 

Mitchell Family Foundation 

Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation 

Mountain Hardwear 

Mountain Thrift Shop 

Namaste Foundation 

National Wildlife Federation 

Network For Good 

Nike, Inc. & Affi liates 

No Frills Foundation 


The Robert I. Goldman Foundation, at the request of Mr. & Mrs. Leo Mandelbaum in 

memory of Robert I. Goldman 

Robert & Sharon Kain, in memory of brother-in-law 

D. MacLaughlin & C. Graff, in memory of Lanphere Brown Graff & Mary Elizabeth Graff 

Marion Layton Mann, in memory of Greg Haegele 

Marion Layton Mann, in memory of Dr. Edgar Wayburn 

Mary M. Meighan, in memory of Patrick Colgan 

Tertia Moore, in memory of Helen Moore 

Peter Way, in memory of June Shelley 

Northrop Grumman Corporation 

Nurtur Salonspa Columbus, LLC 

The Oak Foundation 

Oelman Foundation 

Old Orchard School, Inc. 

Jesse H. & Susan R. Oppenheimer 


Osprey Foundation 

Outdoor Foundation 

David & Lucile Packard Foundation 

The Partnership Project, Inc. 

Patagonia 

Julian Price Family Foundation 

Prince Charitable Trusts 

Progressive Leadership 

Public Interest Projects 

Harold K. Raisler Foundation 

REI 

Rhode Island Foundation 

Anita B. & Howard S. Richmond 


Roblee Foundation 

B. T. Rocca, Jr. Foundation 

Rockefeller Family Fund 

The Schaffner Family Foundation 

Scherman Foundation, Inc. 

Anthony A. Schmidt Family Foundation 

Schmitz-Fromherz Family Fund 

Seattle Foundation 

Shugar Magic Foundation 

Sierra Club Placer Group 

The Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation 

Silicon Valley Community Foundation 

Esther Simon Charitable Trust 

Singing Field Foundation, Inc. 

Skoll Global Threats Fund 

Spurlino Foundation 

Stanley Family Foundation 

Starr Family Fund 

State of Montana 

Sidney Stern Memorial Trust 

Stoller Family Charitable Lead Annuity 

Trust 

The Suggs Family Foundation 

The Summit Charitable Foundation 

Summit Fund of Washington 

Suwinski Family Foundation 

Swimmer Family Foundation 

Charles L. & Harriette S. Tabas Foundation 

The David G. Taft Foundation 

Thanksgiving Fund 

The Laney Thornton Foundation 

Tides Foundation 

Town Creek Foundation 

TSC Foundation, Inc. 

University of California 

Wallace Global Fund 

Richard D. Waterfi eld/Waterfi eld 

Foundation, Inc. 

H. H. Weinert Foundation 

Adam J. Weissman Foundation 

The Weissman Family Foundation 

Welton Family Foundation 

Western Clean Energy Campaign 

Western Resource Advocates 

Westport Fund 

WestWind Foundation 

Wiancko Charitable Foundation 

William B. Wiener, Jr. Foundation 

Wilburforce Foundation 

George B. & Oma E. Wilcox and Gibbs 

M. & Catherine W. Smith Charitable 


Wilcox-Smith Foundation 

Wildebeest Fund 

Wilderness Community Education 


Wildlife Forever Fund 

Rachel B. Williams Foundation 

A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation 

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Rachel Carson Society 

The Rachel Carson Society honors those who have made 

a testamentary gift for our future programs. 

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Anonymous 

Gay Abarbanell 

Marjorie Abrams, Ph.D. 

Diana Abrashkin 

Mary Adamson & Richard Harrington 

Stanley & Hope Adelstein 

Dr. Dorrit Ahbel 

Thomas & Sandra Ahlstrom 

Jay Albrecht 

Wanda Broadie-Alexander 

Robert Allen 

Robert T. & Marilyn M. Allen 

Jeff Altman* 

Ed Ammen 

Bud & Jackie Anderson 

Jack & Charlotte Anderson 

Judy Anderson 

Dr. Heather Anderson 

Cynthia S. Andre 

Jeri & Gus Andrews 

Ric & Susie Angell 

Juliet Ansley 

David Archibald 

Richard Arkley 

Camille Armstrong & Geoffrey Smith 

Orville M. Armstrong 

Barb Arnold* 

Bud & Doris Aronson 

Charles R. Arterburn 

Linda & Bob Aubrecht 

Jonathan & Elaine Austin 

Dr. Frederick Austin 

Mauricio L. Austin 

Carlos & ToyokoAnn Avila 

Fritz & Ginger Bachem 

Messrs. Baidas & Reeves 

Virginia H. Baker 

Lynn Balfour 

Aline K. Halye Ball 

Chris Ballantyne 

Dr. Galen O. Ballard 

Tania Banak 

John H. Bannister, M.D. 

Carole Wolfe Barnes 

Susan E. Barron 

Jack Basart 

Carol Baskin 

Kurt Bauereiss 

Dan Baumhardt 

Steven Bechard 

Henry T. J. Becker 

Jill Brown Becotte 

Barbara M. Beery 

Peter Belden 

Charles & Ann Belmont 

Michael J. Benari 

Peter & Betty Bengtson 

Edward & Mildred Bennett 

John E. Benson & M. Leita Kingsland 

Virginia M. Benson 

Dr. Barbara L. Bentley & 

Dr. Glenn D. Prestwich 

Kathleen A. Beres & Miller D. Einsel 

Stephen P. Berkowitz 

Irv & Jan Berlin 

Gloria B. Berman* 

Robin Berrington 

Robert Hunt Berry in memory of 

Homer Hill Hunt 

Beth C. Bertram 

Brian Besser 

Stephen A. Bessone 

Melanie & Harvey Billig 

Mary E. Binder 

Elena Biondi 

Flo Bisanz 

Virginia Black 

Hallie & Howard Blau 

Maja S. Block 

Kevin & Deborah Block-Schwenk 

Gina Kindschi Bloom 

Myron & Shirley Blumberg 

Philip & Amy Blumenthal 

Joan Boer 

Mary-Ed Bol 

John & Christel R.* Boles 

Elizabeth M. Bonnett, Ed.D. 

Michelle Borodinsky 

Joni Lynn Bosh & 

Worthington Robert Smith 

Ron & Sheila Bosworth 

Jean Marie Bradshaw 

James & Margaret Brady 

V. M. Brainard 

JoAnna Brand 

Phil Brandis 

Roberta Brashear-Kaulfers & 

Randy Kaulfers 

Col. Theodore R. Dale, USAF Ret. & 

Dee Brazil-Dale 

John & Novella Bredeson 

Deborah Brient 

Leonard Brill 

Cheri Briscoe 

Joan Lisa Bromberg 

Alice & Peter Broner 

John Emery Brown 

Natalea G. Brown 

Allan & Marilyn Brown 

Nancy G. Brown 

Ron O. & Nancy C. Bryant 

Maynard P. & Katherine Z. Buehler 

Melissa Kaufmann-Buhler 

John Nicholson Bulica 

Otis Kidwell Burger 

Janet & Russ Buschert 

Kathryn M. Buster 

Brian M. Buxton 

Frank & Dot Cada 

John Calaway 

Waneta Read Caldwell 

Jim Callison 

Kathleen & Craig Campbell 

Roger & Jan Capps 

Paul A. Carbone & Farah D. Chandu 

Barbara B. Carl 

Paula Carrell 

Chip Carroon 

Debra Carter 

Cheryl Ann Case 

Joan Casey 

Charles B. Cash, Jr. & Catherine Lippert 

Richard W. Caswell 

Richard & Doris Cellarius 

Ed Cencora 

Dolores R. Cerra 

Clarence Chaplin 

Stan & Solveig Cherim 

Amy T. Cherot 

Randy Ching 

Alice Chornesky 

Donald Chorzempa 

Greg & Rose Christianson 

Michael Jay Chusmir 

Daniel L. Ciske & Sandra J. Ciske 

Peter R. Clapper 

David B. Clark & Amy D. Bertelson 

Susan Clemitus 

Jean A. Cleverly 

Portland Hathaway Coates 

Barton T. Coddington 

Joseph Cohen & Claire Cohen 

Chip Conway 

Janet T. Cook 

Joe Cook & Anna Jeng 

Louise V. Cortright 

Judith Cosgrove 

Sandy Cota 

Jo Coudert 

Robert Cox 

Mary Crisp in Memory of 

Ed Wohlwender, Jr. 

Ken & Carolyn Croker 

Elizabeth Ann Cromey & 

Robert Warren Cromey 

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Crowley 

Kelly J. Cutshall 

Guy E. Dahms 

Oliver* & Helen M. Dalton 

Sali Dalton 

‘Becca & Harry M. Dalton 

John D’Ambra 

Rebecca & Steven Daneman 

Stephanie Dark 

Fred Darvill, M.D.* 

W. H. Daub 

Rev. Kenneth R. Daugherty 

Deryk Davidson 

Dr. Bruce Davie 

Ken & Marjorie Dawdy 

Aila G. Dawe 

Dorothy A. Dawson 

Susanna de Falla 

Felix J. De Martis 

A. L. Deane 

Shulamit Decktor 

John & Cathy DeCock 

Susan & Jimbo Dehmlow 

* Deceased

“I believe that people should provide for their 

families, but I also believe we need to leave the 

planet in better shape than its current state.” 

– SELMA RUBIN RACHEL CARSON SOCIETY 

Jean Deleage 

Dale Della Rosa 

Lyn deMartin 

Steve Denner 

Elizabeth J. Devins* 

Pat & Forrest Cummings 

Israel R. Diaz 

Jim & Nathalie Diener 

Darryl Dill 

William S. Dillingham 

Carl Doby 

Martin C. Dodge 

Christine Doerr 

Patricia Dotzler 

Carol A. Doyle 

Stephanie Dragon 

George B. Driskell 

Franklin DuMoulin 

Patricia Dunbar 

Steven Dungan 

Pat Dunkel 

Arthur J. Dusdall 

Diane D. Eames 

Stanley D. Echols 

Bernard & Sheila Eckstein 

Eric & Debora Edmunds 

Ola Masefi eld Edwards 

Norman Egger & Bill McCormack 

in memory of Walter Anderson 

Walter Ellert 

Audrey Ellinger & Rita Anton 

Frank W. Ellis 

Margaret Daniel Endres 

Dale Engelberg 

John M. Erskine 

Marty & Deb Essen 

William S. Etnyre, Ph.D. 

Paul S. Deal & Lauren E. Eusey 

Robert L.* & Carol L. Evans 

Olive Evans 

Ms. Renee Ewins 

Lyndelle Fairlie 

John & Genevieve Fairval 

Al Farmes 

Joel D. & Ellen S. Fedder 

Martha Ferger 

Dr. William E. & Stephenie S. Ferguson in 

memory of Richard Edward Ferguson 

Carl & Susan Ferree 

Richard Fiddler 

Mona Field 

Jane Finley 

Robert W. Fioretti 

Gary Fitzsimmons 

Joan L. Flanders 

Ruth L. Flock in memory of Lloyd C. Flock 

John S. Folchi 

Phyllis Fong in rememberance of 

Esther & Vincent 

Gunther S. Fonken & Angnes J. Hughes 

Mr. & Mrs. Joe Fontaine 

Mr. & Mrs.* John Patrick Ford 

Joe Foss 

Robert & Patricia Foster 

Dr. Terry L. & Pamela S. Fouts 

Frances Holmes Fowler 

George & Sophia J. Fowler 

Catherine E. Fox 

Gerald & Heidi Fox 

Laurence R. Fox 

Stephen D. Fox 

Gerald & Donna Foy 

Mary Linda Francis 

Barbara & Donald Frank 

Charles E. Frank 

John L. Franklin 

Barbara J. Fraser 

Walter J. Fraser 

Violeta F. Rodriguez 

Amy J. Fredrick 

Frank Frucci 

Donald M. Fuhrer 

Sue Fuss 

Mary R. Gale 

S. Joseph Gamble 

Jeffrey Gannon 

Helen A. Garcia 

B. I. Garlinghouse 

Ruth Garlow* 

Jeff Garmon 

Michele Garside, Ph.D. 

Phyllis F. Gebauer 

Oscar H. Geralds, Jr. 

Martin & Bodil Gerotwol 

Miss Noel Gersonde 

Thomas Gerwatowski 

Dr. June Gill 

Lois & Kent Gill 

Kay Gillis 

John H. Glanville 

Richard* & Fran Glass 

Charles & Neva Glenn 

Johanna Goering 

Donald Gold 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Golling 

Torrey Lisa Goodman 

Emma Leigh Goodwin 

Ms. Jonah Otelsberg, Ph.D.* & 

Peter David Goodwin 

Gayle Gordon & Ken Feldman 

Susan B. Gorman 

Milton & Joan Gottlieb 

Hugh Gourdin 

Dee Graham 

Dr. & Mrs. John L. Graham 

Edward M. Graves 

Mary A. Gravitt 

Fredianne Gray 

S. Paul Gray 

James A. Greco 

Keri Green 

Paul J. Green 

Rebecca Green 

Ruth Green 

William H. & Anne E. Green, Jr. 

Miriam Greenblatt 

Minna C. Greene 

Teryna Gregory 

Melanie L. Griffi n 

Waldo R. Griffi n 

Steve Griffi ths 

Dr. Thomas A. Griggs 

Donald Gruber 

Bob Grunloh 

Ralph Gullickson 

Elizabeth A. Gunn-Diest 

Bob Gunning 

Melva C. Hackney 

Madeleine Joyce Hagen 

Dick Hague & Otto Bremerman 

Ely Haimowitz 

Clarence & Kaye Hall 

Melissa Jones Hamilton 

Joseph & Yvonne Hammerquist 

Susan Ann Hampton 

Donald J. Hanahan & Lillian F. Hanahan 

Peter & Harriet Hanauer 

Nancy* & John Hand 

Dawn Handy 

Ronald & Mary Hansen 

Hal & Leslie Harber 

June Hawthorne Harbett 

Gordon L. & Eleanor Harding 

Roger J. Harmon 

Charles O. Harrison 

Tim & Rainy Hartley 

Mary Jane & Shattuck Hartwell 

Honor Hartzog 

Molly Perkins Hauck 

William E. Hauser in memory of 

Sally E. Hauser 

Timothy D. Haven 

Christine B. Hayes 

John R. & Maryann Hayes 

Diane K. Heath 

Wilbert Heinz 

Wm. N. Helgeson 

Caroline R. Helmuth 

Jeff Helton 

DeWitt Henderson 

Judith Hendler 

Carol Alice Henning 

Robert Henry 

Jeannette E. Herrick 

David M. Higginbotham 

Jim & Sue Higman 

Dorothy M. Hill 

Gale B. Hill 

Julie Hillery 

Ken Hillier 

Holly & Rollie Putnam 

Naida Hindert 

Tom & Lee Ann Hodges 

Ray Hoekstra 

Wendy Hoffspiegel 

Joseph M. & Sandy S. Hogan 

Marjory Holder 

Bob Honsinger 

Marcia Hoodwin 

Melissa Hope 

Walter & Diana K. Hotchkiss 

Jack H. Houvouras 


John K. & Janice L. Howie 

Dennis & Christine Hrdina 

Joseph E. Huard 

William Hughes 

Diane J. Huisinga 

Diana M. Hulet 

Clarice Hunter 

Ron Huffmeier & Kathy Hunter 

Richard L. Huttinger 

Katherine E-G Iacovelli 

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Joseph Iagnemmo 

Libby Ingalls 

Mina C. Ingersoll 

Maryann Inman 

Corinne Irwin 

Justin B. Israel & Ms. Emel Glicksman 

Guy Jacob 

Laura B. Jacob 

Nicholas A. Jarina 

Allen Jedlicka & Wendy Brudevuld 

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Dr. & Mrs. Louis K. Jensen 

Ken & Wynn Johanson 

A. Stephen Johnson 

Elizabeth A. Johnson 

Friends to Preserve Natural Resources 

Dr. Jann Johnson 

Richard W. Johnson & Lauretta L. Riker 

Robert E. Johnson 

Ken Johnston, Buddhist 

Mark R. Johnston 

David & Susan Jonas 

Jack Jonas 

Keith Evan Jones 

Kristine E. Jordan 

Stella Theofi lakos 

Judith Joy 

Jay M. Julian 

Robert Kaarto, Jr. & Teodoro Maniaci 

Hildegard Kaigler 

Les & Denise Kangas 

Kenny Karem 

Richard Kark 

Susan & John Karlin 

Ellen Kastius 

Dr. Paul D. Kay 

Harold & Patricia Keairnes 

Ann Keenan 

Marcia E. Keimer 

Billie S. Keller 

JoAnne E. Kenney 

Elaine R. & Stuart G. Kent 

Kathie Kerler Bastian 

Anna Lou Kett 

Kenneth & Eleanor Kidd 

Wilfred Kimball 

Robert King 

Bruce B. Kingman 

Mike & Sally* Kittross 

Larry & Pat Klaasen 

Ronald P. Klein 

Arthur Law Knight 

Bruni Kobbe 

Ruth Anne Kocour 

Albert J. Koegel 

Mrs. Helen C. Koenig 

Bruce E. Kohler* 

John & Elsie, Mary* & Arthur Kolar 

Endowment Fund 

Charles G. Kopp 

Henry Koukol, Jr. 

Vienna Kraetzner 

Marilyn Kratt 

Richard E. & Sandra Krause 

Evelyn S. Kritchevsky 

Stephen Krupa 

Michael Kuleba 

Gary Kuris 

Jeff Kurzweil 

Kathy Kuyper 

Mary M. Lahren 

C. Laib & M. Norris 

Jean M. Lamphier 

Madeleine Landis 

Diana L. Langer 

George A. LaPointe 

Clifford Lardinois Jr. & Patricia Dumond 

Linore Latham 

Dr. Richard L. Latterell 

Joan M. Laux 

Tom & Lise Lawson 

Kathleen Lawton 

Larry Layne & Sheelagh Boyd 

Rayna Lazaroff 

Al & Helen LeBlanc 

CiCi & Owen Lee 

Joseph P. Legallet 

Jack & Alice Leibman 

Deborah B. Leiderman, M.D. 

Kristin A. Lein 

Leonard Levine 

Ellis & Cheryl Levinson 

Jonathan Levitt 

James A. Lewis 

Andrew Lewis 

Ella Liberman 

Henry J. Link, P.E. 

Carol T. Linnig 

Lynn Liotta 

Elizabeth Little 

Gary & Ellen Lloyd 

Frank Loulan & Richard Pearce-Moses 

C. Pat* & Betty A. Love 

In Memory of Daughter Marcelle Stowe 

Barbara & Raymond Luddy 

Rudy Lukez & Dana Schaefer 

M. Lund 

Richard “Rick” Alan Luther* 

Peggy Nance Lyle 

David Lyman 

Willy & Pam MacMullen 

Thomas Maddux 

Joan Madrid 

Cathy Magar 

Henry Jonas Magaziner 

Tony & Alice Maistrovich 

Richard Malinowski 

Suzanne Malis-Andersen 

Stuart & Wendy Malmid 

Francis Mangels 

Brian J. Martin 

Grover V. Martin 

Stan G. Martin 

Setsuko Maruki 

Cherie Mason 

Norman Masonson 

Donald P. Mathews 

Miriam Barton Maxwell 

Kathryn E. May, Ph.D. 

Dave & Sally McCardle Family Trust 

Jackie McCauley 

Janet L. McCrory 

Brian P. & Ann A. McDonald 

J. Bradley McDonald 

Sally Wood McDonald 

Patrick D. McGahen 

Harry G. & Lauren P. McGavran 

Chuck & Jean McGrady 

William McGrath 

Cheryl Wilfong & Bill McKim 

Jo Ann Stoddard McNiel 

Marian McPartland 

Rochelle McReynolds 

Carol McVeigh 

Kathleen Meagher 

David B. Mech 

Larry Mehlhaff* & Marion Klaus 

David Mendelsohn, Jr., M.D. & 

Carole L. Mendelsohn 

John Mertes 

Maurice F. Meysenburg 

Phyllis H. Michel 

James H. Middleton 

Allen T. Miller 

Carol Miller 

Connie Miller 

Norman* & Pauline S. Miller 

Robert J. Miller 

Jerome I. Millman & Felicitas A. dela Cruz 

Bill Minge & Jane Anton Minge 

Gerald Minogue 

Steven Mironov & Denise St. John- 

Mironov 

Mary Nell Mitchell 

Victor Modiano 

Milly & Mel Mogulof 

Susann Molnar 

George Momany, M.D. 

Kenneth M. Mondal & Juliet A. Mondal 

Reverend John Monestero 

Jeffrey A. Mono 

Sharon J. Mooney* 

Eric & Julie Moore 

Paul G. Morissette 

Don Morris 

Ms. Sally Morrison 

Mary L. Morrison* 

Diantha Morse 

Joe Morton 

Constance Mounce in memory of 

Adrian P. Mounce 

Milton Mozen 

Mary Saylor Muhlhausen* 

Bruce Muirhead & Denise Pare-Muirhead 

Alden & Jane Munson 

LJ Murawski 

George Nahmi 

O. Ruth Najacht 

Paul R. Narey 

George* & Linda Nedleman 

Gerald & Darlene Neff 

Ruth H. Neff 

Sherrie & Darrell Neft 

John & Ilene Nelson 

Mary Ann Nelson 

Christopher H. Newbold 

Norman J. & Fay L. Newcomb 

Thomas H. Nicholas 

Margaret Nicoletta 

Joan Nikelsky 

Chris & JoAnn Nolen 

Jill North 

Jan & Judith Novak 

Marie U. Nylen 

John O’ Connell 

Jon A. Oien & Dr. Julie Z. Oien 

The Dawn E. Okerlund Trust 

William R. Oliver 

Katharine Olmstead 

Maryellen Oman 

Eldor & Stella Omdahl 

Sara O’Neal 

Andrea & Walter O’Neill 

Jonathan F. Orser 

John & Debi Osborne 

Mary K. Oswald 

Drs. Susan Ott & David Ralph 

Cas Overton 

Mary J. Packard & Gary C. Packard 

Donna M. Paino 

* Deceased

“Sierra Club’s values are my own values, so it was 

only natural to put my money where my values lie.” 

– CORNELIA SMITH RACHEL CARSON SOCIETY 

Sally Palaian 

Cheryl S. Palmer 

Liz Schneck Palter 

Robert W. Pann 

Dale Paradis 

James L. Parker 

Nancy Felicia Parks 

Amy J. Parrent 

Claude & David Paulsen 

Cynthia A. Pavelosky 

Edgar & Phyllis Peara 

Jerold Pearson 

Ruth Julanne Pentecost, Trustee 

Andrea L. Perr 

Janet Petersen Siegfried Hillmer 

Robert & Veronica Petersen 

Les Richter* & Jim Peterson 

Karen M. Peterson 

Todd W. Peterson 

Alain Joseph Petit 

Deborah Ann Phelps 

Margaret M. Phillips 

Gary B. Jordan & Shirley A. Phillips 

Stacey & Doug Pilcher 

Dr. Ray & Mrs. Jana Pingle 

Juliann E. Pinto 

Theodore & Eleanor Pirozek 

Carl Pope 

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Popp* 

David & Gaylene Poretti 

Beatriz Portela 

Sheryl D. Poths 

Myrna Barbara Pototsky 

Linda Verdoorn Powers & 

Robert S. Powers 

Fred & Annette Prieve 

Alice French Primrose 

Gray Prince 

Ingeborg B. Prochazka 

Deanne Prusak 

Caroline Pufalt 

Jack Putnam & Jean Gortner 

Arnie Quan 

A. J. Queenen 

Carolyn S. Quinn 

Dave Raney & Eileen Tamura 

Charles A. Ranney 

Pamela D. Ransome 

Sara Rappaport 

Jay A. Rashkin 

John, Sarah, Charlie Rath 

Roy Rausch 

Jerry Reidy 

John Rettenmayer 

Grace Rice 

Katherine Riggs in memory of 

Frances C. Riggs 

Sally Rings 

Verna F. Ritchie 

Denise Rivera 

Ford M. Robbins 

Jenny Roberts 

Henry Robertson 

David F. & Maxine H. Rock 

Willard & Mary Ann Rodgers 

Gabriele Rodrigues-Hecht* in memory 

of Alan Hecht, M.D. 

Janice A. Rohn 

Maria & Joseph Romano 

Ernest J. Rosenau 

Jean L. Rosenfeld 

Barbara Ruben 

Lionel Ruberg 

Charlotte Rubin 

Selma Rubin 

Paul I. Rubinfeld 

Claire H. Russell 

Thomas G. Rust 

William D. Ryckman III & Mari J. Stamnes 

Mr. & Mrs. Sabbadini 

Terradan L. & Maryse J. Sagewynd 

John F. Salz 

Thomas Samaras 

Jamie E. Samsel 

Bill Sander 

Xenia Sanders 

Irene R. Kitzman, M.D. 

Donald & Elizabeth Sands 

George Sardina, M.D. 

Linda Sartor 

Kathleen Saunders 

Alexander Saxton 

Jessica R. Schiffman & Patrick R. Timmins 

Elliott & Genevieve Schiffmann 

Barry & Libby Schiller 

Susan R. Schinke 

Alfred C. Schmidt 

Edgar Schmidt 

Maria Shawn Schmitt 

Glenn H. & Mary S. Schnadt 

Barbara Schneiders 

Bob & Peggy Schotz, Schotz Family Trust 

H. Schroeder 

Marge & Les Schroeder 

Sandra J Schroeder 

Dieter* & Barbara Schugt 

Lara L. Schulter 

Jeanie Scott 

LaRoy & Mary Seaver 

Margaret Seneshen 

Robert & Ann Shafer 

Thomas Shafer & Susan Kelley 

Beverly Shaver 

Patty Sheehan 

Lawrence J. & Charlotte Sherman 

Seymour & Vivian Elena Shifren 

Marion & Rocco Siciliano 

Lucy Sidener 

Harold & June Siebert CRT 

Susi Silber* 

Miriam G. Simmons 

La Ree M. Simon 

Yvette D. Simpson 

Wayne F. Sims 

Martha Ann Singer 

Thomas A. Skerry 

George R. Slaton 

Chester L. Smith 

Cornelia Smith in memory of 

James N. Smith 

O. Wayne Smith, Jr. 

Roy J. Smith 

Todd C. Smith 

Vernon Neil Smith 

William V. Smith 

Lois Snedden 

Julia Sommer 

Peter A. Soria 

Doris Sosin 

Harry Spence 

Jack & Pearl Sperber 

Richard Spindler 

Jerry Spruill 

John A. Srnka & Min Poon 

Carl Stahnke 

Hugo & Monica Steensma 

Michael Steinberg 

Earl R. Steinbrink 

Thor Steingraber 

C. G. Steinhauser III, R.E. 

Everill Stevenson & Jane Rider Stevenson 

Sally Stewart, Ph.D. 

William T. Stewart, Jr. 

John & Laurel Stilwell 

Verena Stocker 

Richard Carl Stoike 

Sydell S. Stokes 

Robert & Nancy Stone 

Lawrence Stotter 

Merna Strassner 

Yvonne A. Streff 

Linda Claire Stukey 

Patricia Strum 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Suetterlin 

Georgianna Swalm 

Stanley L. Swart 

Eva-Maria Swedlow 

Thomas & Gail Sweet 

Mrs. Karen J. Swope 

Halina Szyposzynski 

John F. Tacchino 

Ann Tagawa 

Peter S. Tannen & David C. Strachan 

Donna Taube 

Dave Howard Taylor 

Linda L. Taylor 

Meredith Taylor 

Susan M. Taylor 

Kimberly Tays Binnie 

Steve Tearney 

Georgette Theotig 

Constance T. Thomas 

Margaret & Kathryn Thomas 

Sally Thomas 

Frank Thompson 

Justine Thompson 

Larry H. Thompson 

Rosemary M. Thompson 

Rich Thompson Tucker 

John & Eleanor Thune* 

Robert S. Thurm 

Miss Ann Thweatt 

Patricia G. Tice 

Gloria Tierney 

Tina Topalian 

Glenn E. Torbett 


Dr. David Torres 

E. S. Tremayne 

Dr. Earl & Ruth Trevathan 

Eileen Tunick 

Miss Dorothy Ann Turick 

Mari Tustin 

Dr. & Mrs. David C. Ulmer, Jr. 

Earl Underwood & Teri Underwood 

Arthur & Lorraine Unger 

Dr. Lorna Vander Zanden 

Kim Schlack & Fred Veretto 

Margo M. Villanova 

Rev. Audrey & Mr. Richard* Vincent 

Elizabeth Vincent 

Donald A. Vogel 

Harlan Wadley, M.D. 

William F. Wagner 

Brian D. Wake 

Jack Waldron 

Susan & Richard Walker 

Edward Wall 

Derek Wallentinsen 

Marilyn J. Walter 

Sally J. Walton 

Hamilton Ward 

Lewis & Grace Ward 

Betty Warner 

Michael Washenko & Elizabeth Patterson 

Constance & Elmer Waters 

Matthew K. Wathen 

Dr. Edgar & Peggy Wayburn* 

Harold Webb 

James & Barbara Weeg 

Rik Wehbring 

Jim E. Weinel 

Abbie Gail Weiser 

Michael & Beverly Welber 

Reynold S. Welch 

Walter & Luella Wells 

Adam Werbach 

Charles W. West, Jr. & Beverly J. Cree 

Norman R. West 

Kate Wheatland 

Sherman E. & Anne P. Wheeler 

Joshua White & Jessica Freeman 

Diane Whitmore 

Gary R. Williams 

Larry Williams & Patti Pride 

Mark H. Williams 

Merle Williams & Ken Losey 

Iris C. Willow* 

Barry Wolf 

Charlotte Anne Wolf 

Adolph J. Wood 

Harold & Janet Wood 

Richard & Jane Worm 

Jerry Wray 

Dr. Kenneth C. Wright 

Roger & Betty Wrigley 

Ralph & Susan Youngs 

Jim Yulga 

Rose A. Zachowski 

Flora Zagorites 

Noel Zak 

Ken Zarker 

Linda G. Ziesmer 

Cindy Zirkin 

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Mission-aligned investing 

was the focus of the 

Foundation Investment 

Committee’s work in 2010. 

With investment managers 

increasingly integrating 

environmental, social, and 

governance (ESG) factors 

into their investment 

strategies, the Board of 

Directors believes this is 

an ideal time to better 

align the Foundation’s 

values with investment 

objectives and its fi duciary 

responsibility to donors. 

Financial Statements 

December 31, 2010 and 2009 

2010 2009 

Assets 

Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,315,198 $ 1,022,659 

Money market funds 13,286,850 23,381,330 

Accounts Receivable 236,444 256,421 

Contributions receivable, net 5,618,534 2,588,650 

Prepaid expenses 14,842 13,929 

Investments 68,812,977 60,612,241 

Property and equipment, net 105,181 125,736 

Assets held under split-interest agreements 15,479,848 14,920,311 

Investments – Property 221,500 — 

Other assets 235,534 223,084 

Total Assets 107,326,908 103,144,361 

Liabilities 

Accounts payable 711,378 685,561 

Grants payable 4,566,008 3,917,561 

Liabilities under split-interest agreements 10,353,039 10,031,842 

Total Liabilities 15,630,425 14,634,964 

Net Assets 

Unrestricted: 

Undesignated 23,766,549 21,106,563 

Board-designated 15,902,606 22,181,970 

Total unrestricted 39,669,155 43,288,533 

Temporarily restricted 39,182,113 32,932,487 

Permanently restricted 12,845,215 12,288,377 

Total Net Assets 91,696,483 88,509,397 

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 107,326,908 $ 103,144,361 

The Sierra Club Foundation has earned Charity Navigator’s 

highest rating—four stars—as well as an A+ from the 

American Institute of Philanthropy.

December 31, 2010 and 2009 

2010 2009 

Revenues, Gains & Other Support 

Contributions $ 40,944,626 $ 34,217,380 

Contributions related to split-interest agreements 203,372 1,019,288 

Bequests 7,739,089 3,661,661 

Total Contributions 48,887,087 38,898,329 

Net gains from investments 5,134,121 6,511,054 

Interest and dividends 1,721,436 1,606,404 

Net change in value of split-interest agreements 275,981 600,116 

Other income (loss) 90,065 142,284 

Total Revenues, Gains & Other Support 56,108,690 47,758,187 

Expenses 

Program services 

Support services: 

47,653,449 41,016,345 

Administrative 1,041,539 867,675 

Fundraising 4,226,616 4,097,851 

Total Expenses 52,921,604 45,981,871 

Change in net assets 3,187,086 1,776,316 

Net assets, beginning of year 88,509,397 86,733,081 

Net assets, end of year $ 91,696,483 $ 88,509,397 

The Sierra Club Foundation Summary of Expenses 2010 

90% 

8% 

2% 

Programs, Grants & Services 

Fundraising 

Administrative 


2010 fi nancial information 

is unaudited. 2009 fi nancial 

information has been 

extracted from The Sierra 

Club Foundation’s audited 

fi nancial statements, on 

which an independent 

public accounting fi rm 

expressed an unqualifi ed 

opinion. To view the 

complete audited fi nancial 

statements, please visit 

www.tscf.org or contact 

The Sierra Club Foundation. 

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36 

A Wise Investment 

Building a just and healthy society—one in which both humans and nature thrive— 

is not only a compassionate choice, but also a wise one. This kind of smart, 

opportunity-focused investment is what will move us into a future that is economically 

prosperous and environmentally sound. 

The Sierra Club Foundation is proud to have earned a four-star rating from nonprofi t 

watchdog Charity Navigator, as well as an A+ from the American Institute of 

Philanthropy, and spends more than 90 cents of every dollar on conservation 

programs. 

The donors with whom we partner and the grantees we support are all part of this 

solutions-oriented effort. Our collaboration is about more than dollars for programs. 

Rather, it is about investing in people, places, and ideas in ways that bring the most 

benefi t—investment that cultivates the change we need to grow healthy people and 

a healthy planet. 

We hope you will join us. 

Gifts of any size to The Sierra Club Foundation contribute to building a vibrant and diverse 

firmly on the path to a greener future. To make a gift, please visit www.tscf.org or call

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The Sierra Club Foundation staff: 

Back row, left to right: Naomi Reed, Bookkeeper; 

Ginny Quick, Director of Finance; Lauren Meyer, 

Manager of Administration and Board Relations; 

Peter Martin, Executive Director; Pam Abraham, 

Administrative Assistant 

Front row, left to right: Henry Holmes, Grants and 

Compliance Director; Brian Kavanagh, Senior 

Accountant; Carrie Hudiburgh, Grants Manager 

environmental movement that can set our country 

415.995.1780. Thank you! 

Photo credits: 

Table of Contents, Photo courtesy of Larry Ockene 

Page 1, Photo by Bill Records 

Page 1, Background photo courtesy of Doug daSilva 

Page 2, Brune family photo by Martin Sundberg 

Page 2, Background photo courtesy of Martin Swett 

Page 3, Goldman photo courtesy of Richard and 

Rhoda Goldman Fund 

Page 3, Background photo courtesy of Doug daSilva 

Page 5, Photo courtesy of Doug Grinbergs 

Page 6, Photo courtesy of GRID Alternatives 

Page 8, Photo © 2010 Julie Dermansky 

Page 9, clockwise, top left: 

“Clean It Up,” Photo courtesy of Shondra Wygal; 

“Orange oil boom,” Photo © 2010 Julie Dermansky; 

“Aerial of oil spill,” Photo by Barry Kohl; 

“Freedom From Oil,” Photo by Jenna Wandres; 

“Pelicans,” Photo © 2010 Julie Dermansky 

Page 10, Photo by Peter Essick, National Geographic 

Page 13, Photo courtesy of Devra Cooper 

Page 14, Photo courtesy of Sierra Club Inner City Outings 

– Boulder Valley 

Page 15, Photo by Tom Dusenbery 

Page 16, Photo courtesy of Veterans Green Jobs 

Page 17, Photos courtesy of Zorn Taylor 

Pages 22-23, Photos by Bill Records 

Page 24, Photo (#1) courtesy of Andy Johnson 

Page 24, Photo (#2) courtesy of Abdul Al-Jumaily 

Page 24, Photo (#3) courtesy of Barbara Pellanda 

Page 24, Photo (#4) courtesy of John Melville 

Page 25, Photo (#1) courtesy of Sierra Club Inner City 

Outings – Harrisburg 

Page 25, Photo (#2) courtesy of Liz Palatto 

Page 25, Photo (#3) courtesy of Terri Felton 

Page 26, Photo (#1) courtesy of Jane Risk 

Page 26, Photo (#2) courtesy of Barbara Pellanda 

Page 26, Photo (#3) courtesy of Italia Millan 

Page 27, Photo (#1) courtesy of Adam Kapp 

Page 27, Photo (#2) courtesy of David Wilson 

Page 28, Photo (#1) courtesy of Terri Felton 

Page 28, Photo (#2) courtesy of Marvin Schinnerer 

Page 29, Photo (#1) courtesy of Abdul Al-Jumaily 

Page 29, Photo (#2) courtesy of Sierra Club Inner City 

Outings – San Jose 

Page 30, Photo (#2) courtesy of Charlie Raines 

Page 31, Photo (#3) courtesy of Debra Asher 

Pages 34-35, Photo courtesy of Roger Williams 

Page 36, Photo courtesy of Sierra Club Inner City Outings 

– Denver 

Inside Back Cover, Staff photo courtesy of Karissa Sellman 

Back Cover, Photo courtesy of Sierra Club Inner City Outings 

– Tucson

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A healthy planet begins with a strong foundation. 

With 1.4 million members and supporters representing every state in the nation, the Sierra Club is uniquely 

positioned to provide global leadership on a local, national, and increasingly international level. 

The Sierra Club Foundation, as fi scal sponsor of Sierra Club’s charitable work, has been instrumental in 

achieving our shared environmental goals. Our board and staff raise charitable funds, preserve and enhance 

these assets, and ensure they are used appropriately. 

We do this so future generations will inherit a healthy planet with wild places left to explore.

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