Foundation News

Obama Administration Orders Environmental Review of Dakota Access Pipeline Easement
On December 4, the Obama administration announced it will not grant the final easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Army Corps of Engineers will ...
Sierra Club Foundation Announces New Executive Director
We are happy to announce the hire of a new Executive Director, Dan Chu, who previously led the Sierra Club's efforts to protect public lands. He is replacing Peter Martin, who led ...
New National Monument in Maine for the National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary
In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service, on August 24, 2016, President Obama announced the designation of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in northern ...
Sierra Club Supporters Demand Coal Leasing Reform
July 28 marked the last day of the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) public comment period on its outdated federal coal leasing program. In January, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the ...
SCF Earns 7th Consecutive 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
On June 1, 2016, Charity Navigator announced that the Sierra Club Foundation earned its seventh consecutive 4-star rating, the highest rating a charity can achieve, for strong ...
2015 Annual Report now available!
Through their generous contributions in 2015, our supporters helped fund solutions that accelerate environmental and social change in just, fair, and inclusive ways ...
We've Moved!
After 56 years in San Francisco, the Sierra Club Foundation has a relocated its office to Oakland, CA. We moved with the Sierra Club’s national headquarters ...