Foundation News

By Dan Chu, Executive Director, Sierra Club Foundation

This month, Charity Navigator again awarded the Sierra Club Foundation four stars in its annual assessment, the highest rating a charity can achieve. This marks the eleventh straight four-star rating for the Foundation, an honor we attribute to the principles of transparency and accountability that guide all areas of our work. 

Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator, recognized the Foundation’s achievement by writing: “We are proud to announce Sierra Club Foundation has earned our eleventh consecutive 4-star rating. This is our highest possible rating and indicates that your organization adheres to sector best practices and executes its mission in a financially efficient way. Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that Sierra Club Foundation exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in your area of work. Only 1% of the charities we evaluate have received at least 11 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Sierra Club Foundation outperforms most other charities in America. This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator sets Sierra Club Foundation apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness.”

The Sierra Club Foundation promotes efforts to educate and empower people to protect and improve the natural and human environment. The Foundation supports climate solutions, conservation, and movement-building through a powerful combination of strategic philanthropy and grassroots advocacy rooted in equity, justice and inclusion. This four-star rating upholds our commitment to achieve this mission in the most efficient, transparent, and effective way possible.

To review Charity Navigator's page for the Sierra Club Foundation and the details of the rating, please visit this link.