Environmental nonprofit membership association based in the United States
Not to be confused with Sierra Club Foundation or Sierra Club Canada.
Sierra Club
Formation
May 28, 1892; 131 years ago (1892-05-28)
Founder
John Muir
Type
Social welfare organization
Tax ID no.
94-1153307
Legal status
501(c)(4) organization
Purpose
To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote responsible use of the Earth's ecosystems and resources; educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; use all lawful means to carry out these objectives
Headquarters
2101 Webster St. Suite 1300
Location
Oakland, California, United States
Membership
1+ million[1]
Exec. Dir.
Ben Jealous
President
Allison Chin
Affiliations
Sierra Club Foundation, Sierra Student Coalition, Sierra Club Books, Sierra Club Canada
Budget
$97,891,373 (2013)[2]
Staff
Approximately 600[3]
Website
www.sierraclub.org
The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization with chapters in all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. The club was founded in 1892, in San Francisco, by preservationist John Muir. A product of the progressive movement, it was one of the first large-scale environmental preservation organizations in the world. Since the 1950s, it has lobbied politicians to promote environmentalist policies, even if they are controversial. Recent goals include promoting sustainable energy and mitigating global warming, as well as opposing the use of coal, hydropower, and nuclear power. Its political endorsements generally favor liberal and progressive candidates in elections.
In addition to political advocacy, the Sierra Club organizes outdoor recreation activities, and has historically been a notable organization for mountaineering and rock climbing in the United States.[4] Members of the Sierra Club pioneered the Yosemite Decimal System of climbing, and were responsible for a substantial amount of the early development of climbing. Much of this activity occurred in the group's namesake, the Sierra Nevada. The Sierra Club operates only in the United States and holds the legal status of 501(c)(4) nonprofit social welfare organization. Sierra Club Canada is a separate entity.
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^"IRS Form 990 2013" (PDF). Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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