BBB Wise Giving Report for
Sierra Club Foundation

BBB Wise Giving Report issued February 2012
BBB Wise Giving Report expires February 2014


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Sierra Club Foundation
Address: 85 Second Street, Suite 750
  San Francisco, CA 94105-3465
Phone: 415-995-1780
Web Address: www.tscf.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1960, California
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to help educate, inspire, and empower humanity to preserve the natural and human environment by providing resources for charitable programs that protect and restore the environment."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Sierra Club Foundation (SCF) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

SCF funds environmental projects which fall into the three general categories of public education, litigation, and training. The organization uses these three categories to promote clean water, educate the public on the connection between population and the environment, protect forest and wildlands, stop sprawl, encourage responsible trade and stop global warming. SCF offers its services in receiving, administering, and disbursing funds for tax-exempt charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes both to the Sierra Club and to other environmental organizations by acting as a fiscal sponsor. In addition, SCF lends support to local projects of the many chapters and groups of the Sierra Club located across the United States.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, SCF's program expenses were:

  
Programs 47,653,449
Total Program Expenses: $47,653,449
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Peter Martin, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $159,721

Chair of the Board: Loren Blackford
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Environmentalist

Board Size: 15

Paid Staff Size: 9

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, telephone, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements, Matching/challenge grant appeals
Fund raising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $48,887,087, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on SCF's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 40,944,626
Bequests 7,739,089
Net gains from investments 5,134,121
Interest and dividends 1,721,436
Other income 366,046
Contributions related to split-interest agreements 203,372
Total Income $56,108,690


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 90%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 2% 

Total income   $56,108,690
  Program expenses $47,653,449
  Fund raising expenses 4,226,616
  Administrative expenses 1,041,539
 
Total expenses   $52,921,604
Income in Excess of Expenses   3,187,086
Beginning net assets   88,509,397
Ending net assets   91,696,483
Total liabilities   15,630,425
Total assets   $107,326,908


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