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Nonprofit · EIN 94-1153307

SIERRA CLUB

Also known as CENTRAL UPPER PENINSULA SIERRA CLUB

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94612

Financials

$173.4M$172.3M2023$169M$171.8M2024$83.8M$84.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SIERRA CLUB by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$83,752,990$84,895,816-$1,142,826$152,292,481$38,926,929$113,365,552
December 31, 2024990$169,031,870$171,800,410-$2,768,540$151,587,359$40,333,937$111,253,422
December 31, 2023990$173,425,083$172,273,486$1,151,597$152,083,529$43,661,274$108,422,255
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$75,445,313
Membership dues
$9,314,600
Program service revenue
$6,069,884
Investment income
$2,280,843
Royalties
$106,353
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,143,343
Net income from fundraising events
-$1,790
Net income from sales of inventory
-$195,376
Other revenue
-$43,050

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$285,875
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,169,494
Other salaries and wages
$40,203,392
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$51,691,200
Professional fundraising fees
$337,803
Legal fees
$4,674,200
Accounting fees
$164,817
Occupancy
$2,726,246
Travel
$3,071,800
Depreciation
$558,800
Program services (functional)
$68,613,824
Management and general (functional)
$12,273,763
Fundraising (functional)
$4,008,229

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$151,587,359
Total assets, end of year
$152,292,481
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,926,929
Net assets, end of year
$113,365,552
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,522,200
Publicly traded securities
$60,462,600
Net assets without donor restrictions
$61,838,900
Net assets with donor restrictions
$51,526,652
Gross receipts
$93,804,687
Employees
0
Volunteers
10,895
Year formed
1892
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PATRICK MURPHYPRESIDENT (EFF 06/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
ALLISON CHINPRESIDENT (THRU 05/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
SHRUTI BHATNAGARVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
ERICA HALLVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
DAVID SCOTTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0
CHEYENNE SKYE BRANSCUMTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
45$0
NATHAN CHANDIRECTOR (EFF 06/25)
Trustee or director
10$0
CLAYTON DAUGHENBAUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$0
SCOTT ELKINSDIRECTOR (EFF 06/25)
Trustee or director
5$0
RITA HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
CYNTHIA HOYLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
15$0
DAVID HOLTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
15$0
DAVID KARPFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KARL PALMQUISTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
MEGHAN SAHLI-WELLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
20$0
12 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
IGOR TREGUBDIRECTOR (EFF 06/25)
Trustee or director
5$0
MICHAEL DORSEYDIRECTOR (THRU 05/25)
Trustee or director
2$0
AARON MAIRDIRECTOR (THRU 05/25)
Trustee or director
7$0
BEN JEALOUSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$0
ADRIENNE FRAZIERCFO, ASSIST. TREASURER (THRU 06/25)
Officer
50$0
KRISTIN MACKLINDEPUTY CFO, ASST TREAS(THRU 03/25)
Officer
50$0
RAHEL MELAKUACTING CFO (AS OF 06/25)
Officer
50$0
SAM KIMBALLSR DIR FIN OPS/ASST TREAS (EFF 06/25)
Officer
50$0
ANNE KENNEYDIR, FIN ANLYS & BDGT SYS/ASST SEC
Officer
50$0
DONNA BROWNGEN COUNSEL OF GEN ADMIN/ASST SEC
Officer
50$0
MICHAEL PARRISHCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/ASST SEC
Officer
50$0
ERICA MCKINLEYCHIEF LEG OFF/ASST SEC (THRU 01/25)
Officer
50$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 39 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BENJAMIN JEALOUSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$447,435$77,391
EVA HERNANDEZMANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU 3/24)
Officer
50$463,501$40,525
ANA YANEZ CORREADEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$351,988$53,719
AIDA DAVISCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
50$354,228$22,549
ERICA MCKINLEYCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, ASST SECRETARY
Officer
50$326,059$39,476
MICHAEL PARRISHCOO, ASST SECRETARY
Officer
50$322,495$37,589
PHILLIP RADFORDCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Key employee
50$335,540$7,809
SHABINA BAHLCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
50$290,227$28,961
KEVIN HARRISDEP MGN DIR & CHIEF COMMS OFFICER
Key employee
50$304,079$7,939
ADRIENNE FRAZIERCFO, ASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
50$298,860$12,524
NADINE WILBURNGEN COUNS EMPLOY/SR DIR LABOR REL
Highest-paid employee
50$272,816$28,209
KRISTIN MACKLINDEPUTY CFO, ASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
50$259,800$26,392
JOANNE SPALDINGLEGAL DIRECTOR, ENVIRON LAW PROG
Highest-paid employee
50$280,516$3,224
KIA BROWNCHIEF OF VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Key employee
50$249,770$31,994
WHITNEY PEARSONDEPUTY FIELD DIRECTOR (THRU 9/24)
Highest-paid employee
50$246,630$16,702
HOLLY BENDERCHIEF CAMPAIGN OFFICER
Key employee
50$252,153$10,504
MIKAELA KINGCHIEF OF MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
Key employee
50$251,785$2,731
RAHEL MELAKUSR DIR FIN PLANNING & ANLYS/ASST SEC
Officer
50$215,827$23,873
LOREN BLACKFORDSR. ADV(THRU 4/24), ACTING DEP ED
Key employee
50$212,559$11,856
ANNE KENNEYDIR, FIN ANLYS & BDGT SYS/ASST SEC
Officer
50$166,815$29,211
ALLISON CHINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$112,749$0
JEREMY PATRICK MURPHYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
30$47,736$0
CHEYENNE SKYE BRANSCUMTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
30$32,419$0
SHRUTI BHATNAGARVICE PRESIDENT (EFF 5/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$26,086$0
DAVID SCOTTSECRETARY (EFF 5/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$18,140$0
MEGHAN SAHLI-WELLSSECRETARY (THRU 5/24)/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$17,533$0
CLAYTON DAUGHENBAUGHDIRECTOR (EFF 5/24)
Trustee or director
40$1,300$0
DAVID HOLTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
25$800$0
ERICA HALLDIRECTOR (EFF 5/24)
Trustee or director
10$500$0
ROSS MACFARLANEVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 5/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0$0
RITA HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
DAVID KARPFDIRECTOR (EFF 5/24)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
AARON MAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
7$0$0
CYNTHIA HOYLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
20$0$0
MICHAEL DORSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KARL PALMQUISTDIRECTOR (EFF 5/24)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
ANTONIO FULLERDIRECTOR (THRU 5/24)
Trustee or director
8$0$0
DEBBIE HEATONDIRECTOR (THRU 5/24)
Trustee or director
8$0$0
CHAD HANSONDIRECTOR (THRU 5/24)
Trustee or director
15$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BENJAMIN JEALOUSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF 3/1/23)
Officer
50$400,281$22,838
EVA HERNANDEZMANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
50$334,679$63,820
HOP HOPKINSDIR OF ORG TRANS (THRU 7/10/23)
Highest-paid employee
50$344,898$28,160
ERICA MCKINLEYCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, ASST SECRETARY
Officer
50$304,028$28,787
SALENA JEGEDECHIEF ADV OFFICER (THRU 5/2/23)
Highest-paid employee
50$303,494$25,340
ADRIENNE FRAZIERCFO, ASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
50$288,169$36,103
GARY REINECKEASST SEC (THRU 5/15/23), SEN DIR
Officer
50$274,659$37,033
ANA YANEZ CORREADEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$298,853$11,952
HEATHER WILSONDEPUTY CHIEF COMMS OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
50$266,334$31,251
JOANNE SPALDINGLEGAL DIRECTOR, ELP
Highest-paid employee
50$280,067$17,087
SHABINA BAHLCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
50$286,488$2,081
GABE GONZALEZCHIEF ADV, ACT CEN REG FIELD DIR
Key employee
50$252,306$28,466
BYRON RAMOS-GUDIELCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER (THRU 10/31/23)
Key employee
50$252,060$20,214
HOLLY BENDERCHIEF ENERGY OFFICER
Key employee
50$230,995$30,423
KRISTIN MACKLINDEPUTY CFO, ASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
50$233,310$19,686
AIDA DAVISCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Key employee
50$234,705$11,067
KEVIN HARRISDEP MGN DIR & CHIEF COMMS OFFICER
Key employee
50$241,774$2,666
DEB PASTERNAKCHIEF FIELD OFFICER
Key employee
50$204,889$35,904
PHILIP RADFORDCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Key employee
50$233,337$2,923
MICHAEL PARRISHCOO/ASST SECRETARY
Officer
50$209,267$18,813
LOREN BLACKFORDINT ED(THRU 2/28/23)/SR ADVR(EFF 3/1)
Key employee
50$220,941$2,040
KIA BROWNCHIEF OF STAFF
Key employee
50$191,951$22,024
ANNE KENNEYDIR, FIN ANLYS & BDGT SYS/ASST SEC
Officer
50$156,370$26,809
RAMON CRUZPRESIDENT (THRU 5/15/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$50,581$0
JEREMY PATRICK MURPHYTREAS (THRU 5/15/23)/VP (EFF 5/16/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
35$45,123$0
ALLISON CHINPRESIDENT (EFF 5/16/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$26,210$0
MEGHAN SAHLI-WELLSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
28$11,233$0
CHEYENNE SKYE BRANSCUMTREASURER (EFF 5/16/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
45$10,510$0
MARION KLAUSVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 5/15/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
30$800$0
DAVID HOLTZDIRECTOR (EFF 5/16/23)
Trustee or director
10$800$0
ROSS MACFARLANEVICE PRESIDENT (EFF 5/16/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0$0
DEBBIE HEATONVP (THRU 5/15/23)/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
RITA HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ANTONIO FULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
CHAD HANSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
15$0$0
AARON MAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
7$0$0
CYNTHIA HOYLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
20$0$0
MICHAEL DORSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID SCOTTDIRECTOR (EFF 5/16/23)
Trustee or director
8$0$0
SHRUTI BHATNAGARDIRECTOR (EFF 5/16/23)
Trustee or director
40$0$0
NATALIE LUCASDIRECTOR (THRU 5/15/23)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ROBERT CUTLERASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2101 WEBSTER ST12/F, OAKLAND, CA 94612-3011
In care of
% FINANCE DEPT
Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
PO BOX 1065, ESCANABA MI 498291065
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
LOREN BLACKFORD, 2101 WEBSTER STREET 1300, OAKLAND, CA 94612
Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
KATHLEEN J PAULSON, PO BOX 1065, ESCANABA MI 498291065
Signed the 990
RAHEL MELAKU, CFO
Phone
(415) 977-5500
Return prepared by
HOOD & STRONG LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1153307 or by the name SIERRA CLUB.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $40,307,662 · grants $285,875 · revenue $40,600
  • MEMBERSHIP, CHAPTER AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: SUPPORT AND FUNDING OF 64 VOLUNTEER-LED CHAPTERS AND APPROXIMATELY 446 GROUPS, BUILDING A BROAD-BASED VOLUNTEER MEMBERSHIP THAT HELPS ADVANCE THE ORGANIZATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO ADVANCE ITS SOCIAL WELFARE MISSION. LOCAL AND STATES ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION ON CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND CONSERVATION ISSUES; RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE POLICIES; MOBILIZING MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS TO TAKE ACTION ON LOCAL AND STATE ADVOCACY INITIATIVES; AND HOSTING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
    Expenses $13,731,592
  • INFORMATION AND EDUCATION: CALENDAR & OTHER MERCHANDISE, SIERRA (THE ORGANIZATION'S MAGAZINE), COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INCLUDES PRINT AND NON-PRINT MEDIA ACTIVITIES AND DIGITAL STRATEGIES (MISSION IS TO ALIGN THE ONLINE ACTIVITIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL INVESTMENTS WITH ITS BROADER GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT).SIERRA MAGAZINE: PUBLISHED 4 ISSUES PER YEAR WITH AN AVERAGE PRINT RUN IN EXCESS OF 355,000 MAGAZINES, EDUCATING READERS ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, RESPONSIBLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC ACTION.CALENDAR & OTHER MERCHANDISE: OFFERED SIERRA CLUB BRANDED MERCHANDISE ABOUT NATURE OR THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SALE DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC AND OTHER RESELLERS, SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATIONAL AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $9,333,906 · revenue $823,771
  • OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:IN 2025, SIERRA CLUB OUTINGS OFFERED IMPACTFUL OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECTED PEOPLE TO NATURE WHILE ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND BRINGING MEMBERS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGER CONSERVATION CAMPAIGNS. THROUGH LOCAL CHAPTERS, GROUPS, AND SECTIONS, AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL OUTINGS PROGRAM AND CAMPAIGN-SPECIFIC OUTINGS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS WERE ENGAGED IN WAYS THAT DEEPENED THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THE INSPIRING CONNECTIONS OUTDOORS (ICO) PROGRAM, FOR EXAMPLE, RAN 226 TRIPS FOR 4,265 YOUTH AND ADULTS - PRIMARILY FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - PROVIDING HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ABOUT ECOSYSTEMS, CONSERVATION ISSUES, AND THE ROLE OF PUBLIC LANDS IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THE NATIONAL OUTINGS PROGRAM OFFERED 78 DOMESTIC AND 34 INTERNATIONAL TRIPS TO 1,274 PARTICIPANTS, INTEGRATING LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL FLORA, FAUNA, GEOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION HISTORY, OFTEN INCORPORATING VOLUNTEER WORK LIKE TRAIL RESTORATION TO BUILD AWARENESS OF HOW ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ALIGNS WITH SIERRA CLUB CAMPAIGNS. LOCAL CHAPTERS AND GROUPS ORGANIZED APPROXIMATELY 4,769 OUTINGS WITH 21,000 PARTICIPANTS, RANGING FROM NATURE HIKES TO ADVOCACY TRAINING, EDUCATING PEOPLE ON PRESSING REGIONAL ISSUES LIKE WATER CONSERVATION, HABITAT PROTECTION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND EMPOWERING THEM TO TAKE ACTION. THE MILITARY OUTDOORS PROGRAM, AS PART OF OUTDOORS FOR ALL AND SUPPORTED BY LOCAL OUTINGS, SUPPORTED VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS WITH THERAPEUTIC OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTED HEALING, CONSERVATION, AND ADVOCACY. ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS, SIERRA CLUB OUTINGS NOT ONLY CONNECTED MEMBERS TO NATURE BUT ALSO INSTILLED ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, REINFORCING THE CLUB'S MISSION TO EXPLORE, ENJOY, AND PROTECT THE PLANET THROUGH DIRECT EDUCATION AND ALIGNMENT WITH SIERRA CLUB'S CONSERVATION GOALS.
    Expenses $5,240,664 · revenue $5,057,900

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024Check at the IRS

IRS record

EIN
94-1153307
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1968
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$152,292,481
Income (IRS master file)
$93,804,687

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$83,752,990$84,895,816$152,292,481IRS
990December 2024$169,031,870$171,800,410$151,587,359XML
990December 2023$173,425,083$172,273,486$152,083,529XML
990December 2022$167,540,907$169,420,068$147,100,565IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS
990-N for 2012
Officer: KATHLEEN J PAULSON
December 31, 2012≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-1153307).

Questions about SIERRA CLUB

What is the EIN of SIERRA CLUB?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SIERRA CLUB is 94-1153307.
Is SIERRA CLUB tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1968.
Are donations to SIERRA CLUB tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does SIERRA CLUB file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of SIERRA CLUB due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SIERRA CLUB last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SIERRA CLUB?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LOREN BLACKFORD.
Who are the officers and directors of SIERRA CLUB?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SIERRA CLUB have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $83,752,990, expenses of $84,895,816 and total assets of $152,292,481 at year end.

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