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2021
IMPACT
REPORT
building climate leadership
Table of Contents building climate leadership ecoAmerica Mission
03 ecoAmerica Mission Greetings, Build a critical mass of public support and political resolve for climate action in the United
Contents
States by developing and supporting a network of trusted leaders and institutions that
04 What We Do 4 Concern about climate in America has doubled in the past few years.
will act and advocate for climate solutions with their stakeholders and policymakers. Our
05 Why It Works 5 People see impacts — supposed to happen in the distant future — around
priorities are:
them in their daily lives. At the same time solutions abound. Ten years ago,
06 Achieving Ambitious Goals 6
all new utility energy was coal and natural gas. Now it’s 100% renewable.
07 Effective Climate Advocacy 7 Not enough Americans know this. Ambition
08 Climate for Health 9 We need to move from mitigation to greater ambition. Our US goals are too weak
Americans want solutions. ecoAmerica empowers people to action and
10 Blessed Tomorrow 11 advocacy by reaching out to them where they live, work, pray, and and too far away. We all need to achieve 100% clean energy by 2035, and to begin
play through truly trusted messengers. Our broad coalition of national taking carbon out of the atmosphere at scale as fast as we can. There is no such
12 Path to Positive Communities 13
organizations brings great leverage, scale, and credibility to our work. thing as overcorrecting when it comes to climate change.
14 Maintaining Momentum 14
15 Spreading the Word 15 Our unique strategy of building public support and political resolve for
climate action fills the gap between climate activists and deniers. We still
16 Sharing Best Practices 16
have time to reverse climate change and be rewarded with a thriving planet, Restoration
17 We’re in This Together 17 healthier people, equitable prosperity, and a more just society. Let’s work We need to move from adaptation to restoration. Healthy nature can restore
18 ecoAmerica Programs and Partners 18 together to ensure this future. itself and heal the planet. We need to help it by reversing pollution we’ve
caused and restoring our forests and waters. The biggest thing we can do to
20 Thank You 20
restore the planet is to simply stop burning fossil fuels.
22 ecoAmerica Board of Directors 22
23 Funding and Expenses 23
Justice
We recognize that our climate, health, economic, democratic, and
racial crises are intertwined, rooted in systemic injustice. Effective
Phil Sharp Meighen Speiser Bob Perkowitz solutions for climate change require us to reset our thinking and
bend action toward social justice — bringing forward urgency,
Chairman Executive Director President scale, and systemic change that addresses racism, education,
ecoAmerica ecoAmerica ecoAmerica
income and health disparities, and climate change.
ecoAmerica 3
What We Do Why It Works
What We Do Why It Works
ecoAmerica builds institutional leadership, public support, and political Most Americans share the same core values — family, community,
resolve for climate solutions — achieving leverage, scale, and credibility prosperity, and security. These provide meaning and significance and serve
through partnerships with leading national organizations. We empower as a foundation for addressing common threats — like climate change.
health, faith, and civic leaders in communities across the country to
make climate solutions relevant and actionable for all Americans, We now see the direct impacts of climate change in our lives. Floods,
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particularly beyond the traditional climate movement. droughts, wildfires, and extreme weather events are daily news.
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Concern is growing, and Americans want to solve the crisis. But they A Social Identity © The Author(s) 2019
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Approach to Engaging sagepub.com/journals-permissions
We recruit prominent leaders to guide and support our core programs. don’t see others acting, so they don’t.
DOI: 10.1177/1075547019860847
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Christians in the Issue of journals.sagepub.com/home/scx
Climate Change
Women make up nearly half of our 120 members, and over a quarter are
from diverse racial and ethnic constituencies. These leaders connect People act as a community. When our trusted leaders and institutions Matthew H. Goldberg1 , Abel Gustafson1 ,
Matthew T. Ballew1, Seth A. Rosenthal1,
with Americans where they live, work, and pray. say that climate change requires that we all need to do our part to stop and Anthony Leiserowitz1
carbon pollution and restore nature, we will.
Abstract
ecoAmerica helps national organizations engage their members, Using two nationally representative surveys (total N = 2,544) and two
experiments (total N = 1,620), we investigate a social identity approach
professionals within their networks, and millions of stakeholders in ecoAmerica makes the connection between those core values, the
to engaging Christians in the issue of climate change. Results show
Christian Americans say “protecting God’s creation” is a top reason
for wanting to reduce global warming. An exploratory experiment and
climate action. Our network reaches into communities in every corner impacts of climate change, and addressing the crises together in our a preregistered replication tested a “stewardship frame” message with
Christian Americans and found significant increases in pro-environmental
and climate change beliefs, which were explained by increases in viewing
to educate, advocate, and accelerate a rapid, just transition to a clean existing cultural circles. We are grounded in social identity theory that environmental protection as a moral and religious issue, and perceptions
that other Christians care about environmental protection.
energy economy. provides leaders and institutions with the rationale, resources and Keywords
social identity, climate change, global warming, attitudes
support they need to build collective action on climate change.
Climate change is a critical global threat. In the United States, however, a
substantial proportion of the public does not believe climate change is hap-
pening (30%), and a larger proportion does not believe it is human caused
1Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Corresponding Author:
Matthew H. Goldberg, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, Yale University,
205 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
Email: matthew.goldberg@yale.edu
Trusted Influential Resources Commitment
Leaders Institutions & Support & Action Sector Social
Change Change
Guidance Leverage, Scale Guides, Training, Lead by Example,
& Support & Credibility Forums & Media Act & Advocate
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Achieving Ambitious Goals Effective Climate Advocacy
Achieving Ambitious Goals Effective Climate Advocacy
We need to activate mainstream Americans in climate action if we Advocacy is much broader than just reaching out to elected officials
want to be successful. At ecoAmerica, we cut our teeth helping higher or championing legislation. Open any of ecoAmerica’s Moving Forward
education lead on climate with programs at over 700 colleges and Guides or skim through our blogs, you’ll find information on how to
universities. Now we’re tipping other large sectors into successful climate engage your profession, your workplace, your community, and with
action, helping them go 100% clean and activate their networks. policy makers — tailored to you.
Faith denominations, health and medical associations, and community Faith, health, and community leaders all have values and goals aligned
associations in America typically have tens of thousands of professional with climate solutions, and they are increasingly eager to take up
members and millions of constituents. Climate change is coming to the mantle and advocate for action. ecoAmerica provides them with
the forefront of all of these organizations, challenging the values, their guidance and information they need to make a difference.
missions, and their stakeholders.
It’s not enough to just say climate change is a problem — ecoAmerica
What can they do? They can lead by example and engage their members actually helps people act.
in climate mitigation, adaptation, and advocacy by joining dozens of
their peer organizations in ecoAmerica’s Climate for Health, Blessed Climate information, talking points, voter guides, advocacy plans, action
Tomorrow, or Path to Positive Communities programs. Along with a guides, research and resources for contacting your elected officials are
plethora of resources and support, including the knowledge and best embedded in all of ecoAmerica’s programs. Our Climate Ambassador
practices in the sector, they get almost weekly “shareable content” trainings mint new leaders to act and advocate for solutions. And our
including blog posts, webcasts, and forums for their members. Let’s Talk Climate webcast series keeps them on top of current issues
and developments.
“Thank you Jennifer, and thank you to all of the ecoAmerica
staff. If there are some folks who...have not gone to the “So many of us out here are just waiting to be asked to
website and looked at [their] communication tips, you’re participate, we want to do something. We’re lucky enough
missing out — there’s great information there!” — Jonathan to have an organization like ecoAmerica to give us a
Parfrey, Executive Director, Climate Resolve start.” — Bruce Bekkar, M.D., Chair, Public Health Advisory
Council, Climate Action Campaign
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Climate for Health
Climate for Health mobilizes health and medical institutions and their
1.5 million members to lead and engage Americans in advocacy for
climate solutions.
The world is watching public health more closely than ever, and the role
of health professionals as trusted messengers has never been more
Prominent health experts
43 guide and support the
Climate for Health program
important. While those on the front lines of COVID-19 response must
dedicate resources to fighting the pandemic, those of us who can, must
continue to lead on climate.
National professional health
39 associations with over 1.5
million health professionals
Climate change is impacting our health now, disrupting global systems
and altering the physical and social landscape in communities.
Understanding climate impacts as personal and community health
issues — longer allergy seasons, more frequent and severe storms and
Of those organizations
have partnerships with wildfires, mental trauma — motivates people to act.
22 ecoAmerica to support their
climate programs Climate for Health supports a diverse network of health leaders and
organizations from across the health sector to support their members
National and international in climate action and advocacy. Always grounded in climate justice and
17 health and climate
associations
health equity, Climate for Health offers innovative and dynamic tools,
resources, and programming to health professionals at all levels to
elevate and accelerate their climate leadership.
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Blessed Tomorrow
Blessed Tomorrow partners with major faith denominations to catalyze
climate action by providing strategy, guidance, training, and resources
tailored to each faith tradition.
People of faith are core to every community. Houses of worship are
where the hopes, beliefs, needs and injustices are shown, known and
National faith leaders guide
attended to in faith.
49 and support the Blessed
Tomorrow program
Blessed Tomorrow harnesses this moral responsibility to care for
neighbor and all Creation by helping faith leaders and denominations
Denominations with
over 115,000 clergy and inspire communities across the country to act on one of the greatest
13 50,000,000 congregants moral challenges of our era: climate change.
participate
Blessed Tomorrow offers compelling tools and resources to increase
Of those denominations ambition on climate solutions, restore God’s creation, and to seek justice
14 have partnerships with
ecoAmerica
in the transition to a clean energy economy.
In 2020, Blessed Tomorrow trained nearly 600 individuals around the
Faith, interfaith, and country to be Ambassadors in their communities. Ambassadors share
32 multi-faith organizations
participate
their call to care for Creation and invite others into concrete action and
advocacy using the distinct voices of their faith tradition.
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Path to Positive Communities
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A Marco Island police officer on
the State Attorney’s Office do-not-
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patrol and placed on administra-
tive leave as the city reviews his
employment status.
Despite the state office placing
Officer Tige Thompson on the do-
not-subpoena list several years
ago, he had been allowed to remain
on patrol for two lengthy stints, in-
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cluding during most of Police Chief
Al Schettino’s tenure.
It wasn’t until Thompson’s re-
cent involvement in a few high-
profile arrests — including one in-
cident where SWAT was called af-
ter a man barricaded himself in his
Americans know that the rubber meets the road at the local level.
home with weapons — that new
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City Manager David Harden be-
came aware of Thompson’s status.
Harden announced in an email
to the Marco Eagle on Monday that
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Fort Myers captain
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National and local leaders, Informed, resilient, and caring neighborhoods are the backbone of
including elected officials,
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Hurricane Irma was a wake-up call
local action. Path to Positive Communities focuses on motivating and
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for many Southwest Florida residents A second top Fort Myers Police
Department official is under inves-
guide and support Path to
tigation, accused of botching a
Amy Bennett Williams severe weather in recent years, results showed.
homicide case involving a prime
Naples Daily News “(Hurricane) Irma was our wake-up call,” Moher
USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA suspect who two years later ac-
said. That’s why the Naples-based nonprofit com-
cepted a plea in a separate killing.
missioned the survey to gauge the depth of local
empowering local action around climate solutions.
Capt. William Newhouse, who
Three-quarters of Southwest Floridians believe knowledge and interest in finding solutions. Results
oversees the police
climate change is happening, and most worry about showed the disaster greatly increased local concern
department’s ad-
it, according to a pioneering survey released about climate change and spurred the desire to pre-
ministrative bureau,
Wednesday by the Conservancy of Southwest Flori- pare for its impacts.
Positive Communities
is under review for
da. The research, conducted in September, was part of
his work in the 2009
Although national attitudes have been widely a national survey by ecoAmerica and Lake Research
homicide investiga-
studied and reported, the nonprofit’s survey is the Partners. In Southwest Florida, 401 people were
tion of Danielle
first region-specific research of its kind, said Presi- polled, most in Lee and Collier counties. Its margin of
Newhouse Blackburn. A former
dent and CEO Rob Moher. error was 4.9 percent.
officer accused Ne-
Residents care and want to see concrete action, Other key takeaways include:
whouse of mishan-
with seven in 10 residents concerned about climate
dling the case. The same former of-
change, and three-quarters of them observing more See CLIMATE, Page 4A
ficer also provided a video purport-
edly showing another top depart-
ment official, Capt. Jay Rodriguez,
paying for a sex act during a 2013
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21 reach over 19,000 U.S. are wind or solar, backyard gardens, bike paths, or other equitable
solutions, not only provide healthy air, water, and food, but also build
communities with resources
community cohesion, resilience and property values.
Of those organizations
have partnerships with We offer customized resources to support local climate action and train
8 ecoAmerica to support their leaders to speak about climate impacts, environmental justice, and the
climate programs future viability of their cities and counties, in a bi-partisan and inclusive
way. Working in some of the most conservative areas of the country,
Local government partners Path to Positive has helped move communities to dramatic shifts in
14 working in communities
across the US
attitudes, resulting in public support for effective climate action.
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Maintaining Momentum Spreading the Word
Maintaining Momentum Spreading the Word
As ecoAmerica builds its network of partners, activists and ambassadors, Nearly 80% of Americans now say they are concerned about climate
we need to keep them informed and engaged on climate. We do that
with a regular series of newsletters, and a weekly climate webcast —
change and over half — 54% — say they are very concerned. They need
information and help turning that concern into action.
Ambassadors
Let’s Talk Climate.
ecoAmerica health, faith, and community Ambassador programs train
ecoAmerica introduced Let’s Talk Climate to diversify and energize concerned citizens so they can become advocates and go out into their
the climate conversation and provide guidance and support to climate communities — workplaces, civic organizations, government meetings
activists as they seek to expand public support and political resolve for and more — and speak out about the challenges and opportunities in
equitable and effective climate solutions. addressing climate change.
Let’s Talk Climate covers seven topics: people, politics, health, communities, ecoAmerica has trained over 1,000 Ambassadors so far. We provide them
faith, leadership, and nature/science in rotating weekly sessions with with a 4 hour training program, presentations, and guides so they can
empowering information and fresh ideas. The weekly webcasts are speak with confidence and professionalism. They in turn agree to give at
hosted by ecoAmerica staff, and feature leading national experts in the least 3 speaking events and take 3 advocacy actions over the next year.
topic at hand.
“Thanks for putting together such an outstanding training!
“This was one of the best webinars I have attended in a long Thanks so much for your commitment to creation care and
time. The two speakers were superb and the moderator climate justice!” — M. B.
did a good job. I am a public health person so the topic
was germane. I will attend next week’s.” — J.H. Climate for
Health webcast
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Sharing Best Practices We’re in This Together
ACLA AMERICAN CLIMATE
2020
Sharing Best Practices We’re in This Together LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
A M B I T I O N • R E S TO R AT I O N • J U S T I C E
Many thousands of groups and millions of Americans are working to Americans and climate activists often feel isolated in their battle for LIVE ONLINE Thursdays, August 6-27, 2020 | 2pm ET
build public support and political will for climate solutions — but you climate action. When you bring them together, energy builds and sparks
probably don’t know about them. They work to move their communities, fly — even in digital gatherings.
workplaces, schools, and interest groups toward clean energy and a just
and prosperous future. We can all learn from them. Bill McKibben, Naomi Oreskes, Bishop Staccato Powell, Senator Brian
Schatz, Katharine Hayhoe, Georges C. Benjamin, MD, Senator Sheldon
ecoAmerica started the American Climate Leadership Awards (ACLA) Whitehouse, Chistiana Figueres, and 64 other leaders joined the
to discover and share best practices on moving society toward climate virtual American Climate Leadership Summit 2020 in August. Over 40
solutions. In our first year, 2020, ACLA attracted over 200 inspiring sponsoring partners and 1,000 attendees participated on a new platform
applications yielding 35 semi-finalists, ten finalists, a runner up, and a that featured video feeds of the sessions, polling, chat, reaction, Q&A,
winner with $155,000. the agenda, session descriptions, and speakers all in one window.
We want to highlight and thank the 2020 winners: CALPIRG The theme of the Summit was Ambition • Restoration • Justice. In addition
Students, CivicSpark, Piper Christian’s Utah Concurrent Resolution on to the expert briefings on these topics, we recognized many frontline
Environment and Economic Stewardship, Future Coalition, Green Teams, climate activists including our 10 American Climate Leadership Awards
Keep LA Cool, Portland Clean Energy Fund Initiative, Regeneración, finalists and winners, and 30 activists in our Climate Scholars program.
Don Sampson’s Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Climate Change
Project, and Sunrise Movement. Every speaker and every session focused on action — what we all can
and need to do to make a difference on climate solutions now.
These people/organizations have ideas and programs that can move
their peers and all of us closer to climate solutions faster. Join us in “I have it on my calendar and wouldn’t miss it — great
recognizing and rewarding their work. content with tangible recommendations.” — E.G., Climate
for Health Partner
“[ACLA] was a wonderful ceremony. We are so honored
and thrilled to be chosen as runner-up. What a gift to “This was incredible! I greatly appreciate the opportunity to
our community at this time of need.” — Nancy Faulstich, hold this space with you all and share. I’m so glad we got to
Executive Director, Regeneración begin building relationships!” — L.H., Atlanta, Georgia
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ecoAmerica Programs and Partners
ecoAmerica Programs and Partners
Over 50 million Americans in more More than 19,000 communities across More than 1.5 million doctors, nurses
than 85,000 congregations the United States and health professionals
African Methodist Episcopal Church Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration Association of Climate Change Officers Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments MGH Institute of Health Professions Center for
Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Presbyterian Church USA C40 Cities American Academy of Nursing
National Association of County and City
American Baptist Churches USA Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Clean Air Carolina American Academy of Pediatrics
Health Officials
Auburn Seminary Sojourners Climate Mayors American Association of Occupational
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Health Nurses
Blessed Earth United Church of Christ Climate Resolve
National Association of School Nurses
American College of Physicians
Catholic Climate Covenant United Methodist Church General Board of Conservancy of Southwest Florida/Growing
National Environmental Health Association
Church and Society Climate Solutions American College of Sports Medicine
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
National Hispanic Medical Association
United Methodist Women Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative American Geophysical Union
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
National Indian Health Board
U.S. Baha’i Office of Public Affairs ICLEI USA American Lung Association
Convergence
National League for Nursing
Values Partnerships, Inc. Innovation Network for Communities American Psychological Association
Creation Justice Ministries
National Recreation and Park Association
World Vision, U.S. Institute for Sustainable Communities American Public Health Association
Dayenu
National Student Nurses’ Association
See our leaders HERE. Local Government Commission APHA – Public Health Nursing Section
The Episcopal Church
The Nature Conservancy
Metropolis Strategies Association of Public Health Nurses
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Children’s Environmental Health Network
The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative Harvard Center for Climate, Health, and the
Franciscan Action Network
Global Environment Planetary Health Alliance
National League of Cities
GreenFaith
Health and Environmental Funders Network Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
The Oberlin Project
Green The Church
Health Care Without Harm SEIU Nurse Alliance
Trust for Public Land
Hazon
Healthy Babies Bright Futures Sigma Theta Tau Int’l Honor Society of Nursing
Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Interfaith Power and Light
Kaiser Permanente Society for Public Health Education
Utah Clean Energy
Islamic Society of North America
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Trust for America’s Health
Utah Climate Action Network
National Latino Evangelical Coalition Health
U.S. Climate and Health Alliance
World Wildlife Fund
National Religious Coalition on Creation Care
See our leaders HERE.
See our leaders HERE.
18 2021 Impact Report ecoAmerica 19Thank You
Thank You - Foundations & Institutions Thank You - Individuals
Thank you to our generous donors and to the entire ecoAmerica community for supporting our work and making this year’s
impact possible. Together, we will continue to build institutional leadership, public support, and political resolve for climate
solutions in the United States. Current donors who have given $1,000 or more.
African Methodist Episcopal Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America National Recreation and Park Association Norman and Elizabeth Anderson John Hunting Ms. Heather L. Ross &
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Excelsior Impact Fund The Nature Conservancy Mr. Edward L. Strohbehn Jr.
Anne Slaughter Andrew Fern Ingber
Allergy & Asthma Network Flora Family Foundation New Visions Foundation Guy* and Jeanine Saperstein
Marcia Angle* and Mark Trustin Sharon Kempner
American Academy of Pediatrics The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust Norwottock Charitable Trust Philip R. Sharp
Anonymous (2) Lorie Peters Lauthier*
American Baptist Churches USA Friedman Family Charitable Trust Outrider Foundation Guy Synder
Ed Begley Jr. Roger and Florence Liddell
American College of Sports Medicine The Joseph and Susan Gatto Foundation The Carl Victor Page Memorial Fund Guy and Linda Snyder
Crandall Bowles Michael and Ann Loeb
American Geophysical Union George Washington School of Public Health The Pew Charitable Trusts Fred and Alice Stanback
Gay Browne Dale and Frank Loy
American Psychological Association Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Planetary Health Alliance John and Suzanne Steed
Lee Buck* Jennifer McFarlane
American Public Health Association Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation The Prentice Foundation, Inc. Edward Stern
Paul Burdell Richard* and Judith Morrissey
American Wind Energy Association Hartfield Foundation Frederick D. and Karen G. Schaufeld Family Thomas Sturgess*
Foundation Craig A. Craze* Matthew C Mullenweg
Anthropocene Institute, LLC Kresge Foundation Whitmire Vo
Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation Harry Dalton Jan and Robert Newman
Bonwood Social Investments Land Trust Alliance
Parker White
SunLight Time Foundation Mike and Carol Danaher Hon. Gregory Nickels
The William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation Lostand Foundation Inc.
Andrew and Christine Winston
Mark and Amy Tercek Foundation Peter Danzig and Lava Thomas Caroline Niemczyk*
Camalotte Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation Trust for Public Land F. K. Day Nancy and William Noble
Climate Central
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Tuft Family Foundation * Indicates ecoAmerica Leadership
Conservancy of Southwest Florida Leah Missbach Day* Carl Page
Health Council Members
United Church of Christ Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker Gloria Page
Disciples Home Missions
The Harvey L. Miller Family Foundation
United Methodist Church General Board of Antonio Flores Stacy Pulice
The Educational Foundation of America
Moms Clean Air Force Church and Society
Emmett Foundation Mark T. Gallogly and Elizabeth B. Stricker Geof Rochester
Mountain Philanthropies Vocal Minority
Environmental Defense Fund Clay and Deidre Grubb Ted Roosevelt V
National Audubon Society John and Carol Walter Family Foundation
The Episcopal Church Susan Harris Dannah Rosales
National Environmental Health Association Wellcome Trust
20 2021 Impact Report ecoAmerica 21ecoAmerica Board of Directors Funding and Expenses
ecoAmerica Board of Directors Funding and Expenses
34% - Foundations 74% - Program
1% - Other
3% - NGO Partners 15% - G&A
62% - Individuals
Ed Begley Georges Benjamin, M.D. Alan Chung Leah Missbach Day Jacqueline Dupont-Walker
Actor & Environmental Leader Executive Director, American Entrepreneur Co-founder, Director, Social Action Committee,
Public Health Association World Bicycle Relief African Methodist Episcopal Church 11% - Fundraising
Sarah Finnie-Robinson Antonio Flores Joseph Gatto Vanessa Hauc Fern K. Ingber
Founding Director, President & CEO, Hispanic Assn. Founder and Managing Partner, Senior Correspondent, Founding President & CEO, Fiscal Year 2019:
The 51 Percent Project of Colleges and Universities Orient Point Partners Noticias Telemundo National Children’s Oral Health Fnd.
Revenues Expenses
Total: $2,908,835 Total: $2,908,835
Join Us!
You too can contribute to a sustainable future — with financial gifts
to ecoAmerica as well as work in your own community. A large gift
Peggy Knudson Frank Loy Matt Mullenweg Tia Nelson Hon. Greg Nickels
Chief Development Officer, Former Under Secretary, Co-founder, Worpress, Managing Director, Climate 51st Mayor of Seattle can help us equip a major national association with all of the tools
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it needs to prioritize climate and engage its members to act on and
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