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Sierra Club

environmental nonprofit membership association based in the United States
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Sierra Club

Summary

Sierra Club is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,216 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sierra Club was a member of Alliance for Justice[3].
  • Sierra Club is in the country of United States[4].
  • Sierra Club's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[5].
  • Sierra Club's founder is recorded as John Muir[6].
  • Sierra Club's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[7].
  • Sierra Club's chief executive officer is recorded as Michael Brune[8].
  • Sierra Club's child organization or unit is recorded as Sierra Club, Maryland Chapter[9].
  • Sierra Club's child organization or unit is recorded as Sierra Club. San Francisco Bay Chapter[10].
  • Sierra Club's Commons category is recorded as Sierra Club[11].
  • Sierra Club comprises Sierra Club Chapter[12].
  • 1892 marks the founding of Sierra Club[13].
  • Sierra Club's official website is recorded as http://www.sierraclub.org/[14].
  • Sierra Club's sponsor is recorded as Sierra Club Foundation[15].
  • Sierra Club's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sierra Club[16].
  • Sierra Club's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[17].
  • Sierra Club's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sierra Club'}[18].
  • Sierra Club's operating area is recorded as United States[19].
  • Sierra Club's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[20].
  • Sierra Club's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[21].
  • Sierra Club's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[22].
  • Sierra Club's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[23].
  • Sierra Club's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[24].
  • Sierra Club's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[25].
  • Sierra Club's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+378299'}[26].
  • Sierra Club's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+368261'}[27].

Body

Founding

Sierra Club's founder is recorded as John Muir[6]. 1892 marks the founding of it[13].

Leadership

Sierra Club's chief executive officer is recorded as Michael Brune[8].

Operations

Sierra Club's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[7]. Subsidiaries include it, Maryland Chapter[9] and it. San Francisco Bay Chapter[10], an organization[28], in United States[29].

Why It Matters

Sierra Club ranks in the top 1% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,216 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria John Muir United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . afj.org. Retrieved . afj.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Sadads · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+378299'}, {'amount': '+368261'}, {'amount': '+385077'} +1
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