Green Corps Explained

Green Corps Inc.
Type:501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization[1]
Formation:[2]
Founders:Leslie Samuelrich, Gina Cummings[3]
Leader Title:Exec. Dir.
Leader Name:Renee Wellman
Budget:$1,668,335[4]

Green Corps is an environmental organization[5] in the United States[6] that trains recent college graduates[7] in a one-year post-graduate program[8] in grassroots community organizing. During the program, Green Corps organizers learn in the classroom and are deployed in the field to work on campaigns.[9]

Founding

Green Corps was founded in 1992 by Leslie Samuelrich and Gina Cummings[10] with the financial backing of U.S. Public Interest Research Group[11] [12] in response to the momentum created by Earth Day 1990. Green Corps was created to channel young talent into environmental advocacy causes.[13]

Campaign history

Green Corps is hired by non-profits such as the Sierra Club to manage their campaigns in the field.[14] Campaigns Green Corps has worked on include:

Funding

In 2014, a donation of $200,000 was given by Green Corps to the Center for Public Interest Research, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.[20]

In 2015, Green Corps paid $240,480 to the Fund for the Public Interest for “program and fundraising support”.[21]

Leadership

Executive Directors

Executive Directors of Green Corps have included:

Board of directors

The current Green Corps Board of Directors includes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Green Corps. 2015-09-07.
  2. Web site: Earth Share Washington. Green Corps Inc.. 2015-09-07.
  3. Web site: . Green Corps. 2015-09-07.
  4. Web site: . Green Corps Financials. 2015-09-07.
  5. Web site: . Green Corps. 2015-09-07.
  6. Web site: Green Corps. About Us. 2015-09-07.
  7. Web site: . Green Corps Field School for Environmental Organizers. 2015-09-07.
  8. Web site: Whitman Pioneer . Seniors seek to secure careers . 2015-09-07.
  9. Web site: Huffington Post. 13 Service Opportunities For The Altruistic And Spiritual College Graduate. 2015-09-07.
  10. Web site: . Green Corps. 2015-09-07.
  11. Web site: Green Corps. Green Corps: About Us. 2015-09-09.
  12. Web site: Green Corps. 2020-06-10. www.influencewatch.org. en-US.
  13. Web site: Earth Share Washington. Green Corps Inc.. 2015-09-07.
  14. Web site: Philadelphia Inquirer. Green Corps Helps Grow Young Environmentalists It's A Different Kind Of Postgrad Training - Channeling Idealism Into The Real World.. https://web.archive.org/web/20141228184023/http://articles.philly.com/1996-04-17/living/25661253_1_environmental-groups-campus-activism-fund-raising. dead. December 28, 2014. 2015-09-07.
  15. Web site: Arizona Daily Wildcat . Divest UA campaign to raise awareness about fossil fuels. 2015-09-07.
  16. Web site: USA Today. Students push for fossil fuel endowment divestment. 2015-09-07.
  17. Web site: The Chronicle. Student group demands divestment from fossil fuel companies. 2015-09-07.
  18. Web site: Quad-City Times. Push to mark food containing GMOs gains traction in Q-C, Iowa. 2015-09-07.
  19. Web site: New York Times. Colleges Are Battlegrounds for Coal Fight. 2015-09-07.
  20. Green Corps. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Schedule 1, Part 2, Line 1. 2014.
  21. Green Corps. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Part 7, Section B, Line 1. 2015.

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