Citizens' Climate Education and Citizens' Climate work together to advance climate action in the U.S. Congress. We train and empower our grassroots network of 360 active chapter and 62 national action teams to build political will through local organizing, media engagement, and direct lobbying. During election years, we mobilize volunteers to engage candidates on climate change and boost voter turnout.
In 2025, Citizens' Climate Education is focused on training our grassroots network to defend hard-won climate victories in the U.S. Congress, such as the clean energy tax credits passed in the Inflation Reduction Act. We are also taking advantage of opportunities to make forward progress in the current political climate. These opportunities include climate-smart forestry, clean energy deployment, and building electrification.
Budget Size:
Large: Previous year budget > $3M
States Engaged:
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Congressional Districts Engaged:
AK-AL, AL-01, AL-02, AL-03, AL-04, AL-05, AL-06, AL-07, AR-01, AR-02, AR-03, AR-04, AZ-01, AZ-02, AZ-03, AZ-04, AZ-05, AZ-06, AZ-07, AZ-08, AZ-09, CA-01, CA-02, CA-03, CA-04, CA-05, CA-06, CA-07, CA-08, CA-09, CA-10, CA-11, CA-12, CA-13, CA-14, CA-15, CA-16, CA-17, CA-18, CA-19, CA-20, CA-21, CA-22, CA-23, CA-24, CA-25, CA-26, CA-27, CA-28, CA-29, CA-30, CA-31, CA-32, CA-33, CA-34, CA-35, CA-36, CA-37, CA-38, CA-39, CA-40, CA-41, CA-42, CA-43, CA-44, CA-45, CA-46, CA-47, CA-48, CA-49, CA-50, CA-51, CA-52, CA-53, CO-01, CO-02, CO-03, CO-04, CO-05, CO-06, CO-07, CO-08, CT-01, CT-02, CT-03, CT-04, CT-05, FL-01, FL-02, FL-03, FL-04, FL-05, FL-06, FL-07, FL-08, FL-09, FL-10, FL-11, FL-12, FL-13, FL-14, FL-15, FL-16, FL-17, FL-18, FL-19, FL-20, FL-21, FL-22, FL-23, FL-24, FL-25, FL-26, FL-27, FL-28, GA-01, GA-02, GA-03, GA-04, GA-05, GA-06, GA-07, GA-08, GA-09, GA-10, GA-11, GA-12, GA-13, GA-14, HI-01, HI-02, HI-JR, HI-SR, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, IA-04, IA-JR, IA-SR, ID-01, ID-02, IL-01, IL-02, IL-03, IL-04, IL-05, IL-06, IL-07, IL-08, IL-09, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-14, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18, IN-01, IN-02, IN-03, IN-04, IN-05, IN-06, IN-07, IN-08, IN-09, KS-01, KS-02, KS-03, KS-04, KY-01, KY-02, KY-03, KY-04, KY-05, KY-06, LA-01, LA-02, LA-03, LA-04, LA-05, LA-06, MA-01, MA-02, MA-03, MA-04, MA-05, MA-06, MA-07, MA-08, MA-09, MD-01, MD-02, MD-03, MD-04, MD-05, MD-06, MD-07, MD-08, ME-01, ME-02, ME-JR, ME-SR, MI-01, MI-02, MI-03, MI-04, MI-05, MI-06, MI-07, MI-08, MI-09, MI-10, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13, MI-14, MN-01, MN-02, MN-03, MN-04, MN-05, MN-06, MN-07, MN-08, MO-01, MO-02, MO-03, MO-04, MO-05, MO-06, MO-07, MO-08, MS-01, MS-02, MS-03, MS-04, MT-01, MT-02, NC-01, NC-02, NC-03, NC-04, NC-05, NC-06, NC-07, NC-08, NC-09, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14, NE-01, NE-02, NE-03, NH-01, NH-02, NJ-01, NJ-02, NJ-03, NJ-04, NJ-05, NJ-06, NJ-07, NJ-08, NJ-09, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NM-01, NM-02, NM-03, NV-01, NV-02, NV-03, NV-04, NV-JR, NV-SR, NY-01, NY-02, NY-03, NY-04, NY-05, NY-06, NY-07, NY-08, NY-09, NY-10, NY-11, NY-12, NY-13, NY-14, NY-15, NY-16, NY-17, NY-18, NY-19, NY-20, NY-21, NY-22, NY-23, NY-24, NY-25, NY-26, NY-27, OH-01, OH-02, OH-03, OH-04, OH-05, OH-06, OH-07, OH-08, OH-09, OH-10, OH-11, OH-12, OH-13, OH-14, OH-15, OH-16, OK-01, OK-02, OK-03, OK-04, OK-05, OR-01, OR-02, OR-03, OR-04, OR-05, OR-06, PA-01, PA-02, PA-03, PA-04, PA-05, PA-06, PA-07, PA-08, PA-09, PA-10, PA-11, PA-12, PA-13, PA-14, PA-15, PA-16, PA-17, PA-18, RI-01, RI-02, SC-01, SC-02, SC-03, SC-04, SC-05, SC-06, SC-07, TN-01, TN-02, TN-03, TN-04, TN-05, TN-06, TN-07, TN-08, TN-09, TX-01, TX-02, TX-03, TX-04, TX-05, TX-06, TX-07, TX-08, TX-09, TX-10, TX-11, TX-12, TX-13, TX-14, TX-15, TX-16, TX-17, TX-18, TX-19, TX-20, TX-21, TX-22, TX-23, TX-24, TX-25, TX-26, TX-27, TX-28, TX-29, TX-30, TX-31, TX-32, TX-33, TX-34, TX-35, TX-36, TX-37, TX-38, UT-01, UT-02, UT-03, UT-04, VA-01, VA-02, VA-03, VA-04, VA-05, VA-06, VA-07, VA-08, VA-09, VA-10, VA-11, VA-JR, VA-SR, WA-01, WA-02, WA-03, WA-04, WA-05, WA-06, WA-07, WA-08, WA-09, WA-10, WI-01, WI-02, WI-03, WI-04, WI-05, WI-06, WI-07, WI-08, WV-01, WV-02, WV-03Geographic Density Focus:
Rural / Suburban / Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city or suburb of large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Adults (aged 35-65), Federal Legislators, Other
Leadership Diversity:
Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer powered - >50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
Top Priority Issues:
Federal policy advocacy, Civic engagement, Climate change
Contact:
Topher Anderson, Senior Development Officer, topher@citizensclimate.org