In 2008, as many conservation organizations in the Sierra were barely surviving the economic and budget crisis, The Sierra Fund was serving our partners by providing bridge funding to help weather the storm.
This marked The Sierra Fund’s transition from a “start-up” community foundation to a mature organization, effective in advancing our goals and strong enough to support our partners in our mission to Save the Sierra. We made significant investments in some exciting legal victories, and brought new public and private funding to the region.
