Green Corps


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

Founding

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

Campaign history

Green Corps is hired by non-profits such as the Sierra Club to manage their campaigns in the field. Campaigns Green Corps has worked on include:
In 2014, a donation of $200,000 was given by Green Corps to the Center for Public Interest Research, a 501 nonprofit organization.
In 2015, Green Corps paid $240,480 to the Fund for the Public Interest for “program and fundraising support”.

Leadership

Executive Directors

Executive Directors of Green Corps have included:
The current Green Corps Board of Directors includes: