Fiscal Sponsor

Earth Island Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization, tax ID #94-2889684, provides fiscal sponsorship, resources, training, technical assistance, and peer relationships to environmental activists looking for an organizational home and institutional leverage for their work. Becoming a fiscally sponsored project is a strategic decision EFCWest made in order to increase our effectiveness, organizational durability, and greater capacity to do out work.  Earth Island leverages the power of a network of diverse projects, the invaluable knowledge and influence of renowned leaders in the environmental movement, and the track record of a 35-year old organization and experienced staff.  They are home to projects on the forefront of the environmental movement utilizing strategies that are responsive to the social, economic, and political realities of our time. 

EFCWest Nondiscrimination Policy

It is the policy of EFCWest to provide equal membership/employment/service opportunities to all eligible persons and to administer personnel policies and practices in accordance with all applicable laws. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, creed, religion, color, personal appearance, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, family responsibilities, the presence of any sensory, physical or mental disability, mental retardation, learning disability, matriculation, membership in any labor organization, lawful source of income, political affiliation, or political ideology.

Jemez Principles

 EFCWest believes in and supports the Jemez Principles to: 1) Be inclusive, 2) Emphasize bottom-up organizing, 3) Let people speak for themselves, 4) work together in solidarity and mutuality, 5) build just relationships among ourselves and 6) commit to self-transformation.