SustainUS

SustainUS, Inc.
AbbreviationSustainUS
FormationMay 2001
TypeNonprofit organization, youth organization, sustainable development organization, climate change organization
Legal statusUnited States Charity - 501(c)(3)
PurposeYouth representation, sustainable development research, advocacy & policy
HeadquartersWashington, DC
LocationUnited States of America
Region served
United States of America, World
MembersNonvoting - anyone living. Voting - living U.S. youth and international youth living in the U.S.A for at least 6 months - ages 13-29
Official language
Primarily American English. Organization leaders speak more than 15 other.
Chair, Board of Directors
Kyle Gracey
Key people
Big Wind Carpenter, delegate to the COP conferences
Main organ
Steering Committee, Board of Directors
Parent organization
None
AffiliationsClimate Action Network - International, International Youth Climate Movement, U.S. Climate Action Network, Global Campaign for Climate Action, Energy Action Coalition
Budget$200,000 (2020)
Staff3 (2015)
Volunteersabout 100 per year
Websitesustainus.org

SustainUS is a non-profit, nonpartisan, youth-led advocacy group in the United States. Its goal is to improve youth participation and youth empowerment as it relates to advancing sustainable development. SustainUS works particularly with youth and young people aged 13–29 and on United Nations conferences related to youth and/or sustainability.

History

SustainUS was founded in May 2001 at the International Youth Summit in Borgholm, Sweden, to prepare U.S. youth for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

Programs

SustainUS operates several programs:

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". SustainUS. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  2. ↑ "About Us". SustainUS. Retrieved 6 May 2011.