Greenpeace USA is the United States affiliate of Greenpeace International, an environmental nonprofit organization that spawned a social movement inspired by direct actions on the high seas to stop whaling and nuclear testing. Headquartered in Washington D.C., Greenpeace U.S.A. operates with an annual budget of approximately 40million,employingover500peoplein2020.Theorganizationreliesondonationsfrommembers,refusescorporatecontributionsandrefrainsfromendorsingpoliticalcandidates,thoughin2020GreenpeaceUSAissuedclimatescorecardsforpresidentialcandidatesandrankedthemfrombesttoworstonclimateIna2022movetounitethelaborandenvironmentalmovements,GreenpeaceU.S.A.′sCo−directorAnnieLeonard,producerofwebvideosonthrow−awayconsumerculture,recruitedTefereGebre,theexecutivevice−presidentoftheAFL−CIO,tobecomechiefprogramofficeroverseeingcampaignsandcommunicationswithanemphasisonclimatejustice.Sinceitsinceptioninthe1970s,GreenpeaceU.S.A.haswagedaseriesofcorporatecampaigns,streetprotestsandstingoperationsfocusedonde−escalatingthearmsrace,drawingconnectionsbetweentheclimatecrisisandmilitarism,stoppingdeforestation,endingfossilfuels,preventingplasticpollutionandotherissues.GreenpeaceUSAisanonprofit501(c)(4)lobbygroupthatseeks“tochangecurrentenvironmentalpoliciesandpractices”through“grassrootslobbyingforvariouslegislativeinitiatives.”TheGreenpeaceFundisa501(c)(3)taxdeductiblecharitableorganizationthatpromotesGreenpeaceUSA′smissiontoprotecttheenvironment.TheGreenpeaceFundmakesgrants,conductseducationcampaignsandfundsresearch,includingareportonsocialmediacompanies′lackoftransparencyinaddressingclimatechangedisinformation.In2020GreenpeaceUSA′sbudgetwasapproximately40 million with hundreds of people on payroll.
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