We’re “keeping the climate cool” by creating accessible climate dialogue in East Texas and beyond.
Climate Justice Texas (advocacy-based 501c4 ) and Climate Justice Texas Community (fiscally-sponsored, nonpartisan 501c3) are nonprofit organizations rooted in the unique biodiversity and energy economies of East Texas. We create inclusive spaces for our communities to have open conversations about their environment, the unique challenges that they face, and how to preserve their regions for future generations.
Our approach — as grassroots, youth-focused environmental organizations developed from a critical crossroads: the heart of the energy economy of the United States of America, where the Spindletop gusher first struck oil + the last remnants of the site of the greatest biodiversity in the United States of America, the “Big Thicket” of East Texas.
We combine arts engagement, environmental advocacy, conservation education, and civic literacy to empower the individuals and communities we work with.
Original Earth Day Posters + International Postcard Project (with US Armed Services)
Educational
Trainings on Landscape Resilience and the Changing Climate
Arts and Ecology Magazine + Voter Registration and Literacy Events
Learn more about our programs by clicking on the button below.
Our Vision
We envision a world where everyone feels empowered to have creative conversations about their changing climate; where native plants and animals are brought back into our collective vocabularies and into our collective landscapes; and where impacted communities are given the tools and knowledge to become better advocates for their access to and stewardship of clean air, land, and water.
Donation / Financial FAQs
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Yes! Climate Justice Texas is a 501c4 nonprofit advocacy organization and Climate Justice Texas Community is a fiscally-sponsored 501c3 nonprofit organization.
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Of course! We are so happy to be supported by generous community giving — we are currently working on an official wishlist but in the meantime, please contact us directly at climatejusticetexas@gmail.com with specific inquiries.
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Donations to Climate Justice Texas (501c4 - default donation form) are tax-exempt but not tax-deductible.
Donations to Climate Justice Texas Community (501c3) are tax-exempt and tax-deductible. We are told that this only makes a real difference if donations are above $10,000 — but we’ll let you be the judge of your own money.
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All funds raised go directly to supporting our creative, climate-focused outreach and engagement on the frontlines of East Texas and beyond: You are welcome to contact us to specify desires for your funding direction within our programmatic availability!
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While our work is deeply inclusive, collaborative, and inherently works across political aisles in a deeply conservative area, we use ActBlue for our 501c4 advocacy organization, Climate Justice Texas, mostly because it is a very clean, comprehensive, and user-friendly advocacy platform.
Additionally, for advocacy purposes, we have found that most stewards of the landscape within the political framework of the United States of America at this time are partisan and Democratic. So, that is who we are currently most closely aligned with.
If this bothers you, please feel free to donate to our nonpartisan project, Climate Justice Texas Community, instead!
