Your Climate Ride participation is a powerful force for change. Through events like ours, we help drive momentum for a healthier planet. The environmental movement has always relied on people like you pushing for accountability :loudspeaker:—holding governments and corporations to higher standards. We would not have made progress on clean air, clean water, and conservation without citizen advocacy and grassroots pressure! And yet, environmental nonprofits receive less than 3% of all U.S. charitable giving annually.
Now more than ever, these organizations need financial support. Securing funding can be a huge burden, but every Climate Rider takes a piece of that load off—empowering nonprofits to do more. Since our founding, we’ve granted millions to the cause. Just donating is awesome, but those who fundraise and advocate—like YOU—create an even bigger ripple effect. When people hear about Climate Ride from a friend, coworker, or family member, it clicks in a way nothing else does. That personal connection inspires more giving, more action, and more impact.
Building Community & Raising Awareness
We’re staying focused on what we do best: building community, raising funds, and creating awareness through our rides and events. Our events bring together passionate people who want to make a real difference. These experiences strengthen commitment to the cause, spark inspiration, and have even led to game-changing collaborations—like bike infrastructure improvements, new grant opportunities, and campaign initiatives.
With so much at risk, grassroots action is more important than ever. We’re here to ensure that critical programs and initiatives continue—no matter what challenges arise.
Expanding Our Impact
Beyond funding, we’re also making moves in:
- Advocacy support, empowering people to take action.
- Justice and Access grants, funding underserved environmental justice organizations.
- Community Leader Awards, breaking down barriers to cycling access.
- The Tailwinds Fund, supporting local renewable energy projects.
- A new Bears Ears trip, where funds will directly support the Bears Ears Intertribal Coalition in their fight to protect the monument from extractive industries.
- The road ahead won’t be easy, but with your help, we’ll keep pushing forward. Thank you for being part of this movement! Together, we can create real, lasting change.
We’re with you every step of the way.
— The Climate Ride Team