About Multiplier

When you’re working for systemic, sustainable impact there is no time to waste — you need a clear path to create change – a strategy, funding, and a strong team. Many foundations and major donors can provide seed funding, but require an established 501(c)(3) organization to receive and steward grants. That’s where Multiplier can help. We are a well-respected and cost-effective home to a select portfolio of projects who are turning game-changing ideas into planet-saving impact. Once approved as a Multiplier project, you get a fast-track to 501(c)(3) status coupled with flexible, adaptable, cost-effective support as a backbone for your success.

Beyond conservation.

Our project portfolio includes crucial land and ocean conservation efforts alongside an array of cross-sector strategies in public health, environmental education, economic development, clean energy, climate resilience, sustainable food systems, energy efficiency, social and environmental equity, and more. Projects are leading change throughout the world, creating strong mission-based outcomes locally, regionally, nationally and internationally with support from many types of funding.

See our list of projects

We feel your pain.

Setting up and running a nonprofit is expensive, time-consuming, and complex. The legal and filing fees associated with forming a nonprofit and applying for IRS tax-exemption can cost upward of $20,000, and you can wait months for IRS approval. Upon approval, you’ll be a 501(c)3, but instead of focusing on bringing your programs to scale, you’ll be consumed by expense accounting, insurance, audits, board meetings, payroll processing and myriad of other administrative and operational requirements.

How can Multiplier help?

 
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals logo The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. At Multiplier, we ensure that all of our projects are working in ways to help make achievement of these goals a reality. Click on any of the goals below to see how Multiplier's projects align:

Click on any goal for a list of projects that align with that goal.

Leadership

Team

  • Miriam Barr
    Project Finance Officer
  • John Bartlett
    Sr. Manager, Technology and Systems Administration
  • Tiffany Blauert
    Director of Human Resources
  • Constance de Brun
    Head of Finance
  • Sara Cruz-Mora
    Head of Operations
  • Jeanea Dean
    Accounting Associate
  • Laura Deaton
    Executive Director
  • Kristin Fischer
    Director of Leadership and Learning
  • Tinisha Hancock
    Program Finance Officer
  • Liz Howard
    Director of Grants Stewardship
  • Ben Jones
    Director of Strategic Partnerships
  • Jessica Le
    Senior Manager of Financial Operations
  • Paige Mosley
    Senior Contracts Manager
  • Alice Ng
    Senior Advisor, Fundraising & Development
  • Keith Safford
    Director of Payroll
  • Carolyn Schour, Finance Director
    Carolyn Schour
    Accounting Director
  • Darlene Sevilla
    Director of Legal Affairs
  • Tenzin Sherpa
    Tenzin Sherpa
    Accounting Manager
  • Izzy
    Izzy Spriggs
    Community Building & Outreach Manager
  • Sunshine Snyder
    HR Generalist and Onboarding Manager
  • Dan Taylor
    Sr. Accountant
  • Otha William
    Senior Manager, Government Grants & Compliance
  • Al Wright
    HR Generalist and Benefits Manager

Board

  • Ashley Ahearn
    Co-Chair, Board Development and Nominating Committee
  • Miriam Billinger
    Chair, Investment and Finance Committee
  • Jonathan Brack
    Board Member
  • Ryan Cabinte
    Board Member
  • Kayla Gebeck Carroll
    Board Member
  • Bernd Cordes
    Chair, Audit and Risk Oversight Committee
  • Phillip Gover
    Chair, Program and Outreach Committee
  • Paulina Lopez
    Board Member
  • Giulia Siccardo
    Board Member

Board Emeritus

  • Harriet Barlow
  • Melissa Beard Clack
  • John David Claussen
  • Gigi Coe
  • Sam Goldman
  • Jill Kauffman Johnson
  • Heather King
  • Alexis Krivkovich
  • Leslie Leslie
  • Andreas Merkl
  • Robin Nakao
  • Joseph Piazza
  • Elena Schmid
  • Rachel Wagner
  • Brad Whitehead

Careers

  • Executive Director – Menlo Spark

    SUMMARY:  Seeking a dynamic community leader to build on Menlo Spark’s initial 10 years of success in positioning Menlo Park as a leader in achieving climate neutrality. This role is multifaceted, as Menlo Spark operates as the backbone for local…

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  • Communications Coordinator – Turn Forward

    Turn Forward — a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing an ambitious vision for American offshore wind power — is seeking a Communications Coordinator. This position is a full time, remote hire, with occasional travel. This position will support and report…

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  • Member Engagement Manager – Animal Agriculture Reform Collaborative (AARC)

    ABOUT ANIMAL AGRICULTURE REFORM COLLABORATIVE Animal Agriculture Reform Collaborative (AARC) is a movement alignment hub where organizations from the independent farmer, sustainable food, labor, civil rights, environmental justice, and animal welfare movements work together to build a broad, powerful base…

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  • Executive Director – Ocean Sewage Alliance

    ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: The Ocean Sewage Alliance (OSA) is a project of Multiplier. We are a diverse collective of organizations and academic partners committed to reducing the threat of ocean wastewater pollution and increasing the health and wellbeing of both…

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  • Organizing Manager – Azul

    The Organization: Azul is a Latinx led and serving environmental justice organization focused on ocean stewardship. We are small, nimble, and extremely mighty. Founded in 2011, Azul has been instrumental in the CA plastic bag ban, shark fin ban, and…

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  • National Policy Associate – Azul

    The Organization Azul is a Latinx-led and serving environmental justice organization focused on ocean stewardship. We are nimble and extremely mighty. Founded in 2011, Azul has been instrumental in the CA plastic bag ban, shark fin ban, and in expanding…

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  • Junior Partner – Catch Together

    ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Once, there were small fishing villages dotting our coastlines. Places where hardworking fishermen were among the social and financial leaders of the town. Diligence and a boat were all you needed to earn a livelihood from the…

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  • Sr. Communications Coordinator – Azul

    ABOUT AZUL Azul is a Latinx-led and Latinx-serving environmental justice organization focused on ocean stewardship. Our work is rooted in social justice and intersectionality, guided by equitable practices, and grounded in a community-centered theory of change. Founded in 2011, Azul…

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Financial Statements

Multiplier’s financial statements reflect our commitment to fostering local, regional, national and global initiatives that conserve and protect a sustainable and resilient world. Our growing portfolio includes innovative projects in several intersecting realms: habitat and species conservation, sustainable food and agricultural systems, energy efficiency and urban infrastructure, marine and fisheries conservation, emerging conservation technology, and environmental outreach, education, and advocacy.

Financial statements and copies of our IRS 990 Informational Tax Return from previous years are also available by contacting us directly.