IEC Affiliates

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Our Affiliates are Experts

IEC builds the power of the environmental community by convening and advocating on behalf of more than 150 organizations working to protect the Illinois environment.

Non-profit organizations are welcome to apply for membership at any time throughout the year.

IEC Affiliate List

Lead Affiliates:

Alliance for the Great Lakes

Brookfield Zoo Chicago

Citizens Utility Board

Elevate

Environmental Law and Policy Center

The Conservation Fund

Faith in Place

Illinois Audubon Society

Illinois Solar Energy Association

Lincoln Park Zoo

Metropolitan Planning Council

Morton Arboretum

The Nature Conservancy

Natural Resources Defense Council

Ocean Conservancy

Openlands

Prairie Rivers Network

Respiratory Health Association

Shedd Aquarium

Sierra Club Illinois Chapter

Union of Concerned Scientists

Vote Solar

Affiliates:

47th Ward Green Council

A Just Harvest

Active Transportation Alliance

Advocates for Urban Agriculture

AFGE Local 704

Alliance of the Southeast

American Rivers

Audubon Great Lakes

Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG)

Better Streets Chicago

Bird Conservation Network

Black Oaks Foundation

Blacks in Green

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners

Bridgeport Alliance

Bridgeport Environmentalists

Carbondale Interfaith Council

Center for Neighborhood Technology

Champaign County Audubon Society

Champaign County Forest Preserve District

Chi-Nations Youth Council

Chicago Area Peace Action Climate Group

Chicago Bird Alliance

Chicago Botanic Garden

Chicago Environmentalists

Chicago Food Policy Action Council

Chicago Muslims Green Team

Chicago Sustainability Task Force

Citizens for Conservation, Inc.

Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund

Clean Power Lake County

Clifftop

Climate Action Evanston (fka Citizens’ Greener Evanston)

Climate Cabinet Action

Community Development Corporation of Pembroke Hopkins Park

Earthjustice

Eco.Logic

Ecology Action Center

Edgewater Environmental Coalition

Empire 13

Environment Illinois

Environmental Defenders of McHenry County

Equiticity

Equity Legal Services

Evanston North Shore Bird Club

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves

Friends of the Chicago River

Friends of the Forest Preserves

Friends of the Fox River

Friends of the Parks

Garfield Park Community Council

Go Green Barrington

Go Green Highland Park

Go Green Illinois

Go Green Northbrook

Go Green Vernon Hills & Lincolnshire

Go Green Wilmette

Go Green Winnetka

Grand Prairie Friends

Greater Highland Area Concerned Citizens

Green Minds LFLB

HeartLands Conservancy

I AM ABLE Center for Family Development Inc.

IH RISE

Illinois Beaver Alliance

Illinois Council of Trout Unlimited

Illinois Environmental Health Association

Illinois Forestry Association

Illinois Hemp Growers Association

Illinois Lakes Management Association

Illinois Native Plant Society

Illinois People’s Action

Illinois Product Stewardship Council

Illinois Stewardship Alliance

Izaak Walton League of America, Illinois Division

Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation

Jobs to Move America

League of Women Voters of Chicago

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

Macon County Community Environmental Council

Metro East Green Alliance (MEGA)

Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

National Wildlife Federation – Great Lakes Regional Center

Natural Land Institute

Northwest Illinois Bird and Nature Alliance

One Earth Collective

Parents United for Change-East St. Louis

People for Community Recovery

Pilsen Neighbors Community Council

Plant Chicago

Prairie State Conservation Coalition

Rebel Bells Collective

Ride Illinois

Sangamon Valley Sierra Club

Savanna Institute

SCARCE

Seven Generations Ahead

Sierra Club Kaskaskia Group

Sierra Club, Prairie Group

Sierra Club, Sauk Calumet Group

Solid Waste Agency of Lake County

Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County

Southeast Environmental Task Force

Southern Illinois Audubon Society

Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing our Environment (SAFE)

Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL)

Southwest Collective

Southwest Environmental Alliance

Students for Environmental Concerns

Sunrise DeKalb

Sunrise North Shore

Sustain Rockford

Sustainable Springfield

The Center For Empowerment and Justice

The Conservation Foundation

Third Act Illinois

United Congregations of Metro East

United Neighbors of the 10th Ward

Urban Growers Collective

Urban Rivers

Warehouse Workers for Justice

Membership Benefits

Advocacy, Lobbying & Coalition-building

IEC provides expertise and resources to effectively advocate for your policy priorities.

Legislation Tracking

Each legislative session, IEC tracks hundreds of bills to keep our affiliates updated on what’s moving in Springfield.

Springfield Office

Our members can make use of our solar-powered office, which is conveniently only a few blocks from the Capitol.

Systems & Tech

We make a host of tools available to our members, including access to the voter database and more!

Apply to Join IEC

Enter your contact information to receive more details about benefits, rate structure and the affiliate approval process.

Applications are subject to board approval.

Community Council

Ensuring Community-Based Voices are Heard

Click here to view our Community Council brochure.

Community-based and place-based organizations are vital voices in the environmental movement, which is why IEC works with volunteer-based groups to provide free or discounted membership and provide added opportunities for connection, network building, and opportunity to voice concerns in their communities.

Members will be able to hear directly from each other and work collectively on intersecting problems. IEC is here to listen and learn how we can most effectively support you.

Regular activities include:

Quarterly virtual policy roundtable discussions and presentations
Regular updates and communications from IEC staff on policy progress and funding opportunities.

Community Council Benefits

Strategy Development

Contribute to IEC policy development and inform our policy strategy

Advocacy, Lobbying, and Coalition Building

Regular updates on environmental legislative activities and opportunities to provide feedback to the IEC team

Networking and communications Platforms

Networking & access to building professional talent pool

Showcase your organization

Showcase your organization’s hard work, i.e. social media collaboration, site tours, info booths, etc.

Office Resources

Make use of our solar-powered office, which is conveniently only a few blocks from the state Capitol.

Funding opportunities