Young Evangelicals for Climate Action

What Young Evangelicals for Climate Action does

Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) is a youth-led U.S. nonprofit organization, founded when 18 young evangelicals drafted and signed the Faithful Action Pledge, that equips Christians under 31 to engage in climate advocacy as an expression of Christian discipleship. It operates four core programmatic pillars: the Faithful Action Pledge (the entry-point petition), three fellowship pipelines (College Fellows, Community Fellows, and Climate Advocates), a 10–12-member volunteer Steering Committee organized into seven sub-committees, and a curated Resource Library covering climate science and theology, evangelicalism and the climate movement, environmental justice and decolonialism, and worship. The organization conducts sustained federal advocacy, including EPA public hearing testimony (February 2022), comment letters on the endangerment finding, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, methane, soot, and vehicle emissions rules between 2022 and 2026, and runs biennial voter mobilization campaigns ('Love God, Love Your Neighbor, Vote for Climate') that have reached nearly 400,000 young people across the 2020 and 2022 election cycles using the Impactive text-banking platform. It also participates in UN Climate Change Conferences (COP27, COP28, COP29) via the Christian Climate Observers Program.

YECA's technology stack is intentionally minimal and non-proprietary, consisting of Firespring-hosted website infrastructure, an email newsletter system, the Impactive text-banking application for peer-to-peer voter outreach, and standard social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram. It does not offer a software product, SaaS platform, or mobile application of its own. The organization is incorporated as a nonprofit in Indiana (mailing address PO Box 340, Westfield, IN 46074), operates as a ministry of the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN), and is led by National Organizer and Spokesperson Lauren Kim (appointed July 2024, succeeding Tori Goebel who transitioned to EEN COO in June 2024), with additional staff in communications and a Senior Advisor in Kyle Meyaard-Schaap.

YECA's revenue model is donation-based, soliciting contributions from individuals—particularly young Christians and supporters of faith-rooted climate action—through website calls to action such as 'Give a little to make a big impact' and end-of-year campaigns. All fellowship programs and advocacy resources are provided free of charge to participants. No public financials, grants database, foundation funders, or major institutional donors are disclosed. Engagement is monetized only indirectly through supporter cultivation rather than fee-for-service pricing.

Name

Young Evangelicals for Climate Action

Legal name

Young Evangelicals for Climate Action

Website

https://yecaction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Young Evangelicals for Climate Action is a youth-led U.S. nonprofit equipping Christians under 31 to engage in faith-rooted climate advocacy through fellowship programs, federal policy engagement, voter mobilization, and participation in UN climate conferences, operating as a ministry of the Evangelical Environmental Network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Advocacy Nonprofit

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Climate advocacy
• Faith-based organizing
• Environmental justice
• Voter mobilization
• Community mobilizing

Headquarters

HQ city

New Freedom

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: YECA relies on charitable donations from individuals, particularly young Christians and supporters of faith-based climate action. The organization solicits donations through its website with CTAs such as 'Give a little to make a big impact' and end-of-year campaigns.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) is a youth-led nonprofit ministry that mobilizes young evangelical Christians for climate action by recruiting signatories to the Faithful Action Pledge and training participants through College Fellows, Community Fellows, and Climate Advocates leadership programs. The organization delivers its mission through grassroots community organizing, voter mobilization campaigns (notably 'Love God, Love Your Neighbor, Vote for Climate'), federal advocacy including EPA public testimony, and participation in UN Climate Change Conferences, with all programs offered free of charge and funded by donations.

Product overview

Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) is a youth-led nonprofit ministry organization that operates a suite of interconnected programs rather than a traditional tech product. The core offering consists of the Faithful Action Pledge—the founding petition that serves as the entry point for activist engagement—alongside three fellowship programs (College Fellows, Community Fellows, and Climate Advocates) that provide leadership development and mobilization infrastructure for faith-rooted climate action. The Steering Committee provides governance and strategic direction through multiple subcommittees. A Resource Library offers educational content on climate science, theology, environmental justice, and worship. The organization also runs periodic voter engagement campaigns including 'Love God. Love Your Neighbor. Vote for Climate' and facilitates federal advocacy efforts. YECA does not offer a software platform or SaaS product; its programs are delivered through direct community organizing, trainings, advocacy campaigns, and policy engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Faithful Action Pledge

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 25,000 young Christians engaged in climate action
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYECA is a ministry of and closely partnered with the Evangelical Environmental Network. YECA's National Organizer works as part of the EEN team. EEN has mobilized over 4 million Christians in environmental advocacy and provides organizational infrastructure, resources, and connections to the broader evangelical environmental movement. YECA's former National Organizer Tori Goebel transitioned to COO of EEN.
• Christian Climate Observers Program (CCOP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCOP is a program that trains and sends Christian observers to UN Climate Change Conferences. YECA fellows and staff have attended COP27 in Egypt, COP28 in Dubai, and COP29 in Baku through this program, gaining experience in international climate diplomacy and faith-based climate action.
• Creation Care Studies ProgramminorOthersListed as an organization YECA admires. Faith-based organization bringing together like-minded individuals motivated by faith to pursue climate justice.
• Evangelical Environmental Network (Creation Care)minorOthersListed as an organization YECA admires. Christian organization with a climate focus that YECA recommends for learning about creation care.
• Plant With PurposeminorOthersListed as an organization YECA admires. Nonprofit working on environmental and economic solutions addressing climate change and poverty through sustainable agriculture.
• A Rocha InternationalminorOthersListed as an organization YECA admires. Christian conservation organization working on biodiversity and environmental education worldwide.
• National Religious Partnership for the EnvironmentminorOthersListed as an organization YECA admires. Coalition of religious organizations working on environmental issues.
• Sojourners MagazineminorOthersListed as an organization YECA admires. Publication providing news and commentary on faith, politics, and culture including environmental issues.
• Gwich'in PeoplecoreOthersYECA expressed solidarity with the Gwich'in people who have long stewarded the Arctic Refuge land and defended it from oil and gas development. The Gwich'in depend on the Arctic Refuge for their way of life and spiritual practices.
• ImpactivecoreTechnology or IntegrationText banking application used by YECA volunteers to reach friends and family with voter registration and climate voting messages. Provides pre-crafted messages, suggested replies, and reporting tools for YECA's voter engagement campaigns.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Interfaith Power & Light: Faith-based climate advocacy coalition engaging religious congregations on energy and climate policy. Operates a similar model of mobilizing faith communities for federal advocacy and grassroots campaigns, though with a multi-faith scope.
• Creation Care Studies Program: Faith-based educational organization connecting Christian students with environmental science and stewardship. Listed by YECA as a partner/admired organization; directly comparable in its evangelical creation care education focus.
• Evangelical Environmental Network: YECA's parent ministry partner and the most directly comparable organization. EEN serves as the umbrella for evangelical climate advocacy, mobilizing 4M+ Christians and providing YECA's operational backbone, staff integration, and strategic direction.
• Plant With Purpose: Faith-based nonprofit addressing climate change and poverty through sustainable agriculture and environmental solutions. Comparable in evangelical environmental mission and donor-supported operational model.
• GreenFaith: Interfaith environmental organization that mobilizes religious communities for climate action. Comparable to YECA in its faith-rooted advocacy model and policy engagement, though broader (multi-faith) and larger in scale.
• National Religious Partnership for the Environment: Coalition of religious organizations working on environmental issues. Comparable as a faith-based climate advocacy coalition, though operating at a meta-organizational level coordinating multiple denominations.
• A Rocha International: Christian conservation organization working globally on biodiversity and environmental education. Comparable in faith-rooted environmental mission, though focused on conservation fieldwork rather than policy advocacy.
• Blessed Earth: Evangelical environmental organization focused on creation care and climate stewardship. Closely aligned mission and target demographic with YECA, though with a more intergenerational evangelical focus.

Emerging players

• Sunrise Movement: Youth-led climate advocacy organization mobilizing young people for federal climate action. Comparable in youth-led mobilization, voter engagement, and federal advocacy tactics, though secular rather than faith-rooted.

Broad incumbents

• Sojourners: Faith-rooted publication and advocacy organization addressing politics, culture, and environmental issues. Comparable in faith-based political advocacy and evangelical engagement, though much larger and broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YECAction
• Facebookfacebook.com/YECAction
• Instagraminstagram.com/yecaction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/young-evangelicals-for-climate-action

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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