Established in 2006 by polar explorer Will Steger, the Will Steger Foundation (WSF) and located in Minneapolis, MN, educates, inspires and empowers people to engage in solutions to climate change.

In 2011, the Will Steger Foundation received the Charities Review Council Meets Standards seal for accountability practices and is accomplishing a great deal with lean operations. Our programs operate across Minnesota and the Midwest, with national and international reach.

We are focused solely on supporting youth and both formal and non-formal educators with curriculum resources, professional development, and action resources on the issue of climate change. We are educating thousands of educators and students through science-based interdisciplinary resources for informed stewardship in the next generation. We also focus our public outreach to demonstrate and jump-start the benefits of a clean energy economy.

Past Initiatives:

Global Warming 101

The Will Steger Foundation's Global Warming 101 Initiative raises broad public awareness about global warming as witnessed through Will Steger's polar expeditions, educates about the effects of human actions upon the global climate, and empowers individual choices and grassroots efforts that lead to massive institutional reform and technological innovation. Global Warming 101 is WSF’s Web-based initiative for expedition updates, action and resources. Daily updates from expeditions are highlighted on our website’s front page, along with current global warming news, education and action resources.

The Longest Summer Tour

The Will Steger Foundation's Longest Summer Tour is galvanizing audiences across the Upper Midwest to lead the transition to a clean energy economy. With eyewitness footage of global warming from extreme polar expeditions, opportunities to dialogue with policy-makers, scientists and climate experts, and solutions from young climate leaders on the forefront of an international movement to solve the climate crisis, we are meeting with college campuses and concerned citizenry to address climate change. The Longest Summer Tour is October 13–22, 2008 with stops in Chicago, Ill.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Marquette, Mich.; Houghton, Mich.; Ashland, Wis.; and Duluth, Minn.