The Explorers Club
A multidisciplinary society dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration, and resource conservation, funding and honoring explorers worldwide.
Peer societies
Five societies The Explorers Club is read alongside.
NGS
National Geographic Society
A storied nonprofit that funds explorers and scientists to illuminate and protect the wonder of the world
16 companies named
SWG
Society of Woman Geographers
A century old community of women explorers, scientists, and researchers that connects members across fields…
AAG
American Association of Geographers
The century-old learned society where geographers govern themselves, publish their field, and gather by the…
5 companies named
AOS
American Ornithological Society
The world's largest ornithological society, advancing the scientific study and conservation of birds
1 companies named
IPS
International Primatological Society
A worldwide scientific society uniting primate researchers across nationalities, joining rigorous field and…
1 companies named
Who backs EC
Every company The Explorers Club names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| rolex | Corporate partner | CF NGS PGAA |
| advanture_canada | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| AIAC-e1722955215279 | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| BR_Brand_Hero_Logo_Black28 | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| Bradford-Space-e1722955252527 | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| CHAMPLAIN-CABLE-e1722955424740 | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| CKPI-e1722955289585 | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| discovery | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| fjallraven | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| KT-Logo_Horiz_Black-1 | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| PONANT-Logo-1-e1678822349738 | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| SCEYE-LOGO-RGB-300dpi | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
| Superalloy-e1722955314872 | Corporate partner | Only The Explorers Club, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
Foundation & Corporate Support: partners. Read September 28, 2026. Undated current logo wall (read via Chrome); names from logo file names and linked sites. Philip Stephenson Foundation excluded.
Who backs The Explorers Club's peers, but not The Explorers Club
Companies named publicly by at least one of The Explorers Club's five peer societies, and not found in The Explorers Club's reviewed public records.
| Company | NGS | AAG | AOS | IPS | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| esri | Named | Platinum sponsor | 2 of 4 | ||
| aws | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cengage | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| De Beers Group | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Elsevier | Bronze sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| epam | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Galante Family Winery | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Google.org | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Guardian Glass | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| KIA | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Lindblad Expeditions | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| MEViX Panasonic Projector & Display Americas | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| ORACLE | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| pepsico | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Postcode Loterij | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| RITUALS... | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Taylor & Francis | Silver sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| ThaiBev | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| W. W. Norton & Company | Conference sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Walmart For Good | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Wiley | Conference sponsors | 1 of 4 |
The outside view
A multidisciplinary society dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration, and resource conservation, funding and honoring explorers worldwide.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Frontier
At home at the edge of what comes next.
The Frontier is restless and pioneering, always testing what comes next. Its gift is innovation and adaptability, its challenge is focus, and not leaving its longtime members behind.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Village.
Strengths
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