Operating company
Organization overview
What Patagonia does.
Sources
Organization overview
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- Yvon Chouinard Donates Patagonia to Fight Climate CrisisCompany disclosure | Accessed August 17, 2026
Designs and sells outdoor apparel and gear.
- Industry
- Outdoor apparel
- Legal form
- California benefit corporation
- Headquarters
- Ventura, California
- Founded
- 1973
Ownership and governance
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Ownership, governance and value sharing
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- Yvon Chouinard Donates Patagonia to Fight Climate CrisisCompany disclosure | Accessed August 17, 2026
Holdfast Collective holds 98% and all nonvoting stock. Patagonia Purpose Trust holds 2% and all voting stock.
The Purpose Trust can approve key decisions, including board composition and changes to the company charter.
After reinvestment in the business, excess profits may be distributed as dividends to Holdfast Collective for environmental work.
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- Yvon Chouinard Donates Patagonia to Fight Climate CrisisCompany disclosure | Accessed August 17, 2026
- Annual Benefit Corporation Report, Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024Annual report | Accessed August 17, 2026
- Modern Slavery Statement 2026Company disclosure | Accessed August 17, 2026
3 public sources support the published profile. The source record is available for diligence without interrupting the marketplace view.