About Us

Save Stand­ard Time is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, do­nor-fund­ed, vol­un­teer-sup­port­ed ef­fort to preserve and extend the observation of lon­gi­tu­di­nal­ly cor­rect Stand­ard Time across North Amer­i­ca.

We raise awareness among the public, the media, state and provincial legislators, and members of Con­gress and Par­lia­ment, about the evidence for continuation of Stand­ard Time in winter and for cessation of clock change by restoration of per­ma­nent Stand­ard Time. We consult with researchers, phy­si­cians, teach­ers, and community leaders, and we operate on volunteered time and donated funds. We have supporters in all states and provinces, most territories, and the District of Columbia. Our efforts are reducing the number of bills for per­ma­nent Day­light Saving Time and increasing those for per­ma­nent Stand­ard Time.

Awards

In 2023, Save Stand­ard Time was awarded the annual Sleep Cham­pi­on Award by the A­mer­i­can A­cad­e­my of Sleep Med­i­cine Foun­da­tion.

Also in 2023, Save Stand­ard Time’s president and vice president were each awarded the annual Mark O Hatfield Public Policy or Advocacy Award by the A­mer­i­can A­cad­e­my of Sleep Medicine.

Partners

Save Stand­ard Time is a founding member of the Co­a­li­tion for Per­ma­nent Stand­ard Time, established in 2023 with the A­mer­i­can A­cad­e­my of Sleep Med­i­cine, Na­tion­al Sleep Foun­da­tion, Sleep Re­search Society, and Society for Re­search on Bi­o­log­i­cal Rhythms.

Save Stand­ard Time is a founding member of the In­ter­na­tion­al Al­li­ance for Nat­u­ral Time, established in 2020 with many partner organizations in Canada, Eu­rope, Aus­tral­ia, and Asia.

Founding

Save Stand­ard Time was founded by Mr Jay Pea, a resident of greater Phoenix who hails from rural Iowa. Jay is a software engineer, a graphic designer, a former member of the San Francisco Amateur As­tron­o­mers’ board of directors, and an enthusiast for circadian health. As a child, his great-grandfather (a farmer) taught him to tell time from the sun.

In 2019, Jay began Save Stand­ard Time as an online and letter-writing campaign, in response to the rush of per­ma­nent-DST bills that contradicted historical and scientific evidence. The nonprofit was registered 501(c)(4) in 2021.

Board of Directors