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Environmental education organizations

There are 4,433 environmental education programs in the United States. Combined, these environmental education programs employ 29,731 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $7 billion.
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Job trends for Environmental education programs

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
507
1-10
 
480
11-25
 
280
26-100
 
234
101 to 1,000
 
35
1,000+
 
3
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Sizes of environmental education programs

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,148
$250k to $1M
 
568
$1M to $5M
 
367
$5M to $25M
 
67
$25M to $100M
 
12
$100M+
 
2
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Directory of environmental education programs

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1-20 of 4,433

Rare

Rare drives social change for environmental protection through empowering communities and individuals worldwide with behavioral science.
Revenue
$42.9m
Assets
$40.2m
Employees
126
EIN
23-7380563
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Geographic Society (NGS)

The National Geographic Society is scientific and educational organization that pushes the boundaries of exploration to further our understanding of our planet and empower us all to generate solutions for a more sustainable future.
Revenue
$340.5m
Assets
$2.5b
Employees
753
EIN
53-0193519
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Green America

Green America is a national, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, membership organization that harnesses economic power--the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace--to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$15.7m
Employees
56
EIN
52-1660746
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ecoamerica

Ecoamerica is a DC-based nonprofit with a program to build leadership, support, and political action for environmental issues.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$4.3m
Employees
25
EIN
20-3895611
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)

Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club promotes the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of America's Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Revenue
$43.6m
Assets
$221.0m
Employees
859
EIN
04-6001677
IRS type
501(c)(3)

U S Green Building Council (USGBC)

USGBC transforms building and community design for a socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment. Membership powers market transformation development.
Revenue
$50.3m
Assets
$40.0m
Employees
299
EIN
52-1822816
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Student Conservation Association (SCA)

SCA's mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of our environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.
Revenue
$48.4m
Assets
$23.4m
Employees
2,145
EIN
91-0880684
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Environment America Research and Policy Center

Environment America Research and Policy Center protects air, water and open spaces through research, civic engagement, public education, and policy.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$14.4m
Employees
0
EIN
13-4339865
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Global Seafood Alliance

Global Aquaculture Alliance is located in Portsmouth, NH and works to promote responsible aquaculture practices through education, advocacy and demonstration to further environmentally responsible aquaculture to meet world food needs.
Revenue
$19.6m
Assets
$16.4m
Employees
50
EIN
54-1853030
IRS type
501(c)(6)

NYC Outward Bound Schools

NYC Outward Bound Schools seek to establish as a growing and influential educational organization whose schools and programs are consistently excellent and serve as models for others.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$10.0m
Employees
72
EIN
13-3471084
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York Sun Works

NYC-based NY Sun Works improves environmental science education through urban farming labs in public schools using hydroponic tech.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
75
EIN
20-0670312
IRS type
501(c)(3)

League of Conservation Voters Education Fund

The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund mobilizes communities to tackle the climate crisis, confront injustice, and strengthen democracy through education and civic engagement.
Revenue
$75.2m
Assets
$37.2m
Employees
21
EIN
52-1379661
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ocean Institute

The Ocean Institute is an ocean education organization located in Dana Point, California. Founded as the Orange County Marine Institute in 1977, it offers ocean science and maritime history programs for K-12 students and their teachers.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$14.6m
Employees
117
EIN
33-0203488
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Earth Day Texas

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on environmental education and awareness, EarthX showcases the latest initiatives, discoveries, research, innovations, policies and corporate practices that are reshaping the future.
Revenue
$21.4m
Assets
$31.7m
Employees
19
EIN
27-4029245
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Timberview Farmstead

Timberview Farmstead educates and empowers youth, promoting growth through farm-based learning and addressing the challenges faced by children in Tarrant County.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$12.8m
Employees
0
EIN
86-2067371
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ecocenter

Ecocenter offers sustainable agriculture and ecological design education, has a farm stand, and is located in San Juan Capistrano.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$7.7m
Employees
123
EIN
80-0308638
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ctrees

Ctrees tracks all trees to reduce carbon emissions and develops global monitoring systems for restoring forests.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
24
EIN
88-0538773
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stone Barns Center for Food and Agricult

STONE BARNS CENTER IS A NONPROFIT FARM, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH CENTER WITH A MISSION TO CATALYZE AN ECOLOGICAL FOOD CULTURE.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$95.6m
Employees
53
EIN
13-4150082
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Mountaineers

The Mountaineers is a nonprofit outdoor community of 13,000+ active members in the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1906, they've been getting people of all ages outside safely and responsibly for over 100 years.
Revenue
$7.9m
Assets
$19.2m
Employees
118
EIN
27-3009280
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Population Connection

Population Connection is the national grassroots population organization that educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth's resources.
Revenue
$17.0m
Assets
$40.1m
Employees
44
EIN
94-1703155
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "C60: Environmental Education" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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