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Environmental education organizations

There are 4,023environmental education programs in the United States. Combined, these environmental education programsemploy 40,617 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $9 billion.
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Job trends for Environmental education programs

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
469
1-10
444
11-25
291
26-100
267
101 to 1,000
63
1,000+
4
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Sizes of environmental education programs

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,066
$250k to $1M
561
$1M to $5M
383
$5M to $25M
95
$25M to $100M
18
$100M+
3
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Directory of environmental education programs

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1-20 of 4,023

Friends of the Earth US

Friends of the Earth fights to defend the environment and create a more healthy and just world. We are part of a federation of grassroots groups in 76 countries.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
0
EIN
13-2644641
IRS type
501(c)(4)

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
$232.0m
Assets
$1.9b
Employees
671
EIN
53-0193519
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rare

Rare drives social change for environmental protection through empowering communities and individuals worldwide with behavioral science.
Revenue
$30.9m
Assets
$40.5m
Employees
102
EIN
23-7380563
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sustainable Conservation

Sustainable Conservation unites diverse stakeholders to address California's environmental challenges, focusing on sustainable water management and restoring vital natural resources.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$7.6m
Employees
34
EIN
94-3232437
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California State Parks Foundation

California State Parks Foundation: Nonprofit improving and preserving California State Parks through community engagement, volunteer stewardship, and park improvements.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$18.3m
Employees
26
EIN
94-1707583
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
$8.3m
Assets
$18.5m
Employees
51
EIN
52-1660746
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Grand Canyon Conservancy

Grand Canyon Conservancy supports and inspires park champions through philanthropy, science programming, and education opportunities at Grand Canyon National Park.
Revenue
$14.2m
Assets
$32.1m
Employees
171
EIN
86-0179548
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
$4.6m
Assets
$4.7m
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
$46.0m
Assets
$213.5m
Employees
843
EIN
04-6001677
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sierra Club Foundation

Sierra Club Foundation educates and empowers people to protect the environment through programs like Our Wild America and Beyond Coal.
Revenue
$89.1m
Assets
$199.3m
Employees
19
EIN
94-6069890
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Food and Water Watch

Food and Water Watch educates, advocates and conducts research to ensure safe, accessible and sustainably produced food and water.
Revenue
$22.3m
Assets
$31.1m
Employees
118
EIN
32-0160439
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy revitalizes parks, enhances visitor experiences, fosters community engagement, and supports conservation efforts across iconic Bay Area sites.
Revenue
$52.9m
Assets
$80.9m
Employees
359
EIN
94-2781708
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Earth Island Institute

Earth Island Institute supports grassroots environmental projects, fosters young leaders, and connects ecological issues with social justice through advocacy and its publication, Earth Island Journal.
Revenue
$30.9m
Assets
$39.9m
Employees
348
EIN
94-2889684
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)

The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) uses the power of the law to protect the environment and health of the Southeast.
Revenue
$62.8m
Assets
$259.9m
Employees
253
EIN
52-1436778
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
$41.2m
Assets
$44.2m
Employees
285
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
$47.3m
Assets
$26.9m
Employees
2,239
EIN
91-0880684
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
$19.1m
Assets
$16.7m
Employees
60
EIN
54-1853030
IRS type
501(c)(6)

New York Sun Works

NYC-based NY Sun Works improves environmental science education through urban farming labs in public schools using hydroponic tech.
Revenue
$6.7m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
61
EIN
20-0670312
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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
$6.7m
Assets
$10.9m
Employees
78
EIN
13-3471084
IRS type
501(c)(3)

YES Nature to Neighborhoods

Youth enrichment strategies' mission is To enrich the lives of underserved, cont on sch ochildren, caregivers and family members in richmond, ca by deepending relationships through experiences in Nature.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$7.4m
Employees
19
EIN
03-0458294
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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