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Environmental education organizations

There are 4,505 environmental education programs in the United States. Combined, these environmental education programs employ 36,845 people, earn more than $3 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
 
516
1-10
 
486
11-25
 
297
26-100
 
258
101 to 1,000
 
49
1,000+
 
5
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Sizes of environmental education programs

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,163
$250k to $1M
 
579
$1M to $5M
 
397
$5M to $25M
 
82
$25M to $100M
 
19
$100M+
 
2
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Directory of environmental education programs

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1-20 of 4,505

Rare

Rare drives social change for environmental protection through empowering communities and individuals worldwide with behavioral science.
Revenue
$33.6m
Assets
$35.1m
Employees
125
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)

Sustainable Conservation

Sustainable Conservation unites diverse stakeholders to address California's environmental challenges, focusing on sustainable water management and restoring vital natural resources.
Revenue
$9.7m
Assets
$12.5m
Employees
38
EIN
94-3232437
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)

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)

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
$50.7m
Assets
$83.0m
Employees
391
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
$41.6m
Assets
$44.5m
Employees
309
EIN
94-2889684
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)

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)

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation is organization that conducts research and educates the public and media about solutions to environmental challenges that create economic opportunities for the American people.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$12.4m
Employees
5
EIN
20-3477309
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)

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)

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)

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
$5.1m
Assets
$9.0m
Employees
20
EIN
03-0458294
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)

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
$7.8m
Assets
$18.2m
Employees
129
EIN
27-3009280
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)

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)
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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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