Environmental organizations

Name: Top 20 Environmental organizations
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There are 32,026environmental organizations in the United States. Combined, these environmental organizationsemploy 148,300 people, earn more than $28 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $83 billion.

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Subcategories within environmental organizations:

Organization supporting an environmental nonprofit(333)
Organizations supporting multiple environmental nonprofits(446)
Pollution abatement organizations(2,787)
- Recycling programs(1,269)
Natural resource conservation nonprofits(13,043)
- Water and wetland protection organizations(4,022)
- Land conservation groups(2,399)
- Energy conservation organizations(1,054)

Botanical and horticultural nonprofits(4,299)
- Botanical gardens(703)
- Garden clubs(3,199)
Civic environmental organizations(2,234)
Environmental education programs(4,023)

Types of environmental organizations

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Natural resource conservation organizations	13,043	63,838	$16,506,428,145	$56,445,643,516
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies	4,299	15,173	$1,423,711,602	$6,753,089,217
Environmental education organizations	4,023	40,617	$3,620,011,020	$9,003,172,601
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations	4,022	12,524	$3,163,000,498	$7,471,163,041
Garden clubs and horticultural programs	3,199	1,260	$131,838,672	$363,480,144
Pollution abatement and control organizations	2,787	14,142	$3,199,649,372	$3,900,319,920
Land conservation organizations	2,399	12,080	$4,330,558,200	$21,750,136,428
Civic environmental and open space organizations	2,234	5,660	$781,183,907	$1,714,996,235
Environmental professional societies	1,401	2,451	$353,039,477	$783,653,365
Recycling programs	1,269	6,238	$953,565,226	$1,033,331,215

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Job trends for Environmental organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,818
1-10	3,120
11-25	1,370
26-100	934
101 to 1,000	217
1,000+	12

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Environmental organizations is driven by large organizations like The Nature Conservancy, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Eckerd Connects, Student Conservation Association (SCA), and Conservation Legacy (SCC).
The largest employers tend to be environmental education programs, natural resource conservation nonprofits, botanical gardens, water and wetland protection organizations, and land conservation groups.

Sizes of environmental organizations

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	7,360
$250k to $1M	3,030
$1M to $5M	2,181
$5M to $25M	635
$25M to $100M	134
$100M+	29

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like The Nature Conservancy, National Trust, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Catalyst4, and New Venture Fund earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Environmental organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 7.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Environmental organizations with more than $100 million account for 33.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be natural resource conservation nonprofits, land conservation groups, environmental education programs, energy conservation organizations, and water and wetland protection organizations.

Directory of environmental organizations

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ClimateWorks Foundation

The ClimateWorks Foundation drives philanthropic efforts to innovate and scale impactful climate solutions, fostering global collaboration for a sustainable future.

Revenue

$266.5m

Assets

$470.9m

Employees

180

EIN

26-2303250

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1827 that provides great events, activities and publications for novice gardeners, experienced horticulturists, and flower lovers of all ages.

Revenue

$37.8m

Assets

$68.2m

Employees

228

EIN

23-1352265

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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

EIN

13-2644641

IRS type

501(c)(4)

Grid Alternatives

Grid Alternatives offers accessible renewable energy technology and job training to underprivileged communities, advancing economic and environmental justice.

Revenue

$63.3m

Assets

$63.3m

Employees

210

EIN

26-0043353

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)

To help nations grow while addressing increasingly scarce resources and climate risk. This is a complex challenge in which policy plays a crucial role.

Revenue

$20.8m

Assets

$34.1m

Employees

EIN

26-4129153

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network preserves forests, protects climate and human rights by challenging corporate power, with partners and strategic campaigns.

Revenue

$11.6m

Assets

$14.3m

Employees

EIN

94-3045180

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Farmland Trust (AFT)

To save the land that sustains us by protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land.

Revenue

$34.9m

Assets

$78.0m

Employees

156

EIN

52-1190211

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)

Smart Electric Power Alliance

Smart Electric Power Alliance accelerates the transition to a carbon-free energy system through collaboration, education, and actionable solutions among its diverse member community.

Revenue

$18.4m

Assets

$33.3m

Employees

EIN

52-1794095

IRS type

501(c)(3)

TreePeople

TreePeople inspires and supports personal responsibility for the urban environment by uniting nature-based solutions, research, and community engagement.

Revenue

$15.2m

Assets

$18.5m

Employees

179

EIN

23-7314838

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

$232.0m

Assets

$1.9b

Employees

671

EIN

53-0193519

IRS type

501(c)(3)

New Venture Fund

The New Venture Fund accelerates social change by providing operational support, promoting equity, and funding impactful projects across various sectors globally.

Revenue

$669.1m

Assets

$768.5m

Employees

964

EIN

20-5806345

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Land Trust Alliance Incorporated

Land Trust Alliance works to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America.

Revenue

$20.1m

Assets

$24.7m

Employees

EIN

04-2751357

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's mission is to promote responsible energy choices that work to address the impacts of Global Climate Change and ensure clean, safe and healthy communities throughout the Southeast.

Revenue

$4.6m

Assets

$9.0m

Employees

EIN

58-1620669

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

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

EIN

52-1660746

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Forests

American Forests creates healthy and resilient forests, from cities to wilderness, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife.

Revenue

$24.3m

Assets

$17.9m

Employees

EIN

53-0196544

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

EIN

94-3232437

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Forest Foundation

The American Forest Foundation empowers family forest owners, enhances forest health, tackles climate change, and promotes sustainable management through collaboration and support.

Revenue

$11.3m

Assets

$159.2m

Employees

116

EIN

52-1235124

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)

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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 "C00: Environment: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

Environmental organizations

Types of environmental organizations

Job trends for Environmental organizations

Sizes of environmental organizations

Directory of environmental organizations

ClimateWorks Foundation

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

Friends of the Earth US

Grid Alternatives

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)

Rainforest Action Network

American Farmland Trust (AFT)

Rare

Smart Electric Power Alliance

TreePeople

National Geographic Society (NGS)

New Venture Fund

Land Trust Alliance Incorporated

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

California State Parks Foundation

Green America

American Forests

Sustainable Conservation

American Forest Foundation

Grand Canyon Conservancy

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