Environmental organizations

Name: Top 20 Environmental organizations
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There are 31,129environmental organizations in the United States. Combined, these environmental organizationsemploy 144,882 people, earn more than $28 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $79 billion.

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Subcategories within environmental organizations:

Organization supporting an environmental nonprofit(332)
Organizations supporting multiple environmental nonprofits(439)
Pollution abatement organizations(2,583)
- Recycling programs(1,176)
Natural resource conservation nonprofits(12,711)
- Water and wetland protection organizations(3,876)
- Land conservation groups(2,355)
- Energy conservation organizations(1,043)

Botanical and horticultural nonprofits(4,183)
- Botanical gardens(678)
- Garden clubs(3,116)
Civic environmental organizations(2,157)
Environmental education programs(3,869)

Types of environmental organizations

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Natural resource conservation organizations	12,711	62,762	$17,911,521,447	$54,488,047,565
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies	4,183	14,929	$1,428,893,784	$6,281,255,878
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations	3,876	10,999	$2,727,201,915	$6,284,314,349
Environmental education organizations	3,869	40,191	$3,754,295,146	$8,765,023,209
Garden clubs and horticultural programs	3,116	1,288	$127,377,150	$336,364,518
Pollution abatement and control organizations	2,583	12,716	$2,504,556,223	$3,458,195,570
Land conservation organizations	2,355	11,704	$4,438,912,139	$20,553,693,434
Civic environmental and open space organizations	2,157	5,400	$703,321,421	$1,604,915,866
Environmental professional societies	1,410	2,296	$332,103,946	$724,551,405
Recycling programs	1,176	5,538	$838,446,698	$1,009,814,470

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Job trends for Environmental organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,714
1-10	3,050
11-25	1,352
26-100	906
101 to 1,000	206
1,000+	13

Key takeaways for employment stats:

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

Sizes of environmental organizations

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	7,391
$250k to $1M	2,979
$1M to $5M	2,050
$5M to $25M	629
$25M to $100M	121
$100M+	32

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Holdfast Trust, The Nature Conservancy, National Trust, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, 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 37.1% 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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1-20 of 31,129

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)

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)

ClimateWorks Foundation

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

Revenue

$330.5m

Assets

$503.1m

Employees

164

EIN

26-2303250

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)

CLASP improves appliance sustainability and energy performance through labeling and standards, as well as research initiatives with global partnerships.

Revenue

$26.3m

Assets

$21.0m

Employees

EIN

33-1112770

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Grid Alternatives

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

Revenue

$23.1m

Assets

$33.3m

Employees

227

EIN

26-0043353

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)

Rainforest Action Network

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

Revenue

$12.9m

Assets

$15.4m

Employees

EIN

94-3045180

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)

TreePeople

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

Revenue

$13.1m

Assets

$18.1m

Employees

151

EIN

23-7314838

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

$16.5m

Assets

$26.8m

Employees

EIN

26-4129153

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)

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

New Venture Fund helps fund and support projects related to sustainability, economic opportunity, quality of life, youth development, education in the US.

Revenue

$755.6m

Assets

$1.0b

Employees

1,075

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

$16.0m

Assets

$22.1m

Employees

EIN

04-2751357

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 partners with businesses, agriculture and government to protect California's land, air and water through collaboration and restoration.

Revenue

$5.4m

Assets

$7.6m

Employees

EIN

94-3232437

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

$4.7m

Assets

$16.6m

Employees

EIN

52-1660746

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rainforest Alliance

The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.

Revenue

$84.3m

Assets

$86.1m

Employees

124

EIN

13-3377893

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rainforest Trust

Rainforest Trust protects threatened tropical forests and endangered wildlife by partnering with local and community organizations in and around the areas that are being threatened.

Revenue

$41.0m

Assets

$109.6m

Employees

EIN

13-3500609

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Greenpeace Fund

Greenpeace Fund is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization set up to continue the vital work of Greenpeace by increasing public awareness and understanding of environmental issues through research, the media, and other educational programs.

Revenue

$22.0m

Assets

$48.4m

Employees

EIN

95-3313195

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

Friends of the Earth US

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

ClimateWorks Foundation

Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)

Grid Alternatives

Rare

Rainforest Action Network

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

TreePeople

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)

American Farmland Trust (AFT)

National Geographic Society (NGS)

New Venture Fund

Land Trust Alliance Incorporated

American Forests

Sustainable Conservation

Green America

Rainforest Alliance

Rainforest Trust

Greenpeace Fund

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