Environmental organizations

There are 7,155 environmental organizations in the United States. Combined, these environmental organizations employ 126,525 people, earn more than $16 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $50 billion.

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Subcategories within environmental organizations:

Organization supporting an environmental nonprofit(256)
Organizations supporting multiple environmental nonprofits(97)
Pollution abatement organizations(617)
- Recycling programs (240)
Natural resource conservation nonprofits(3,928)
- Water and wetland protection organizations (1,179)
- Land conservation groups (1,242)
- Energy conservation organizations (510)

Botanical and horticultural nonprofits(583)
- Botanical gardens (215)
- Garden clubs (266)
Civic environmental organizations(328)
Environmental education programs(604)

Types of environmental organizations

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Natural resource conservation organizations	3,943	66,728	$11,310,411,130	$35,516,083,445
Land conservation organizations	1,242	28,835	$4,874,376,141	$25,075,904,135
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations	1,179	13,963	$1,699,259,872	$3,173,355,722
Pollution abatement and control organizations	618	13,153	$1,015,554,515	$1,173,789,160
Environmental education organizations	604	22,930	$1,115,084,584	$3,463,955,050
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies	583	15,127	$1,086,341,080	$5,501,071,175
Energy conservation and development organizations	510	12,663	$2,704,478,821	$3,392,540,354
Civic environmental and open space organizations	329	3,245	$294,605,228	$819,838,795
Garden clubs and horticultural programs	266	1,461	$126,433,603	$725,786,484
Organizations supporting a single environmental nonprofit	256	1,707	$385,755,112	$1,626,410,383

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Job trends for Environmental organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	2,145
1-10	2,361
11-25	944
26-100	682
101 to 1,000	156
1,000+	13

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Environmental organizations is driven by large organizations like The National Trust, Nature Conservancy, Student Conservation Association (SCA), Goodwill Southern California, and Alliance for Sustainable Energy.
The largest employers tend to be land conservation groups, environmental education programs, water and wetland protection organizations, energy conservation organizations, and natural resource conservation nonprofits.

Sizes of environmental organizations

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	2,821
$250k to $1M	2,309
$1M to $5M	1,378
$5M to $25M	339
$25M to $100M	63
$100M+	19

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Nature Conservancy, The National Trust, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Atlantic Coast Conservancy, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Environmental organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 9.4% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Environmental organizations with more than $100 million account for 32.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be land conservation groups, energy conservation organizations, natural resource conservation nonprofits, water and wetland protection organizations, and environmental education programs.

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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

$21.2m

Assets

$25.1m

Employees

EIN

13-3500609

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ecoamerica

Ecoamerica's purpose is to increase public awareness of and support for ideas and programs that will enhance life in American communities by facilitating sustainable protection of the natural environment. MOMENTUS: MomentUs, launched in January 2013, is...

Revenue

$1.1m

Assets

$2.6m

Employees

EIN

20-3895611

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

$130.7m

Assets

$1.5b

Employees

601

EIN

53-0193519

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Grand Canyon Association

The grand canyon association (gca) is grand canyon national park's official nonprofit partner raising private funds to benefit the park, operating retail shops and visitor centers within the park, and providing premier educational opportunities and publ...

Revenue

$11.1m

Assets

$17.6m

Employees

153

EIN

86-0179548

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

$5.0m

Assets

$6.7m

Employees

EIN

58-1620669

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation is a botanical gardens, arboreta, and botanical organization in Brooklyn, NY, which was founded in 1977 and most recently had $22,328,050 in revenue and 433 employees.

Revenue

$22.3m

Assets

$107.9m

Employees

433

EIN

11-2417338

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Forests

American Forests is a natural resources conservation and protection in Washington, DC whose mission is: Protection and expansion of threatened urban and wildland forest ecosystems.

Revenue

$6.0m

Assets

$7.4m

Employees

EIN

53-0196544

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF)

The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation is a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) charity whose vision is to strengthen and expand the network of national marine sanctuaries for the benefit of current and future generations.

Revenue

$10.4m

Assets

$9.6m

Employees

EIN

94-3370994

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Forest Foundation

We ensure the sustainability of america's family forests for present and future generations in conjuction with our strategic partners. The American forest foundation works on-the-ground with families, teachers, and elected officials to promote stewardsh...

Revenue

$15.3m

Assets

$166.7m

Employees

EIN

52-1235124

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Public Citizen

Work for consumer rights. Public citizen is active in every public forum: congress, the courts, government agencies, and the news media. Public citizen believes that full disclosure of government information empowers citizens and consumers. All of publi...

Revenue

$5.2m

Assets

$4.6m

Employees

EIN

23-7104508

IRS type

501(c)(4)

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