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Delaware environmental organizations

There are 146 environmental organizations in Delaware. Combined, these Delawarean environmental organizations employ 446 people, earn more than $108 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $324 million.
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Types of environmental organizations in Delaware

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Natural resource conservation organizations
 
60
 
$90,379,084
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies
 
26
 
$5,566,283
Garden clubs and horticultural programs
 
19
 
$3,233,499
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations
 
13
 
$7,321,595
Pollution abatement and control organizations
 
13
 
$4,317,588
Civic environmental and open space organizations
 
10
 
$572,179
Environmental education organizations
 
9
 
$6,144,855
Energy conservation and development organizations
 
8
 
$68,952,775
Land conservation organizations
 
7
 
$5,374,167
Environmental professional societies
 
6
 
$89,338
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Environmental organizations by major Delaware cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Philadelphia, PA
 
76
 
$20,329,864
Dover
 
37
 
$53,792,235
Salisbury, MD
 
33
 
$34,235,638
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Job trends for Delaware environmental organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
22
1-10
 
8
11-25
 
5
26-100
 
5
101 to 1,000
 
1
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of environmental organizations in Delaware

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
37
$250k to $1M
 
9
$1M to $5M
 
11
$5M to $25M
 
2
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of environmental organizations in Delaware

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American Public Gardens Association

American Public Gardens Association serves the Public Gardens and advances them as leaders, advocates, and innovators. The American Public Gardens Association is the leading professional organization for the field of Public horticulture.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
19
EIN
23-7110058
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

PDE collaborates to improve the Delaware River and Bay through science-based efforts. They monitor and maintain 11 living shoreline installations across DE, NJ, and PA.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
33
EIN
51-0375307
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware Wild Lands

Delaware Wild Lands conserves and protects natural areas in Delaware by acquiring and managing strategic parcels of land, and providing educational opportunities.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$40.4m
Employees
11
EIN
51-0101678
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU)

The Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) is a unique organization offering a one-stop resource through its Energize Delaware initiative to help residents and businesses save money through clean energy and efficiency.
Revenue
$35.8m
Assets
$148.3m
Employees
10
EIN
26-3963904
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Sunrise Project

Sunrise Project scales social movements to drive transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, reducing greenhouse pollution and empowering changemakers.
Revenue
$9.8m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
46
EIN
87-2370083
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Building Decarbonization Coalition

BDC promotes clean electricity in homes and buildings by advocating for regulatory certainty and collaboration among policymakers, industry, and advocates.
Revenue
$23.0m
Assets
$13.7m
Employees
51
EIN
85-4008764
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware Nature Society

Delaware Nature Society connects people with nature to improve the environment through education, conservation, and preservation of ecologically significant natural areas.
Revenue
$4.9m
Assets
$51.1m
Employees
174
EIN
51-6018321
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sussex County Land Foundation

The Sussex County Land Foundation offers programs for land preservation, stewardship, and education. It operates as a conservation organization for land resources.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$6.5m
Employees
0
EIN
04-3611220
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware Bay and River Cooperative (DBRC)

The Delaware Bay and River Cooperative (DBRC) is a not-for-profit corporation organized to respond to and offer protection from oil spills in the Delaware Bay and River area.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
19
EIN
51-0337819
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware Center for Horticulture (TheDCH)

The Delaware Center for Horticulture (TheDCH) is a non-profit community resource organization dedicated to promoting knowledge and appreciation of gardening, horticulture, and conservation.
Revenue
$1.5m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
25
EIN
51-0252857
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

A non-profit dedicated to the long-term care of the Inland Bays watershed, located in Rehoboth Beach, DE.
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
29
EIN
51-0365565
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Regen Foundation

Regen Foundation empowers communities to achieve ecological regeneration through tools and resources, and an endowment program for land stewards.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
1
EIN
82-5457703
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware Association of Conservation Districts

Promotes Delaware's conservation districts and supports local high school teams in environmental testing competitions.
Revenue
$4.8m
Assets
$387.1k
Employees
0
EIN
51-0331688
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware Botanic Gardens

Delaware Botanic Gardens: sustainable and accessible garden in Ocean View, DE, exalting nature's beauty and preserving ecosystems through education.
Revenue
$825.5k
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
6
EIN
32-0371538
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nature Tech Collective

Nature Tech Collective promotes nature-based solutions, supports regeneration research and student scholarships, and enhances community capacity through MRV Collective programs.
Revenue
$850.0k
Assets
$191.8k
Employees
0
EIN
45-4309921
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation

The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation protects and promotes public backcountry aviation access while educating pilots on safe and responsible flying practices.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
0
EIN
93-1844826
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Project Rescue Earth Foundation

Project Rescue Earth Foundation is a natural resource conservation organization in New Castle, DE that was founded in 2019.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
84-2174734
IRS type
501(c)(3)

House of Prayer for All People Elijah Endtime Ministries

House of Prayer for All People Elijah Endtime Ministries is a pollution abatement or control organization in Bear, DE that was founded in 2022.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
88-3388387
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rockwood Park Preservation Society

The organization has build the ranks of it's membership by solicitation and running fundraisers. During 2019 the organized raised sufficient funds to restore and improve the apothecary garden.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
82-1807093
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Research Foundation for the Innovation of Eco-Education

The Research Foundation for the Innovation of Eco-Education is an environmental education organization in Wilmington, DE that was founded in 2020.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
84-4994745
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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