New York environmental organizations

Name: Top 20 Environmental organizations in New York
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There are 1,875 environmental organizations in New York. Combined, these New Yorker environmental organizations employ 11,048 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $6 billion.

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Types of environmental organizations in New York

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Natural resource conservation organizations	671	4,055	$1,035,379,365	$3,669,253,044
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies	289	1,281	$109,915,838	$461,158,734
Environmental education organizations	281	2,838	$476,304,940	$953,827,505
Garden clubs and horticultural programs	223	205	$12,728,585	$14,889,382
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations	209	703	$173,536,818	$394,499,575
Civic environmental and open space organizations	174	1,089	$74,503,478	$131,211,018
Pollution abatement and control organizations	149	989	$160,446,898	$202,356,333
Land conservation organizations	145	680	$214,743,166	$1,620,420,890
Environmental alliances and advocates	71	286	$8,693,224	$2,856,296
Energy conservation and development organizations	57	181	$115,924,029	$150,629,195

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Environmental organizations by major New York cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
New York City	973	7,913	$1,574,222,497	$4,179,264,584
Albany, NY	139	876	$51,392,017	$138,138,852
Rochester, NY	110	139	$21,883,334	$38,670,882
Buffalo	92	194	$38,870,194	$93,191,220
Poughkeepsie	89	425	$81,230,066	$663,425,323
Syracuse	76	186	$15,792,195	$29,283,815
Kingston	65	270	$49,981,401	$238,681,186
Utica	33	86	$7,055,215	$16,174,620
Ithaca	31	280	$16,732,586	$45,435,006
Glens Falls	31	165	$20,344,471	$70,490,198

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Job trends for New York environmental organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	244
1-10	167
11-25	97
26-100	64
101 to 1,000	18
1,000+	2

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in New York environmental organizations is driven by large organizations like National Audubon Society, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Natural Resources Defense Council, GrowNYC, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation.

Sizes of environmental organizations in New York

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	527
$250k to $1M	176
$1M to $5M	129
$5M to $25M	55
$25M to $100M	10
$100M+	3

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Natural Resources Defense Council, National Audubon Society, Rainforest Alliance, and Open Space Institute Land Trust (OSI) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in New York environmental organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 6.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in New York environmental organizations with more than $100 million account for 30.8% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of environmental organizations in New York

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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)

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

EDF protects natural systems through science and economics, fighting climate change, securing food and water, and building resilient communities.

Revenue

$247.1m

Assets

$477.6m

Employees

1,054

EIN

11-6107128

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation is a horticultural organization located in Brooklyn, NY. The Garden protects, preserves, and catalogs its living collections for the beauty they offer the public. They also have education and outreach programs aime...

Revenue

$27.1m

Assets

$121.9m

Employees

319

EIN

11-2417338

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Audubon Society

The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation.

Revenue

$156.1m

Assets

$613.6m

Employees

1,082

EIN

13-1624102

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Natural Resources Defense Council

NRDC safeguards the earth, from addressing unsafe drinking water to reducing chemicals in products and advocating for a livable climate.

Revenue

$193.1m

Assets

$576.9m

Employees

821

EIN

13-2654926

IRS type

501(c)(3)

New York Sun Works

NYC-based NY Sun Works improves environmental science education through urban farming labs in public schools using hydroponic tech.

Revenue

$5.0m

Assets

$2.9m

Employees

EIN

20-0670312

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat

Rainforest conservation coalition with a flagship program to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation in developing countries.

Revenue

$6.4m

Assets

$8.9m

Employees

EIN

26-3221530

IRS type

501(c)(3)

CREO Family Office Syndicate

CREO mobilizes private capital for sustainable solutions & offers expert educational platform for transformative investors to achieve measurable environmental impact.

Revenue

$6.6m

Assets

$6.8m

Employees

EIN

81-0960214

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rainforest Foundation

The mission of the Rainforest Foundation is to support indigenous and traditional peoples of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights by assisting them in:securing and controlling the natural resources....

Revenue

$11.2m

Assets

$10.3m

Employees

EIN

95-1622945

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Hudson River Foundation (HRF)

The Hudson River Foundation (HRF) seeks to make science integral to decision-making with regard to the Hudson River and its watershed and to support competent stewardship of this extraordinary resource.

Revenue

$26.5m

Assets

$47.5m

Employees

EIN

13-3089956

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Safe Water Network

Safe Water Network accelerates the development of innovative, affordable solutions that ensure access to sustainable and affordable sources of safe water. Safe Water Network was co-founded in 2006 by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman.

Revenue

$10.2m

Assets

$13.5m

Employees

EIN

51-0570455

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

$6.7m

Assets

$10.9m

Employees

EIN

13-3471084

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Queens Botanical Garden Society

Queens Botanical Garden Society is an urban oasis that celebrates people, plants, cultures and environmental stewardship through inspiring gardens and educational programs.

Revenue

$13.7m

Assets

$13.3m

Employees

103

EIN

11-1635083

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Peconic Land Trust

The Peconic Land Trust conserves Long Island's working farms, natural lands, and heritage for our communities now and in the future.

Revenue

$18.9m

Assets

$433.9m

Employees

EIN

11-2667021

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Billion Oyster Project

The mission of New York Harbor Foundation ("the Foundation") is to prepare New York city students for careers in marine science & technology through the restoration of ny Harbor.

Revenue

$8.3m

Assets

$5.2m

Employees

EIN

27-2918478

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Stone Barns CENTER FOR Food and Agricult

Stone Barns Center is a nonprofit farm, education, and research center with a mission to catalyze an ecologically restorative food culture.

Revenue

$10.8m

Assets

$96.4m

Employees

EIN

13-4150082

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Association for Energy Affordability

AEA promotes energy efficiency in buildings through affordable training, technical services, and support for low-income communities in the US.

Revenue

$27.9m

Assets

$27.1m

Employees

122

EIN

13-3374285

IRS type

501(c)(3)

NRDC Action Fund

NRDC Action Fund builds political support for NRDC's environmental goals through federal advocacy efforts such as lobbying and media campaigns.

Revenue

$18.3m

Assets

$17.0m

Employees

EIN

13-3976062

IRS type

501(c)(4)

Duke Farms Foundation

The Duke Farms Foundation provides grant funding to various organizations in order to promote environmental stewardship at Duke Farms.

Revenue

$16.7m

Assets

$60.5m

Employees

EIN

13-4008720

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Solar One (S1)

Solar One is New York City's Green Energy Education Center originally founded in 2004 to manage Stuyvesant Cove Park and a small environmental education center.

Revenue

$9.4m

Assets

$9.5m

Employees

EIN

52-2440116

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.

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New York environmental organizations

Types of environmental organizations in New York

Environmental organizations by major New York cities

Job trends for New York environmental organizations

Sizes of environmental organizations in New York

Directory of environmental organizations in New York

Rainforest Alliance

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation

National Audubon Society

Natural Resources Defense Council

New York Sun Works

Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat

CREO Family Office Syndicate

Rainforest Foundation

Hudson River Foundation (HRF)

Safe Water Network

NYC Outward Bound Schools

Queens Botanical Garden Society

Peconic Land Trust

Billion Oyster Project

Stone Barns CENTER FOR Food and Agricult

Association for Energy Affordability

NRDC Action Fund

Duke Farms Foundation

Solar One (S1)

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