Portland, ME environmental organizations

Name: Top 20 Portland, ME environmental organizations
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There are 179 environmental organizations in the greater Portland Maine metro area, including the cities of Portland and South Portland. Combined, these Portland metro environmental organizations employ 861 people, earn more than $112 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $622 million.

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Types of environmental organizations in Portland

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Natural resource conservation organizations	97	477	$78,565,850	$567,512,155
Land conservation organizations	35	217	$43,152,626	$439,978,595
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations	34	57	$6,646,889	$23,463,854
Environmental education organizations	19	168	$15,104,965	$27,515,209
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies	13	1	$890,250	$937,884
Pollution abatement and control organizations	12	111	$6,087,167	$11,055,752
Garden clubs and horticultural programs	10	1	$884,900	$922,820
Civic environmental and open space organizations	8	9	$997,744	$4,350,225
Environmental alliances and advocates	6	0	$24,223	$69,886
Environmental professional societies	3	3	$157,618	$167,634

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Job trends for Portland, ME environmental organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	21
1-10	37
11-25	11
26-100	7
101 to 1,000	1
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Portland, ME environmental organizations is driven by large organizations like Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), Maine Audubon, Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI), and The Ecology School.

Sizes of environmental organizations in Portland

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	52
$250k to $1M	25
$1M to $5M	18
$5M to $25M	5
$25M to $100M	0
$100M+	0

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI), Reverb, and Maine Audubon earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Portland, ME environmental organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 18.2% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Portland, ME environmental organizations with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of environmental organizations in Portland

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Maine Audubon

Maine Audubon conserves wildlife and habitat through education, conservation, and action, with Andrew Beahm at the helm.

Revenue

$5.1m

Assets

$21.4m

Employees

EIN

01-0248780

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT)

Maine Coast Heritage Trust conserves and stewards Maine's coastal lands and islands for their renowned scenic beauty, ecological value, outdoor recreational opportunities, and contribution to community well-being.

Revenue

$22.5m

Assets

$280.5m

Employees

EIN

23-7099105

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)

The institute promotes stewarding the ecosystem, supporting sustainable seafood, cultivating science literacy, and strengthening coastal communities.

Revenue

$19.4m

Assets

$50.4m

Employees

111

EIN

01-0504905

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI)

To assess emerging threats to wildlife and ecosystems through collaborative research, and to use scientific findings to advance environmental awareness and inform decision makers.

Revenue

$7.0m

Assets

$4.7m

Employees

EIN

01-0515381

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Reverb

Reverb educates and engages musicians and fans in sustainability. Collaborations with Billie Eilish and Dead & Co. raised funds and encouraged activism.

Revenue

$5.7m

Assets

$4.8m

Employees

EIN

20-1042256

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Climate Initiative

The Climate Initiative is a pollution abatement or control organization in Cape Porpoise, ME whose mission is: Empower youth voices for Climate action.

Revenue

$2.9m

Assets

$5.0m

Employees

EIN

84-4244790

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Ecology School

The mission of Ecology Education, Inc. is to foster stewardship for the Earth by educating youth and adults in the science of ecology and the practice of sustainability.

Revenue

$2.6m

Assets

$14.6m

Employees

EIN

01-0522241

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Initiatives

Maine Initiatives funds grassroots organizations for social, economic and environmental justice and supports the Maine Youth Justice campaign.

Revenue

$3.5m

Assets

$5.1m

Employees

EIN

01-0484310

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT)

KELT's mission is to conserve, restore and instill appreciation of the land and water resources of the Kennebec Estuary to benefit today's communities and future generations.

Revenue

$2.2m

Assets

$9.3m

Employees

EIN

01-0446468

IRS type

501(c)(3)

SeedMoney

SeedMoney partners and supports disadvantaged communities through grants, crowdfunding and education to gain access to healthy food and sustainable gardens.

Revenue

$866.8k

Assets

$773.3k

Employees

EIN

56-2389230

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Cape Elizabeth Land Trust

The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust permanently conserves and provides stewardship for lands and easements located in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Revenue

$1.2m

Assets

$9.2m

Employees

EIN

22-2736834

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Defend Our Health

Defend Our Health fights for equal access to safe food and water, healthy homes, and products free of toxins and climate damage.

Revenue

$1.5m

Assets

$1.9m

Employees

EIN

38-3791803

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters

Preserves Katahdin Woods & Waters' natural beauty and cultural resources, supports park infrastructure, and partners with locals for education.

Revenue

$1.9m

Assets

$2.8m

Employees

EIN

81-5102906

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT)

Loon Echo Land Trust protects land in the northern Sebago Lake region of Maine to conserve its natural resources and character for future generations. Loon Echo protect the region's water resources, wildlife habitat, working farms and forests.

Revenue

$1.9m

Assets

$10.6m

Employees

EIN

22-2966924

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Harpswell Heritage Land Trust

The Harpswell Heritage Land Trust conserves land resources and generated $1,050,321 in revenue last year.

Revenue

$1.9m

Assets

$7.3m

Employees

EIN

22-2552116

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wild Seed Project

Wild Seed Project inspires native plant seed collection, distribution, and conservation through education, providing guidance and hosting a yearly plant sale.

Revenue

$868.6k

Assets

$692.3k

Employees

EIN

46-5759154

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Scarborough Land Conservation Trust

The Scarborough Land Trust is a private, non-profit, community-based organization with a mission to conserve and steward land where natural and agricultural resources, scenic vistas, and historical significance offer unique value to our community.

Revenue

$1.0m

Assets

$7.3m

Employees

EIN

01-0352474

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust (BTLT)

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust's mission is to conserve the remarkable diversity of the natural heritage of Brunswick, Topsham and Bowdoin.

Revenue

$1.9m

Assets

$6.5m

Employees

EIN

22-2714194

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lakes Environment Association (LEA)

LEA's mission is to preserve and restore the high water quality and the traditional character of Maine's lakes, watersheds and related natural resources. The long-term survival of Maine's lakes is critical to present and future generations.

Revenue

$1.4m

Assets

$4.3m

Employees

EIN

23-7120682

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Friends of Casco Bay

Friends of Casco Bay is a water quality or wetland conservation organization in Portland, ME whose mission is: To improve and protect the environmental health of casco bay, maine.

Revenue

$1.1m

Assets

$2.9m

Employees

EIN

01-0452620

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.

Portland, ME environmental organizations

Types of environmental organizations in Portland

Job trends for Portland, ME environmental organizations

Sizes of environmental organizations in Portland

Directory of environmental organizations in Portland

Maine Audubon

Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT)

Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)

Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI)

Reverb

The Climate Initiative

The Ecology School

Maine Initiatives

Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT)

SeedMoney

Cape Elizabeth Land Trust

Defend Our Health

Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters

Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT)

Harpswell Heritage Land Trust

Wild Seed Project

Scarborough Land Conservation Trust

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust (BTLT)

Lakes Environment Association (LEA)

Friends of Casco Bay

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