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Riverside environmental organizations

There are 175 environmental organizations in the greater Riverside metro area, including the cities of Riverside, Chino, Corona, Ontario, Palm Desert, Redlands, San Bernardino, and Temecula. Combined, these Riverside metro environmental organizations employ 835 people, earn more than $152 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $905 million.
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Types of environmental organizations in Riverside

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Natural resource conservation organizations
 
72
 
$110,549,236
Environmental education organizations
 
24
 
$37,568,255
Land conservation organizations
 
20
 
$84,680,670
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies
 
19
 
$627,416
Garden clubs and horticultural programs
 
16
 
$302,694
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations
 
14
 
$11,567,485
Pollution abatement and control organizations
 
13
 
$475,197
Recycling programs
 
11
 
$89,074
Environmental professional societies
 
10
 
$1,839,613
Civic environmental and open space organizations
 
7
 
$322,251
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Job trends for Riverside environmental organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
24
1-10
 
12
11-25
 
3
26-100
 
6
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of environmental organizations in Riverside

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
38
$250k to $1M
 
14
$1M to $5M
 
7
$5M to $25M
 
8
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of environmental organizations in Riverside

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Transition Habitat Conservancy

Transition Habitat Conservancy protects and educates about Mojave Desert ecosystems, aiming to preserve wildlife corridors and cultural resources.
Revenue
$10.5m
Assets
$33.7m
Employees
6
EIN
74-3146328
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Living Desert

The Living Desert is a 1200 acre facility that specializes in the plants and animals found throughout the deserts of the world. Many exotic and endangered species can be seen in natural surroundings.
Revenue
$30.6m
Assets
$144.7m
Employees
244
EIN
95-3385354
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mojave Desert Land Trust

Protects Mojave Desert ecosystem through strategic land purchases, stewardship, and assisting agencies/communities. Vision: interconnected, permanently protected scenic and natural space.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$51.8m
Employees
31
EIN
72-1603033
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM)

The Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM) is dedicated to the protection and restoration of imperiled species and their habitats.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$261.5m
Employees
61
EIN
68-0233573
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rivers & Lands Conservancy

Rivers & Lands Conservancy enhances the quality of life in our community by conserving open space, habitats, and agricultural Lands through acquisition, stewardship, and community engagement.
Revenue
$24.6m
Assets
$65.2m
Employees
10
EIN
33-0294311
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Save Oswit Canyon

Preserving land, wildlife habitat, and ecosystems in Palm Springs, CA to prevent impending destruction. Oswit Land Trust received a donation and grant for restoration.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$18.4m
Employees
10
EIN
83-2006672
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southern California Mountains Foundation

Assists Forest Service in national forest care with education, land management, and volunteer partnerships. Offers youth workforce development and environmental programs.
Revenue
$8.9m
Assets
$6.1m
Employees
197
EIN
33-0556414
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Wildlands Conservancy

Wildlands Conservancy preserves California wilderness, provides free environmental education programs, and aims to conserve biodiversity and natural beauty.
Revenue
$12.2m
Assets
$181.0m
Employees
91
EIN
33-0676450
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Native American Land Conservancy

Native American Land Conservancy preserves cultural & natural resources by identifying, acquiring, and conserving endangered resources of cultural importance to members and neighboring tribal groups.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$3.9m
Employees
5
EIN
33-0832220
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Santa Ana Watershed Association (SAWA)

The Santa Ana river Watershed Association (sawa) develops, coordinates and implements natural resource programs that support a sustainable ecosystem and social benefits from the san bernardino mountains to the pacific ocean.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
51
EIN
46-0495604
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Joshua Tree National Park Association

The Joshua Tree National Park Association has been supporting preservation, scientific research and education at Joshua Tree National Park since 1962.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
28
EIN
95-2312513
IRS type
501(c)(3)

International Conservation Foundation

The International Conservation Foundation protects and restores ecosystems through sustainable management, environmental stewardship, and community collaboration, while addressing challenges faced by marginalized populations.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$106.2k
Employees
2
EIN
86-3722933
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice

CCAEJ unites diverse community members in a strong voice to solve environmental problems, with emphasis on air pollution caused by goods movement.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
17
EIN
33-0562082
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of the Desert Mountains

Friends of the Desert Mountains preserves land, supports education and conservation in the Coachella Valley as a support organization for a National Monument.
Revenue
$906.5k
Assets
$24.8m
Employees
8
EIN
33-0241242
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Redlands Conservancy

Redlands Conservancy preserves historic structures and conserves open space through land acquisition programs and education about wildlands.
Revenue
$15.1m
Assets
$20.2m
Employees
2
EIN
33-0600577
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southwest Resource Management Association

Southwest Resource Management Association preserves natural resources through partnerships, managing open space conservation easements and conducting native restoration programs.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$42.6m
Employees
0
EIN
45-3831928
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Association of Environmental Professionals

Professional membership org conducting conferences/workshops on land use, environmental planning, and publishing bulletins/newsletters for members in Palm Desert, CA.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
0
EIN
51-0142304
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Hallowed Outreach Worldwide Foundation

Hallowed Outreach Worldwide Foundation is a recycling program in SN Bernrdno, CA that was founded in 2021.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
84-2791892
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California Citrus Nursery Society

California Citrus Nursery Society is an environmental professional society in Riverside, CA whose mission is: CCNS facilitates information exchange to improve the citrus nursery industry in California.
Revenue
$61.0k
Assets
$46.2k
Employees
N/A
EIN
77-0032885
IRS type
501(c)(5)

Helderberg Lake Environmental Restoration Corporation

Helderberg Lake Environmental Restoration Corporation is a water quality or wetland conservation organization in Palm Springs, CA that was founded in 2023.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
93-3794324
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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