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Water quality and wetland conservation organizations

There are 4,590 water and wetland protection organizations in the United States. Combined, these water and wetland protection organizations employ 17,054 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $9 billion.
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Job trends for Water and wetland protection organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
713
1-10
 
618
11-25
 
233
26-100
 
133
101 to 1,000
 
16
1,000+
 
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Sizes of water and wetland protection organizations

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,311
$250k to $1M
 
555
$1M to $5M
 
388
$5M to $25M
 
115
$25M to $100M
 
19
$100M+
 
5
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Directory of water and wetland protection organizations

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1-20 of 4,590

ClimateWorks Foundation

The ClimateWorks Foundation drives philanthropic efforts to innovate and scale impactful climate solutions, fostering global collaboration for a sustainable future.
Revenue
$350.6m
Assets
$533.1m
Employees
189
EIN
26-2303250
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sustainable Conservation

Sustainable Conservation unites diverse stakeholders to address California's environmental challenges, focusing on sustainable water management and restoring vital natural resources.
Revenue
$9.7m
Assets
$12.5m
Employees
38
EIN
94-3232437
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
$36.0m
Assets
$15.5m
Employees
124
EIN
94-3370994
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Rivers

American Rivers protects wild rivers, restores damaged rivers, and conserves clean water for people and nature.
Revenue
$53.4m
Assets
$40.1m
Employees
131
EIN
23-7305963
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Formed in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world.
Revenue
$31.0m
Assets
$52.3m
Employees
103
EIN
53-0225129
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Food and Water Watch

Food and Water Watch fights for safe food, clean water, and a livable climate by researching, educating, and organizing to challenge polluters and fossil fuels.
Revenue
$20.7m
Assets
$33.5m
Employees
123
EIN
32-0160439
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation saves the Bay by educating communities, advocating for clean water, restoring habitats, and holding polluters accountable through litigation.
Revenue
$35.4m
Assets
$127.9m
Employees
283
EIN
52-6065757
IRS type
501(c)(3)

World Resources Institute (WRI)

World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being.
Revenue
$213.0m
Assets
$558.9m
Employees
1,067
EIN
52-1257057
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ocean Conservancy

Ocean Conservancy makes careful use of your support, and holds high ratings from charity watchdogs. Ocean Conservancy seeks the best and brightest to help us achieve our goal of a healthy, thriving ocean.
Revenue
$48.8m
Assets
$97.9m
Employees
174
EIN
23-7245152
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Oceana

Oceana advocates for ocean conservation, driving policy change globally to combat overfishing and pollution while protecting marine habitats and promoting biodiversity.
Revenue
$34.7m
Assets
$62.2m
Employees
175
EIN
51-0401308
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Natural Resources Defense Council

Natural Resources Defense Council confronts the climate crisis, advocates for public health, and protects nature through science, policy, and community engagement.
Revenue
$248.9m
Assets
$657.2m
Employees
829
EIN
13-2654926
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
$9.1m
Assets
$16.3m
Employees
7
EIN
51-0570455
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Windward Fund

The Windward Fund was founded in response to donors who expressed a desire to be more connected to their peers' work, and to partner with experts in conservation nonprofit management to execute bold initiatives.
Revenue
$308.2m
Assets
$432.7m
Employees
181
EIN
47-3522162
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Klamath River Renewal Corporation

Klamath River Renewal Corporation removes four Klamath River hydroelectric dams and leads restoration and mitigation to revive river vitality, water quality, and fisheries.
Revenue
$49.8m
Assets
$59.1m
Employees
6
EIN
81-2761910
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is an independent, nonprofit organization that is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the internationally recognized Sustainable Forestry Initiative program.
Revenue
$13.5m
Assets
$12.9m
Employees
35
EIN
80-0030060
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Estuary Institute

San Francisco Estuary Institute enhances water quality and ecological health through data, collaboration, and innovative science, promoting resilience in the Bay Area and beyond.
Revenue
$19.6m
Assets
$18.2m
Employees
99
EIN
94-2951373
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Harbor Now

Boston Harbor Now builds an equitable, resilient waterfront through partnerships, planning, public programming, and park operations that expand access, climate readiness, and harbor exploration.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$9.7m
Employees
33
EIN
04-3268863
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ground Water Protection (GWPC)

To promote the protection and conservation of ground water resources for all beneficial uses, recognizing ground water as a critical component of the ecosystem.
Revenue
$18.8m
Assets
$11.6m
Employees
5
EIN
73-1210455
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Stroud Water Research Center

Stroud Water Research Center seeks to advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration and to help businesses, landowners, policymakers, and individuals.
Revenue
$11.9m
Assets
$59.1m
Employees
103
EIN
52-2081073
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Coral Reef Alliance

The Coral Reef Alliance (Coral) is a non-profit, environmental ngo with a mission to save The world's Coral reefs.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
22
EIN
94-3211245
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 "C32: Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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