New York environmental organizations

Name: Top 20 Environmental organizations in New York
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There are 1,853environmental organizations in New York. Combined, these New Yorkerenvironmental organizationsemploy 10,520 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	670	3,992	$1,048,725,262	$3,617,658,648
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies	288	1,046	$85,980,255	$425,613,029
Environmental education organizations	261	2,574	$500,359,996	$873,149,178
Garden clubs and horticultural programs	221	6	$2,588,333	$4,025,588
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations	199	633	$162,837,858	$418,981,918
Civic environmental and open space organizations	175	1,020	$83,345,498	$124,927,051
Pollution abatement and control organizations	147	976	$211,816,258	$361,124,055
Land conservation organizations	144	686	$199,581,924	$1,558,908,485
Environmental alliances and advocates	70	225	$9,968,467	$3,693,953
Energy conservation and development organizations	63	246	$131,408,482	$147,889,825

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Environmental organizations by major New York cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
New York City	952	7,515	$1,643,849,914	$4,250,773,839
Albany, NY	138	841	$50,528,836	$134,994,798
Rochester, NY	109	118	$19,736,999	$35,800,964
Buffalo	92	184	$55,524,557	$95,344,897
Poughkeepsie	88	427	$115,926,676	$623,158,922
Syracuse	77	196	$16,706,414	$25,886,840
Kingston	63	299	$44,833,598	$248,779,335
Utica	32	1	$527,121	$3,007,534
Ithaca	31	274	$12,297,501	$40,993,999
Glens Falls	30	164	$16,466,939	$64,908,128

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Job trends for New York environmental organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	248
1-10	169
11-25	90
26-100	66
101 to 1,000	19
1,000+	0

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	529
$250k to $1M	167
$1M to $5M	130
$5M to $25M	47
$25M to $100M	14
$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 6.2% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in New York environmental organizations with more than $100 million account for 30.6% 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

$284.8m

Assets

$452.2m

Employees

901

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)

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

$186.2m

Assets

$602.3m

Employees

848

EIN

13-2654926

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

$150.0m

Assets

$574.6m

Employees

985

EIN

13-1624102

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

$7.4m

Assets

$11.9m

Employees

EIN

13-3471084

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF)

Rockefeller Family Fund is a U.S.-based, family-led public charity that initiates, cultivates, and funds strategic efforts to promote a sustainable, just, free, and participatory society.

Revenue

$10.3m

Assets

$138.6m

Employees

EIN

13-6257658

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)

Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat

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

Revenue

$7.8m

Assets

$9.2m

Employees

EIN

26-3221530

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)

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)

Duke Farms Foundation

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

Revenue

$17.5m

Assets

$62.5m

Employees

EIN

13-4008720

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wave Hill Incorporated

Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center dedicated to celebrating its gardens, preserving the view, and exploring nature.

Revenue

$6.6m

Assets

$61.0m

Employees

113

EIN

13-6178903

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)

Horticultural Society of New York (HSNY)

The mission of the Horticultural Society of New York (The Hort) is to sustain the vital connection between people and plants.

Revenue

$11.9m

Assets

$9.8m

Employees

174

EIN

13-0854930

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

$15.5m

Assets

$14.0m

Employees

EIN

13-3976062

IRS type

501(c)(4)

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)

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

$7.3m

Assets

$24.8m

Employees

EIN

11-1635083

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

Natural Resources Defense Council

National Audubon Society

NYC Outward Bound Schools

Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF)

CREO Family Office Syndicate

Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat

Safe Water Network

Rainforest Foundation

Hudson River Foundation (HRF)

Duke Farms Foundation

Wave Hill Incorporated

Stone BARNS CENTER for FOOD and Agricult

Horticultural Society of New York (HSNY)

NRDC Action Fund

Peconic Land Trust

Queens Botanical Garden Society

Solar One (S1)

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