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Natural resource conservation organizations

There are 12,754natural resource conservation nonprofits in the United States. Combined, these natural resource conservation nonprofitsemploy 62,707 people, earn more than $18 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $55 billion.
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Types of natural resource conservation nonprofits

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Natural resource conservation organizations
12,754
$18,077,943,666
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations
3,904
$2,739,032,403
Land conservation organizations
2,364
$4,471,821,713
Energy conservation and development organizations
1,043
$3,806,930,713
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Job trends for Natural resource conservation nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
1,931
1-10
1,660
11-25
663
26-100
369
101 to 1,000
64
1,000+
8
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Sizes of natural resource conservation nonprofits

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
3,326
$250k to $1M
1,460
$1M to $5M
1,035
$5M to $25M
341
$25M to $100M
67
$100M+
24
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Directory of natural resource conservation nonprofits

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1-20 of 12,754

ClimateWorks Foundation

The ClimateWorks Foundation drives philanthropic efforts to innovate and scale impactful climate solutions, fostering global collaboration for a sustainable future.
Revenue
$266.5m
Assets
$470.9m
Employees
180
EIN
26-2303250
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's mission is to promote responsible energy choices that work to address the impacts of Global Climate Change and ensure clean, safe and healthy communities throughout the Southeast.
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$9.0m
Employees
27
EIN
58-1620669
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Grid Alternatives

Grid Alternatives offers accessible renewable energy technology and job training to underprivileged communities, advancing economic and environmental justice.
Revenue
$23.1m
Assets
$33.3m
Employees
227
EIN
26-0043353
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Farmland Trust (AFT)

To save the land that sustains us by protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land.
Revenue
$34.9m
Assets
$78.0m
Employees
156
EIN
52-1190211
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Land Trust Alliance Incorporated

Land Trust Alliance works to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America.
Revenue
$20.1m
Assets
$24.7m
Employees
86
EIN
04-2751357
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network preserves forests, protects climate and human rights by challenging corporate power, with partners and strategic campaigns.
Revenue
$11.6m
Assets
$14.3m
Employees
58
EIN
94-3045180
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Forest Foundation

Empowers family forest owners through conservation impact and sustainable management with tens of thousands of landowners and hundreds of partners.
Revenue
$11.3m
Assets
$159.2m
Employees
116
EIN
52-1235124
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rainforest Alliance

The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.
Revenue
$85.5m
Assets
$78.8m
Employees
130
EIN
13-3377893
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rainforest Trust

Rainforest Trust protects threatened tropical forests and endangered wildlife by partnering with local and community organizations in and around the areas that are being threatened.
Revenue
$45.5m
Assets
$121.9m
Employees
42
EIN
13-3500609
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Forests

American Forests creates healthy and resilient forests, from cities to wilderness, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife.
Revenue
$24.3m
Assets
$17.9m
Employees
86
EIN
53-0196544
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ceres

Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization working with the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy.
Revenue
$43.5m
Assets
$43.3m
Employees
274
EIN
22-3053747
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sierra Club

Founded by legendary conservationist John Muir in 1892, the Sierra Club is now the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than two million members and supporters.
Revenue
$173.4m
Assets
$152.1m
Employees
1,023
EIN
94-1153307
IRS type
501(c)(4)

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
$26.8m
Assets
$41.3m
Employees
114
EIN
53-0225129
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Trust for Public Land

Creates and protects land for healthy communities. Helped plan and fund parks, completed 47 conservation projects, and passed 78% of ballot measures for $662 million.
Revenue
$297.4m
Assets
$324.3m
Employees
411
EIN
23-7222333
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth fights to defend the environment and create a more healthy and just world. They are part of a federation of grassroots groups in 76 countries.
Revenue
$16.8m
Assets
$25.1m
Employees
98
EIN
23-7420660
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Rivers

American Rivers protects wild rivers, restores damaged rivers, and conserves clean water for people and nature.
Revenue
$21.8m
Assets
$21.4m
Employees
104
EIN
23-7305963
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

NFWF is dedicated to achieving maximum conservation impact by developing and applying best practices and innovative methods for measurable outcomes. Since its establishment.
Revenue
$415.5m
Assets
$2.7b
Employees
184
EIN
52-1384139
IRS type
501(c)(3)

League of Conservation Voters

League of Conservation Voters advocates for environmental laws and policies, educates the public on conservation issues, and holds elected officials accountable.
Revenue
$68.9m
Assets
$21.5m
Employees
135
EIN
52-1733698
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Wilderness Society

To protect wilderness and inspire Americans to care for our wild places. We contribute to better protection, stewardship and restoration of our public lands, preserving our rich natural legacy for current and future generations.
Revenue
$39.2m
Assets
$111.9m
Employees
210
EIN
53-0167933
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Peninsula Open Space Trust

Post protects open space on the Peninsula and in the South Bay, creating a network of protected lands for people and nature.
Revenue
$24.8m
Assets
$337.0m
Employees
63
EIN
94-2392007
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 "C30: Natural Resources Conservation and Protection" 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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