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Natural Resources Defense Council Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-2654926 Website

The Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. (NRDC) is a New York, New York–based public charity that works to safeguard the earth, its people, plants and animals, and the natural systems on which life depends. Its work includes environmental advocacy, legal and policy work, and support for environmental and climate efforts in the United States and internationally.

Natural Resources Defense Council Inc at a glance

In short: Natural Resources Defense Council Inc gave $5.3M across 116 grants in 2025 (avg $46K), top state New York. 47% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,315,665
+8.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
116
+2.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$45,825
+5.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$16,625
Total assets
$657,232,154
+9.4% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
47% first-time grantees (54 of 116, 2025)
Primary geography
New York (41% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Natural Resources Defense Council Inc

How to Apply

For the EPA Community Change Grant applicant cohort described in NRDC’s materials, applicants could submit an intake form to access support and webinars.

Review Cycle
The published Track I and Track II application deadlines were November 21, 2024. This was a past cycle as of September 28, 2026.
Deadline
The published Track I and Track II application deadlines were November 21, 2024.
Contact

Mailing address: 40 West 20Th Street, New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 727-2700
Website: https://nrdc.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Natural Resources Defense Council Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

NRDC Action Fund Inc: $2.0MNRDC Action Fund Inc$2.0MComing Clean Inc: $400KComing Clean Inc$400KThe Partnership Project Inc: $153KThe Partnership Project Inc$153KDogwood Alliance: $151KDogwood Alliance$151KCenter for Earth Energy and Democracy: $100KCenter for Earth Energy andDemocracy$100KCommunities for a Better Environment: $100KCommunities for a BetterEnvironment$100KWestern Resource Advocates: $80KWestern Resource Advocates$80KWindward Fund: $75KWindward Fund$75KWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: $75KWoodrow Wilson InternationalCenter for Scholars$75KSocial and Environmental Entrepreneurs: $69KSocial and EnvironmentalEntrepreneurs$69K

The largest 2025 recipient was NRDC Action Fund Inc ($2.0M). Together the top 10 received $3.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

719 grants across all recorded years

553<$50K95$50–100K48$100–250K6$250–500K10$500K–1M6$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 553 grants of 719 (77%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

NRDC’s 2025 grant dollars were concentrated in New York (41%), the District of Columbia (12%), California (10%), Connecticut (8%), and North Carolina (5%). The 2024 filing narrative also describes international program work in India, China, and West Africa.

Grant Distribution by State

46states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 116 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonNew YorkLos AngelesChicagoDenverSan FranciscoOaklandSeattleMinneapolisPhiladelphiaSacramentoBostonDetroitBaltimoreBoulderPeoriaAlbuquerqueRaleighNew OrleansBerkeley

Is Natural Resources Defense Council Inc open to new grantees?

47%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 54 of 116 grantees (47%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $21K; repeat grants $67K. How we count

Medians: $17K first-time, $16K repeat.

  • 33% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 79% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10M$20M$30M142 grants2019 108 grants2020 154 grants2021 162 grants2022 174 grants2023 113 grants2024 116 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.9M (2024) to $24.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 116 grants totaling $5.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
NRDC Action Fund Inc New York, NYENV. Advocacy$2,000,000
Coming Clean Inc West Hartford, CTENV. Advocacy$400,000
The Partnership Project Inc Washington, DCENV. Advocacy$153,000
Dogwood Alliance Asheville, NCENV. Advocacy$151,400
Center for Earth Energy and Democracy Minneapolis, MNENV. Advocacy$100,000
Communities for a Better Environment Huntington Park, CAENV. Advocacy$100,000
Western Resource Advocates Boulder, COENV. Advocacy$80,000
Windward Fund Washington, DCENV. Advocacy$75,000
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Washington, DCENV. Advocacy$75,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CAENV. Advocacy$69,300
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

The filing type is Form 990 (a public charity).

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$657,232,154$248,922,592$212,009,702$5,315,665116$20,410,023
2024$600,593,128$204,253,182$219,897,996$4,900,201113$13,273,422
2023$576,913,705$193,144,386$226,866,168$10,571,850174$8,460,007
2022$602,252,452$186,185,838$211,994,021$24,808,466162$4,120,383
2021$675,576,177$273,728,385$182,068,155$7,511,020154$4,494,100
2020$467,259,503$197,585,835$185,007,361$6,654,052108$5,662,478
2019$442,841,915$181,821,968$173,044,173$10,308,907142$6,370,597

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

NRDC’s mission is to safeguard the earth and restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life—air, land, and water—while defending endangered natural places and communities. Its website describes work on the climate crisis, wildlife and wild places, clean air and water, and environmental and climate justice. Its 2024 filing narrative describes international work addressing biodiversity loss and pollution, heat resilience in India, transport electrification in Hyderabad, conservation planning in China, and land and water protection in West Africa.

In its 2025 filing, NRDC listed 116 grants, with purposes recorded as environmental advocacy. Examples of the kinds of organizations it supported include advocacy groups, coalitions, and organizations working on climate, energy, pollution, and environmental justice. For example, Dogwood Alliance describes its mission as advancing environmental justice and climate action by mobilizing diverse voices to protect southern forests and communities; Communities for a Better Environment describes its work as building power in California communities of color and low-income communities to achieve environmental health and justice. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, NRDC reported 116 grants totaling $5,315,665. Grant amounts ranged from $5,500 to $2,000,000, with a median of $16,625. The largest listed grant was $2,000,000 to NRDC Action Fund Inc. for environmental advocacy. Other notable grants included $400,000 to Coming Clean Inc.; $153,000 to The Partnership Project Inc.; $151,400 to Dogwood Alliance; and $100,000 each to the Center for Earth Energy and Democracy and Communities for a Better Environment.

NRDC’s website also offered application and grant-writing support for applicants to EPA Community Change Grants through an applicant cohort. That support was for pursuing EPA grants, not an NRDC grant program. The published Track I and Track II materials described project requirements, partner requirements, and application support.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Kathleen Welch as chair and trustee, and Mary J. Penniman as treasurer and trustee. Trustees listed include Katherine Adams, Geeta Aiyer, Richard E. Ayres, Claire Bernard, Sarah E. Cogan, Nathaniel Dean, Leonardo DiCaprio, and John E. Echohawk.

Natural Resources Defense Council Inc is led by Manish Bapna, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 16 of 54 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Manish Bapna

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $238K (2022) → $705K (2025)

  • Christina Goldfuss

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $462K (2025)

  • Kathleen Welch

    Chair & Trustee

    Trustee → Chair of the Board, 2021

    Chair of the Board → Chair & Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claire Bernard

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Yates

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David C. Vladeck

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David F. Welch

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederica P. Perera

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick A. O. Schwarz Jr.

    Chair Emeritus & Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerald Torres

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John E. Echohawk

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Chapman Meyer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leonardo Dicaprio

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole E. Lederer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Morton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard E. Ayres

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Redford

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah E. Cogan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Roush

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Propper De Callejon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geeta Aiyer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlton Waterhouse

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Flowers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elena Rios

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Soto

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Adams

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margret Trilli

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Price

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathaniel Dean

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Kahan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jo Ann Kaplan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Lin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary J. Penniman

    Treasurer & Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Schwartz

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitchell Bernard

    Chief Counsel

    Interim President & General Counsel → Interim President & Chief Counsel, 2021

    Interim President & Chief Counsel → Chief Counsel, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $307K (2019) → $403K (2025)

  • Susan Casey-Lefkowitz

    Chief of Staff

    Chf Program Officer & Senior Program Strat II → Senior Strategic Advisor, 2022

    Senior Strategic Advisor → Chief of Staff, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $254K (2019) → $265K (2025)

  • Vivek Sawhney

    CIO & International Operations

    Chief Information Officer → Chief Info. Officer & Intl Operations, 2022

    Chief Info. Officer & Intl Operations → CIO & International Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $238K (2019) → $300K (2025)

  • Jennifer Powers

    Former Managing Director Comms

    Interim CCO → Managing Director & Communications, 2023

    Managing Director & Communications → Former Managing Director Comms, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    $266K (2022) → $225K (2025)

  • Andrew Wetzler

    Former Cpo, Senior Vice President & Nature

    Senior Vice President & Nature → Former Cpo, Senior Vice President & Nature, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $392K (2023) → $303K (2025)

  • Michael Wall

    Chief Litigation Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $284K (2023) → $309K (2025)

  • Robyn Arville

    Chief People Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $212K (2023) → $391K (2025)

  • Edward Yoon

    Chief External Affairs Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $339K (2025)

  • Irina Petrova

    General Counsel

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $298K (2025)

  • Kristin Wilson-Palmer

    Chief Communications Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $303K (2025)

  • Makeda Tsao Frmr Interim

    CDO & Board Relations Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $132K (2025)

  • Margaret Marsh-Heine

    Chief Development Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $566K (2025)

  • Matthew Tejada

    Senior Vice President & Environmental Health

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $317K (2025)

  • Wing Yee Foo

    Chief Financial Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $385K (2025)

  • Ashley Gherlone

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dorothy Hector

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Bennett

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Carter

    Assistant Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Naurin Zhang

    Assistant Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (68)
  • Former: Sami Yassa (2025) — Senior Research Specialist II · Filing note: Thru 092024
  • Former: Ed Yoon (2019–2024) — Chief External Affairs Officer
  • Former: Patricia Bauman (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Veronica Foo (2019–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Wendy Neu (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Atif Azher (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Daniel Kim (2022–2024) — Former COO
  • Former: Lisa Hall (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Mollie Marsh-Heine - Chief (2023–2024) — Development Officer
  • Former: Andrew Wetzler - Former Cpo (2024) — Senior Vice President & Nature
  • Former: Christy Goldfuss (2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Drew Caputo - Chief (2024) — Program Officer
  • Former: Geoffrey Fettus (2024) — Director & Nuclear
  • Former: Jennifer Powers - Managing (2024) — Director & Communications
  • Former: Jing Jing Qian (2024) — Senior Strategic Advisor
  • Former: Lena Steinberg - Managing (2024) — Director, Hr Operations & Infrastructure
  • Former: Makeda Tsao - Frmr Interim Cdo (2024) — Board Relations Officer
  • Former: Mercedes Falber - Former Chro (2024) — Senior Dei Advisor
  • Former: Michelle Egan - Chief (2024) — Staff & Strategy
  • Former: Peter Altman (2024) — Senior Strategist for Campaigns
  • Former: Yerina Mugica - Interim (2024) — Managing Director People & Communities
  • Former: Krista McManus (2019–2023) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Mary Moran (2019–2023) — Treasurer & Trustee
  • Former: Michelle Egan (2019–2023) — Chief of Staff & Strategy
  • Former: Crystal Frierson (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Shelley Poticha (2022–2023) — Managing Director & Regional Impact
  • Former: Catherine Durand-Brault (2023) — Nat'l Director, Principal & Major Gifts
  • Former: Daniel Kim - Chief Operating (2023) — Officer
  • Former: Makeda Tsao (2023) — Chief Board Relations Officer
  • Former: Troy Riddle (2023) — Chief De & I Officer
  • Former: Vivek Sawhney - Chief Info (2023) — Officer & Intl. Operations
  • Former: Anne Slaughter Andrew (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Daniel R. Tishman (2019–2022) — Chair Emeritus & Trustee
  • Former: George Woodwell (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jennifer Bernstein (2019–2022) — CDO & Interim COO
  • Former: John H. Adams (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Laurance Rockefeller (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Laurie David (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Mercedes Falber (2019–2022) — Senior Dei Advisor
  • Former: William H. Schlesinger (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Anika Rahman (2020–2022) — Chief Board Relations Officer · Filing note: Thru 072021
  • Former: Gina McCarthy (2020–2022) — Former President & CEO · Filing note: As of 012020
  • Former: Jingjing Qian (2020–2022) — Senior Strat. Advisor & China Program
  • Former: Andrew Wetzler - Interim Chief (2022) — Program Officer & Senior Vice President
  • Former: Makeda Hurd-Walsh (2022) — Interim CDO & Board Relations Officer · Filing note: As of 8/2021
  • Former: Maria Nielsen (2022) — Chief People Officer
  • Former: Alan Horn (2019–2021) — Chair of the Board
  • Former: Amanda Ng (2019–2021) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Anders Yang (2019–2021) — Former Chief Development Officer · Filing note: Thru 072018
  • Former: Anita Bekenstein (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Anna Scott Carter (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: David Hawkins (2019–2021) — Senior Attorney III
  • Former: Eric Wepsic (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Josephine A. Merck (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Rhea Suh (2019–2021) — Former President
  • Former: Fuqiang Yang (2020–2021) — Senior Advisor Climate Energy
  • Former: Abby Schaefer-Orfaly (2019–2020) — Chief Board Relations Officer
  • Former: Andrew Jackson (2019–2020) — Chief Administrative Officer · Filing note: Thru 022020
  • Former: Ashok Gupta (2019–2020) — Senior Program Advocate
  • Former: James Taylor (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Joel Reynolds (2019–2020) — Western Director
  • Former: Maripat Alpuche (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Steven Baginski (2019–2020) — Senior Financial Advisor
  • Former: Ali Zaidi (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Dale Bryk (2019) — Director of Programs
  • Former: Linda Greer (2019) — Senior Scientist III
  • Former: Max Stone (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Shelly Malkin (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Manish Bapna — President/CEO: $705KManish BapnaPresident/CEO$705KMargaret Marsh-Heine — Chief Development Officer: $566KMargaret Marsh-HeineChief Development Officer$566KChristina Goldfuss — Executive Director: $462KChristina GoldfussExecutive Director$462KMitchell Bernard — Chief Counsel: $403KMitchell BernardChief Counsel$403KSami Yassa Thru 092024 — Senior Research Specialist II: $398KSami Yassa Thru 092024Senior Research Specialist II$398KRobyn Arville — Chief People Officer: $391KRobyn ArvilleChief People Officer$391KWing Yee Foo — Chief Financial Officer: $385KWing Yee FooChief Financial Officer$385KEdward Yoon — Chief External Affairs Officer: $339KEdward YoonChief External Affairs Officer$339KMatthew Tejada — SVP, Environmental Health: $317KMatthew TejadaSVP, Environmental Health$317KMichael Wall — Chief Litigation Officer: $309KMichael WallChief Litigation Officer$309KAndrew Wetzler — Former CPO (Thru 10/22); SVP, Nature: $303KAndrew WetzlerFormer CPO (Thru 10/22); SVP…$303KKristin Wilson-Palmer — Chief Communications Officer: $303KKristin Wilson-PalmerChief Communications Officer$303KVivek Sawhney — CIO & International Operation: $300KVivek SawhneyCIO & International Operation$300KIrina Petrova — General Counsel: $298KIrina PetrovaGeneral Counsel$298KSusan Casey-Lefkowitz — Chief of Staff: $265KSusan Casey-LefkowitzChief of Staff$265KJennifer Powers — Former Managing Director Comms: $225KJennifer PowersFormer Managing Director Comms$225KMakeda Tsao FRMR Interim — CDO (Thru 3/23); Board Relations Off: $132KMakeda Tsao FRMR InterimCDO (Thru 3/23); Board…$132K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $705K, to Manish Bapna (President/CEO). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Natural Resources Defense Council Inc

How much does Natural Resources Defense Council Inc give each year?

Natural Resources Defense Council Inc gave $5.3M across 116 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.9M across 113 grants.

What is Natural Resources Defense Council Inc's typical grant size?

Natural Resources Defense Council Inc's median grant in 2025 was $16,625, and its average grant was $45,825, across 116 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Natural Resources Defense Council Inc that year got $21K on average.

Where does Natural Resources Defense Council Inc give grants?

Natural Resources Defense Council Inc's top state is New York, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (12%) and California (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (17 grants), New York, NY (8 grants), Oakland, CA (4 grants) and Minneapolis, MN (3 grants).

Does Natural Resources Defense Council Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 116 grants with a stated purpose on Natural Resources Defense Council Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "ENV. Advocacy" (116 grants).

Who are Natural Resources Defense Council Inc's largest grantees?

Natural Resources Defense Council Inc's largest 2025 grantees include NRDC Action Fund Inc ($2,000,000), Coming Clean Inc ($400,000) and The Partnership Project Inc ($153,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Natural Resources Defense Council Inc?

Natural Resources Defense Council Inc reported $657.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $248.9M.

What does Natural Resources Defense Council Inc fund?

NRDC’s mission is to safeguard the earth and restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life—air, land, and water—while defending endangered natural places and communities. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Natural Resources Defense Council Inc?

For the EPA Community Change Grant applicant cohort described in NRDC’s materials, applicants could submit an intake form to access support and webinars. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Natural Resources Defense Council Inc's EIN?

Natural Resources Defense Council Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2654926. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Patagoniaorg

Ventura, CA

PATAGONIAORG funds environmental organizations and projects addressing root causes of environmental problems, including place-based protection, environmental campaigns, and broader inclusion in the movement. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $5,174,555, with a median of $15,000, and funding was concentrated in Virginia and California, with grants also reported in Oregon and Colorado. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Environment & Animals

Assets

—

Grants

425

Total Given

$13.2M

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Grantable. (2026). Natural Resources Defense Council Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/natural-resources-defense-council-inc-morg_dad85cb57fc74278a4c5eab0bdbdddc7

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