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Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated

To preserve the natural systems on which all life depends. Guided by science & economics, we find practical & lasting solutions to the most serious environmental problems. We work to stabilize the climate, strengthen the ability of people and nature to thrive and support people's health.

$52M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
151
Itemized grants FY2025
141
Organizations funded FY2024
24%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$7.9M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$931,793
Organizations funded a year
102 to 218
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
34
Total assets, FY2025
$520M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 24% of the organizations Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentEducationCommunity ImprovementCivil RightsPublic BenefitHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving147$7.4M29%
FY2024141$13M24%
FY2023218$21M36%
FY2022192$16M34%
FY2021196$20M40%
FY2020145$21M39%
FY2019136$13M57%
FY2018102$9.4M48%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Environment$110MEducation$15MPhilanthropy$9.3MPublic Benefit$4.6MHealth$4.4MCommunity Improvement$3.5MScience & Tech$2.4MFood & Nutrition$1.2MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Environmental Defense Action Fund$39,296,219739%
Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Inc$6,195,762524%
The Partnership Project Inc$4,228,33398%
Cornell University$2,773,24260%
Bureau of Reclamation$2,500,0003n/a
State of Arizona$2,411,9832n/a
Colorado State University$1,820,8318n/a
Openet Inc$1,792,995240%
Ceres Inc$1,762,50092%
Resources for the Future Inc$1,661,14364%
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All grantees of Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Environmental Defense Action Fund$39,296,219739%
Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Inc$6,195,762524%
The Partnership Project Inc$4,228,33398%
Cornell University$2,773,24260%
Bureau of Reclamation$2,500,0003n/a
State of Arizona$2,411,9832n/a
Colorado State University$1,820,8318n/a
Openet Inc$1,792,995240%
Ceres Inc$1,762,50092%
Resources for the Future Inc$1,661,14364%
University of California Santa Barbara$1,595,7507n/a
Climate Advisers Trust$1,405,094339%
Clean Air Council$1,381,500912%
Pennsylvania State University$1,224,7486n/a
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$1,063,5258n/a
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc$1,046,40095%
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility$1,015,0009n/a
Citizens Utility Board$924,000820%
William Marsh Rice University$870,39980%
African American Mayors Assocation$867,50048%
Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc$844,18651%
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation$830,000415%
Carbon Mapper Inc$804,01811%
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$789,2004n/a
University of Texas$772,7979n/a
Conservation International Foundation$743,86170%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$687,99350%
Bonneville Environmental Foundation$670,01733%
Texas A&M University$664,1337n/a
Environment Texas Research and Policy Center Inc$659,300634%
American Security Project$655,000815%
Community College Partners Program$654,000464%
Regents of the University of Michigan$626,3464n/a
Ground Water Research & Education Foundation Inc$595,625754%
Natural Resources Council of Maine Inc$588,00093%
West Virginia University Research Corporation$574,90930%
Houston Health Foundation$570,000115%
Deep South Center for Environmental$555,00063%
Climate Advisers Inc$528,2501n/a
Forest Trends Association$510,76862%
Priorities USA$500,00016%
The Council on Strategic Risks$500,00067%
Smithsonian Institution$497,38210%
Michigan State University$460,0422n/a
Public Citizen Foundation Inc$447,50061%
Air Alliance Houston$445,200529%
University of Rhode Island$440,6753n/a
University of Utah$437,2403n/a
Wildlife Conservation Society$431,09460%
Rocky Mountain Institute$430,00050%
University of New Mexico$411,3132n/a
Western Leaders Network$410,500943%
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc$400,09614%
Western Conservation Action$400,000124%
Catholic Climate Covenant$389,90068%
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York$376,63040%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$373,97120%
Environmental Integrity Project$370,00046%
Evangelical Environmental Network$359,600821%
Regents of the University of Colorado$355,9465n/a
Wetlands Watch Inc$345,653420%
Texas Southern University Foundatio$342,94871%
Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy$312,50026%
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future$312,00028%
Taxpayers for Common Sense$310,00046%
New York University$310,00020%
Naeva$305,00075%
Young Gifted & Green$298,750627%
University of Wisconsin Madison$292,3561n/a
Business Council for Sustainable Energy Foundation$291,136642%
The Regeneration Project$287,50075%
The George Washington University$287,29830%
GreenBiz Group Inc$284,3134n/a
Central Florida Jobs With Justice Corp$280,00022%
Wyoming Outdoor Council$280,00076%
The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of Americarocky Mountain Division$274,679840%
OpenAQ Inc$274,375231%
Kansas State University Foundation$266,61310%
Carnegie Mellon University$262,88030%
Sierra Club Foundation$260,35070%
Elevate Energy$257,02330%
World Resources Institute$257,00050%
American University$256,61640%
Center for Civic Policy$255,19082%
West Harlem Environmental Action Inc$255,00071%
Cdp North America Inc$255,00033%
Emerging Markets Investors Alliance Inc$250,00026%
Acumen Fund Inc$250,00020%
Five Nature LLC$250,0001n/a
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District$250,0001n/a
World Wildlife Fund Inc$245,00050%
Convergent Research Inc$243,75010%
Seafood Harvesters of America Education$230,000348%
Trout Unlimited Inc$225,00040%
New York City Environmental Justice Alliance Inc$224,50063%
Rep Environmental Education Foundation$222,596623%
Hispanic Access Foundation$220,50071%
Arizona Forward Association$218,00078%
Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc$213,00042%
Ihs Global Inc$212,5001n/a
Ocean Outcomes$210,98129%
National Wildlife Federation$210,50050%
Shedd Aquarium Society$210,00030%
Karuk Tribe$210,0002n/a
National Center for Healthy Housing Inc$209,00034%
Western Conservation Foundation$208,00031%
Field to Market$207,46944%
National Corn Growers Association$203,00040%
The Ohio Environmental Council$202,00054%
Association of Defense Communities Inc$200,00035%
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$200,00030%
Green Business Certification Inc$200,00010%
Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development$200,00020%
Planet Reimagined Inc$200,0001n/a
Mujeres de Islas Inc$198,504527%
University of Maryland College Park$197,7503n/a
Christian Coalition$195,00045%
Public Land Solutions$195,00079%
Duke University$191,99640%
Regional Plan Association Inc$190,33341%
Breathe Utah$189,000621%
Earthworks$188,23562%
University of Wyoming$186,0153n/a
Johns Hopkins University$184,07830%
University of Washington$177,1763n/a
Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment$175,00077%
Graham Digital Holding LLC$175,0003n/a
Alliance for Global Justice Corp$168,97320%
Biodiversity Works$165,8205100%
Healthy Gulf$164,25042%
Northwestern University$163,43130%
University of Hawaii System$161,1122n/a
Hispanic Federation Inc$160,00060%
Louisiana State University$160,0001n/a
University of California Davis$159,0973n/a
Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance$154,865595%
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies$153,00024%
GreenLatinos$150,00053%
Florida International University Foundation Inc$150,00010%
Clinton Hill Community Action Inc$150,00036%
Third Way$150,00011%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette$145,2544n/a
Western Environmental Law Center$145,00031%
Energy and Environmental Economics Inc$145,0001n/a
Yurok Tribe$142,5003n/a
National Center for Appropriate Technology$140,73231%
Mi Familia En Accion$140,00054%
Young Invincibles$139,00012%
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston$138,5453n/a
Wyoming Wildlife Federation$136,937217%
Bahamas Sportfishing & Conservation Corporation$136,1526n/a
Pace University$133,75020%
Federation of Southern Cooperatives$132,50022%
Virginia Organizing Inc$132,35070%
Project for Clean Energy and Innovation co 38 North Solutions$129,250289%
Oregon Environmental Council$129,00042%
Environmental Council of States Inc$127,34052%
Pontchartrain Conservancy$126,90052%
Clean Air Institute$125,441413%
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc$125,00040%
Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC$125,00010%
Vet Voice Foundation Inc$125,00052%
The Forest Stewards Guild$125,00023%
New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light$125,000718%
Global Carbon Management Foundation$125,000227%
Agricultural Research Service (Usda)$125,0002n/a
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission$123,0007n/a
Harris County$120,9341n/a
Emory University$120,00010%
Catalyst Miami Inc$120,00032%
North American Council for Freight Efficiency Inc$120,00039%
Michigan Organizing Project$120,00015%
Trustees of Purdue University$119,2554n/a
St Vincents Hill Neighborhood Coalition$118,770166%
Resolve Inc$117,90551%
Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College$116,0002n/a
Sustainable Ocean Alliance Inc$115,60331%
Waterfront Alliance Inc$115,00033%
Progressnow Colorado Education$115,0001n/a
John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science$114,10251%
Texas Impact Education Fund$113,75057%
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc$111,27330%
Iowa State University$108,3195n/a
Sustainable Food Laboratory Inc$106,78822%
Clean Water Fund$105,00061%
US Green Building Council-Illinois$105,00048%
Virginia Conservation Network$105,00021%
Rgisc Inc$104,75044%
Environmental Incentives LLC$103,7092n/a
Nc State University$103,6453n/a
Research Triangle Institute$103,55020%
Defensores de la Cuenca$101,00055%
Greater Baybrook Alliance Inc$101,00014%
West Virginia Rivers Coalition Inc$100,00035%
Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund$100,00023%
South Texas Human Rights Center Inc$100,000219%
University of Maine System Inc$100,0001n/a
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$100,00010%
Immigrant Social Services Inc$100,00015%
The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc$98,42510%
Little Village Environmental Justice Org$97,00051%
Save the Sound$96,00011%
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College$95,3672n/a
Mott Haven - Port Morris Community Land Stewards Inc$95,00021%
North Carolina Council of Churches$94,5004n/a
Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions$93,500213%
Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living$90,00024%
Pennenvironment Research & Policy Center Inc$90,00034%
State University of Iowa$90,0001n/a
Clean Air Task Force Inc$90,00031%
Childhood Lead Action Project$90,000412%
W Montague Cobb Nma Health Institute$90,000219%
Resilient Sisterhood Project Inc$90,00046%
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr Univ$88,8791n/a
Green 20$88,00052%
Pasadena ISD$87,5955n/a
University of Minnesota Foundation$87,50020%
Regents of the University of California at San Diego$87,0292n/a
Foundation for a Better Puerto Rico Inc$85,49643%
Invest in Louisiana$85,00041%
Together Louisiana$85,00032%
Oxfam-America Inc$85,00020%
Cornell University$81,0751n/a
Our Climate Education Fund$80,50045%
Partnership for Clean Transportation Inc$80,210123%
The Sand County Foundation Inc$80,00021%
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc$80,00020%
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$80,0002n/a
Sol Nation Inc$80,000110%
American Association for the Advancement of Science$80,00030%
Warehouse Workers Justice Center Inc$80,0001n/a
Southface Energy Institute Inc$79,50050%
Trustees of Boston University$76,92930%
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc$76,75031%
West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project (Woeip)$76,00042%
Lancaster Farmland Trust$75,60021%
Lulac Institute Inc$75,05531%
Climate Leadership Council Inc$75,00031%
Reverb Inc$75,00033%
Business for Social Responsibility$75,00010%
HBCU Green Fund Inc$75,000113%
BIG NFP DBA Blacks in Green$75,00022%
The University of Tennessee$74,9881n/a
Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance$74,50021%
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light Inc$74,00034%
Environmental Working Group$73,00030%
Sachamama Inc$73,000230%
Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc$72,50031%
Perry Institute for Marine Science$72,27541%
Accelerate Group LLC$70,0001n/a
Drive Electric Florida Inc$70,000130%
Resources Legacy Fund$70,00010%
Conservation Voters of Sc Educ Fund$70,00028%
Multiplier$69,76620%
Namati Inc$68,00020%
Applied Economics Clinic Inc$68,00016%
Morehouse School of Medicine$67,50040%
West End Revitalization Association$65,000317%
University of Hawaii Foundation$65,00010%
Bloomberg Inc dba BGOV LLC$65,0001n/a
Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility$65,000452%
Western Resource Advocates$64,50030%
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$63,7942n/a
National Association of Community Health Centers Inc$62,66210%
The Global Development Incubator Inc$62,61010%
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders Alliance$62,50029%
Caribbean Agroecology Institute Inc (Fka Vermont Caribbean Institute Inc)$61,864413%
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Inc$60,00010%
Arkansas Tech University$60,0001n/a
Dakota Resource Council$60,00026%
University of Wisconsin$60,0001n/a
Fundacion De Culebra Inc$60,000313%
University of Idaho Foundation Inc$60,00020%
Anthropocene Alliance$60,000312%
Society of Environmental Journalists Inc$60,00032%
Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition$60,000112%
University of Massachusetts$60,0002n/a
The Cleo Institute Inc$60,00043%
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund$60,00020%
Think North Carolina First$59,5002n/a
American Sustainable Business Institute Inc$59,00014%
Conservation Strategy Fund$58,20012%
Evhybridnoire Inc$58,00022%
Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative$56,00027%
Baylor College of Medicine$55,39220%
Mi Familia Vota$55,05034%
Habitable$55,00021%
Central Pines Regional Council$55,0001n/a
La Isla Network Inc$55,00017%
Retail Industry Leaders Association Inc$54,00010%
Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association$52,43529%
Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance Inc$50,00012%
Commission Shift$50,00015%
Corazon Latino Inc$50,00026%
Florida Decides Healthcare Inc$50,0001n/a
Riders Alliance Fund Inc$50,00012%
Food System for the Future Institute$50,0001n/a
Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy Authority$50,0002n/a
Naleo Educational Fund$50,00020%
Concordia Summit Inc$50,0001n/a
Zea Mays Foundation$50,000112%
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc$50,00010%
Appalachian Citizens Law Center Inc$50,00014%
Native Action Inc$50,000233%
Western Colorado Alliance$49,50024%
Clean Energy Works$49,50014%
New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund$49,00021%
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum$48,50048%
Northeastern University$48,12520%
Coalition for Green Capital D/B/A American Green Bank Consortium$48,03422%
North Carolina Sustainable Business Council Inc$48,000417%
Sunnyside Community Redevelopment Org Inc$48,0002n/a
Division of Homeland Ministry$47,5003n/a
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska$47,1501n/a
Dairy Center for Strategic Innovation and Collaboration$45,00031%
University of California Merced Foundation$45,00021%
American Conservation Coalition Inc$45,00026%
Learning Disabilities Association of America$45,00024%
National Association of Black Journalists$45,00021%
Progressnow New Mexico Education Fund$45,00024%
Clean Fuels Michigan$45,000313%
Make The Road States Inc$45,00020%
CEDO Intercultural Center for the Study of Desert$44,15327%
Roanoke Economic Development Inc$42,50034%
Coalition of Community Organizations$41,000310%
Alianza Center Inc$40,500329%
GridLab Inc$40,00011%
Ecology Center$40,00011%
Regents of the University of California at Irvine$40,0001n/a
Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce$40,0002n/a
Alaska Community Action on Toxics$40,00022%
Research Foundation of the City University of New York$40,00010%
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum$40,00011%
Lsu Foundation$40,00020%
Carroll Ministries International$40,0002n/a
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy$40,00030%
Appalachian Voices$40,00030%
Power Coalition for Equity and Justice$40,00010%
Energy Futures Initiative$40,0001n/a
Regional Housing Legal Services$40,00011%
The James Beard Foundation Inc$39,42510%
Lumbee Farmers Cooperative$39,0001n/a
Arizona Technology Council$38,00021%
Coastal Communities Consulting Inc$38,00033%
New Jersey Future Inc$37,92131%
Clean Energy Fund of Texas$37,50024%
Rural Community Assistance Corporation$35,87610%
The Audubon Society of New York State Inc$35,70022%
Nc Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation Inc$35,33223%
Eckerd College$35,32520%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$35,00010%
BlueGreen Alliance Foundation$35,00010%
California Environmental Voters Education Fund$35,00023%
Clarim Media LLC$35,0001n/a
Texas Water Foundation$35,00023%
Worth Acquisition Group LLC$35,0002n/a
Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center Inc$34,500218%
Kids and Cars Inc$34,000117%
Tejano Center for Community Concerns Inc$33,73320%
Florida Rising Together Inc$32,00010%
Intertribal Agriculture Council$32,0001n/a
Climate Advocates Voces Unidas$31,50024%
Indigenous Cultures Institute$30,030111%
American Lung Association$30,00010%
The Charter Fisherman's Assocation$30,000134%
Cbtu Education Center$30,000117%
The Archer Group$30,00011%
Ohio Conservative Energy Forum Attn Tony Zartman$30,000211%
Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development$30,00011%
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Inc$30,00022%
Earth Economics$30,00012%
The University of Texas Law School Foundation$30,0001n/a
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance$30,00021%
Gulf of Maine Research Institute$30,00010%
Eastern Environmental Law Center Inc$30,00014%
American Sustainable Business Council$30,000110%
Jolt Initiative$30,00012%
Earth Island Institute Inc$30,00010%
Florida Taxwatch Research Institute Inc$30,00011%
NEO Philanthropy Inc$30,00020%
American Independent Business Alliance$27,5001n/a
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$27,50020%
Galveston Bay Foundation Inc$27,35630%
North Carolina Black Alliance Inc$26,00021%
New Alpha Community Development Corporation$26,00024%
Solon Center For Research And Publishing$25,50021%
Move Texas Action Fund$25,35012%
Museum of Discovery and Science Inc$25,00010%
Pecan Street Inc$25,00010%
Everglades Law Center Inc$25,00017%
Arc Initiatives$25,0001n/a
Hillcrest Residents Association Inc$25,000127%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$25,00010%
Metropolitan Planning Council$25,00020%
Conservation Voters New Mexico$25,00011%
Federation for Advanced Sewage Treatment$25,00026%
Health in Partnership$25,00011%
Monarch Joint Venture$25,00013%
The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology$25,00010%
American Assn of Port Authorities Inc$25,00010%
The National Urban Technology Center Inc$25,00016%
Rocky Mountain Brainspotting Institute$25,0001n/a
Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund$25,00012%
The Alaska Center Education Fund$25,00021%
Children's Environmental Health Network$25,00013%
Moving Forward Network$25,0001n/a
Wecount$25,00012%
Climate Advisers Inc$25,0001n/a
Partnership for Responsible Business$25,000226%
Michigan Enviromental Council$25,0001n/a
OEC Inc$25,0001n/a
Galveston Professional Boatmens Association$24,9991n/a
Physicians for Social Responsibility$24,53812%
Fountainworks Inc$24,0001n/a
California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy$24,00021%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$23,69010%
Galena Park Independent School District$23,2331n/a
Solidarity Strategies LLC$22,5001n/a
Para la Naturaleza Inc$22,50010%
Oil Region Alliance of Business Industry & Tourism$22,5001n/a
Resources for the Future$22,2401n/a
Unidosus$22,00020%
Texas State University$21,5001n/a
Achieving Community Task Successfully$20,00014%
National Hispanic Medical Association$20,00012%
George Mason University Foundation Inc$20,00020%
Environmental Community Advocates of Galena Park$20,000113%
Blackoak Collective LLC$20,0001n/a
PowerHouse Texas$20,00023%
Molina Center for Strategic Studies in Energy and the Environment$20,00016%
Opportunities for All Floridians Inc$20,00015%
Black Appalachian Coalition$20,00013%
Lsu Health Foundation New Orleans$20,00010%
National Campus Leadership Council$20,00013%
Orlando Science Centerinc$20,00010%
Climate Solutions$20,00010%
Energy Education Partnership Inc$20,0001n/a
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest$20,00010%
Voto Latino Foundation Inc$20,00011%
United Catcher Boats$20,00012%
Goodpower Education Fund Inc$20,00011%
The North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc$20,00010%
United Parents Against Lead - Upal$20,0001n/a
Mt Mountain Mamas$20,0001n/a
Community Water Center$20,00010%
Conservation Catalyst Inc$20,0001n/a
University of North Texas$20,0001n/a
The Grand Canyon Trust Inc$20,00020%
Torrey House Press$20,0001n/a
League of Oil & Gas Impacted Coloradans$20,00024%
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund$20,00014%
California Fisheries Fund Inc$20,000111%
Power Shift Network$20,00021%
Baylor University$19,44510%
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center$19,0081n/a
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council$18,5002n/a
Seattle Public Library$18,4801n/a
Vassar College$18,48010%
The Black Fleet Network Inc$18,4801n/a
Clean Energy Nh$18,2001n/a
Native Movement$18,00010%
Friends of West-End$18,0001n/a
Gasp$18,00011%
West Central Alabama Community Health Improvement League$18,0001n/a
Institute for a Progressive Nevada$18,00011%
Girl Plus Environment Corporation$18,000130%
Carolina Advocates for Climate Health and Equity$18,0001n/a
Texas A&M University$17,7572n/a
Metropolitan Tenants Organization$17,00012%
Oregon State University$16,8001n/a
Southern United Neighborhoods$16,5002n/a
Agri-Pulse$16,0002n/a
The Univ of Tx Health Science Ctr of Sa$15,9721n/a
North Carolina Museum of Life & Science Inc$15,97110%
Environment Next Inc$15,27210%
Spread the Vote Inc$15,00011%
Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc$15,00012%
Overture Climate LLC$15,0001n/a
Iowa Environmental Council$15,00011%
Conservation Trust for North Carolina$15,00011%
NEW YORK FUND FOR CONSERVATION INC CO The Nature Conservancy New York$15,000123%
The University of the Bahamas US Foundation Inc$15,00013%
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund$15,0001n/a
Colorado Farm & Food Alliance$15,0001n/a
The Climate Registry$15,00011%
Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance$15,00011%
River Partners$15,00010%
Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission$15,0001n/a
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana$15,00011%
Neighbors for Environmental Justice$15,00012%
Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans$15,00011%
Trailhead Institute$15,0001n/a
North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation$15,00010%
People's Justice Council$15,00019%
New Jersey Conservation Foundation$15,00010%
Arizona Land and Water Trust Inc$15,00010%
Healthier Colorado$15,00011%
The Energy Efficiency Alliance$15,00013%
Port Arthur Community Action Network$15,0001n/a
1000 Friends of Iowa$15,000111%
Western Governors' Association$15,0001n/a
Cub Consumer Education and Research Fund$15,00011%
National League of Cities Institute Inc$15,00010%
CleanAIRE NC$15,00011%
Montana Wilderness Association$15,00010%
Conservation Colorado$15,00012%
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice$15,0001n/a
University of Florida$14,9951n/a
City of Charlotte$13,7501n/a
Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan Inc$13,50022%
Ecoamerica$12,50010%
US Climate Action Network$12,50010%
People Working Cooperatively Inc$12,50010%
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation$12,50010%
City of Everett$12,3101n/a
Greenline Insights LLC$12,0001n/a
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology$11,86110%
YES Prep Public Schools Inc$11,67010%
American Society of Agronomy$11,25010%
Mississippi State University Research & Technology Corporation$10,35410%
City of Winston-Salem$10,0101n/a
Association of Environmental and Resource$10,00012%
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners$10,00010%
Youth Empowered Solutions (Yes)$10,00012%
Pennenvironment Inc$10,00011%
Women's Voices for the Earth$10,00011%
California Black Health Network$10,00011%
Congressional Black Caucus Political Edu Cation and Leadership Institute$10,0001n/a
National Wildlife Federation Endowment Inc$10,0001n/a
Watershed Solutions Network$10,00012%
Clean Beauty for Black Girls Co$10,0001n/a
Gulf Coast Health Center Inc$10,00010%
National Conference of State Legislatures$10,0001n/a
Pheasants Forever Inc$10,00010%
Elders Action Network Inc$10,00017%
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light$10,0001n/a
Make the Road Action Inc$10,00010%
Until Justice Data Partners Inc$10,00018%
Dreamorg$10,00010%
Asian American Health Coalition of the Greater Houston Area$10,00010%
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators$10,00010%
Local First Arizona Foundation$10,00011%
Citizens Environmental Coalition Educational Fund$10,00015%
Sankofa Community Development Corporation$10,0001n/a
Black Sustainability Inc$10,00012%
The Concerned Citizens of St John$10,0001n/a
Outdoor Writers Association of America$10,00013%
Promote Pt$10,00011%
Shorerivers Inc$10,00010%
Freshair Collective$10,00014%
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc$10,00010%
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment Inc$10,00012%
Midwater Trawlers Cooperative$10,00013%
Houston Community Health Centers Inc$10,0001n/a
Locus Consulting LLc$10,0001n/a
Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility$10,00010%
Espacios Abiertos Puerto Rico Inc$10,00012%
Black Women for Wellness$10,00010%
The Voices of the Disadvantaged$10,0001n/a
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators$10,00010%
Walnut Way Conservation Corporation$10,0001n/a
HIV-AIDS Alliance for Region Two Inc$10,0001n/a
Lindy Waters III Foundation Inc$10,00015%
International Emissions Trading Association USA$10,00013%
Vestige Strategies LLC$10,0001n/a
San Francisco Estuary Institute$10,00010%
Civic Nation$10,00010%
New Orleans Film & Video Society Inc$10,00011%
Black Professionals in Food and Agriculture$10,0001n/a
The Partnership Project Action Fund$10,00011%
Green Center Inc$10,0001n/a
Silent Spring Institute Inc$10,00010%
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund$10,00010%
Old Dominion University Research Foundation$9,79610%
North Carolina Conservation Network$9,50010%
Climate Action Reserve$9,00010%
Clarity Movement Co$8,8471n/a
Pennsylvania Corn Growers Assoc$8,0001n/a
Nxt Events Media Group$7,7181n/a
Conservative Energy Network$7,50010%
The Washington Informer$7,5001n/a
Texas Organizing Project Education Fund$7,50010%
North Carolina Justice Center$7,50010%
Earth Day New York Inc$7,50012%
Evolve Houston$7,50011%
University of Houston$7,5001n/a
Physicians For Social Responsibility Wisconsin Inc$7,500114%
Restore America's Estuaries$7,50010%
Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute$7,50013%
Amigos Bravos Inc$7,50011%
Earth Innovation Institute$7,00010%
University of Arizona$6,9961n/a
University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc$6,70510%
North Carolina Forever$6,25016%
Society of Petroleum Engineers Inc$6,00010%
Bobit Business Media$6,0001n/a
Ohio Healthy Homes Network$6,000112%
Coalition for Clean Air$6,00010%
Grist Magazine Inc$6,00010%
Clean Energy Project Inc$6,00014%
Houston Civic Events Inc$6,0001n/a
Community Empowerment Association$5,5001n/a

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($65k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 28 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEnvironmental Defense Action Fund: $39,296,219 over 7y, 39% of budgetEmergent Forest Finance Accelerator Inc: $6,195,762 over 5y, 24% of budgetThe Partnership Project Inc: $4,228,333 over 9y, 8.4% of budgetCornell University: $2,773,242 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOpenet Inc: $1,792,995 over 2y, 40% of budgetCeres Inc: $1,762,500 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetResources for the Future Inc: $1,661,143 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetClimate Advisers Trust: $1,405,094 over 3y, 39% of budgetClean Air Council: $1,381,500 over 9y, 12% of budgetPennsylvania Environmental Council Inc: $1,046,400 over 9y, 4.6% of budgetCitizens Utility Board: $924,000 over 8y, 20% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $870,399 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAfrican American Mayors Assocation: $867,500 over 4y, 7.5% of budgetWoodwell Climate Research Center Inc: $844,186 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetThe San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $830,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetCarbon Mapper Inc: $804,018 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetConservation International Foundation: $743,861 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $687,993 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBonneville Environmental Foundation: $670,017 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetEnvironment Texas Research and Policy Center Inc: $659,300 over 6y, 34% of budgetAmerican Security Project: $655,000 over 8y, 15% of budgetCommunity College Partners Program: $654,000 over 4y, 64% of budgetGround Water Research & Education Foundation Inc: $595,625 over 7y, 54% of budgetNatural Resources Council of Maine Inc: $588,000 over 9y, 2.7% of budgetWest Virginia University Research Corporation: $574,909 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHouston Health Foundation: $570,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetDeep South Center for Environmental: $555,000 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetForest Trends Association: $510,768 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetPriorities USA: $500,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetThe Council on Strategic Risks: $500,000 over 6y, 6.7% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $497,382 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Citizen Foundation Inc: $447,500 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetAir Alliance Houston: $445,200 over 5y, 29% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $431,094 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRocky Mountain Institute: $430,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWestern Leaders Network: $410,500 over 9y, 43% of budgetCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc: $400,096 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetWestern Conservation Action: $400,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetCatholic Climate Covenant: $389,900 over 6y, 8.4% of budgetThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York: $376,630 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $373,971 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEnvironmental Integrity Project: $370,000 over 4y, 5.8% of budgetEvangelical Environmental Network: $359,600 over 8y, 21% of budgetWetlands Watch Inc: $345,653 over 4y, 20% of budgetTexas Southern University Foundatio: $342,948 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetCenter for Applied Environmental Law and Policy: $312,500 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetCitizens for Pennsylvania's Future: $312,000 over 2y, 8.1% of budgetTaxpayers for Common Sense: $310,000 over 4y, 6.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

United States Energy FoundationCA152.4× affinity131 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United States Energy Foundation · The Energy Foundation · Resources Legacy Fund · The Partnership Project Inc · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc · Windward Fund · Western Conservation Foundation · Climateworks Foundation · Rockefeller Family Fund Inc · Environmental Defense Action Fund · The Wilderness Society · Solutions Project Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated

How much does Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated give?
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated reported 151 itemized grants totaling $7,853,797, out of $51,557,871 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 102 and 218 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (71%), Education (10%), Philanthropy (6%).
Who are Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Environmental Defense Action Fund ($39M), Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Inc ($6.2M), The Partnership Project Inc ($4.2M).
Does Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United States Energy Foundation, The Energy Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund.
Where is Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated based?
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 619 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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