SCHEDULE F(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Statement of Activities Outside the United States
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2018
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.
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For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of its grants and
other assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used
to award the grants or assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of its grants and other assistance outside the United States.
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Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)
(a) Region (b) Number of offices in the region (c) Number of employees, agents, and independent contractors in region (d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (e.g., fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region) (e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of
service(s) in region		 (f) Total expenditures
for and investments
in region
East Asia and the Pacific 1 41 Program Services CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCACY 6,738,978
South Asia 0 0 Program Services CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCACY 524,541
South America 0 0 Program Services CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCACY 146,979
North America 0 2 Program Services Environmental Advocacy 887,977
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Environmental Advocacy 334,051
Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services Environmental Advocacy 25,090
Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments   52,830,747
East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grantmaking   1,083,811
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Grantmaking   5,000
North America 0 0 Grantmaking   65,250
South Asia 0 0 Grantmaking   163,333
           
           
           
           
           
           
3a Sub-total ..... 1 43 62,805,757
b Total from continuation sheets to Part I ...      
c Totals (add lines 3a and 3b) 1 43 62,805,757
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.Cat. No. 50082W Schedule F (Form 990) 2018
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2018
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Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
1 (a) Name of organization (b) IRS code section
and EIN (if applicable)		 (c) Region (d) Purpose of
grant 		(e) Amount of
cash grant 		(f) Manner of
cash
disbursement 		(g) Amount
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(i) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 50,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 9,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 16,500 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 18,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 16,500 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 18,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 48,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 42,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 18,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 21,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 143,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 18,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 56,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 21,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 17,296 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 69,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 14,515 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 70,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 46,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 21,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 35,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 207,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 39,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 46,000 wire 0    
East Asia and the Pacific Clean Energy Advocac 24,000 wire 0    
North America BIOGEMS ADVO 65,250 wire 0    
South Asia Clean Energy Advocac 10,000 wire 0    
South Asia Clean Energy Advocac 20,000 wire 0    
South Asia Clean Energy Advocac 40,000 wire 0    
South Asia Clean Energy Advocac 20,000 wire 0    
South Asia Clean Energy Advocac 30,000 wire 0    
South Asia Clean Energy Advocac 43,333 wire 0    
2 Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .......MediumBullet
 
3 Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................MediumBullet
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Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 16.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Region (c) Number of recipients (d) Amount of
cash grant 		(e) Manner of cash
disbursement 		(f) Amount of
non-cash
assistance 		(g) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
Schedule F (Form 990) 2018
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2018
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Part IV
Foreign Forms
1 Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes,"the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A; don't file with Form 990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621) .
5 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships (see Instructions for Form 8865). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713; don't file with Form 990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2018
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Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information (see instructions).
ReturnReference Explanation
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3 NRDC MONITORS ALL EXPENDITURES TO ENSURE THAT AMOUNTS ARE USED PROPERLY. OUTSIDE OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS (U.S. HEADQUARTERS PROCESSES DIRECTLY), NRDC USED THE BELOW PROCESS TO REVIEW AND MONITOR DISCRETIONARY EXPENDITURES SUCH AS TRAVEL AND CONSULTING. PROGRAM ASSISTANTS IN CHINA VERIFY ALL INVOICES TO ENSURE ACCURACY. ALL INVOICES ARE THEN REVIEWED AND SIGNED OFF BY THE DIRECT SUPERVISOR OF THE REQUESTOR (EITHER PROJECT LEADER/ PROJECT MANAGER). NEXT, THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CHINA PROGRAM REVIEW AND APPROVE LARGE ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE. FINALLY, ALL INVOICES AND APPROVAL FORMS ARE FORWARDED TO THE U.S. HEADQUARTERS' ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT FOR FINAL REVIEW.
SCHEDULE F, PART IV THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INVESTS DIRECTLY IN VARIOUS ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS THAT MAY BE ORGANIZED AS EITHER FOREIGN CORPORATIONS OR FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS; IT LIKEWISE, INVESTS IN DOMESTIC LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAY, IN TURN, INVEST IN FOREIGN CORPORATIONS OR PARTNERSHIPS. NEVERTHELESS, NRDC'S INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES MAY NOT REACH THE THRESHOLDS REQUIRED FOR THE FILING OF FORMS 926, 5471, 8621, OR 8865. TO THE EXTENT THAT NRDC IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONE (OR MORE) OF THESE FOREIGN FORMS, THEY ARE FILED WITH THE FORM 990-T FILING.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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