Natural Resources Defense Council Inc

New York, NY
Tax-exempt since March 1970
EIN: 13-2654926

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)3 Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification / Natural Resources Conservation and Protection (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions

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Revenue

$193M (2023)

Expenses

$227M (2023)

Total Assets

$577M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$114M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Revenue

$193,144,386

Expenses

$226,866,168

Net Income

-$33,721,782

Net Assets

$462,523,536

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$179,336,907	92.9%
Program Services	$5,458,165	2.8%
Investment Income	$11,712,366	6.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$202,835
Sales of Assets	-$3,252,359
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$92,142	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,307,717	2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$2,147,997	0.9%
Other Salaries and Wages	$90,077,147	39.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$576,913,705
Total Liabilities	$114,390,169
Net Assets	$462,523,536

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Manish Bapna (President/Ceo)	$688,612	$0	$51,074
Makeda Tsao (Chief Board Relations Officer)	$448,911	$0	$36,034
Mitchell Bernard (Chief Counsel)	$436,922	$0	$52,998
Troy Riddle (Chief De&I Officer (Thru 09/2022))	$409,470	$0	$23,101
Michelle Egan (Chief Of Staff & Strategy)	$395,491	$0	$63,480
Andrew Wetzler (Svp, Nature)	$392,228	$0	$57,246
Veronica Foo (Chief Financial Officer)	$355,533	$0	$59,585
Jennifer Powers (Managing Director, Communications)	$318,532	$0	$43,742
Shelley Poticha (Managing Director, Regional Impact)	$302,901	$0	$27,130
Ed Yoon (Chief External Affairs Officer)	$297,828	$0	$51,092
Vivek Sawhney Chief Info (Officer & Intl. Operations)	$293,393	$0	$60,752
Michael Wall (Chief Litigation Officer)	$283,826	$0	$60,061
Catherine Durand Brault (Nat'l Dir., Principal & Major Gifts)	$283,463	$0	$26,320
Daniel Kim Chief Operating (Officer (03/2022 To 11/2022))	$279,463	$0	$25,207
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Senior Strategic Advisor)	$234,533	$0	$43,912
Robyn Arville (Chief People Officer (As Of 04/2022))	$212,474	$0	$18,410
Kathleen Welch (Chair/Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Mary Moran (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Adams (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Geeta Aiyer (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Atif Azher (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Bauman (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Claire Bernard (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Cogan (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 13, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Revenue

$186,185,838

Expenses

$211,994,021

Net Income

-$25,808,183

Net Assets

$475,979,304

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$178,965,564	96.1%
Program Services	$3,282,725	1.8%
Investment Income	$360,246	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$341,605
Sales of Assets	$3,760,137	2.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$158,771	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,152,329	2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$962,824	0.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$84,141,413	39.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$602,252,452
Total Liabilities	$126,273,148
Net Assets	$475,979,304

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mitchell Bernard (Interim Pres(thru 8/21)/Chief Couns.)	$630,508	$0	$74,687
Anika Rahman Thru 072021 (Chief Board Relations Officer)	$479,943	$0	$21,480
Michelle Egan (Interim Cso(thru 1/22)/Chf Str Offic)	$385,272	$0	$62,331
Veronica Foo (Chief Financial Officer)	$371,286	$0	$56,162
Makeda Hurd Walsh As Of 0821 (Interim Cdo & Bd. Relations Officer)	$345,145	$0	$37,095
Shelley Poticha (Interim Chief Climate Strategist)	$319,763	$0	$28,203
Andrew Wetzler Interim Chief (Program Off/Svp (As Of 7/2021))	$319,706	$0	$59,014
Ed Yoon (Chief Policy Advocacy Officer)	$290,372	$0	$52,543
Jingjing Qian (Senior Strat. Adv., China Program)	$287,309	$0	$32,330
Vivek Sawhney (Chief Info. Offic. & Intl Operations)	$285,692	$0	$56,847
Mercedes Falber (Senior Dei Advisor)	$266,760	$0	$38,074
Jennifer Powers (Interim Cco (As Of 7/2021))	$265,577	$0	$44,468
Jennifer Bernstein (Cdo/Interim Coo (Thru 07/2021))	$258,825	$0	$41,382
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Senior Strategic Advisor)	$255,129	$0	$50,246
Manish Bapna (President/Ceo (As Of 08/2021))	$238,031	$0	$10,549
John H Adams (Trustee (Thru 02/2022))	$175,000	$0	$0
Maria Nielsen (Chief People Off. (From 6/21 12/21))	$159,454	$0	$14,392
Gina Mccarthy (Former President & Ceo)	$102,511	$0	$6,856
Mary Moran (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Kathleen Welch (Chair/Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Adams (Trustee (As Of 12/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Geeta Aiyer (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anne Slaughter Andrew (Trustee (Thru 03/2022))	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Atif Azher (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 11, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Revenue

$273,728,385

Expenses

$182,068,155

Net Income

$91,660,230

Net Assets

$545,511,543

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$267,144,118	97.6%
Program Services	$2,179,933	0.8%
Investment Income	$1,629,406	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$236,044
Sales of Assets	$2,864,694	1.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$146,278	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,266,891	1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,231,720	0.7%
Other Salaries and Wages	$79,877,044	43.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$675,576,177
Total Liabilities	$130,064,634
Net Assets	$545,511,543

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Gina Mccarthy (President And Ceo (Thru 01/2021))	$856,171	$0	$28,960
Mitchell Bernard (Interim President & Chief Counsel)	$674,054	$0	$70,843
Anders Yang (Former Chief Development Officer)	$370,000	$0	$0
Jennifer Bernstein (Cdo/Interim Coo(as Of 01/2021))	$320,105	$0	$60,242
Veronica Foo (Chief Financial Officer)	$312,553	$0	$52,320
Fuqiang Yang (Senior Advisor Climate Energy)	$295,969	$0	$36,611
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Chf Prog Off(thru 09/21)/Sr Program Strat Ii)	$288,526	$0	$53,833
Jingjing Qian (Senior Director China Program)	$285,709	$0	$30,920
Ed Yoon (Chief Policy Advocacy Officer)	$283,803	$0	$51,833
Rhea Suh (Former President)	$277,400	$0	$0
Anika Rahman (Chief Board Relations Officer)	$273,886	$0	$30,034
Michelle Egan (Chf Comm Off/Interim Cso(as Of 01/21))	$273,694	$0	$61,442
Vivek Sawhney (Chief Information Officer)	$267,981	$0	$28,104
Mercedes Falber (Chief Hr Off(thru 11/20)/Sr Dei Adv.)	$261,578	$0	$41,263
David Hawkins (Senior Attorney Iii)	$260,246	$0	$136,747
John H Adams (Trustee)	$175,300	$0	$0
Mary Moran (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Horn (Chair Of The Board (Thru 12/2020))	$0	$0	$0
Kathleen Welch (Chair Of The Board (As Of 12/2020))	$0	$0	$0
Geeta Aiyer (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anne Slaughter Andrew (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Atif Azher (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Bauman (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anita Bekenstein (Trustee (Thru 12/2020))	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on May 4, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Revenue

$197,585,835

Expenses

$185,007,361

Net Income

$12,578,474

Net Assets

$386,520,136

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$187,198,934	94.7%
Program Services	$4,671,787	2.4%
Investment Income	$3,054,202	1.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$122,915
Sales of Assets	$2,608,276	1.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$175,551	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,392,003	1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,229,702	0.7%
Other Salaries and Wages	$76,101,819	41.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$467,259,503
Total Liabilities	$80,739,367
Net Assets	$386,520,136

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Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rhea Suh (Former President)	$648,244	$0	$32,354
Mitchell Bernard (Interim Pres & General Counsel)	$337,585	$0	$62,942
Andrew Jackson Thru 022020 (Chief Administrative Officer)	$319,330	$0	$38,444
Jennifer Bernstein (Chief Development Officer)	$307,139	$0	$51,523
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Chief Program Officer)	$284,962	$0	$53,789
Fuqiang Yang (Sr Advisor Climate Energy Env.)	$275,012	$0	$32,002
Ed Yoon (Chief Policy Advocacy Officer)	$273,730	$0	$41,027
Jingjing Qian (Senior Director China Program)	$272,565	$0	$31,607
Michelle Egan (Chief Communications Officer)	$269,703	$0	$53,893
Anika Rahman (Chief Board Relations Officer)	$262,223	$0	$19,002
David Hawkins (Senior Attorney Iii)	$262,197	$0	$154,038
Joel Reynolds (Western Director)	$261,056	$0	$58,302
Veronica Foo (Cfo)	$250,768	$0	$30,435
Mercedes Falber (Chief Human Resources Officer)	$249,423	$0	$42,217
Ashok Gupta (Senior Program Advocate)	$241,318	$0	$47,445
Steven Baginski (Senior Financial Advisor)	$182,993	$0	$40,710
John H Adams (Trustee)	$175,000	$0	$0
Abby Schaefer Orfaly (Chief Board Relations Officer)	$140,000	$0	$0
Geeta Aiyer (Trustee (As Of 12/2019))	$0	$0	$0
Anne Slaughter Andrew (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Atif Azher (Trustee (As Of 09/2019))	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Bauman (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anita Bekenstein (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Claire Bernard (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on May 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Revenue

$181,821,968

Expenses

$173,044,173

Net Income

$8,777,795

Net Assets

$367,477,707

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$173,735,553	95.6%
Program Services	$785,336	0.4%
Investment Income	$3,731,068	2.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$1,153,817	0.6%
Net Fundraising	-$467,125
Sales of Assets	$2,639,529	1.5%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$243,790	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,853,451	1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$135,579	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$64,530,330	37.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$442,841,915
Total Liabilities	$75,364,208
Net Assets	$367,477,707

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rhea Suh (President)	$526,053	$0	$40,943
Mitchell Bernard (Exec. Director/Chief Counsel)	$307,022	$0	$60,193
Andrew Jackson (Chief Administrative Officer)	$285,279	$0	$35,934
Jennifer Bernstein (Chief Development Officer)	$270,984	$0	$41,500
Ed Yoon (Chief Policy Advocacy Officer)	$258,400	$0	$33,760
Abby Schaefer Orfaly (Chief Board Relations Officer)	$256,403	$0	$0
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Chief Program Officer)	$254,356	$0	$59,410
Steven Baginski (Cfo (Thru 02/2019)/Snr Fin Adv)	$253,962	$0	$39,931
Michelle Egan (Chief Communications Officer)	$244,933	$0	$39,935
Joel Reynolds (Western Director)	$241,573	$0	$55,914
Linda Greer (Senior Scientist Iii)	$241,018	$0	$63,754
David Hawkins (Senior Attorney Iii)	$240,429	$0	$160,791
Vivek Sawhney (Chief Information Officer)	$238,015	$0	$18,482
Mercedes Falber (Chief Human Resources Officer)	$232,996	$0	$43,413
Ashok Gupta (Senior Program Advocate)	$230,791	$0	$53,621
Dale Bryk (Director Of Programs)	$226,505	$0	$56,536
John H Adams (Trustee)	$175,000	$0	$24,491
Anders Yang Thru 072018 (Chief Development Officer)	$63,064	$0	$21,280
Anne Slaughter Andrew (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Bauman (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anita Bekenstein (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Claire Bernard (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Scott Carter (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Cogan (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 18, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Revenue

$182,319,651

Expenses

$149,039,578

Net Income

$33,280,073

Net Assets

$349,411,805

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$174,988,334	96.0%
Program Services	$433,577	0.2%
Investment Income	$2,598,017	1.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$761,423	0.4%
Net Fundraising	-$90,704
Sales of Assets	$3,441,415	1.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$187,589	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,962,415	2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$153,034	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$54,542,945	36.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$411,463,366
Total Liabilities	$62,051,561
Net Assets	$349,411,805

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rhea Suh (President)	$506,947	$0	$36,784
Mitchell Bernard (Chief Counsel)	$307,125	$0	$59,059
Anders Yang (Chief Development Officer)	$293,535	$0	$18,657
Abby Schaefer Orfaly (Board Relations (Thru 12/2017))	$284,230	$0	$42,953
Jennifer Bernstein (Chief Development Officer)	$258,432	$0	$23,426
Michelle Egan (Chief Communications Officer)	$248,810	$0	$35,495
Steven Baginski (Chief Financial Officer)	$244,525	$0	$35,621
Joel Reynolds (Western Director)	$235,816	$0	$63,740
David Hawkins (Senior Attorney Iii)	$233,435	$0	$236,133
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Chief Program Officer)	$231,498	$0	$53,706
Ashok Gupta (Senior Program Advocate)	$221,632	$0	$71,184
Dale Bryk (Chief Planning&Integration Off)	$217,174	$0	$53,714
Ed Yoon (Chief Policy Advocacy Officer)	$216,837	$0	$23,407
Mercedes Falber (Chief Human Resources Officer)	$209,655	$0	$41,477
Andrew Jackson (Chief Administrative Officer)	$201,607	$0	$10,676
John H Adams (Trustee)	$160,417	$0	$35,038
Anne Slaughter Andrew (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Bauman (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anita Bekenstein (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Claire Bernard (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Scott Carter (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Cogan (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Laurie David (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Leonardo Di Caprio (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 2, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Revenue

$177,129,164

Expenses

$128,772,908

Net Income

$48,356,256

Net Assets

$306,223,915

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$161,593,821	91.2%
Program Services	$9,255,127	5.2%
Investment Income	$2,034,434	1.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$723,646	0.4%
Net Fundraising	-$281,370
Sales of Assets	$3,697,591	2.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$105,915	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,693,247	2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$246,991	0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$49,499,616	38.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$366,746,425
Total Liabilities	$60,522,510
Net Assets	$306,223,915

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rhea Suh (President)	$497,907	$0	$36,751
Linda Greer (Senior Scientist Iii)	$360,524	$0	$48,049
Mitchell Bernard (Coo (Until 4/17))	$311,149	$0	$70,793
John Murray (Former Director Of Development)	$298,955	$0	$7,503
Steven Baginski (Chief Financial Officer)	$295,216	$0	$17,413
Mimose Elie (Deputy Director, It Operations)	$253,088	$0	$27,349
Joel Reynolds (Western Director & Sr Attorney)	$232,690	$0	$57,979
David Hawkins (Senior Attorney Iii)	$230,322	$0	$183,785
David Goldston (Director Of Government Affairs)	$226,272	$0	$21,588
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Chief Program Officer)	$219,756	$0	$51,061
Dale Bryk (Chief Planning & Integ. Ofc)	$218,975	$0	$51,739
Ashok Gupta (Former Key Employee)	$218,626	$0	$60,969
Lisa Benenson Thru 82016 (Chief Communications Director)	$207,313	$0	$26,862
Mercedes Falber (Chief Human Resources Officer)	$200,091	$0	$39,197
Michelle Egan (Chief Communications Officer)	$173,350	$0	$31,407
John H Adams (Trustee)	$160,417	$0	$23,650
Anders Yang As Of 72016 (Chief Development Officer)	$83,145	$0	$5,021
Anne Slaughter Andrew (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Bauman (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anita Bekenstein (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Claire Bernard (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Scott Carter (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Cogan (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Laurie David (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 4, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Revenue

$129,809,261

Expenses

$133,435,489

Net Income

-$3,626,228

Net Assets

$236,526,628

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$127,497,252	98.2%
Program Services	$1,089,789	0.8%
Investment Income	$2,314,441	1.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$727,164	0.6%
Net Fundraising	-$87,849
Sales of Assets	-$1,933,668
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$202,132	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,788,167	2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$930,163	0.7%
Other Salaries and Wages	$49,151,699	36.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$301,556,189
Total Liabilities	$65,029,561
Net Assets	$236,526,628

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Peter Lehner Thru 082015 (Executive Director)	$567,053	$0	$39,448
Rhea Suh (President)	$541,142	$0	$10,157
Steven Baginski (Chief Financial Officer)	$438,404	$0	$0
Lisa Benenson (Chief Communications Director)	$295,402	$0	$37,666
Judy Keefer (Former Chief Operating Officer)	$259,640	$0	$0
John Murray Thru 122015 (Director Of Development)	$238,172	$0	$33,909
Mitchell Bernard (Coo (As Of 11/2015))	$233,965	$0	$50,714
David Hawkins (Senior Attorney Iii)	$225,976	$0	$49,986
Abby Schaefer Orfaly (Dir., Bd & Strategic Relations)	$225,796	$0	$33,837
Joel Reynolds (Western Director & Sr Attorney)	$221,831	$0	$50,250
David Goldston (Director Of Government Affairs)	$221,459	$0	$21,216
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Director Of Programs)	$214,235	$0	$48,999
Ashok Gupta (Former Key Employee)	$211,457	$0	$48,856
Dale Bryk (Director Of Programs)	$211,112	$0	$48,999
Linda Lopez (Dir. Of Membership Public Ed.)	$210,404	$0	$0
Raya Salter (Senior Utility Advocate)	$209,320	$0	$12,522
John H Adams (Trustee)	$189,583	$0	$77,323
Sarah A Gillman (Former Chief Financial Officer)	$189,146	$0	$9,245
Frances Beinecke (Former President)	$183,372	$0	$0
Adam Albright (Trustee (Thru 12/2015))	$0	$0	$0
Anne Slaughter Andrew (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Bauman (V Chair (Thru 12/2015)/Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Anita Bekenstein (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Claire Bernard (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on May 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Revenue

$155,192,637

Expenses

$126,749,686

Net Income

$28,442,951

Net Assets

$243,685,564

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$134,361,787	86.6%
Program Services	$701,716	0.5%
Investment Income	$1,694,613	1.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$714,415	0.5%
Net Fundraising	-$290,042
Sales of Assets	$17,750,530	11.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$259,618	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,124,855	3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$461,523	0.4%
Other Salaries and Wages	$45,465,652	35.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$306,293,488
Total Liabilities	$62,607,924
Net Assets	$243,685,564

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Frances Beinecke (President (Thru 12/31/2014))	$440,198	$0	$53,666
Peter Lehner (Executive Director)	$359,414	$0	$48,566
John Murray (Director Of Development)	$318,110	$0	$32,860
Lisa Benenson (Chief Communications Director)	$264,901	$0	$22,768
Sarah A Gillman (Chief Financial Officer)	$253,678	$0	$34,810
Wesley Warren (Director Of Policy Advocacy)	$240,764	$0	$23,710
Judith A Keefer (Chief Operating Officer)	$239,334	$0	$41,745
Ashok Gupta (Sr. Program Advocate)	$229,175	$0	$50,521
Mitchell Bernard (Director, Litigation)	$226,508	$0	$49,353
David Hawkins (Senior Attorney Iii)	$220,836	$0	$48,949
Wendy Fok (Proj. Dir., Bldgs Efficiency)	$220,000	$0	$0
Joel Reynolds (Western Director & Sr Attorney)	$215,474	$0	$48,903
Abby Schaefer Orfaly (Dir., Bd & Strategic Relations)	$199,019	$0	$30,496
Linda Lopez (Dir. Of Membership & Public)	$198,969	$0	$45,634
Dale Bryk (Director Of Programs)	$191,558	$0	$45,880
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Director Of Programs)	$188,601	$0	$43,198
John H Adams (Trustee)	$175,000	$0	$56,691
Rhea Suh (President (As Of 1/1/2015))	$53,798	$0	$0
Adam Albright (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Bauman (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Scott Carter (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Laurie David (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Leonardo Di Caprio (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
John Echohawk (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 13, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Revenue

$121,617,764

Expenses

$115,764,382

Net Income

$5,853,382

Net Assets

$232,060,892

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$116,474,388	95.8%
Program Services	$649,524	0.5%
Investment Income	$3,528,153	2.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$20,640	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$721,798	0.6%
Net Fundraising	-$623,136
Sales of Assets	$272,895	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$573,502	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,921,180	2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$596,394	0.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$42,037,182	36.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$293,669,408
Total Liabilities	$61,608,516
Net Assets	$232,060,892

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Frances Beinecke (President)	$422,811	$0	$54,293
Peter Lehner (Executive Director)	$296,060	$0	$49,193
Philip Gutis (Director Of Communications)	$260,364	$0	$5,750
John Murray (Director Of Development)	$240,949	$0	$37,378
Judith A Keefer (Chief Operating Officer)	$234,021	$0	$41,279
Ashok Gupta (Director Of Programs)	$232,353	$0	$51,551
Sarah A Gillman (Chief Financial Officer)	$226,500	$0	$35,020
Mitchell Bernard (Director, Litigation)	$217,034	$0	$41,669
David Hawkins (Senior Attorney Iii)	$216,334	$0	$48,980
Joel Reynolds (Western Director & Sr Attorney)	$213,190	$0	$48,769
Ed Chen (Federal Communication Director)	$195,983	$0	$32,505
Robert Ferguson (Deputy Director Of Development)	$192,898	$0	$35,370
Jacob Scherr (Dir. Global Strategy & Advoc.)	$192,577	$0	$35,119
Wesley Warren (Director Of Policy Advocacy)	$190,507	$0	$22,567
John H Adams (Trustee)	$175,000	$0	$63,296
Dale Bryk (Deputy Director Of Programs)	$169,869	$0	$42,126
Susan Casey Lefkowitz (Deputy Director Of Programs)	$161,578	$0	$38,665
Adam Albright (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard E Ayres (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Bauman (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Scott Carter (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Joy Covey (Treasurer (Thru 09/13))	$0	$0	$0
Laurie David (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Leonardo Di Caprio (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
John Echohawk (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on May 15, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Revenue

$115,962,571

Expenses

$102,445,255

Net Income

$13,517,316

Net Assets

$209,173,306

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$110,866,444	95.6%
Program Services	$1,286,887	1.1%
Investment Income	$2,868,954	2.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$51,096	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$774,969	0.7%
Net Fundraising	-$563,461
Sales of Assets	$67,627	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$610,055	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,715,963	2.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$580,905	0.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$38,168,311	37.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$268,165,564
Total Liabilities	$58,992,258
Net Assets	$209,173,306

990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Revenue

$98,701,707

Expenses

$104,264,845

Net Income

-$5,563,138

Net Assets

$182,839,996

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$92,736,241	94.0%
Program Services	$1,671,617	1.7%
Investment Income	$1,742,327	1.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$70,850	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$826,297	0.8%
Net Fundraising	-$104,037
Sales of Assets	$1,414,647	1.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$343,765	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,340,782	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$824,501	0.8%
Other Salaries and Wages	$37,296,998	35.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$241,823,296
Total Liabilities	$58,983,300
Net Assets	$182,839,996

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Revenue

$97,057,964

Expenses

$98,131,710

Net Income

-$1,073,746

Net Assets

$197,413,060

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$90,868,193	93.6%
Program Services	$4,390,776	4.5%
Investment Income	$696,553	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$30,534	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$829,895	0.9%
Net Fundraising	-$367,808
Sales of Assets	$140,441	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$469,380	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,261,882	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$460,287	0.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$34,378,747	35.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$248,951,243
Total Liabilities	$51,538,183
Net Assets	$197,413,060

990

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

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PDF (2 of 2)

990-T

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PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Natural Resources Defense Council Inc

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Revenue $193M (2023)

Expenses $227M (2023)

Total Assets $577M (2023)

Total Liabilities $114M (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending June 2014

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Revenue

$193M (2023)

Expenses

$227M (2023)

Total Assets

$577M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$114M (2023)

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