Public Charity

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED

Based in NEW YORK, NY, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $443.3M in revenue, $356.8M in expenses, $520.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 775 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $617.4M.

EIN: 116107128 NEW YORK, NY Environmental Education NTEE: C60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$443.3M
Total Expenses$356.8M
Total Assets$520.4M
Grant Records775
Funding Total$617.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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.

Where $100 goes at Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated

How Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$25
Protect public health and the environment
30% of program spending
$24
Core capacities and education
29% of program spending
$19
Program service expenses to support people's health and regionally focused work
23% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 72,968,353 grants

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Abby Leigh
Trustee Adam Met Phd
Trustee Alice Hill
Executive Director Amanda Leland
SVP, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Amelia Middleton
Trustee Andrea Monge

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$415,996,469 447 grants
Environment & Conservation
$101,211,056 185 grants
Animal Welfare
$53,145,672 37 grants
Education
$20,275,683 17 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$9,408,042 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $443.3M $356.8M $520.4M
2024 $298.7M $295.8M $391.7M
2023 $247.1M $326.5M $477.6M
2022 $284.8M $272.8M $452.2M
2021 $365.1M $216.0M $437.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $365.1M to $443.3M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $520.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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