NRDC ACTION FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2010
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- Organization
- NRDC ACTION FUND INC (EIN 13-3976062)
- Tax period
- 2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
- Filed
- 2012-04-12
- IRS object ID
- 201221039349300852
- Schema version
- 2010v3.7
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-04-12T20:40:30-04:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | GRANT THORNTON LLP | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 666 THIRD AVENUE | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 100174011 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2010-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 133976062 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | NRDC Action Fund Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | NRDC | NameControl |
| Phone | 2127272700 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 40 WEST 20TH STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10011 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Peter Lehner | Name |
| Title | Executive Director | Title |
| Phone | 2127277200 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2012-04-09 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 2125990100 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2010 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | PETER LEHNER EXEC DIRECTOR | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 40 WEST 20TH STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10011 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 2302865 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Web Site | www.nrdcactionfund.org | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1996 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | NY | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES THAT PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, TO ENGAGE IN TARGETED MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER OUTREACH THAT PROMOTE NRDC ACTION FUND'S OBJECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 26 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 23 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 0 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 0 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 0 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 5114826 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 2302865 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 0 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 0 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 5114826 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 2302865 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 1450000 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 745000 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 390547 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 552507 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 40417 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 2087595 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 2057569 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 3928142 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 3355076 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 1186684 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | -1052211 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 2949311 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 1694463 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 503577 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 300940 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 2445734 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 1393523 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | NRDC ACTION FUND, ("ACTION FUND"), WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES THAT PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. NRDC ACTION FUND'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT JUMP STARTS THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY, REDUCES POLLUTION, AND SUSTAINS VIBRANT COMMUNITIES FOR ALL AMERICANS. NOW IS THE TIME FOR LEADERSHIP AND ACTION FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS; OUR CURRENT GOAL IS A CLEAN ENERGY POLICY THAT WILL REPOWER OUR ECONOMY AND FUEL OUR FUTURE. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 3108535 | Expense |
| Grants | 745000 | Grants |
| Revenue | 0 | Revenue |
| Description | The Action Fund brings together pro-environment citizens, lifting their voices to rebuild an environmental majority in America. The Action Fund makes sure clean energy and public health solutions are given a fair hearing by honest legislators who are serving their constituents instead of powerful polluting industries. The Action Fund educates citizens and public officials, advocates for pro-environment solutions and the elected officials who support them, and activates other supporters of the environment to do the same. EDUCATE The Action Fund is educating the public and elected officials. We ensure that citizens know when environmental issues are being debated in the halls of Congress and provide them with the information they need to act. We also ensure that elected officials listen to the pro-environment voices in their districts. Polling The action fund launched a strategic polling effort to educate the public and elected officials about the depth of support for clean energy. The poll results revealed broad-based support for policies that promote clean energy and seek to address climate change. Running Clean The Action Fund staff produced "Running Clean," a report that debunked the myth that clean energy, honesty, and public health are bad political platforms. It demonstrated that the real American majority supports those issues. The report and accompanying video interviews showed how previous campaigns and candidates had successfully used a message linking support for clean energy with jobs, the economy, security and health. Develop Messages That Stand Up The Action Fund conducts cutting-edge scientific research on effective messaging, placing special emphasis on public health and conservation messages. Additionally, we focus on identifying key audiences for our message and evaluating their impact on constituents at the local level and on elected leaders in congress. Educating the Public through Social Media The Action Fund is taking advantage of innovative online and social networking strategies to educate the general public about environmental issues. For example, we have used social media to turn out activists at local political events where they ensure clean energy messages are heard. ADVOCATE The Action Fund is directly advocating for environmental solutions. We are involved in executing campaigns to fight for clean energy at the ballot box and to support environmental champions. No ON Prop 23 The Action Fund was instrumental in defeating a California ballot proposition to reverse progress on addressing climate change. Proposition 23 was a ballot measure that would have undone California's landmark climate law, known as AB32. The Action Fund held key leadership positions in the "No ON Prop 23" campaign. A large, bipartisan coalition composed of environmental and public health advocates, businesses, labor unions, Latino organizations, and community groups worked together to defeat the proposition. The coalition highlighted the economic and public health benefits of reducing global warming pollution, as well as the potential jobs to be created in the clean energy sector. In the end, voters responded and rejected the dirty energy proposition. Hold People Responsible The Action Fund launches swift, aggressive, and consistent accountability action to take on our opponents - and defend our champions - in those places where it matters most. This not only includes elected officials, but also corporate polluters who spread misinformation. ACTIVATE The Action Fund is reaching out to provide high quality information to and coordination among public thought leaders on environmental issues. Without it, this critical constituency's voice has been silenced and anti-environmental forces have taken root in Washington. Online Activists This year, the Action Fund was active in engaging our activists to voice their opinions to elected officials. After receiving our Action Alerts, our list of 240,000 committed activists sent thousands of calls and messages to legislators, urging them to defend the critical work of the Environmental Protection Agency and to fight back against attacks on the Clean Air Act. At our prodding, activists also shared breaking environmental news with their friends, spurring them to act as well. Ambassador Project The Action Fund has assembled an exclusive group of "ambassadors", known as the Ambassador Project, to advocate for environmental solutions. Our ambassadors are prominent leaders whom lawmakers trust and value. We educate them about how to be effective in talking to elected officials and We keep them up to date on congressional intelligence and strategy decisions. We help them connect and build relationships with elected officials, advise them on who they should give to, and activate them at the most strategic moments when Congress is debating legislation, so that they can deliver our authoritative assessment of how a bill will affect the environment and public health. In 2011, when Tea Party leaders in Congress proposed a suite of bills aimed at undermining bedrock protections for our air and water, the Action Fund quickly mobilized its ambassadors to meet face-to-face with senators and the media with whom they have relationships. In April, due in large part to this strategic effort, the Senate voted down four amendments that would have curbed crucial clean air protections. Later in the year, as the leading environmental grasstops network in the country, the ambassador Project helped short up the necessary political will to secure tougher vehicle fuel efficiency and pollution standards, derail anti-environment appropriations riders in Congress, and stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. | Description |
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| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | true | PoliticalActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | false | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | true | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | false | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | true | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | false | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | true | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | true | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
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| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
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| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 0 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 0 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | true | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Non Deductible Disclosure | true | NonDeductibleDisclosure |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 26 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 23 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | true | MembersOrStockholders |
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| Decisions Subject To Approval | true | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | true | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | true | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | true | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
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| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | SARAH A GILLMAN CFO | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 2127274516 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 40 WEST 20TH STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10011 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part VII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVII |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (28 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Beinecke See Sch O | ||||||
| President/Director | 1.0 | X | X | 0 | 381279 | 49784 |
| Patricia Sullivan | ||||||
| Treasurer | 1.0 | X | X | 0 | 176695 | 33720 |
| Dayna Bochco | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wendy Abrams | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Adams | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 158600 | 60006 | |
| George Denny | ||||||
| Director (through 6/17/11) | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patricia Bauman | ||||||
| Director/Vice Chairperson | 1.0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honorable Sherwood Boehlert | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ari Emanuel | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Epstein | ||||||
| Chairperson | 1.0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael C Finnegan | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barbarina Heyerdahl | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hamilton Candee | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honorable Bob Kerrey | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mary Moran | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hamilton Kean | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Wepsic | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Haney | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel R Tishman | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Douglas N Varley | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anne Bartley | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cindy Harrell Horn | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Podesta | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edward James Olmos | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vernice Miller-Travis | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jorge Mursuli | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lucy Blake | ||||||
| Director | 1.0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Lehner | ||||||
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 1.5 | X | 0 | 252806 | 37534 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 0 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 969380 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 181044 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 0 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | true | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation
Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Compound Design | NamePerson |
Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 448 S Hill St Suite 605 | AddressLine1 |
| City | LOS ANGELES | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 90013 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Of Services | Advertising & Design | DescriptionOfServices |
| Compensation | 203094 | Compensation |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 1 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| All Other Contributions | 2302865 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 2302865 | TotalContributions |
| Total Program Service Revenue | 0 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 0 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2302865 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 745000 | Total |
| Program Services | 745000 | ProgramServices |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 15744 | Total |
| Program Services | 472 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 15272 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 415902 | Total |
| Program Services | 315057 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 87072 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 13773 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 120861 | Total |
| Program Services | 88348 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 28656 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 3857 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 50370 | Total |
| Program Services | 50370 | ProgramServices |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 39432 | Total |
| Program Services | 39432 | ProgramServices |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3675 | Total |
| Program Services | 3675 | ProgramServices |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 59767 | Total |
| Program Services | 59767 | ProgramServices |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 894145 | Total |
| Program Services | 895438 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 270 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | -1563 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 618811 | Total |
| Program Services | 609534 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4824 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 4453 | Fundraising |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18404 | Total |
| Program Services | 9890 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 7959 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 555 | Fundraising |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 46924 | Total |
| Program Services | 44060 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2864 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 31393 | Total |
| Program Services | 6094 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 25324 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | -25 | Fundraising |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2287 | Total |
| Program Services | 2366 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 201 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | -280 | Fundraising |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral | FundraisingFundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COALITION EXPENSE | 163000 | 163000 | ||
| FILING FEES | 10880 | 10940 | -10 | -50 |
| BANKING FEES | 8243 | 8243 | ||
| CREDIT CARD COSTS | 7648 | 156 | 7492 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES | 102590 | 65092 | 33536 | 3962 |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3355076 | Total |
| Program Services | 3108535 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 206124 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 40417 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2926953 | BOY |
| EOY | 1687125 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 20020 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts Receivable | AccountsReceivable |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2338 | BOY |
| EOY | 7338 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2949311 | BOY |
| EOY | 1694463 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 503577 | BOY |
| EOY | 300940 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 503577 | BOY |
| EOY | 300940 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2445734 | BOY |
| EOY | 1393523 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2445734 | BOY |
| EOY | 1393523 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2949311 | BOY |
| EOY | 1694463 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | -1052211 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | true | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | true | AuditCommittee |
| Financial Statement Consolidated | X | FinancialStatementConsolidated |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Political Expenditures | 985313 | PoliticalExpenditures |
| Volunteer Hours | 0 | VolunteerHours |
| Amt Expended For527 Activities | 985313 | AmtExpendedFor527Activities |
| Amt Of Internal Funds Contributed | 0 | AmtOfInternalFundsContributed |
| Total Exmpt Function Expenditures | 985313 | TotalExmptFunctionExpenditures |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiled |
| Total Grassroots Lobbying | TotalGrassrootsLobbying | |
| Total Direct Lobbying | TotalDirectLobbying | |
| Total Lobbying Expenditures | TotalLobbyingExpenditures | |
| Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures | OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures | |
| Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures | TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures | |
| Lobbying Nontaxable | LobbyingNontaxableAmount | |
| Grassroots Nontaxable | GrassrootsNontaxableAmount | |
| Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx | TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx | |
| Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx | TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx |
Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1 | Identifier |
| Explanation | The amount reported on Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 2 reflects staff time, as well as consulting and other discretionary expenses, that NRDC Action Fund spent on work related to limited political campaign activities on environmental issues (specifically clean energy issues) during the November 2010 election cycle. These political expenditures were directed mainly toward congressional races for House seats in Ohio Districts 13 and 16, where NRDC Action Fund sent direct mail pieces to more than 200,000 households. NRDC Action Fund also purchased print and online ads concerning clean energy issues that ran in conjunction with 19 House races throughout the country. b. $117,563 of the total political expenditures was spent on staff salaries (including benefits and overhead), while the remaining $867,750 was spent on discretionary expenses, including consultants and other vendors, advertising and grants to other organizations. c. The total amount of political expenditures represents 29 percent of the organization's overall expenditures for the year. | Explanation |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Art Public Exhibition Amts | ArtPublicExhibitionAmts | |
| Held Works Of Art Amts | HeldWorksOfArtAmts | |
| Land | Land | |
| Buildings | Buildings | |
| Leasehold Improvements | LeaseholdImprovements | |
| Equipment | Equipment | |
| Other Land Buildings | OtherLandBuildings | |
| Federal Income Tax Liability | 0 | FederalIncomeTaxLiability |
| Total Of Amounts | 0 | TotalOfAmounts |
| Total Revenue | 2302865 | TotalRevenue |
| Total Expenses | 3355076 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -1052211 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Excess Or Deficit Per FS | -1052211 | ExcessOrDeficitPerFS |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 2322155 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities | 19290 | DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 19290 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 2302865 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 2302865 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 3374366 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Services Use Of Facilities | 19290 | DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 19290 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 3355076 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 3355076 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| income tax | part X: other liabilities | The FASB Accounting Codification ("ASC") established criterion that an individual tax position must meet for some or all of the benefits of that position to be recognized in an entity's financial statements. This standard requires that a tax position be recognized or derecognized based on a "more likely than not" threshold. NRDC has processes presently in place to ensure the maintenance of its tax-exempt status; to identify and report unrelated income; determine its filing and tax obligations in jurisdictions for which it has nexus; and to review other matters that may be considered a tax position. The tax years ending 2008, 2009, and 2010 remain open to audit for both federal and state purposes. This standard has no impact on NRDC's 2011 and 2010 consolidated financial statements. NRDC does not believe its 2011 and 2010 consolidated financial statements include any uncertain tax positions. |
| Form 990, Schedule D, Part XI, XII, & XIII | NRDC Action Fund does not receive standalone financial statements; its operations are consolidated within the financial statements of its parent organization, Natural Resources Defense Council. The parts XI, XII and XIII reconciliation on Schedule D tie back to NRDC Action Fund's financial information in the audited financial statements (Footnote M) and not to the consolidated numbers. |
Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Records Maintained | true | RecordsMaintained |
Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient | IRC SectionIRCSection | Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant | Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Californians for Clean Energy and Jobs | |||||||
| 1100 11th St Ste 200 Sacramento C | Sacramento | CA | 95814 | 273284139 | 501(c)(4) | 110000 | Environmental Aims |
| Californians to Stop the Dirty Energy Proposition | |||||||
| 1100 11th St Ste 200 Sacramento C | Sacramento | CA | 95814 | 271781659 | 501(c)(4) | 635000 | No on Prop 23 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants | 3 | TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants |
| Total Nbr Of Other Organizations | 0 | TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations |
Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Schedule I, Part I, Line 1 | Identifier |
| Explanation | NRDC Action Fund only makes grants to select tax-exempt organizations or social welfare organizations that support our tax-exempt mission. | Explanation |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Committee | X | CompensationCommittee |
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | false | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | false | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | false | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org | false | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs | false | CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org | false | CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs | false | CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | false | AnyNonFixedPayments |
| Initial Contract Exception | false | InitialContractException |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)
| Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg | Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs | Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg | Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg | Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs | Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg | Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg | Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg | Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg | Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Beinecke See Sch O | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 381279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34300 | 0 | 15484 | 0 | 431063 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lehner | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 252806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22050 | 0 | 15484 | 0 | 290340 | 0 | 0 |
| Patricia Sullivan | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 176695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26483 | 0 | 7237 | 0 | 210415 | 0 | 0 |
| John Adams | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 158600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60006 | 0 | 218606 | 0 | 0 |
Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Compensation Information | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Schedule J | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Part II, John H Adams Column B(I): Base Compensation After thirty-five years of committed service as NRDC's Founder and President, John Adams retired on April 1, 2006. John became a part-time consultant for NRDC and received $158,500 for these services in fiscal year 2011. Column D: Nontaxable Benefits: As part of his retirement agreement, NRDC provides John Adams with medical and dental benefits and a long term care plan. The values of these benefits are: Medical $17,021 per year LTC $42,985 per year Form 990, Part VII & Schedule J, Part I The officers reported on NRDC Action Fund's Form 990, Frances Beinecke, Patricia Sullivan and Peter Lehner, receive their compensation from the parent organization, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC). Accordingly, all compensation is being reported on NRDC Action Fund's Form 990 as related organization compensation. However, a portion of each officer's compensation is reimbursed by NRDC Action Fund to NRDC based on services rendered to NRDC Action Fund. In the interest of clarity, NRDC Action Fund is disclosing the following salary and benefits amounts as having been reimbursed by NRDC Action Fund to NRDC for these services: Salary Benefits President Beinecke $2,173 $616 Treasurer Sullivan $2,474 $698 Executive Director Lehner $11,098 $3,127 | Explanation |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Governing Body and Management | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A | LINE 6 - NRDC Action Fund's sole corporate member is its parent organization, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc ("NRDC"). Line 7a - The sole corporate member, NRDC, has the sole authority to appoint NRDC Action Fund's Board of Directors on an annual basis. This power is reserved to NRDC in NRDC Action Fund's organizing documents. Line 7b - If the Board of Directors should have a vacancy during the year, the sole corporate member has the right to approve the Board's election of a replacement to fill that vacancy. |
| Policies | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B | Line 11 - NRDC Action Fund's Form 990 is prepared by a nationally recognized accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's senior management and financial team. Upon completion, the Form 990 is distributed to senior management and THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE for review and approval. A copy of the final Form 990 is shared with the full board of directors prior to its electronic filing with the Internal Revenue Service. LINE 12 - Each officer, director, trustee and key employee of NRDC Action Fund is required to annually disclose any conflicts of interest that arise by virtue of employment, board service, or position with either NRDC Action Fund or NRDC. NRDC Action Fund monitors compliance with its conflict of interest policy through an annual questionnaire/disclosure statement that is distributed to these individuals. Potential conflicts are investigated immediately. LINE 15 - NRDC Action Fund does not directly compensate any of its officers, directors and/or key employees. All compensation is paid by the parent organization, Natural Resources Defense Council and is reimbursed by NRDC Action Fund to NRDC. The processes used for determining compensation as paid by the parent entity are described on that organization's Form 990. |
| Disclosure | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C | LINE 19 - NRDC Action Fund makes its Form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The Form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. NRDC Action Fund's financial statements are available on its website. The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public, but, if requested, will be provided at management's discretion. |
| Form 990, Part IV | Line 5 - NRDC Action Fund is not subject to the Section 6033(e) notice and reporting requirements since it does not receive membership dues, assessments or similar amounts as defined in Rev. Proc. 98-19. | |
| Form 990, Part VII | Frances Beinecke, relinquished her role as President and Board Member, on June 14, 2010 (and this was reflected on the prior year 990) because she was appointed to President Obama's Oil Commission. When her service on the commission terminated, she returned to her role as President and Board Member at the May 19, 2011 Board meeting. Form 990, Part VII - Hours Officers Frances Beinecke, Peter Lehner and Patricia Sullivan perform most of their work responsiblities for a related party, the Natural Resources Defense Council. Average hours worked per week for the related party is approximately 40 for each officer. |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII
Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 40 WEST 20TH STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10011 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 132654926 | EIN |
| Primary Activities | ENVIRONMENTAL | PrimaryActivities |
| Legal Domicile State | NY | LegalDomicileState |
| Exempt Code Section | 501(C)(3) | ExemptCodeSection |
| Public Charity Status | 7 | PublicCharityStatus |
Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | NA | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties | false | ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org | false | GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org | false | GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | false | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org | false | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg |
| Sale Of Assets To Other Org | false | SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg |
| Purchase Of Assets From Other Org | false | PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg |
| Exchange Of Assets | false | ExchangeOfAssets |
| Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs | false | RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs |
| Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs | false | RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services For Other Orgs | false | PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services By Other Orgs | false | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs |
| Sharing Of Facilities | true | SharingOfFacilities |
| Sharing Of Paid Employees | true | SharingOfPaidEmployees |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | true | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | false | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer To Other Org | false | OtherTransferToOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer From Other Org | false | OtherTransferFromOtherOrg |
Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable
Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction Type | M, N, | TransactionType |
| Amount Involved | 431646 | AmountInvolved |
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