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Charity Review

Issued: February 2011 Expires: February 2013

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Natural Resources Defense Council

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212-727-2700 40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011 www.nrdc.org
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Standards for Charity Accountability

Governance
  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report
Finances
  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fund Raising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan
Fund Raising & Info
  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints
  1. Conclusions
  2. Purpose
  3. Programs
  4. Governance & Staff
  5. Fund Raising
  6. Tax Status
  7. Financial

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.Standards for Charity Accountability.</a>" />

Year, State Incorporated: 1970, New York

Affiliates: NRDC Action Fund

Stated Purpose: "to protect the worldโ€™s natural resources and ensure a safe and healthy environment for all people."


NRDC seeks to preserve natural resources through saving wild places and reducing consumption, and to protect public health by reducing threats to the environment from pollution and toxins. NRDC informs its members and the public about envirnomental issues through reports and publication, including its bi-monthly newsletter, "Nature's Voice," its quarterly magazine, "On Earth,โ€ as well as through its website. NRDC teams up with firms and individuals to promote energy-efficiency and environmentally responsible production practices. NRDC also conducts public campaigns to protect forests and endangered ecosystems from development. In additon, NRDC encourages natural resource protection through the expansion of wildlife and marine reserves. Some ($8,796,137 or 11%) of NRDC's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fundraising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, NRDC's program expenses were:

  
Clean energy future 39,603,135
Wild places and wildlife 18,700,417
Protect our health 5,471,254
Safe and sufficient water 5,267,350
Revise our oceans 5,227,114
Membership services 4,072,596
Sustainable communities 3,993,228
Total Program Expenses: $82,335,094

Chief Executive : Frances Beinecke, President
Compensation*: 
 $424,814

Chair of the Board: Daniel R. Tishman
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice Chairman of Aecom Technology Corporation

Board Size: 41

Paid Staff Size: 422

*July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $96,387,444, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
NRDC incurred joint costs of $10,172,740 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $8,796,137 was allocated to program expenses, and $1,376,603 was allocated to fund raising expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on NRDC's audited financial statements - consolidated for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Membership and indvidual contributions 66,748,642
Foundation grants 17,604,616
Investment return 9,415,575
Awarded attorneys fees 5,397,481
Membership and individual contributions - NRDC Action Fund 5,114,826
Bequests 4,267,156
In-kind contributions 2,075,738
Other 1,869,081
Government grants 576,466
Total Income $113,069,581


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