Environmental Defense Fund

United States environmental advocacy organization, headquartered in New York City
Organization non_governmental_organization Q1345899
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Environmental Defense Fund

Summary

Environmental Defense Fund is a non-governmental organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Environmental Defense Fund is located in New York City[3].
  • Environmental Defense Fund is in the country of United States[4].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[5].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[6].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's instance of is recorded as environmental organization[7].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's founder is recorded as Dennis Puleston[8].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's founder is recorded as George M. Woodwell[9].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's founder is recorded as Victor Yannacone[10].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[11].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's industry is recorded as environment[12].
  • 1967 marks the founding of Environmental Defense Fund[13].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's official website is recorded as http://www.edf.org/[14].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Finding the ways that work'}[15].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[16].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+157295165'}[17].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+185639721'}[18].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+210596240'}[19].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+146650894'}[20].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+284762302'}[21].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+365118097'}[22].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+247057586'}[23].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+96358261'}[24].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+111915138'}[25].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+149720163'}[26].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+147163910'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Dennis Puleston[8], George M. Woodwell[9], and Victor Yannacone[10]. 1967 marks the founding of Environmental Defense Fund[13].

Operations

Environmental Defense Fund's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[11].

Industry

Environmental Defense Fund's industry is recorded as environment[12].

Why It Matters

Environmental Defense Fund has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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