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Natural Resources Defense Council

non-profit international environmental advocacy group, with its headquarters in New York City
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Summary

Natural Resources Defense Council is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,415 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Natural Resources Defense Council's field of work was environmental protection[3].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's field of work was climate change mitigation[4].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council received the Rose-Walters Prize[5].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council was a member of Digital Right to Repair Coalition[6].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council was a member of Alliance for Justice[7].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council is located in New York City[8].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council is in the country of United States[9].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[10].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's instance of is recorded as environmental organization[11].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's founder is recorded as John H. Adams[12].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's founder is recorded as John Bryson[13].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's founder is recorded as James Gustave Speth[14].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council is associated with the environmentalism movement[15].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[16].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's Commons category is recorded as Natural Resources Defense Council[17].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's industry is recorded as environment[18].
  • 1970 marks the founding of Natural Resources Defense Council[19].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's official website is recorded as https://www.nrdc.org[20].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Natural Resources Defense Council[21].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[22].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's short name is recorded as NRDC[23].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+177129164'}[24].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+197585835'}[25].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+181821968'}[26].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+182319651'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include John H. Adams[12], John Bryson[13], and James Gustave Speth[14]. 1970 marks the founding of Natural Resources Defense Council[19].

Identity

Natural Resources Defense Council's short name is recorded as NRDC[23].

Operations

Natural Resources Defense Council's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[16].

Industry

Natural Resources Defense Council's industry is recorded as environment[18]. Fields of work include environmental protection[3], an academic discipline[28] and climate change mitigation[4], a field of work[29].

Recognition

Natural Resources Defense Council received the Rose-Walters Prize[5].

Why It Matters

Natural Resources Defense Council ranks in the top 5% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,415 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Natural Resources Defense Council receive?

Honors received include Rose-Walters Prize[5].

Related Entities

environmental protection New York City United States

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Sadads · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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