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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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Natural Resources Defense Council

Summary

Natural Resources Defense Council is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 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's movement is recorded as environmentalism[15].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[16].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404423983[17].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134306838[18].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81054007[19].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's Commons category is recorded as Natural Resources Defense Council[20].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's industry is recorded as environment[21].
  • +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Natural Resources Defense Council[22].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fzvn[23].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's official website is recorded as https://www.nrdc.org[24].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Natural Resources Defense Council[25].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's IRS Employer Identification Number is recorded as 13-2654926[26].
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[27].

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Founding

Founders include John H. Adams[12], John Bryson[13], and James Gustave Speth[14]. +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Natural Resources Defense Council[22].

Identity

Natural Resources Defense Council's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NRDC'}[28].

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[21]. Fields of work include environmental protection[3], an academic discipline[29] and climate change mitigation[4], a field of work[30].

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 (219 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . dickinson.edu. dickinson.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Open ISNI for Organizations. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . repair.org. Retrieved . repair.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . afj.org. Retrieved . afj.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . nrdc.org. nrdc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . 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. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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