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Grants paid by Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated, tax year 2020
EIN 11-6107128 · New York, NY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C600
In tax year 2020, Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated (EIN 11-6107128) reported 152 grants paid totaling $21,552,416. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Environmental Defense Action Fund New York, NY | A | $8,724,879 | paid | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Inc New York, NY | A | $3,848,085 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Houston Health Foundation Houston, TX | A | $570,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Resources for the Future Inc Washington, DC | A | $495,000 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA | A | $389,941 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Climate Advisers Trust Washington, DC | A | $387,069 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | A | $341,000 | paid | EDF+Biz | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Partnership Project Inc Washington, DC | A | $300,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Clean Air Council Philadelphia, PA | A | $265,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | A | $237,073 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Board of Trustees-Leland Stanford Jr Univ Redwood City, CA | A | $236,561 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Openaq Washington, DC | A | $173,000 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Interfaith Center On Corp Responsibility New York, NY | A | $170,000 | paid | EDF+Biz | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | A | $162,500 | paid | EDF+Biz | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Found San Francisco, CA | A | $150,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Conservation International Foundation Arlington, VA | A | $150,000 | paid | Oceans | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Western Conservation Foundation Denver, CO | A | $148,000 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Citizens Utility Board Chicago, IL | A | $140,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | American Security Project Washington, DC | A | $125,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Environment Texas Research & Policy Center Austin, TX | A | $115,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Forest Trends Association Washington, DC | A | $101,609 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | The Council On Strategic Risks Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | University of Maine Orono, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Oceans | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Ceres Inc Boston, MA | A | $100,000 | paid | EDF+Biz | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Catholic Climate Covenant Washington, DC | A | $95,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fd New Orleans, LA | A | $85,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $81,600 | paid | EDF+Biz | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | William Marsh Rice University Houston, TX | A | $75,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | National Corn Growers Association Chesterfield, MO | A | $75,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Trout Unlimited Inc Arlington, VA | A | $75,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Association of Defense Communities Washington, DC | A | $75,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | A | $74,434 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | National Center for Appropriate Technology Butte, MT | A | $73,836 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of California Davis, CA | A | $71,597 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Ground Water Research & Education Found Oklahoma City, OK | A | $70,625 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Natural Resources Council of Maine Augusta, ME | A | $70,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | A | $70,000 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Environmental Integrity Project Washington, DC | A | $70,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | George Washington University Washington, DC | A | $69,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Regeneration Project San Francisco, CA | A | $65,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Air Alliance Houston Houston, TX | A | $63,600 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | West Harlem Environmental Action New York, NY | A | $60,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Conservation Strategy Fund Arcata, CA | A | $58,200 | paid | Oceans | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Public Citizen Foundation Inc Washington, DC | A | $57,500 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $55,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | A | $50,770 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | New York University New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc St Petersburg, FL | A | $50,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Hispanic Federation Inc New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Oxfam-America Inc Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | EDF+Biz | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | W Montague Cobbnma Health Institute Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | A | $47,500 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Farmers Educat & Co-Op Union of America Denver, CO | A | $47,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Lulac Institute El Paso, TX | A | $45,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Reverb Inc Portland, ME | A | $45,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Lancaster Farmland Trust Strasburg, PA | A | $42,350 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Conservation Voters of South Carolina Edu Columbia, SC | A | $40,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environ Durango, CO | A | $40,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Ecology Center Inc Ann Arbor, MI | A | $40,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | A | $40,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy - Az Arlington, VA | A | $40,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Woods Hole Research Center Inc Falmouth, MA | A | $40,000 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc Washington, DC | A | $40,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Iowa State Univ of Science and Technology Ames, IA | A | $39,250 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Earthworks Washington, DC | A | $37,500 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $37,490 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Bonneville Environmental Foundation Portland, OR | A | $37,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY | A | $36,094 | paid | Oceans | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Corazon Latino Inc Washington, DC | A | $35,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Texas Southern University Foundation Houston, TX | A | $35,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation Minneapolis, MN | A | $35,000 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Think North Carolina First Raleigh, NC | A | $35,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Trustees of Purdue University West Lafayette, IN | A | $34,500 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Regents of the Univ of Ca Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | A | $34,164 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Western Leaders Network Durango, CO | A | $32,500 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Rector & Visitors of the Univ of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | A | $31,180 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility Austin, TX | A | $30,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Public Land Solutions Moab, UT | A | $30,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Our Climate Education Fund Seattle, WA | A | $30,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Vermont Caribbean Institute Burlington, VT | A | $29,864 | paid | Oceans | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Eckerd College St Petersburg, FL | A | $28,880 | paid | Oceans | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | A | $28,750 | paid | Oceans | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | A | $28,392 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | A | $26,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Center for Civic Policy Albuquerque, NM | A | $26,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Monarch Joint Venture Henderson, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | University of Idaho Foundation Inc Moscow, ID | A | $25,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Black Millennials 4 Flint Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Metairie, LA | A | $25,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | John P Mcgovern Museum of Health & Medical Scienc Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Everglades Law Center Inc N Palm Beach, FL | A | $25,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Divi of Homeland Ministries of the Christian C Indianapolis, IN | A | $25,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Usda-Ars Kimberly, ID | A | $25,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | State of Louisana Treasury Dept for University of Lafayette, LA | U | $24,873 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Green Latinos Washington, DC | A | $23,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | World Resources Institute Washington, DC | A | $22,000 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Pasadena Independent School District Pasadena, TX | U | $21,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | National Hispanic Medical Association Washington, DC | A | $20,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Christian Coalition Washington, DC | A | $20,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Mi Familia Vota Education Fund Phoenix, AZ | A | $20,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Audubon Society of Nys Inc Troy, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Greenbiz Group Inc Oakland, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | EDF Biz | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Climate Solutions Seattle, WA | A | $20,000 | paid | Climate | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Green Diversity Initiative Washington, DC | A | $20,000 | paid | EXOD | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Environmental N Carolina Research & Policy Ctr Raleigh, NC | A | $19,500 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Bahamas Sportfishing & Conservation Corp Grapevine, TX | A | $16,000 | paid | Oceans | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | New Alpha Community Development Corporation Florence, SC | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Arizona Land and Water Trust Inc Tucson, AZ | A | $15,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Found Raleigh, NC | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Vet Voice Foundation Inc Washington, DC | A | $15,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light Albuquergue, NM | A | $15,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | NY Fund for Conservation Inc East Hampton, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Cleo Institute Inc Miami, FL | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Partnership for Responsible Business Santa Fe, NM | A | $15,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Evangelical Environmental Network Westfield, IN | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Alianza Center Orlando, FL | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Texas Impact Education Fund Austin, TX | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Healthier Colorado Denver, CO | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Native American Voters Alliance Edu Proj Albuquerque, NM | A | $15,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Federation for Advanced Sewage Treatment St Petersburg, FL | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | People's Justice Council Birmingham, AL | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc Miami, FL | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Arizona Forward Association Phoenix, AZ | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Inc New Orleans, LA | A | $15,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Business Council for Sustainable Energy Fnd Washington, DC | A | $14,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Virginia Organizing Inc Charlottesville, PA | A | $13,000 | paid | OCS | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Mujeres de Islas Inc Culebra, PR | A | $12,500 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | East Central Florida Regional Plann Council Orlando, FL | A | $11,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Tejano Center for Community Concerns Inc Houston, TX | A | $10,500 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Biodiversity Works Austin, TX | A | $10,500 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Southern United Neighborhoods New Orleans, LA | A | $10,500 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Unidosus Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Environmental Council of the States Inc Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans Erie, CO | A | $10,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Clean Water Fund Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Alburquerque, NM | A | $10,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship Oakton, VA | A | $10,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Hispanic Access Foundation Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | West Oakland Environmental Indicators Proj Oakland, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Healthy Building Network Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | EDF+Biz | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Morehouse School of Medicine Inc Atlanta, GA | A | $10,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Make the Road Action Fund Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Fundacion de Culebra Inc Culebra, PR | A | $10,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Anthropocene Alliance Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Pheasants Forever Inc St Paul, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | Ecosystems | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Coalition of Community Organizations Houston, TX | A | $8,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum Grand Rapids, MI | A | $7,500 | paid | Political Affairs | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Amigos Bravos Inc Taos, NM | A | $7,500 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Oklahoma City, OK | A | $7,000 | paid | Energy | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Arlington, VA | A | $6,750 | paid | EDF Biz | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | New Jersey Future Trenton, NJ | A | $6,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
| 2020 | Ohio Environmental Council Columbus, OH | A | $6,000 | paid | Health | 202112189349300241 |
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