Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
New York, NY · EIN 11-6107128 · Environment · Rank 1,498 by total revenue
To preserve the natural systems on which all life depends. guided by science and economics, we find practical and lasting solutions to the most serious environmental problems. we work to stabilize the climate, strengthen the ability of people and nature to thrive and support people's health.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $443,267,772
- Total expenses
- $356,751,950
- Total assets
- $520,426,832
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $106,481,854
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $133,664,337
- Employees
- 1,058
- Salary base per employee
- $100,644
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (48)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic D Krupp | President | Officer | 36 | $1,233,884 |
| Amanda Leland | Executive Director | Officer | 40 | $678,651 |
| Sean Cook | EVP, Chief Administrative Officer | Officer | 40 | $485,861 |
| N Lou Mkanganwi thru 662025 | Chief Financial & Technology Officer & Treasurer | Officer | 36 | $436,063 |
| Ronora Pawelko | Sr. Director & Sr. Counsel - Political Law | Officer | 24 | $205,914 |
| Abby Leigh | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Adam Met PhD | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Alice Hill | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Andrea Monge | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Bruce V Rauner | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Carl Ferenbach | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Christopher A Cole | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Christopher Costello | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Coddy Johnson | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| David S Vogel | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Dr Tony G Reames | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Elizabeth McCance | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| G Leonard Baker JR | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Georges C Benjamin MD | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ion Yadigaroglu | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Joshua Bekenstein | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Katherine Lorenz | Vice Chair | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kathryn Murdoch | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kenneth Olden PhD | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kevin Johnson | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kristen J Feldman | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Leslie Dach | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lisa Keith | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lise Strickler | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lynn R Goldman MD MPH | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Marie Lynn Miranda PhD | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mark W Heising | Chair | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Matt Cohler | Vice Chair | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Michael D Bills | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Peggy M Shepard | Vice Chair | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Rachel Crane | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Richard J Lazarus | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ruth DeFries PhD | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Secretary Ray Mabus | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Shelby W Bonnie | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Spencer Robertson | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Stanley Druckenmiller | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Stephen W Pacala PhD | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Susan Ford Dorsey | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Susan Mandel | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Susan Oberndorf | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| THE HONORABLE THOMAS H Kean | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Virginia Sall | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,544,696, which is 5.2% of the $106,481,854 salary base shared by 1,058 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic D Krupp | President | Officer | 36 | $1,167,858 | $0 | $66,026 | $1,233,884 |
| Amanda Leland | Executive Director | Officer | 40 | $625,826 | $0 | $52,825 | $678,651 |
| Sean Cook | EVP, Chief Administrative Officer | Officer | 40 | $433,015 | $0 | $52,846 | $485,861 |
| Angela Churie Kallhauge | EVP, Impact | Highly paid employee | 40 | $416,099 | $0 | $59,881 | $475,980 |
| Steven Hamburg | SVP, Chief Scientist | Highly paid employee | 40 | $422,614 | $0 | $43,569 | $466,183 |
| Thomas Murray | EVP, Solutions | Highly paid employee | 40 | $404,431 | $0 | $59,246 | $463,677 |
| Mark Brownstein | SVP, Energy Transition | Highly paid employee | 40 | $381,721 | $0 | $57,207 | $438,928 |
| Amelia Middleton | SVP, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer | Highly paid employee | 40 | $380,698 | $0 | $56,695 | $437,393 |
| N Lou Mkanganwi thru 662025 | Chief Financial & Technology Officer & Treasurer | Officer | 36 | $388,146 | $0 | $47,917 | $436,063 |
| Gwen Ruta Thru 122223 | FORMER SENIOR ADVISOR | Former | 0 | $428,076 | $0 | $0 | $428,076 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202641529349300984 (Form 990, period ending 2025-09-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 11-6107128
- Organization website (as filed): www.edf.org