Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
New York, NY · EIN 13-2654926 · Environment · Rank 2,532 by total revenue
We safeguard the earth: its people, its plants and animals, and (see schedule o) the natural systems on which all life depends. we work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life - air, land, and water - to defend endangered natural places and communities.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $248,922,592
- Total expenses
- $212,009,702
- Total assets
- $657,232,154
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $99,312,983
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $129,793,131
- Employees
- 829
- Salary base per employee
- $119,799
"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 (47)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manish Bapna | PRESIDENT/CEO | Officer | 40 | $793,129 |
| Margaret Marsh-Heine | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $637,108 |
| Christina Goldfuss | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Officer | 40 | $534,386 |
| Wing Yee Foo | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $461,602 |
| Kathleen Welch | CHAIR/TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Mary J Penniman | TREASURER/TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| John Bennett | SECRETARY | Officer | 1 | None reported |
| John Carter | ASSISTANT SECRETARY (AS OF 6/2025) | Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Ashley Gherlone | ASSISTANT SECRETARY (THRU 6/2025) | Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Dorothy Hector | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Naurin Zhang | ASSISTANT SECRETARY (AS OF 6/2025) | Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Mitchell Bernard | CHIEF COUNSEL | Key employee | 40 | $472,500 |
| Robyn Arville | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $447,566 |
| Edward Yoon | CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $402,216 |
| Kristin Wilson-Palmer | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $333,364 |
| Susan Casey-Lefkowitz | CHIEF OF STAFF | Key employee | 40 | $318,195 |
| Katherine Adams | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Geeta Aiyer | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard E Ayres | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Claire Bernard | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Sarah E Cogan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Nathaniel Dean | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Leonardo Dicaprio | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John E Echohawk | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Catherine Flowers | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jo Ann Kaplan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeremy Kahan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Nicole E Lederer | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Laura Lin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kelly Chapman Meyer | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peter Morton | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Frederica P Perera | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lynn Price | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Diana Propper De Callejon | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert Redford | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elena Rios | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas Roush | TRUSTEE (THRU 12/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Allison Schwartz | TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Frederick Ao Schwarz Jr | CHAIR EMERITUS/TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tom Soto | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gerald Torres | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Margret Trilli | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David C Vladeck | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Carlton Waterhouse | TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David F Welch | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Daniel Yates | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,949,860, which is 5.0% of the $99,312,983 salary base shared by 829 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manish Bapna | PRESIDENT/CEO | Officer | 40 | $705,258 | $0 | $87,871 | $793,129 |
| Margaret Marsh-Heine | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $565,736 | $0 | $71,372 | $637,108 |
| Christina Goldfuss | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Officer | 40 | $462,310 | $0 | $72,076 | $534,386 |
| Mitchell Bernard | CHIEF COUNSEL | Key employee | 40 | $403,082 | $0 | $69,418 | $472,500 |
| Wing Yee Foo | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $385,136 | $0 | $76,466 | $461,602 |
| Robyn Arville | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $390,761 | $0 | $56,805 | $447,566 |
| Sami Yassa Thru 092024 | SENIOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST II | Highly paid employee | 40 | $397,841 | $0 | $46,652 | $444,493 |
| Edward Yoon | CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $339,344 | $0 | $62,872 | $402,216 |
| Michael Wall | CHIEF LITIGATION OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $309,465 | $0 | $72,605 | $382,070 |
| Andrew Wetzler | FORMER CPO (THRU 10/22); SVP, NATURE | Former | 40 | $303,475 | $0 | $71,315 | $374,790 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202641329349307469 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-2654926
- Organization website (as filed): www.nrdc.org