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Name:	Natural Resources Defense Council
Address:	40 West 20th Street
	New York, NY 10011
Phone:	212-727-2700 212-727-4516
Web Address:	www.nrdc.org

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

NRDC seeks to preserve natural resources through saving wild places and reducing consumption, and to protect public health by reducing threats to the environment from pollution and toxins. NRDC informs its members and the public about envirnomental issues through reports and publication, including its bi-monthly newsletter, "Nature's Voice," its quarterly magazine, "On Earth,” as well as through its website. NRDC teams up with firms and individuals to promote energy-efficiency and environmentally responsible production practices. NRDC also conducts public campaigns to protect forests and endangered ecosystems from development. In additon, NRDC encourages natural resource protection through the expansion of wildlife and marine reserves. Some ($7,511,566 or 13%) of NRDC's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fundraising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, NRDC's program expenses were:

Wild places	17,019,468
Global warming	12,542,951
Toxics and health	8,821,944
Oceans	5,323,743
Beyond oil	4,946,571
Education and action	4,897,414
Member services	3,322,895
China	2,150,049
Total Program Expenses:	$59,025,035

Chief Executive : Frances Beinecke, President

Compensation*:

$343,480

Chair of the Board: Dan Tishman
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chair and CEO , Tishman Construction Corp., of New York

Board Size: 41

Paid Staff Size: 325

*July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $94,308,470, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

NRDC incurred joint costs of $7,511,566 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $5,813,909 was allocated to program expenses and $1,697,657 was allocated to fund raising expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on NRDC's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliates) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.

Source of Funds
Membership and individual contributions	73,667,092
Investment return	15,825,785
Foundation grants	11,454,117
In-kind contributions	4,959,598
Bequest	3,879,572
Retirement plan curtailment gain	3,297,127
Other revenue	1,618,943
Cumulative effect of adoption of FAS No. 158	1,166,706
Awarded attorneys fees	698,695
Government grants	293,469
Change in value of split interest agreements	266,761
NRDC Action Fund	54,622
Total Income	$117,182,487

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 12%  Administrative: 9%

Total income				$117,182,487
	Program expenses			$59,025,035
	Fund raising expenses			9,024,266
	Administrative expenses			6,903,742
Total expenses				$74,953,043
Income in Excess of Expenses				42,229,444
Beginning net assets				125,324,152
Ending net assets				167,553,596
Total liabilities				40,688,739
Total assets				$208,242,335

Note: According to NRDC's financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2007, the organization received in-kind contributions in the amount of $4,959,598, which includes: legal services ($3,550,763), goods and other services ($1,330,035), and consulting services ($78,800).