Environmental Defense Fund Inc.
- Environment and animals
- New York, New York
- EIN 11-6107128
- Tax-exempt since 1969
- Firms paid
- 16
- Fees reported, 2017–2024
- $4.3M
- Fees reported in 2024
- $28K
- Most Recent Reported Revenue
- $298.7M
Fundraising fees by year
Per Form 990 Schedule G
Firms paid in 2024
$28,217 to 1 fundraiser
| Fundraiser | Filed as | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Telefund IncAppeals, Reinstates, Direct-to-Donor Acquisition, Activist Conversion, Sustainer Invites | Appeals, Reinstates, Direct-to-Donor Acquisition, Activist Conversion, Sustainer Invites | $28,217 |
All firms paid
| Fundraiser | Years | Total fees |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Schwenkmeyer Inc | 2017–2023 · 7 years | $2,762,481 |
| Telefund Inc. | 2017–2023 · 7 years | $685,501 |
| Donor Services GroupDirect response | 2017–2019 · 3 years | $438,027 |
| S D A Teleservices | 2017–2021 · 5 years | $208,613 |
| Public Interest Communica | 2017–2018 · 2 years | $53,494 |
| Infocision | 2017 | $50,091 |
| Telefund Inc | 2024 | $28,217 |
| DCM Inc | 2020–2021 · 2 years | $27,633 |
Listed as a client by:
Per firm websites
- M&R StrategicDirect response
- Rising Tide Direct, LLCDirect response
- Brakeley Briscoe, Inc.Capital campaigns
- Campbell CompanyFull-service fundraising
- Chapman Cubine et alDirect response
- Gott Advertising LLCDirect response
- BLUE CRANE COMMUNICATIONS LLCDirect response
Form 990 Snapshot
| Tax year | Revenue | Contributions | Fundraising expenses | Professional fundraising fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $298.7M | $290.3M | $21.8M | $78K |
| 2022 | $247.1M | $237.0M | $28.8M | $112K |
| 2021 | $284.8M | $278.4M | $35.9M | $213K |
| 2020 | $365.1M | $358.4M | $34.4M | $771K |
| 2019 | $200.6M | $195.3M | $35.7M | $566K |
| 2018 | $185.6M | $181.7M | $32.4M | $1.1M |
| 2017 | $210.6M | $207.8M | $20.9M | $1.4M |
Fees are what Environmental Defense Fund Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.