Nonprofit · EIN 13-3976062
NRDC ACTION FUND INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $9,178,650 | $16,974,368 | -$7,795,718 | $11,466,906 | $2,491,559 | $8,975,347 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,141,255
- Membership dues
- $849,280
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,037,395
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $626,283
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,285,299
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $583,055
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,084,821
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,394,443
- Professional fundraising fees
- $632,192
- Legal fees
- $112,761
- Occupancy
- $440,407
- Travel
- $89,589
- Program services (functional)
- $13,798,274
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,086,080
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,090,014
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,342,029
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,466,906
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,491,559
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,975,347
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,889,141
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,975,347
- Gross receipts
- $9,408,510
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANISH BAPNA | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 2 | $0 | $705,258 | $87,871 |
| MOLLIE MARSH-HEINE | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 4 | $0 | $565,736 | $71,372 |
| CHRISTINA GOLDFUSS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 3 | $0 | $462,310 | $72,076 |
| MITCHELL BERNARD | CHIEF COUNSEL Key employee | 1 | $0 | $403,082 | $69,418 |
| VERONICA FOO | CFO AND TREASURER Officer | 3 | $0 | $385,136 | $76,466 |
| ROBYN ARVILLE | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Key employee | 1 | $0 | $390,760 | $56,805 |
| EDWARD YOON | CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Key employee | 1 | $0 | $339,344 | $62,872 |
| KEVIN CURTIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 02/2025) Officer | 40 | $0 | $275,126 | $68,510 |
| KRISTIN WILSON-PALMER | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Key employee | 1 | $0 | $302,830 | $30,534 |
| SUSAN CASEY-LEFKOWITZ | CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 0.5 | $0 | $265,065 | $53,130 |
| MICHAEL CASSESSO | SENIOR DIRECTOR, POLITICAL AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $171,674 | $51,409 |
| TIMOTHY MEINKE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $187,735 | $33,206 |
| DENIS DISON | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $163,549 | $31,694 |
| ARDEN PARKER | CLIMATE LEADERSHIP COLLECTIVE DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $120,088 | $22,306 |
| FRANCES BEINECKE | CHAIR (AS OF 6/20/25)/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIGMUND ANDERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ARNDT | DIRECTOR (THRU 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD E AYRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE BARTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LATOSHA BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAMILTON CANDEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JO ANN KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DAWSON | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA MENDEZ | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH MCNEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERNICE MILLER-TRAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT RABEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SNELL | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM SWEENEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID C VLADECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN WELCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BENNETT | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GHERLONE | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOROTHY HECTOR | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTA MCMANUS | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 40 WEST 20TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10011-4211
- In care of
- % VERONICA FOO CFO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MANISH BAPNA, 40 WEST 20TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10011
- Signed the 990
- VERONICA FOO, CFAO
- Phone
- (212) 727-2700
- Return prepared by
- GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- CLIMATE AND ENERGYDURING THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE NRDC ACTION FUND WORKED TO EXPAND AND MOBILIZE OUR INFLUENTIAL CONSTITUENCIES, EXPERTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND OTHERS TO CHAMPION CLEAN AIR AND WATER, PUBLIC HEALTH, BIODIVERSITY, AND A STABLE CLIMATE. WE LOBBIED DECISION MAKERS ON THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES. WE HELD ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE BY EDUCATING CONSTITUENTS WHEN THEIR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES VOTED FOR OR AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES AND EXPOSING THOSE WHO SIDED WITH POLLUTERS RATHER THAN THE PUBLIC GOOD. (SEE SCHEDULE O)WE SUPPORTED POLITICAL CANDIDATES WHO STOOD UP FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND EQUITABLE CLIMATE ACTION AND WORKED TO HELP ELECT CLIMATE CHAMPIONS TO CONGRESS.EXAMPLES OF THE NRDC ACTION FUND'S FEDERAL ADVOCACY INCLUDE LOBBYING AND MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO ADVOCATE AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REPEAL CLEAN ENERGY AND OTHER PRO-CLIMATE LEGISLATION. THE NRDC ACTION FUND ALSO ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE STATE LEVEL, SUPPORTING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS.Expenses $9,986,290 · grants $4,485,585
- NATURETHE NRDC ACTION FUND LOBBIED AGAINST LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO WEAKEN KEY NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, INCLUDING THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. THE ACTION FUND ALSO LOBBIED TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILDLANDS FROM EXPANDED OIL AND GAS DRILLING.Expenses $2,853,201 · grants $1,350,836
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHTHE NRDC ACTION FUND SUPPORTED CAMPAIGNS TO ENACT LEADING EDGE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY AND EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDING POLICIES IN STATES AND MUNICIPALITIES. WE ADVOCATED FOR ELIMINATING DANGEROUS PESTICIDES IN SEVERAL STATES, FOR REMOVING AND REPLACING LEAD PIPES THAT TAINT DRINKING WATER, AND FOR THE ELIMINATION OF HARMFUL CHEMICALS FROM CONSUMER GOODS.Expenses $958,783 · grants $468,128
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3976062
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,466,906
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,408,510
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $18,315,373 | $16,030,501 | $16,966,028 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $15,532,584 | $18,429,971 | $14,034,850 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about NRDC ACTION FUND INC
- What is the EIN of NRDC ACTION FUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NRDC ACTION FUND INC is 13-3976062.
- Is NRDC ACTION FUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1998.
- Are donations to NRDC ACTION FUND INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NRDC ACTION FUND INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NRDC ACTION FUND INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NRDC ACTION FUND INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NRDC ACTION FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MANISH BAPNA.
- Who are the officers and directors of NRDC ACTION FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NRDC ACTION FUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,178,650, expenses of $16,974,368 and total assets of $11,466,906 at year end.
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