ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND

Financials

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

257 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-7304

In care of

% FREDERIC D KRUPP

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

FREDERIC D KRUPP, 257 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010

Signed the 990

FREDERIC D KRUPP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(212) 505-2100

Website

WWW.EDFACTION.ORG

Return prepared by

BDO USA

Mission

TO ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.

Program accomplishments

• Stabilize the Climate through Advocacy - EDF Action worked to defend federal clean energy and clean transportation tax incentives enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Through a coordinated advocacy effort, EDF Action collaborated with a broad range of stakeholders across the clean energy and transportation sectors, including national trade associations, individual companies, and environmental nonprofit partners. This work engaged both business and community voices to communicate the economic, consumer, and industry impacts of the tax incentives. EDF Action conducted public opinion research, developed policy and legal analysis, and supported earned and paid media efforts in key states to inform policymakers and the public about the consequences of repealing or weakening these incentives. The organization facilitated grassroots engagement, generating tens of thousands of constituent messages to Members of Congress and leveraged in-house expertise to analyze the impacts on domestic manufacturing, the auto industry, and consumer choice. Following congressional consideration of legislation affecting these programs, EDF Action supported paid communications and public education efforts in targeted states and districts to raise awareness of the potential economic and consumer impacts.
  Expenses $16,283,966 · grants $9,187,667
• Advancing State Policy Goals - Across the country, durable environmental progress is built state by state. EDF Action's State Affairs program operates in 10 states representing 40% of the U.S. population - including the nation's top oil- and gas-producing states - turning policy ideas into real-world solutions that cut pollution, lower costs, and strengthen communities. In California, EDF Action advanced two landmark climate laws. The organization played a central role in advancing legislation enabling California to join a West-wide electricity market that will deliver cheaper, cleaner power and improved reliability. It also helped secure reauthorization of the state's "Cap and Invest" program, extending it through 2045 and aligning it with California's climate targets. Through lobbying, media engagement, paid outreach, and coalition building, EDF Action overcame legislative obstacles and secured bipartisan support. In Texas, EDF Action achieved meaningful wins in the nation's largest oil- and gas-producing state. The team advanced limits on how long inactive wells can remain unplugged, addressing pollution risks. It also helped pass groundwater science funding and dedicated water infrastructure legislation, later approved by voters by a wide margin - marking the largest water investment in Texas history. In Colorado, EDF Action helped extend clean electricity standards toward 100% by 2040 and secure nation-leading methane and air toxics protections. In Nevada, the organization helped pass bipartisan legislation strengthening the state's clean energy fund. In Arizona, EDF Action advanced water security reforms and supported bipartisan "Ag-to-Urban" legislation to conserve groundwater. Across states from Florida to Virginia, EDF Action continues building bipartisan coalitions to advance resilience, clean energy, and community-centered climate solutions - ensuring continued progress even amid federal uncertainty.
  Expenses $2,115,437 · grants $166,818
• Strengthen People's and Nature's Ability to Thrive through Advocacy - In fisheries and aquaculture, EDF Action played a vital role in educating the public and policymakers about the economic and environmental benefits of sustainable aquaculture alongside healthy, well-managed fisheries. Our work highlighted how smart seafood policy can create jobs, strengthen food security, and support coastal communities while minimizing environmental risks. EDF Action helped build congressional support for protecting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) from ongoing agency and staffing cuts, and for securing appropriations levels that allow NMFS to carry out its core fishery-management responsibilities. We partnered with coastal community leaders and fishermen to elevate policy solutions that promote sustainable and resilient fisheries, a responsive NMFS, and the regulatory stability on which the domestic seafood supply depends. Through sustained media outreach, legislative engagement, and coalition-building, EDF Action elevated sustainable aquaculture in federal policy discussions and advanced the bipartisan MARA Act as a new consensus framework. By strengthening relationships with congressional leaders, industry stakeholders, and environmental advocates, we reinforced the need for a science-based, community-informed approach to offshore aquaculture and federal fisheries management in the United States. In agriculture, EDF Action advocated for the inclusion of Inflation Reduction Act conservation funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, permanently expanding USDA conservation programs. This action represents roughly a $35 billion increase in conservation investments over the next two decades. The outcome followed years of engagement with Republican lawmakers to preserve these funds rather than rescind or reallocate them to non-environmental priorities, and it represented a critical policy win in the tax and spending reconciliation bill. In addition to this permanent expansion, EDF Action worked with partners to submit comments to the MAHA Commission. That engagement helped shape USDA's recently announced regenerative agriculture initiative - a pilot program prioritizing conservation practices that improve soil health, water quality, and nutrition outcomes.
  Expenses $1,006,020 · grants $50,000
• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES
  Expenses $3,830,839 · grants $109,809

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

90-0080500

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(4): Social welfare organization

Donations deductible

No

Exempt since

2003

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Environment (C30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$11,130,168

Income (IRS master file)

$24,647,599

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 90-0080500).

Questions about ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND

What is the EIN of ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND is 90-0080500.

Is ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2003.

Are donations to ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND tax-deductible?

No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.

Which annual return does ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND 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 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Who is the principal officer of ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names FREDERIC D KRUPP.

Who are the officers and directors of ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,647,599, expenses of $25,215,948 and total assets of $11,130,168 at year end.

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