Environmental Defense Fund

United States environmental advocacy organization, headquartered in New York City
Organization non_governmental_organization Q1345899
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Environmental Defense Fund

Summary

Environmental Defense Fund is a non-governmental organization[1]. It draws 1,095 Wikipedia views per month (non_governmental_organization category, ranking #50 of 417).[2]

Key Facts

  • Environmental Defense Fund's field of work was environmental protection[3].
  • Environmental Defense Fund was a member of International Union for Conservation of Nature[4].
  • Environmental Defense Fund is located in New York City[5].
  • Environmental Defense Fund is in the country of United States[6].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[7].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's instance of is recorded as environmental organization[9].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's instance of is recorded as organization[10].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's founder is recorded as Dennis Puleston[11].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's founder is recorded as George M. Woodwell[12].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's founder is recorded as Victor Yannacone[13].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[14].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's industry is recorded as environment[15].
  • 1967 marks the founding of Environmental Defense Fund[16].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's official website is recorded as http://www.edf.org/[17].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Finding the ways that work'}[18].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[19].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'EDF'}[20].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+157295165'}[21].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+185639721'}[22].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+210596240'}[23].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+146650894'}[24].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+284762302'}[25].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+365118097'}[26].
  • Environmental Defense Fund's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+247057586'}[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Dennis Puleston[11], George M. Woodwell[12], and Victor Yannacone[13]. 1967 marks the founding of Environmental Defense Fund[16].

Identity

Environmental Defense Fund's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'EDF'}[20].

Operations

Environmental Defense Fund's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[14].

Industry

Environmental Defense Fund's industry is recorded as environment[15]. Its field of work was environmental protection[3].

Why It Matters

Environmental Defense Fund draws 1,095 Wikipedia views per month (non_governmental_organization category, ranking #50 of 417).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . iucn.org. Retrieved . iucn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . iucn.org. Retrieved . iucn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ha', 'ru']
    Gnd id → 1057060-3
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'EDF'}
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 11d ago · NGOgo · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → International Union for Conservation of Nature
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  3. 12d ago · NGOgo · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → non-governmental organization, nonprofit organization, environmental organization +1
    Funder → Open Society Foundations
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  4. 15w ago · Sadads · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Donations → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+179334724'}, {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+278414224'}, {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+358400390'} +11
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+202261'}, {'amount': '+209951'}, {'amount': '+212701'} +5
    Country → —
    Country → United States
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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