Form990
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except black lung benefit trust or private foundation)

MediumBullet The organization may have to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requirements.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
A For the calendar year, or tax year beginning 07-01-2010 and ending 06-30-2011
BCheck if applicable:
CName of organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Doing Business As
 
 
Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address)
40 West 20th Street
 
Room/suite
City or town, state or country, and ZIP + 4
New York, NY10011
D Employer identification number

13-2654926
E Telephone number

G Gross receipts $ 133,129,192
F Name and address of principal officer:
Peter Lehner Exec Director
40 WEST 20TH STREET
NEW YORK,NY10011
I
Tax-exempt status: (   ) LeftBullet (insert no.) or
J
Website:MediumBullet
www.nrdc.org
H(a)
Is this a group return for
affiliates?
H(b)
Are all affiliates included?
If "No," attach a list. (see instructions)
H(c)
Group exemption number MediumBullet  
K Form of organization:
 
L Year of formation: 1970
M State of legal domicile: NY
Part I
Summary
Activities & Governance 1 Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: NRDC's mission is to safeguard the earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.
2 Check this box MediumBullet
3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) .... 3 42
4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .... 4 38
5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2010 (Part V, line 2a) ... 5 527
6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .... 6 0
7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 .. 7a 330,191
b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 .. 7b -731,222
Revenues; Prior Year Current Year
8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) ......... 89,098,856 90,868,193
9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) ......... 5,397,481 4,390,776
10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) .... 1,262,564 836,994
11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) 1,213,051 962,001
12 Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)................... 96,971,952 97,057,964
Expenses; 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )... 0 1,922,753
14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4) .... 0 0
15 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10) 41,156,415 46,022,518
16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e).... 328,533 460,287
b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) MediumBullet7,117,169    
17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24f).... 47,529,779 49,726,152
18 Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 89,014,727 98,131,710
19 Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12...... 7,957,225 -1,073,746
Net Assets or Fund Balances; Beginning of Current Year End of Year
20 Total assets (Part X, line 16)............ 232,304,192 248,951,243
21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26)............ 50,876,728 51,538,183
22 Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20 ..... 181,427,464 197,413,060
Part II
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Cat. No. 11282Y
Form 990 (2010)
Form 990 (2010)
Page 2
Part III
Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part III . . . . . . . . . .
1
Briefly describe the organization’s mission: THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. ("NRDC") IS A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENSURING A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE. OUR MISSION IS TO SAFEGUARD THE EARTH: ITS PEOPLE, ITS PLANTS AND ANIMALS AND THE NATURAL SYSTEMS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. WE WORK TO RESTORE THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELEMENTS THAT SUSTAIN LIFE -- AIR, LAND AND WATER -- AND TO DEFEND ENDANGERED NATURAL PLACES. WE SEEK TO ESTABLISH SUSTAINABILITY AND GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE EARTH AS CENTRAL ETHICAL IMPERATIVES OF HUMAN SOCIETY. NRDC AFFIRMS THE INTEGRAL PLACE OF HUMAN BEINGS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. WE STRIVE TO PROTECT NATURE IN WAYS THAT ADVANCE THE LONG-TERM WELFARE OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE WORK TO FOSTER THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF ALL PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT. WE SEEK TO BREAK DOWN THE PATTERN OF DISPROPORTIONATE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS BORNE BY PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHERS WHO FACE SOCIA
2
Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on
the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? ....................
If “Yes,” describe these new services on Schedule O.
3
Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program services? ..........................
If “Yes,” describe these changes on Schedule O.
4
Describe the exempt purpose achievements for each of the organization’s three largest program services by expenses.
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations and section 4947(a)(1) trusts are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.
4a (Code:   ) (Expenses $ 84,606,232 including grants of $ 1,922,753 ) (Revenue $ 4,390,776 )
See Schedule O for a detailed description of all of NRDC's various environmental programs.
4b (Code:   ) (Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4c (Code:   ) (Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4d Other program services. (Describe in Schedule O.)
(Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4e Total program service expensesMediumBullet$ 84,606,232
Form 990 (2010)
Form 990 (2010)
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Part IV
Checklist of Required Schedules
Yes
No
1
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)? If “Yes,” complete Schedule AClick to see attachment.....................
1
Yes
 
2
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors? Click to see attachment........
2
Yes
 
3
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office? If “Yes,” complete Schedule C, Part IClick to see attachment..........
3
 
No
4
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization engage in lobbying activities? If “Yes,” complete Schedule C,
Part IIClick to see attachment.........................
4
Yes
 
5
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19? If “Yes,” complete Schedule C, Part III........................
5
 
 
6
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts? If “Yes,” complete
Schedule D, Part IClick to see attachment.......................
6
 
No
7
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space,
the environment, historic land areas or historic structures? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part IIClick to see attachment...
7
 
No
8
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part III Click to see attachment....................
8
 
No
9
Did the organization report an amount in Part X, line 21; serve as a custodian for amounts not listed in Part X; or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services? If “Yes,”
complete Schedule D, Part IVClick to see attachment...................
9
 
No
10
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in term, permanent,or quasi-endowments? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part VClick to see attachment
10
Yes
 
11
If the organization’s answer to any of the following questions is ‘Yes,’ then complete Schedule D, Parts VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X as applicable:
a
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment in Part X, line10? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part VI.Click to see attachment
11a
Yes
 
b
Did the organization report an amount for investments—other securities in Part X, line 12 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part VII.Click to see attachment
11b
Yes
 
c
Did the organization report an amount for investments—program related in Part X, line 13 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part VIII.Click to see attachment
11c
 
No
d
Did the organization report an amount for other assets in Part X, line 15 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part IX.Click to see attachment
11d
Yes
 
e
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities in Part X, line 25? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part X.Click to see attachment
11e
Yes
 
f
Did the organization’s separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization’s liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part X.Click to see attachment
11f
Yes
 
12a
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Parts XI, XII, and XIII Click to see attachment
12a
 
No
b
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If “Yes,” and if the organization answered ‘No’ to line 12a, then completing Schedule D, Parts XI, XII, and XIII is optional Click to see attachment
12b
Yes
 
13
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If “Yes,” complete Schedule E
13
 
No
14a
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?....
14a
Yes
 
b
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, and program service activities outside the United States? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Part I......... Click to see attachment
14b
Yes
 
15
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of grants or assistance to any organization or entity located outside the U.S.? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Part II.. Click to see attachment
15
Yes
 
16
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or assistance to individuals located outside the U.S.? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Part III.. Click to see attachment
16
 
No
17
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000, of expenses for professional fundraising services on Part IX, column (A), lines 6 and 11e? If “Yes,” complete Schedule G, Part IClick to see attachment
17
Yes
 
18
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions on Part VIII, lines 1c and 8a? If “Yes,” complete Schedule G, Part II.......... Click to see attachment
18
Yes
 
19
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities on Part VIII, line 9a? If “Yes,” complete Schedule G, Part III................... Click to see attachment
19
 
No
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Form 990 (2010)
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Part IV
Checklist of Required Schedules (continued)
20a
Did the organization operate one or more hospitals? If “Yes,” complete Schedule H.....
20a
 
No
b
Did the organization attach its audited financial statement to this return? Note: All Form 990 filers that operate one or more hospitals must attach audited financial statements. .....
20b
 
 
21
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants and other assistance to governments and organizations in the United States on Part IX, column (A), line 1? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and II.. Click to see attachment
21
Yes
 
22
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants and other assistance to individuals in the United States on Part IX, column (A), line 2? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and III..... Click to see attachment
22
 
No
23
Did the organization answer “Yes” to Part VII, Section A, questions 3, 4, or 5, about compensation of the organization’s current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees? If “Yes,” complete Schedule J................ Click to see attachment
23
Yes
 
24a
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002? If “Yes,” answer questions 24b–24d and complete Schedule K. If “No,” go to line 25................ Click to see attachment
24a
Yes
 
b
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?...
24b
 
No
c
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year
to defease any tax-exempt bonds?......................
24c
 
No
d
Did the organization act as an “on behalf of” issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?...
24d
 
No
25a
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part I...... Click to see attachment
25a
 
No
b
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization’s prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part I................ Click to see attachment
25b
 
No
26
Was a loan to or by a current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, highly compensated employee, or disqualified person outstanding as of the end of the organization’s tax year? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L,
Part II........................... Click to see attachment
26
 
No
27
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor, or a grant selection committee member, or to a person related to such an individual? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part III............... Click to see attachment
27
 
No
28
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties? (see Schedule L, Part IV instructions for applicable filing thresholds, conditions, and exceptions):
a
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part IV ......................... Click to see attachment
28a
 
No
b
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If “Yes,”
complete Schedule L, Part IV................... Click to see attachment
28b
Yes
 
c
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or owner? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part IV.. Click to see attachment
28c
Yes
 
29
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions? If “Yes,” complete Schedule MClick to see attachment
29
Yes
 
30
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions? If “Yes,” complete Schedule M............ Click to see attachment
30
 
No
31
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations? If “Yes,” complete Schedule N,
Part I........................... Click to see attachment
31
 
No
32
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets? If “Yes,” complete Schedule N, Part II.......................
32
 
No
33
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Part I........ Click to see attachment
33
 
No
34
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Parts II, III, IV, and V, line 1..................... Click to see attachment
34
Yes
 
35
Is any related organization a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? .....
35
Yes
 
a
Did the organization receive any payment from or engage in any transaction with a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2... Click to see attachment
36
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2........... Click to see attachment
36
Yes
 
37
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Part VIClick to see attachment
37
 
No
38
Did the organization complete Schedule O and provide explanations in Schedule O for Part VI, lines 11 and 19? Note. All Form 990 filers are required to complete Schedule O. ............
38
Yes
 
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Form 990 (2010)
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Part V
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part V . . . . . . . . . .
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096. Enter -0- if not applicable. .......
1a
636
b
Enter the number of Forms W-2G included in line 1a. Enter -0- if not applicable.
1b
0
c
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners? ..................
1c
Yes
 
2a
Enter the number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return .....................
2a
527
b
If at least one is reported on line 2a, did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?

Note. If the sum of lines 1a and 2a is greater than 250, you may be required to e-file. (see instructions)
2b
Yes
 
3a
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?.............................
3a
Yes
 
b
If “Yes,” has it filed a Form 990-T for this year? If “No,” provide an explanation in Schedule O.....
3b
Yes
 
4a
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account or securities account)?.......................
4a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: MediumBulletCH
See instructions for filing requirements for Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.
5a
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?..
5a
 
No
b
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?
5b
 
No
c
If “Yes” to line 5a or 5b, did the organization file Form 8886-T? ........
5c
 
 
6a
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible?..........
6a
 
No
b
If “Yes,” did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?........................
6b
 
 
7
Organizations that may receive deductible contributions under section 170(c).
a
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?....................
7a
Yes
 
b
If “Yes,” did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?.....
7b
Yes
 
c
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?...........................
7c
 
No
d
If “Yes,” indicate the number of Forms 8282 filed during the year ....
7d
 
e
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?..........................
7e
 
No
f
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?..
7f
 
No
g
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?...................
7g
 
 
h
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?...............
7h
 
 
8
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds and section 509(a)(3) supporting organizations. Did the supporting organization, or a donor advised fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?................
8
 
 
9
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds.
a
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?.........
9a
 
 
b
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?......
9b
 
 
10
Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter:
a
Initiation fees and capital contributions included on Part VIII, line 12 ...
10a
 
b
Gross receipts, included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, for public use of club facilities
10b
 
11
Section 501(c)(12) organizations. Enter:
a
Gross income from members or shareholders .........
11a
 
b
Gross income from other sources (Do not net amounts due or paid to other sources against amounts due or received from them.) ........
11b
 
12a
Section 4947(a)(1) non-exempt charitable trusts. Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?
12a
 
 
b
If “Yes,” enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year.
12b
 
13
Section 501(c)(29) qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers.
a
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?
Note. All 501(c)(29) organizations must list in Schedule O each state in which they are licensed to issue qualified health plans, the amount of reserves required by each state, and the amount of reserves the organization allocated to each state.
13a
 
 
b
Enter the aggregate amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans.
13b
 
c
Enter the aggregate amount of reserves on hand.
13c
 
14a
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?.....
14a
 
 
b
If "Yes," has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments? If “No,” provide an explanation in Schedule O..
14b
 
 
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Form 990 (2010)
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Part VI
Governance, Management, and Disclosure For each “Yes” response to lines 2 through 7b below, and for a “No” response to lines 8a, 8b, or 10b below, describe the circumstances, processes, or changes in Schedule O. See instructions.
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part VI . . . . . . . . . .
Section A. Governing Body and Management
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number of voting members of the governing body at the end of the tax year ..............
1a
42
b
Enter the number of voting members included in line 1a, above, who are independent .................
1b
38
2
Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other officer, director, trustee, or key employee? .................
2
Yes
 
3
Did the organization delegate control over management duties customarily performed by or under the direct supervision of officers, directors or trustees, or key employees to a management company or other person? ..
3
 
No
4
Did the organization make any significant changes to its governing documents since the prior Form 990 was filed?
4
 
No
5
Did the organization become aware during the year of a significant diversion of the organization’s assets? .
5
 
No
6
Does the organization have members or stockholders? ................
6
Yes
 
7a
Does the organization have members, stockholders, or other persons who may elect one or more members of the governing body? .........................
7a
Yes
 
b
Are any decisions of the governing body subject to approval by members, stockholders, or other persons? ..
7b
Yes
 
8
Did the organization contemporaneously document the meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year by the following:
a
The governing body? .........................
8a
Yes
 
b
Each committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body? ............
8b
Yes
 
9
Is there any officer, director, trustee, or key employee listed in Part VII, Section A, who cannot be reached at the organization’s mailing address? If “Yes,” provide the names and addresses in Schedule O .....
9
 
No
Section B. Policies (This Section B requests information about policies not required by the Internal
Revenue Code.)
Yes
No
10a
Does the organization have local chapters, branches, or affiliates? ............
10a
 
No
b
If “Yes,” does the organization have written policies and procedures governing the activities of such chapters, affiliates, and branches to ensure their operations are consistent with those of the organization? ....
10b
 
 
11a
Has the organization provided a copy of this Form 990 to all members of its governing body before filing the form?
11a
Yes
 
b
Describe in Schedule O the process, if any, used by the organization to review the Form 990. .....
12a
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy? If “No,” go to line 13.......
12a
Yes
 
b
Are officers, directors or trustees, and key employees required to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts? ...........................
12b
Yes
 
c
Does the organization regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with the policy? If “Yes,” describe in Schedule O how this is done ....................
12c
Yes
 
13
Does the organization have a written whistleblower policy? ...............
13
Yes
 
14
Does the organization have a written document retention and destruction policy? .........
14
Yes
 
15
Did the process for determining compensation of the following persons include a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision?
a
The organization’s CEO, Executive Director, or top management official ...........
15a
Yes
 
b
Other officers or key employees of the organization ................
15b
Yes
 
If "Yes" to line a or b, describe the process in Schedule O. (See instructions.)
16a
Did the organization invest in, contribute assets to, or participate in a joint venture or similar arrangement with a taxable entity during the year? ......................
16a
 
No
b
If “Yes,” has the organization adopted a written policy or procedure requiring the organization to evaluate its participation in joint venture arrangements under applicable federal tax law, and taken steps to safeguard the organization’s exempt status with respect to such arrangements? ............
16b
 
 
Section C. Disclosure
17
List the States with which a copy of this Form 990 is required to be filedMediumBullet
AL , AK , AZ , AR , CA , CO , CT , DC , FL , GA , HI , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , ME , MD , MA , MI , MN , MS , MO , NH , NJ , NM , NY , NC , ND , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , UT , VT , VA , WA , WV , WI
18
Section 6104 requires an organization to make its Form 1023 (or 1024 if applicable), 990, and 990-T (501(c)(3)s only) available for public inspection. Indicate how you make these available. Check all that apply.
19
Describe in Schedule O whether (and if so, how), the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public.
20
State the name, physical address, and telephone number of the person who possesses the books and records of the organization: MediumBullet
SARAH A GILLMAN CFO
40 WEST 20TH STREET
NEW YORK,NY10011
(212) 727-4516
Form 990 (2010)
Form 990 (2010)
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Part VII
Compensation of Officers, Directors,Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part VII . . . . . . . . . .
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
1a Complete this table for all persons required to be listed. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization’s tax year.
RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current officers, directors, trustees (whether individuals or organizations), regardless of amount
of compensation, and current key employees. Enter -0- in columns (D), (E), and (F) if no compensation was paid.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current key employees, if any. See instructions for definition of "key employee."
RoundBullet List the organization’s five current highest compensated employees (other than an officer, director, trustee or key employee)
who received reportable compensation (Box 5 of Form W-2 and/or Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC) of more than $100,000 from the
organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former officers, key employees, or highest compensated employees who received more than $100,000
of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former directors or trustees that received, in the capacity as a former director or trustee of the
organization, more than $10,000 of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

List persons in the following order: individual trustees or directors; institutional trustees; officers; key employees; highest
compensated employees; and former such persons.
Check this box if neither the organization nor any related organizations compensated any current or former officer, director, or trustee.
(A)
Name and Title 		(B)
Average hours per week (describe hours for related organizations in Schedule O) 		(C)
Position (check all that apply) 		(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; Officer; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; Former;
(1) Adam Albright
Trustee/Vice Chairman
 1.0 X   X       0 0 0
(2) Jonathan F P Rose
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(3) William H Schlesinger
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(4) Josephine A Merck
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(5) Alan Horn
Trustee/Vice Chairman
 1.0 X   X       0 0 0
(6) Joy Covey
Trustee/Treasurer
 1.0 X   X       0 0 0
(7) Bob Epstein
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(8) Laurance Rockefeller
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(9) Anna Scott Carter
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(10) Laurie David
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(11) Christine H Russell
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(12) Leonardo DiCaprio
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(13) Daniel R Tishman
Trustee/Chairman
 1.0 X   X       0 0 0
(14) Maya Lin thru Dec 2010
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(15) Elizabeth R Wiatt
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(16) Susan Crown
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(17) Wendy K Neu
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
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Part VII
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees (continued)
(A)
Name and Title 		(B)
Average hours per week (describe hours for related organizations in Schedule O) 		(C)
Position (check all that apply) 		(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; Officer; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; Former;
(18) Michel Gelobter
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(19) Frederica Perera
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(20) Nicole Lederer
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(21) Frederick AO Schwarz Jr
Chair Emeritus
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(22) Patricia Bauman
Trustee/Vice Chairman
 1.0 X   X       0 0 0
(23) George M Woodwell
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(24) Peter A Morton
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(25) Gerald Torres
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(26) Philip B Korsant
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(27) Philip T Ruegger III
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(28) James Gustave Speth
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(29) Richard E Ayres
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(30) James Taylor
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(31) Robert J Fisher
Trustee/Vice Chairman
 1.0 X   X       0 0 0
(32) Robert Redford
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(33) John E Echohawk
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(34) John H Adams See Sched O
Trustee
 1.0 X           158,600 0 60,006
(35) Shelly B Malkin
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(36) Thomas W Roush
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(37) Wendy Schmidt
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(38) Max Stone
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(39) Arjun Gupta
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(40) Mary Moran
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(41) Michael Lynton
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(42) Henry R Breck thru Sep 2010
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(43) Kate Greswold
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(44) Van Jones
Trustee
 1.0 X           0 0 0
(45) Frances Beinecke
President
 35.0     X       381,279 0 49,784
(46) Peter Lehner
Executive Director
 35.0     X       252,806 0 37,534
(47) Patricia Sullivan
Deputy Director(thru 01/03/11)
 35.0     X       176,695 0 33,720
(48) Judith A Keefer
Finance Director
 35.0     X       219,412 0 40,990
(49) Jack Murray
Development Director
 35.0     X       229,705 0 34,957
(50) Linda Lopez
Director of Membership
 35.0       X     172,540 0 40,793
(51) David Hawkins
Director of Climate Center
 35.0         X   201,971 0 43,987
(52) Wesley Warren
Director of Programs
 35.0         X   198,508 0 21,293
(53) Philip Gutis
Communication Director
 35.0         X   190,594 0 22,793
(54) Sarah Chasis
Senior Attorney
 35.0         X   183,815 0 27,189
(55) Felicia Marcus
Western Director
 35.0         X   191,680 0 20,771
1b Sub-Total................MediumBullet
c Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....MediumBullet
d Total (add lines 1b and 1c)............MediumBullet 2,557,605 0 433,817
2
Total number of individuals (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from the organizationMediumBullet94
Yes
No
3
Did the organization list any former officer, director or trustee, key employee, or highest compensated employee on line 1a? If “Yes,” complete Schedule J for such individual .............
3
 
No
4
For any individual listed on line 1a, is the sum of reportable compensation and other compensation from the organization and related organizations greater than $150,000? If “Yes,” complete Schedule J for such individual...........................
4
Yes
 
5
Did any person listed on line 1a receive or accrue compensation from any unrelated organization or individual for services rendered to the organization? If “Yes,” complete Schedule J for such person .....
5
 
No
Section B. Independent Contractors
1
Complete this table for your five highest compensated independent contractors that received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization.
(A)
Name and business address 		(B)
Description of services 		(C)
Compensation
THOMPSON MAILING
21 NAUS WAY
BLOOMSBURG,PA17815 		MAILING SERVICE 2,610,000
MARCO ADVERTISING LOGISTICS
PO BOX 294
PRINCETON,NJ08542 		MAILING SERVICE 1,461,820
CP DIRECT
4600 BOSTON WAY
LANHAM,MD20706 		PRINTING SERVICE 1,371,040
Balfour Beatty Corporation
11325 Random Hills Dr Suite 500
FAIRFAX,VA22030 		Construction 2,377,385
Princeton South Inc
39 Everett Building D
PRINCETON JUNCTION,NJ08550 		Mailing Services 1,164,234
2
Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 in compensation from the organization MediumBullet76
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Part VIII
Statement of Revenue
(A)
Total revenue 		(B)
Related or
exempt
function
revenue 		(C)
Unrelated
business
revenue 		(D)
Revenue
excluded from
tax under sections
512, 513, or 514
Contributions, gifts, grants and other similar amounts 1a Federated campaigns..1a 335,156
b Membership dues....1b 29,010,336
c Fundraising events....1c 1,982,110
d Related organizations...1d  
e Government grants (contributions)1e 782,009
f All other contributions, gifts, grants, and
similar amounts not included above1f 		58,758,582
g Noncash contributions included in lines 1a-1f:$ 1,504,343
h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......MediumBullet 90,868,193
Program Service Revenue Business Code
2a COURT AWARDED FEES 900,099 4,390,776 4,390,776    
b
c
d
e
f All other program service revenue .        
g Total. Add lines 2a–2f........MediumBullet 4,390,776
Other Revenue 3 Investment income (including dividends, interest
and other similar amounts).....MediumBullet 696,553   -356,306 1,052,859
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds..MediumBullet 0      
5 Royalties............MediumBullet 30,534     30,534
(i) Real (ii) Personal
6a Gross Rents 829,895  
b Less: rental expenses    
c Rental income or (loss) 829,895  
d Net rental income or (loss).......MediumBullet 829,895   686,497 143,398
(i) Securities (ii) Other
7a Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory 35,684,824  
b Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses 35,544,383  
c Gain or (loss) 140,441  
d Net gain or (loss)..........MediumBullet 140,441     140,441
8a Gross income from fundraising events (not including
$ 1,982,110
of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ...
a 159,037
b Less: direct expenses ...b 526,845
c Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..MediumBullet -367,808   -367,808
9a Gross income from gaming activities.
See Part IV, line 19 ...
a  
b Less: direct expenses ...b  
c Net income or (loss) from gaming activities...MediumBullet 0      
10a Gross sales of inventory, less
returns and allowances .
a  
b Less: cost of goods sold ..b  
c Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..MediumBullet 0      
Miscellaneous Revenue Business Code
11a MAIL LIST RENTAL 900,099 248,311     248,311
b INTERVENOR FEE (CAPUC) 900,099 3,242     3,242
c BOOK INCOME - ON EARTH 900,099 12,341 12,341    
d All other revenue .... 205,486     205,486
e Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......MediumBullet 469,380
12 Total revenue. See Instructions....MediumBullet 97,057,964 4,403,117 330,191 1,456,463
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Part IX
Statement of Functional Expenses
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations must complete all columns. All other organizations must complete column (A) but are not required to complete columns (B), (C), and (D).
Do not include amounts reported on lines 6b,
7b, 8b, 9b, and 10b of Part VIII. 		(A)
Total expenses 		(B)
Program service expenses 		(C)
Management and general expenses 		(D)
Fundraising expenses
1 Grants and other assistance to governments and organizations in the U.S. See Part IV, line 21 1,723,706 1,723,706
2 Grants and other assistance to individuals in the U.S. See Part IV, line 22 0  
3 Grants and other assistance to governments, organizations, and individuals outside the U.S. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16 199,047 199,047
4 Benefits paid to or for members 0  
5 Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees .... 1,261,882 541,666 392,311 327,905
6 Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .... 0      
7 Other salaries and wages 34,378,747 29,429,046 2,459,443 2,490,258
8 Pension plan contributions (include section 401(k) and section 403(b) employer contributions) .... 3,298,694 2,774,042 264,752 259,900
9 Other employee benefits ....... 4,696,982 3,956,085 386,189 354,708
10 Payroll taxes ........... 2,386,213 2,006,690 191,517 188,006
11 Fees for services (non-employees):        
a Management ...... 597,137 502,163 47,926 47,048
b Legal ......... 368,872 335,818 33,054  
c Accounting ........... 288,638 242,731 23,166 22,741
d Lobbying ........... 65,327 60,084 5,243  
e Professional fundraising. See Part IV, line 17.. 460,287 460,287
f Investment management fees ...... 982,919 826,587 78,889 77,443
g Other .......... 13,159,343 12,586,696 401,455 171,192
12 Advertising and promotion .... 1,779,769 1,732,573 45,581 1,615
13 Office expenses ....... 14,679,682 12,983,736 131,584 1,564,362
14 Information technology ...... 664,186 550,306 113,719 161
15 Royalties .. 0      
16 Occupancy ........... 5,026,051 4,175,533 391,570 458,948
17 Travel ............ 2,743,387 2,389,782 301,190 52,415
18 Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials ...... 0      
19 Conferences, conventions, and meetings .... 1,414,470 1,316,776 68,131 29,563
20 Interest ........... 851,632 716,181 68,352 67,099
21 Payments to affiliates ....... 0      
22 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..... 2,377,735 1,989,679 201,559 186,497
23 Insurance .............. 315,317 265,167 25,307 24,843
24 Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above. (Expenses grouped together and labeled miscellaneous may not exceed 5% of total expenses shown on line 25 below.)
a ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION EXP. 692,407 610,992 81,415  
b ADJUSTMENT FOR UNPAID PLEDGES 604,624 604,624    
c LIST RENTALS 958,147 852,336   105,811
d TEMPORARY CLERICAL 369,601 159,492 186,859 23,250
e MISCELLANEOUS 1,786,908 1,074,694 509,097 203,117
f All other expenses        
25 Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24f 98,131,710 84,606,232 6,408,309 7,117,169
26 Joint costs. Check here MediumBullet if following
SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720). Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation 		8,837,298 7,674,724 0 1,162,574
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Page 11
Part X Balance Sheet
(A)
Beginning of year 		(B)
End of year
Assets 1 Cash—non-interest-bearing ..........   1  
2 Savings and temporary cash investments ....... 24,544,037 2 15,039,435
3 Pledges and grants receivable, net ......... 19,190,608 3 15,571,501
4 Accounts receivable, net ......... 709,238 4 375,942
5 Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees. Complete Part II of
Schedule L ..........   5  
6 Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B). Complete Part II of
Schedule L ..........   6  
7 Notes and loans receivable, net .............   7  
8 Inventories for sale or use ..............   8  
9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ............ 2,061,180 9 1,573,506
10a Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D 10a 57,653,673
b Less: accumulated depreciation. ..... 10b 13,656,382 39,335,179 10c 43,997,291
11 Investments—publicly traded securities .......... 120,584,651 11 117,060,785
12 Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 ...... 23,623,759 12 34,737,395
13 Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..   13  
14 Intangible assets .........   14  
15 Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ........... 2,255,540 15 20,595,388
16 Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34)... 232,304,192 16 248,951,243
Liabilities 17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses . 9,094,992 17 11,800,172
18 Grants payable ..........   18  
19 Deferred revenue ..........   19  
20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities .......... 12,192,947 20 11,953,780
21 Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D..   21  
22 Payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key
employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified
persons. Complete Part II of Schedule L..........   22  
23 Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties .. 13,137,192 23 12,354,950
24 Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ....   24  
25 Other liabilities. Complete Part X of Schedule D..... 16,451,597 25 15,429,281
26 Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..... 50,876,728 26 51,538,183
Net Assets or Fund Balance Organizations that follow SFAS 117, check here MediumBullet and complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27 Unrestricted net assets ..... 113,615,987 27 131,377,274
28 Temporarily restricted net assets ..... 47,777,705 28 45,900,232
29 Permanently restricted net assets ..... 20,033,772 29 20,135,554
Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117, check here MediumBullet and complete lines 30 through 34.
30 Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....   30  
31 Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund .....   31  
32 Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds   32  
33 Total net assets or fund balances ..... 181,427,464 33 197,413,060
34 Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ..... 232,304,192 34 248,951,243
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Part XI
Reconcilliation of Net Assets
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part XI . . . . . . . . . .
1
Total revenue (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) . . .
1
97,057,964
2
Total expenses (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) . . . . .
2
98,131,710
3
Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 2 from line 1 . . . .
3
-1,073,746
4
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (must equal Part X, line 33, column (A)) . .
4
181,427,464
5
Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) . . . .
5
17,059,342
6
Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 3, 4, and 5 (must equal Part X, line 33, column (B)) . . . . . .
6
197,413,060
Part XII
Financial Statements and Reporting
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part XII . . . . . . . . . .
Yes
No
1
Accounting method used to prepare the Form 990:  
If the organization changed its method of accounting from a prior year or checked "Other," explain in
Schedule O.
2a
Were the organization’s financial statements compiled or reviewed by an independent accountant?..
2a
 
No
b
Were the organization’s financial statements audited by an independent accountant?........
2b
Yes
 
c
If “Yes,” to 2a or 2b, does the organization have a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, review, or compilation of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant?
If the organization changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year, explain in Schedule O............................
2c
Yes
 
d
If “Yes” to line 2a or 2b, check a box below to indicate whether the financial statements for the year were issued on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both:
3a
As a result of a federal award, was the organization required to undergo an audit or audits as set forth in the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133? ................
3a
Yes
 
b
If “Yes,” did the organization undergo the required audit or audits? If the organization did not undergo the required audit or audits, explain why in Schedule O and describe any steps taken to undergo such audits. ..
3b
Yes
 
Form 990 (2010)
Additional Data


Software ID:  
Software Version:  
Form 990, Special Condition Description:
Special Condition Description
SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
right arrow Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. right arrow See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4
5
section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)
6
7
8
9
receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of
its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses
acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)
10
11
e
f
g
(i) a person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii)
Yes
No
and (iii) below, the governing body of the the supported organization? ................
11g(i)
 
 
(ii) a family member of a person described in (i) above? ......................
11g(ii)
 
 
(iii) a 35% controlled entity of a person described in (i) or (ii) above? ................
11g(iii)
 
 
h
(i)
Name of supported organization 		(ii)
EIN 		(iii)
Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) 		(iv)
Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? 		(v)
Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? 		(vi)
Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? 		(vii)
Amount of support?
Yes No Yes No Yes No
Total                  

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Page 2
Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in IRC 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) (a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009 (e) 2010 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... 81,804,352 99,819,318 92,860,196 89,098,856 90,868,194 454,450,916
2 Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......            
3 The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..            
4 Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. 81,804,352 99,819,318 92,860,196 89,098,856 90,868,194 454,450,916
5 The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..           19,006,155
6 Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.           435,444,761
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) (a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009 (e) 2010 (f) Total
7 Amounts from line 4.. 81,804,352 99,819,318 92,860,196 89,098,856 90,868,194 454,450,916
8 Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. 2,341,064 2,761,904 1,936,546 1,255,287 727,087 9,021,888
9 Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. 18,440 851,137 907,840 763,479 686,497 3,227,393
10 Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. 793,551 480,528 612,319 424,758 469,380 2,780,536
11 Total support (Add lines 7 through 10).           469,480,733
12
12
15,930,635
13
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
14
92.750 %
15
15
95.115 %
16a
b
17a
b
18
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Page 3
Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in IRC 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) (a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009 (e) 2010 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .            
2 Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......            
3 Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513..            
4 Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...            
5 The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..            
6 Total. Add lines 1 through 5.            
7a Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...            
b Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.            
c Add lines 7a and 7b..            
8 Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)            
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) (a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009 (e) 2010 (f) Total
9 Amounts from line 6...            
10a Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..            
b Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.            
c Add lines 10a and 10b.            
11 Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.            
12 Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)            
13 Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.).            
14
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
15
 
16
16
 
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
17
 
18
18
 
19a
b
20
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Page 4
Part IV
Supplemental Information. Supplemental Information. Complete this part to provide the explanation required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; or Part III, line 12. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
 
Explanation
 
 
 
 
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010

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Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Schedule of Contributors
Arrow Bullet Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Name of organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Organization type (check one):
Filers of:
Section:
Form 990 or 990-EZ





Form 990-PF




Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.  
Note. Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.
General Rule—
Special Rules
......................... Arrow Bullet   $    
Caution. An Organization that is not covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules does not file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2 of its Form 990, or check the box in the heading of its
Form 990-EZ, or on line 2 of its Form 990-PF, to certify that it does not meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.
Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2010)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2010)
Page 1 of 1 of Part I
Name of organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
  		Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
Contributors (see Instructions)
     
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Aggregate contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
 

     
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED  
RESTRICTED, RESTRICTED   RESTRICTED

$RESTRICTED




(Complete Part II if there is
a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Aggregate contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

     
 
   

$  




(Complete Part II if there is
a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Aggregate contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

     
 
   

$  




(Complete Part II if there is
a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Aggregate contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

     
 
   

$  




(Complete Part II if there is
a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Aggregate contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

     
 
   

$  




(Complete Part II if there is
a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Aggregate contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

     
 
   

$  




(Complete Part II if there is
a noncash contribution.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2010)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2010)
Page 1 of 1 of Part II
Name of organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
  		Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part II
Noncash Property (see Instructions)
     
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2010)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2010)
Page 1 of 1 of Part III
Name of organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
  		Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part III
Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., individual contributions to section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organizations
aggregating more than $1,000 for the year. (Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry.)
For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc.,
contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) Arrow Bullet $  
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Purpose of gift		 (c)
Use of gift		 (d)
Description of how gift is held
 
(e)
Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
       
 
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Purpose of gift		 (c)
Use of gift		 (d)
Description of how gift is held
 
(e)
Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
       
 
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Purpose of gift		 (c)
Use of gift		 (d)
Description of how gift is held
 
(e)
Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
       
 
(a) No.
from
Part I		 (b)
Purpose of gift		 (c)
Use of gift		 (d)
Description of how gift is held
 
(e)
Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
       
 
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SCHEDULE C
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities

For Organizations Exempt From Income Tax Under section 501(c) and section 527
SchCMd Bullet Complete if the organization is described below.
SchCMd Bullet Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. SchCMd Bullet See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public
Inspection
If the organization answered “Yes,” to Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
Round Bullet Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
Round Bullet Section 527 organizations: Complete Part I-A only.
If the organization answered “Yes,” to Form 990, Part IV, Line 4, or Form 990-EZ, Part VI, line 47 (Lobbying Activities), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)) Complete Part II-A. Do not complete Part II-B.
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-B. Do not complete Part II-A.
If the organization answered “Yes,” to Form 990, Part IV, Line 5 (Proxy Tax) or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 35a (Proxy Tax), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organizations: Complete Part III.
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) or is a section 527 organization.

1
Provide a description of the organization's direct and indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office in Part IV.
2
Political expenditures ....................................SchCMd Bullet
$  
3
Volunteer hours ........................................
 

Part I-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3).
1
Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by the organization under section 4955 .........SchCMd Bullet
$  
2
Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by organization managers under section 4955 ......SchCMd Bullet
$  
3
If the organization incurred a section 4955 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? ..............
4a
Was a correction made? .........................................
b
If "Yes," describe in Part IV.
Part I-C
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) except section 501(c)(3).
1
Enter the amount directly expended by the filing organization for section 527 exempt function activities SchCMd Bullet
$  
2
Enter the amount of the filing organization's funds contributed to other organizations for section 527 exempt funtion activities ....................................SchCMd Bullet

$  
3
Total exempt function expenditures. Add lines 1 and 2. Enter here and on Form 1120-POL, line 17b..SchCMd Bullet

$  
4
Did the filing organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ..........................
5
Enter the names, addresses and employer identification number (EIN) of all section 527 political organizations to which the filing
organization made payments. For each organization listed, enter the amount paid from the filing organization’s funds. Also enter the amount of political contributions received that were promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization, such as a separate segregated fund or a political action committee (PAC). If additional space is needed, provide information in Part IV.
(a) Name (b) Address (c) EIN (d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-. (e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.










For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 50084S
Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010

Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Page 2
Part II-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).
A Check
B Check
Limits on Lobbying Expenditures
(The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.) 		(a) Filing
Organization's
Totals 		(b) Affiliated Group
Totals
1a Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ...... 132,168  
b Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ....... 998,161  
c Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ................... 1,130,329  
d Other exempt purpose expenditures ........................ 97,001,381  
e Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ............... 98,131,710  
f Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both
columns.		 1,000,000  
  If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:    
  Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.    
  Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.    
  Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.    
  Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.    
  Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.    
       
g Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) ................. 250,000  
h Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................    
i Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................ 130,329  
j If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting
section 4911 tax for this year? ......................................

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h)
(Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five
columns below. See the instructions for lines 2a through 2f on page 4.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
  Calendar year (or fiscal year
beginning in) 		(a) 2007 (b) 2008 (c) 2009 (d) 2010 (e) Total
             
2a Lobbying non-taxable amount 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000
             
b Lobbying ceiling amount
(150% of line 2a, column(e)) 		        6,000,000
             
c Total lobbying expenditures 807,528 995,126 768,037 1,130,329 3,701,020
             
d Grassroots non-taxable amount 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 1,000,000
             
e Grassroots ceiling amount
(150% of line 2d, column (e))		         1,500,000
             
f Grassroots lobbying expenditures 75,035 235,960 31,202 132,168 474,365
Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010


Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Page 3
Part II-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and has NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).
(a)
Yes
No
(b)
Amount
1
During the year, did the filing organization attempt to influence foreign, national, state or local legislation, including any attempt to influence public opinion on a legislative matter or referendum, through the use of:
a
Volunteers? .........................................
 
 
b
Paid staff or management (include compensation in expenses reported on lines 1c through 1i)? ....
 
 
c
Media advertisements? ....................................
 
 
 
d
Mailings to members, legislators, or the public? .........................
 
 
 
e
Publications, or published or broadcast statements? .......................
 
 
 
f
Grants to other organizations for lobbying purposes? .......................
 
 
 
g
Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body? ........
 
 
 
h
Rallies, demonstrations, seminars, conventions, speeches, lectures, or any similar means? ......
 
 
 
i
Other activities? If "Yes," describe in Part IV ..........................
 
 
 
j
Total. lines 1c through 1i ...................................
 
2a
Did the activities in line 1 cause the organization to be not described in section 501(c)(3)? .....
 
 
b
If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred under section 4912 .................
 
c
If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred by organization managers under section 4912 .....
 
d
If the filing organization incurred a section 4912 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? .......
 
 
Part III-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6).
Yes
No
1
Were substantially all (90% or more) dues received nondeductible by members? ................
1
 
 
2
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? ................
2
 
 
3
Did the organization agree to carryover lobbying and political expenditures from the prior year? ..........
3
 
 
Part III-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6) if BOTH Part III-A, lines 1 and 2 are answered “No” OR if Part III-A, line 3 is answered “Yes”.
1
Dues, assessments and similar amounts from members .....................
1
 
2
Section 162(e) non-deductible lobbying and political expenditures (do not include amounts of political
expenses for which the section 527(f) tax was paid).
a
Current year .........................................
2a
 
b
Carryover from last year ....................................
2b
 
c
Total ...........................................
2c
 
3
Aggregate amount reported in section 6033(e)(1)(A) notices of nondeductible section 162(e) dues .
3
 
4
If notices were sent and the amount on line 2c exceeds the amount on line 3, what portion of the excess does the organization agree to carryover to the reasonable estimate of nondeductible lobbying and political expenditure next year? ................................
4
 
5
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures (see instructions) ..............
5
 
Part IV
Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide the descriptions required for Part l-A, line 1; Part l-B, line 4; Part l-C, line 5; and Part ll-B, line 1i.
Also, complete this part for any additional information.
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
Schedule C, Part II-A   On the Form 990, Part IX, line 11(d), NRDC reports $65,327 in lobbying expenses, which represents amounts paid to lobbying consultants. These fees represent only a portion of the lobbying expenditures NRDC reports on Schedule C, Part II-A. Employee time that is directed towards lobbying initiatives (and categorized as lobbying expenditures on Schedule C) have been reported on Part IX in Lines 5, 7, 8, 9 & 10 rather than on Line 11(d).
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SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Financial Statements
SchDMd Bullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes," to Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
SchDMd Bullet Attach to Form 990. SchDMd Bullet See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 6.
(a) Donor advised funds (b) Funds and other accounts
1 Total number at end of year .......    
2 Aggregate contributions to (during year) ...    
3 Aggregate grants from (during year) ...    
4 Aggregate value at end of year .......    
5
Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised
funds are the organization's property, subject to the organization's exclusive legal control? ............
6
Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds may be
used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit. ...................................
Part II
Conservation Easements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 7.
1
Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).
2
Complete lines 2a–2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.
Held at the End of the Year
a Total number of conservation easements ....................... 2a  
b Total acreage restricted by conservation easements .................. 2b  
c Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) ..... 2c  
d Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 8/17/06 ........ 2d  
3
Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during
the taxable year SchDMd Bullet  
4
Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet  
5
Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and
enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? .............................
6
Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting and enforcing conservation easements during the year SchDMd Bullet  
7
Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year SchDMd Bullet $  
8
Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section
170(h)(4)(B)(i) and 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? ....................................
9
In Part XIV, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.
Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 8.
1a
If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of
art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education or research in furtherance of public service,
provide, in Part XIV, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.
b
If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art,
historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service,
provide the following amounts relating to these items:
(i)
Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ........................SchDMd Bullet $  
(ii)
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ..............................SchDMd Bullet $  
2
If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under SFAS 116 relating to these items:
a
Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ..........................SchDMd Bullet $  
b
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ...............................SchDMd Bullet $  
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Intructions for Form 990
Cat. No. 52283D
Schedule D (Form 990) 2010

Schedule D (Form 990) 2010
Page 2
Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)
3
Using the organization’s accession and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection
items (check all that apply):
a
d
b
e
 
c
4
Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIV.
5
During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?........
Part IV
Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,
Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.
1a
Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................
b
If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIV and complete the following table:
Amount
c Beginning balance ................................. 1c  
d Additions during the year .............................. 1d  
e Distributions during the year ............................. 1e  
f Ending balance ................................... 1f  
2a
Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21? .....................
b
If “Yes,” explain the arrangement in Part XIV.
Part V
Endowment Funds. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 10.
(a)Current Year (b)Prior Year (c)Two Years Back (d)Three Years Back (e)Four Years Back
1a Beginning of year balance .... 90,274,404 73,777,473 86,948,551
b Contributions ........ 18,590,632 9,731,108 4,316,095
c Investment earnings or losses ... 14,529,960 7,675,800 -17,230,450
d Grants or scholarships .....      
e Other expenditures for facilities
and programs ........ 		896,349 383,275 841,260
f Administrative expenses .... 853,859 526,702 -584,537
g End of year balance ...... 121,644,788 90,274,404 73,777,473
2
Provide the estimated percentage of the year end balance held as:
a
Board designated or quasi-endowment: SchDMd Bullet78.000 %
b
Permanent endowment: SchDMd Bullet17.000 %
c
Term endowment: SchDMd Bullet5.000 %
3a
Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes
No
(i) unrelated organizations ........................
3a(i)
Yes
 
(ii) related organizations ........................
3a(ii)
 
No
b
If "Yes" to 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........
3b
 
 
4
Describe in Part XIV the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.
Part VI
Investments—Land, Buildings, and Equipment. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.
Description of investment (a) Cost or other basis (investment) (b)Cost or other basis (other) (c) Accumulated depreciation (d) Book value
1a Land .................      
b Buildings ................   44,700,925 10,953,591 33,747,334
c Leasehold improvements ............   2,405,388 1,367,287 1,038,101
d Equipment ................   1,351,168 494,244 856,924
e Other .................   9,196,192 841,260 8,354,932
Total. Add lines 1a-1e. (Column (d) should equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)........SchDMdBullet 43,997,291
Schedule D (Form 990) 2010

Schedule D (Form 990) 2010
Page 3
Part VII
Investments—Other Securities. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.
(a) Description of security or category
(including name of security)		 (b)Book value (c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(1)Financial derivatives    
(2)Closely-held equity interests    
(3)Other
(A) LTD PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS 		34,737,395 F








Total. (Column (b) should equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 12.)Small Bullet 34,737,395
Part VIII
Investments—Program Related. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.
(a) Description of investment type (b) Book value (c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value








Total. (Column (b) should equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)Small Bullet  
Part IX
Other Assets. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.
(a) Description (b) Book value
(1) INT. IN SPLIT INT. AGREEMENTS 20,595,388








Total. (Column (b) should equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........Small Bullet 20,595,388
Part X
Other Liabilities. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.
1.(a) Description of Liability (b) Amount
Federal Income Taxes 0
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES 13,303,897
POOLED INCOME FUNDS 596,244
DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN OBLIGATION 1,529,140






Total. (Column (b) should equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)Small Bullet 15,429,281
2. Fin 48 (ASC 740) Footnote. In Part XIV, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC740).
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Part XI Reconciliation of Change in Net Assets from Form 990 to Financial Statements
1 Total revenue (Form 990, Part VIII, column (A), line 12) .................... 1 97,057,964
2 Total expenses (Form 990, Part IX, column (A), line 25) ..................... 2 98,131,710
3 Excess or (deficit) for the year. Subtract line 2 from line 1 ............. 3 -1,073,746
4 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments .......................... 4 15,832,961
5 Donated services and use of facilities ............................. 5  
6 Investment expenses ................................... 6  
7 Prior period adjustments .................................. 7  
8 Other (Describe in Part XIV) ................................. 8 1,226,380
9 Total adjustments (net). Add lines 4 - 8 ............................. 9 17,059,341
10 Excess or (deficit) for the year per financial statements. Combine lines 3 and 9 ......... 10 15,985,595
Part XII Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
1 Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements ....... 1 116,777,773
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a Net unrealized gains on investments .......... 2a 15,832,961
b Donated services and use of facilities ......... 2b 3,360,003
c Recoveries of prior year grants ........... 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIV): ............ 2d 526,845
e Add lines 2a through 2d ..................... 2e 19,719,809
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1..................... 3 97,057,964
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b . 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIV): ........... 4b  
c Add lines 4a and 4b....................... 4c  
5 Total Revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This should equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ...... 5 97,057,964
Part XIII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
1 Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ............. 1 102,018,558
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a Donated services and use of facilities .......... 2a 3,360,003
b Prior year adjustments .............. 2b  
c Other losses ................ 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIV): ............ 2d 526,845
e Add lines 2a through 2d...................... 2e 3,886,848
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1..................... 3 98,131,710
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .. 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIV): ............ 4b  
c Add lines 4a and 4b....................... 4c  
5 Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This should equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ...... 5 98,131,710
Part XIV
Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b;
Part V, line 4; Part X; Part XI, line 8; Part XII, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XIII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
ENDOWMENT FUNDS FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 The NRDC's endowment fund is intended to support its environmental and conservation programs (specifically, those described in detail in Part III to the Form 990). The Trustees have adopted a spending policy that allows for up to 5% of the average fair value of quasi-endowment and permanent endowment funds to be used in support of operations on an annual basis. In September 2010, the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act ("NYPMIFA") became effective. As a result of the implementation of NYPMIFA, NRDC modified the manner in which it accounted for its endowment funds; accordingly, the end of the year balance reflected on the prior year's Form 990 has changed. The organization has modified its Schedule D presentation to be consistent with the reporting in its audited financial statements.
INCOME TAXES FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X The FASB Accounting Codification ("ASC") established criterion that an individual tax position must meet for some or all of the benefits of that position to be recognized in an entity's financial statements. This standard requires that a tax position be recognized or derecognized based on a "more likely than not" threshold. NRDC has processes presently in place to ensure the maintenance of its tax-exempt status; to identify and report unrelated income; determine its filing and tax obligations in jurisdictions for which it has nexus; and to review other matters that may be considered a tax position. The tax years ending 2008, 2009, and 2010 remain open to audit for both federal and state purposes. This standard had no impact on NRDC's 2011 and 2010 consolidated financial statements. NRDC does not believe its 2011 and 2010 consolidated financial statements include any uncertain tax positions.
Reconciliation of Net Assets FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, Line 8 Change in value of interest rate swap agreements $201,668 Change in value of split-interest agreements $(439,799) Pension related activity other than net periodic expense $1,464,511 Total $1,226,380 Form 990, Schedule D, Parts XI, XII & XIII NRDC does not receive standalone financial statements; its operations are consolidated with an affiliated organization, the NRDC Action Fund. The parts XI, XII and XIII reconciliation on Schedule D tie back to NRDC's financial information in the audited financial statements and not to the consolidated numbers.
REVENUE ON BOOKS NOT ON RETURN FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2 Special Event Expenses allocated against Special Event Revenue $526,845
EXPENSE ON BOOKS NOT ON RETURN FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XIII, LINE 2 Special Event Expenses allocated against Special Event Revenue $526,845
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SCHEDULE F
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Statement of Activities Outside the United States
Right pointing arrow large image Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,
Part IV, line 14b, 15, or 16.
Right pointing arrow large image Attach to Form 990. Right pointing arrow large image See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered
“Yes” to Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.
1
For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or
assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used to award
the grants or assistance? ...................................
2
For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds outside the
United States.
3
Activites per Region. (Use Part V if additional space is needed.)
(a) Region (b) Number of offices in the region (c) Number of employees or agents in region or independent contractors (d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (e.g., fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region) (e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of
service(s) in region		 (f) Total
expenditures for region/investments
in region
East Asia and the Pacific 1 30 Program Services china energy policy 3,821,387
South Asia 0 0 Program Services Clean Energy Advocacy 96,597
Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services Clean Energy Advocacy 53,352
North America 0 0 Program Services Clean Energy Advocacy 11,732
Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments   21,056,618
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
3a Sub-total ..... 1 30 25,039,686
b Total from continuation sheets to Part I ...      
c Totals (add lines 3a and 3b) 1 30 25,039,686
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2010
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Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,
Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Check this box if no one recipient received more than $5,000 ........ MediumBullet
Use Part V if additional space is needed.
1 (a) Name of organization (b) IRS code section
and EIN (if applicable)		 (c) Region (d) Purpose of
grant 		(e) Amount of
cash grant 		(f) Manner of
cash
disbursement 		(g) Amount of
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(i) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
East Asia/Pacific CONSULTING 51,385 wire      
South Asia Delhi, Sustainable Development Summit, US India Energy Summit 2010 20,809 wire      
South America Reforestation project 7,230 wire      
North America US oil sands activities, TIDES sands works 84,623 wire      
South America Pass Thru Grant 10,000 wire      
South Asia Heat Health and climate change 25,000 wire      
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
2
Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .....MediumBullet
6
3
Enter total number of other organizations or entities ........................MediumBullet
0
Schedule F (Form 990) 2010
Schedule F (Form 990) 2010Page 3
Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 16.
Use Part V if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Region (c) Number of recipients (d) Amount of
cash grant 		(e) Manner of cash
disbursement 		(f) Amount of
non-cash
assistance 		(g) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2010
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Part IV
Foreign Forms
1 Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 926 (see instructions for Form 926).................
2 Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If " Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 3520 and/or Form 3520-A. (see instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A)..........
3 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see instructions for Form 5471)..............................
4 Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see instructions for Form 8621)
5 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships. (see instructions for Form 8865)....................................
6 Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see instructions for Form 5713)................................................
Schedule F (Form 990) 2010
Schedule F (Form 990) 2010
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Part V
Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide the information (see instructions) required in Part I, line 2, and any additional information.
Identifier ReturnReference Explanation
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3 NRDC monitors all expenditures to ensure that amounts are used properly. Outside of salaries, benefits (U.S. Headquarters processes directly) NRDC used the below process to review and monitor discretionary expenditures such as travel and consulting. Program assistants in China verify all invoices to ensure accuracy. All invoices are then reviewed and signed off by direct supervisor of the requestor (either project leader/ project manager). Next, the Director and Deputy Director of China Program review and approve large items of expenditure. Finally, all invoices and approval forms are forwarded to the U.S. Headquarters' Accounting Department for final review.
Schedule F, Part IV   NRDC has investments in foreign corporations and passive foreign investment companies; however, the organization is not required to file either the Form 8621 as the filing thresholds were not met.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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SCHEDULE G
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information Regarding
Fundraising or Gaming Activities
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, lines 17, 18, or 19,
or if the organization entered more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a.
right arrow Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. right arrow See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
Fundraising Activities. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 17.
1
Indicate whether the organization raised funds through any of the following activities. Check all that apply.
a e
b f
c g
d
2a
Did the organization have a written or oral agreement with any individual (including officers, directors, trustees
or key employees listed in Form 990, Part VII) or entity in connection with professional fundraising services?
b
If “Yes,” list the ten highest paid individuals or entities (fundraisers) pursuant to agreements under which the fundraiser is
to be compensated at least $5,000 by the organization. Form 990-EZ filers are not required to complete this table.
(i) Name and address of individual
or entity (fundraiser) 		(ii) Activity (iii) Did fundraiser have custody or control of contributions? (iv) Gross receipts
from activity 		(v) Amount paid to
(or retained by)
fundraiser listed in
col. (i) 		(vi) Amount paid to
(or retained by)
organization
Yes No
DONOR SERVICES TELEMRKTNG   No 374,737 153,719 221,018
TELEFUND Inc TELEMRKTNG   No 642,672 173,081 469,591
OMP TELEMRKTNG   No 0 54,998 -54,998
Share Group Inc TELEMRKTNG   No 219,884 35,786 184,098
Grassroots Campaign Inc TELEMRKTNG   No 9,496 5,303 4,193
Simpatico Partners LLC Fundraising Consultant   No 0 37,400 -37,400
Total .................right arrow 1,246,789 460,287 786,502
3
List all states in which the organization is registered or licensed to solicit funds or has been notified it is exempt from registration or licensing.
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 50083H
Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
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Part II
Fundraising Events. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 18, or reported more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a. List events with gross receipts greater than $5,000.
(a) Event #1

2011 LA Benefit
(event type) 		(b) Event #2

E2 10th Anniv.
(event type) 		(c) Other Events

7
(total number) 		(d) Total Events
(Add col. (a) through col. (c))
VerticalRevenue 1 Gross receipts . . . 1,117,345 412,530 611,272 2,141,147
2 Less: Charitable
contributions . . . 		1,096,570 356,830 528,710 1,982,110
3 Gross income (line 1
minus line 2) . . . 		20,775 55,700 82,562 159,037
VerticalDirectExpenses 4 Cash prizes . . .        
5 Non-cash prizes . .        
6 Rent/facility costs . .   79,486 215,827 295,313
7 Food and beverages . .        
8 Entertainment . . .        
9 Other direct expenses . 156,164 75,368 0 231,532
10 Direct expense summary. Add lines 4 through 9 in column (d) ........... right arrow 526,845
11 Net income summary. Combine lines 3 and 10 in column (d)............ right arrow -367,808
Part III
Gaming. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 19, or reported more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a.
VerticalRevenue (a) Bingo (b) Pull tabs/Instant
bingo/progressive bingo 		(c) Other gaming (d) Total gaming (Add col. (a) through col. (c))
1 Gross revenue . . . .        
VerticalDirectExpenses 2 Cash prizes . . . .        
3 Non-cash prizes . . .        
4 Rent/facility costs . . .        
5 Other direct expenses . .        
6 Volunteer labor . . .
 
 
 
7 Direct expense summary. Add lines 2 through 5 in column (d) ........... right arrow  
8 Net gaming income summary. Combine lines 1 and 7 in column (d) .......... right arrow  
9
Enter the state(s) in which the organization operates gaming activities:
a
Is the organization licensed to operate gaming activities in each of these states? ............
b
If "No," Explain:
 
10a
Were any of the organization's gaming licenses revoked, suspended or terminated during the tax year? .....
b
If "Yes," Explain:
 
11
Does the organization operate gaming activities with nonmembers? .................
12
Is the organization a grantor, beneficiary or trustee of a trust or a member of a partnership or other entity
formed to administer charitable gaming? ...........................
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13
Indicate the percentage of gaming activity operated in:
a
The organization's facility ......................
13a
 
b
An outside facility ........................
13b
 
14
Provide the name and address of the person who prepares the organization's gaming/special events books and records:
Name right arrow
Address right arrow
15a
Does the organization have a contract with a third party from whom the organization receives gaming
revenue? ......................................
b
If "Yes," enter the amount of gaming revenue received by the organization right arrow $   and the
amount of gaming revenue retained by the third party right arrow $   .
c
If "Yes," enter name and address:
Name right arrow
Address right arrow
 
 
16
Gaming manager information:
Name right arrow
Gaming manager compensation right arrow $  
Description of services provided right arrow
 
17
Mandatory distributions:
a
Is the organization required under state law to make charitable distributions from the gaming proceeds to
retain the state gaming license? ............................
b
Enter the amount of distributions required under state law distributed to other exempt organizations or spent
in the organization's own exempt activities during the tax year right arrow$  
Part IV
Complete this part to provide additional information for responses to quuestion on Schedule G (see instructions.)
Identifier ReturnReference Explanation
Schedule G, Part 1, Fundraisers   Fundraiser, OMP, does not specifically raise funds for the Natural Reserources Defense Council. OMP provides consulting services with relation to NRDC's membership activities and determining an accurate allocation of receipts specifically related to their endeavors is difficult for 990 purposes.
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Schedule I
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States
Complete if the organization answered "Yes," to Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
lBullet Attach to Form 990
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number
13-2654926
Part I
General Information on Grants and Assistance
1
Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ....................................
2
Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.
Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Governments and Organizations in the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to
Form 990, Part IV, line 21 for any recipient that received more than $5,000. Check this box if no one recipient received more than $5,000. Use
Part IV and Schedule I-1 (Form 990) if additional space is needed ......................... lBullet
(a) Name and address of organization
or government		 (b) EIN (c) IRC Code section
if applicable		 (d) Amount of cash grant (e) Amount of non-cash
assistance		 (f) Method of valuation
(book, FMV, appraisal,
other)		 (g) Description of
non-cash assistance		 (h) Purpose of grant
or assistance
(1) Clean Air-Cool Planet100 Market StreetSuite 204
Portsmouth,NH03801 		04-3492988 501(c)(3) 41,000       Arctic Coalition Payments
(2) Ag Innovations Network101 Morris St Suite 212
Sebastopol,CA95472 		68-0462304 501(c)(3) 45,919       Consultants
(3) Tellus Institute11 Arlington Street
Boston,MA02116 		14-1589922 501(c)(3) 10,000       Recycling Works, job study
(4) Health Care Without Harm12355 Sunrise Valley DriveSuite 68
Reston,VA20191 		52-2358837 501(c)(3) 25,000       Nurses, Environmental Health Agency
(5) World Wildlife Fund Inc1250 24th Street NW
Washington,DC20037 		52-1693387 501(c)(3) 25,000       Arctic Coalition
(6) Ocean Conservancy1300 19th Street NW8th Floor
Washington,DC20036 		23-7245152 501(c)(3) 100,000       General Operating for support for Ocean projects
(7) Truman National Security Project1420 K Street NWSuite 250
Washington,DC20005 		20-1597444 501(c)(4) 15,000       Energy independence grant, Pass-through
(8) Respiratary Health Association1440 W Washington Blvd
Chicago,IL60607 		36-2222687 501(c)(3) 18,100       Consult, RE-AMP on Old Coal
(9) Mote Marine Laboratory Inc1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy
Sarasota,FL34236 		59-0756643 501(c)(3) 12,500       Florida Keys AUV
(10) Wind on the Wires1619 Dayton AvenueSuite 203
St Paul,MN55104 		06-1670689 501(c)(3) 12,500       Midwest Independent System Operator Project
(11) IUCN1630 Connecticut Ave NW3rd Floor
Washington,DC20009 		52-1443147 501(c)(3) 16,936       Arctic Policy
(12) Eco-Justice Collaborative NFP1645 W Jarvis Ave Suite 2
Chicago,IL60626 		20-8763609 501(c)(3) 13,190       Award portion of RE-AMP payment for Old Coal Work
(13) Smart Growth America1707 L Street NWSuite 1050
Washington,DC20036 		27-0038938 501(c)(3) 11,709       Co-Sponorship survey
(14) Friends of the OSA1822 R Street NW4th floor
Washington,DC20009 		81-0621147 501(c)(3) 50,000       Costa Rica Project for 2 years
(15) Environmental Defense DC1875 Connecticut Ave NWSuite 600
Washington,DC20009 		11-6107128 501(c)(3) 9,909       2010 Green Group Membership dues - F. Beinecke
(16) Energy Conservation Council of Pennsylvania189 Hoge Summit Road
Eighty Four,PA15330 		30-0199029 501(c)(3) 10,000       Energy grant, Pass-thru
(17) EcoAmerica1900 L Street NWSuite 607
Washington,DC20036 		20-3895611 501(c)(3) 50,000       Climate Commission Project
(18) Ocean Alliance191 Weston Road
Lincoln,MA01773 		22-2573677 501(c)(3) 10,000       Contribution to Support Gulf Expendition
(19) League Of Conservation Voters1920 L Street NWSuite 800
New York,NY20036 		52-1379661 501(c)(3) 55,356       Capital Dinner
(20) Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance20 N WackerSuite 1301
Chicago,IL60606 		36-4352022 501(c)(3) 16,000       NRDC will act as a sponsor, Pass-thru
(21) RiverKeeper Inc20 Secor Road
Ossining,NY10562 		13-3204621 501(c)(3) 36,362       Coalition Grant , Gas Drilling
(22) Tennessee Conservation Voters2021 21st Avenue South Suite 431
Nashville,TN37212 		59-1712194 501(c)(3) 17,000       TN Scenic Vista Field Program
(23) Earth Island Institute2150 Allston WaySuite 460
Berkeley,CA94704 		94-2889684 501(c)(3) 25,000       Power Shift 2011 Conference
(24) Gulf Restoration Network233 Third St NSuite 100
St Petersburg,FL33701 		72-1447742 501(c)(3) 8,555       Contribution-Gulf Oil Spill
(25) Oil Change International236 Massachusetts Avenue SE203
Washington,DC20002 		20-3272355 501(c)(3) 97,000       Bobbing in oil accountability campaign
(26) Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Found2505 N Avenue
National City,CA91950 		94-6050071 501(c)(3) 10,045       Work with NRDC on the Performance Based State Ene
(27) New York League Of Conservation Voters Education F30 Broad Street30th floor
New York,NY10004 		13-3727122 501(c)(3) 7,500       Support table benefit
(28) Alliance for Water Efficiency300 W Adams StreetSuite 601
Chicago,IL60606 		30-0416781 501(c)(3) 10,000       Efficient and sustainable use of water
(29) Environment Illinois Research & Education Center328 S Jefferson StreetSuite 620
Chicago,IL60661 		56-2586486 501(c)(3) 20,000       RE-AMP Grant for Energy Efficiency
(30) Environment Law & Policy Ctr35 East Wacker DriveSuite 1600
Chicago,IL60601 		36-3866530 501(c)(3) 84,225       RE-AMP portion of awarded work
(31) Environmental Advocates353 Hamilton Street
Albany,NY12210 		22-2360736 501(c)(3) 8,000       Annual Advocate Gala honoring FBG
(32) Green Corps369 BroadwaySuite 200
San Francisco,CA94133 		23-2687791 501(c)(3) 28,499       General Support
(33) Science & Environmental Health Network3703 Woodland Street
Ames,IA50014 		45-0452872 501(c)(3) 10,000       Cumulative Impact on NAS Pearls
(34) Earthjustice426 17th Street5th Floor
Oakland,CA94612 		94-1730465 501(c)(3) 45,512       Coalition Grant, Gas Drilling
(35) Conservation Law Foundation62 Summer Street
Boston,MA02110 		04-6149986 501(c)(3) 21,477       Energy Foundation Grant, Pass-thru
(36) SIERRA CLUB CH70 EAST LAKE STSUITE 1500
CHICAGO,IL60601 		94-1153307 501(c)(4) 39,180       RE-AMP payment for old Coal
(37) Broadway Green Alliance729 Seventh Avenue - 5th floor
New York,NY10019 		13-3458820 501(c)(3) 7,000       Support for BGA's work on Enviro outreach
(38) SRC Inc7502 Round Pond Road
North Syracuse,NY13212 		15-0589832 501(c)(3) 10,086       EPA Lead RA Model China
(39) Villanova University800 Lancaster AvenueOffice of Rese
Villanova,PA19085 		23-1352688 501(c)(3) 8,000       PA Water work
(40) Green Sports Alliance813 SW AlderSuite 320
Portland,OR97206 		27-3330368 501(c)(3) 15,000       National Sports Greening Summit
(41) Riverkeeper Inc828 South Broadway
Tarrytown,NY10591 		13-3204621 501(c)(3) 58,779       Coalition Grant, Gas Drilling
(42) Bat Conservation International IncAccounts ReceivablePO Box 162603
Austin,TX78716 		74-2553144 501(c)(3) 7,015       White Nose Syndrome
(43) Blue Frontier CampaignAttn David Helvarg President BFC
Washington,DC20036 		14-1861309 501(c)(3) 10,000       Blue Vision Summit
(44) John Jay College Foundation IncBenefit Office377 Fidth Street
Brooklyn,NY11215 		13-3683676 501(c)(3) 7,500       Table Education for Justice Gala 2010
(45) Environmental Integrity Project1920 L Street NWSuite 800
Washington,DC20036 		20-1326922 501(c)(3) 40,000       Contribution to environmental integrity project
(46) Northwest Federation of Community Organizationsdba Main Street Alliance3518 South
Seattle,WA99118 		91-1635554 501(c)(3) 45,000       Small Business Outreach
(47) American Council For An EnergyEfficient Economy529 14th Street
Washington,DC20045 		30-0416781 501(c)(3) 6,000       GreenPrint for the West: A clean energy future
(48) Pace UniversityFinance AdministrationTead House
Briarcliff Manor,NY10510 		13-5562314 501(c)(3) 86,250       Advancing Clean Energy Policy in NY
(49) US China Energy Efficiency AllianceOne Embarcadero CenterSuite1550
San Francisco,CA94111 		25-1909187 501(c)(3) 12,500       Verification of projects, training sessions
(50) Coal River Mountain WatchPO Box 651
Whitesville,WV25209 		55-0765268 501(c)(3) 15,000       Donation for Judy Bonds
(51) Southern Alliance For Clean EnergyPO Box 1842
Knoxville,TN37901 		58-1620669 501(c)(3) 20,000       Enery Fund Grant, Pass-Thru
(52) Regents Of The Univ Of CaliforniaPO Box 989062
West Sacramento,CA95798 		94-6036494 501(c)(3) 12,207       Gray Wolf Protection
(53) Vote Vets Action Fund IncPO Box 10031
Portland,OR97296 		51-0596352 501(c)(3) 150,000       General Support Grant
(54) Kentucky CoalitionPO Box 1450
London,KY40743 		31-1113237 501(c)(3) 6,000       Contribution for annual Washinton Lobby work
(55) Advocates for the WestPO Box 1612
Boise,ID83701 		06-1654062 501(c)(3) 10,500       Funds to Challenge Exxon Tar Sand Shippment
(56) Rocky Mountain Climate OrganizationPO Box 270444
Louisville,CO80027 		20-0342793 501(c)(3) 99,750       Great Lakes National Park Project
(57) Catskill MountainkeeperOSIPO Box 381
Youngsville,NY12791 		52-1053406 501(c)(3) 57,500       Coalition Grant, Gas Drilling
(58) Southwest Research & Info CenterPo Box 4524
Albuquerque,NM87106 		23-7159949 501(c)(3) 10,000       Support for legal efforts
(59) National Geographic Society NGSNGS Special BillingPO Box 417123
Boston,MA02241 		53-0193519 501(c)(3) 13,144       Photo Usage
2
Enter total number of section 501(c)(3) and government organizations ......................... Bullet Image
57
3
Enter total number of other organizations ................................ . Bullet Image
2
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Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals in the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Use Schedule I-1 (Form 990) if additional space is needed.
(a)Type of grant or assistance (b)Number of
recipients		 (c)Amount of
cash grant		 (d)Amount of
non-cash assistance		 (e)Method of valuation (book,
FMV, appraisal, other)		 (f)Description of non-cash assistance













Part IV
Supplemental Information. Complete this part to provide the information required in Part I, line 2, and any other additional information.
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
Form 990, Schedule I, Line 2   In fiscal year 2011, the NRDC provided various grants to public charities to support environmental initiatives. NRDC monitored the grantees by requiring periodic status reports to ensure that all funds were used for the purposes intended.
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Schedule J
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Compensation Information
For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
SchJMediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,
Part IV, question 23.
SchJMediumBullet Attach to Form 990. SchJMediumBullet See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
Questions Regarding Compensation
Yes
No
1a
Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed in Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.
b
If any of the boxes in line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement orprovision of all the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain....
1b
Yes
 
2
Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
officers, directors, trustees, and the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked in line 1a? ....
2
Yes
 
3
Indicate which, if any, of the following the organization uses to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply.
4
During the year, did any person listed in Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:
a
Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? ...............
4a
 
No
b
Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? ........
4b
 
No
c
Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? ........
4c
 
No
If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.
Only 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations only must complete lines 5-9.
5
For persons listed in form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:
a
The organization? ...........................
5a
 
No
b
Any related organization? .........................
5b
 
No
If "Yes," to line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.
6
For persons listed in form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:
a
The organization? ...........................
6a
 
No
b
Any related organization? .........................
6b
 
No
If "Yes," to line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.
7
For persons listed in Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any non-fixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............
7
 
No
8
Were any amounts reported in Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regs. section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III .............................
8
 
No
9
If "Yes" to line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................
9
 
 
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Cat. No. 50053T
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Part II
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use Schedule J-1 if additional space needed.
For each individual whose compensation must be reported in Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.

Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) must equal the applicable column (D) or column (E) amounts on Form 990, Part VII, line 1a.
(A) Name (B) Breakdown of W-2 and/or 1099-MISC compensation (C) Retirement and other deferred compensation (D) Nontaxable
benefits		 (E) Total of columns
(B)(i)-(D) 		(F) Compensation
reported in prior
Form 990 or
Form 990-EZ
(i) Base compensation (ii) Bonus & incentive compensation (iii) Other reportable compensation
(1) John H Adams See Sched O (i)
(ii)		 158,600
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		60,006
0 		218,606
0 		0
0
(2) Frances Beinecke (i)
(ii)		 381,279
0 		0
0 		0
0 		34,300
0 		15,484
0 		431,063
0 		0
0
(3) Peter Lehner (i)
(ii)		 252,806
0 		0
0 		0
0 		22,050
0 		15,484
0 		290,340
0 		0
0
(4) Patricia Sullivan (i)
(ii)		 176,695
0 		0
0 		0
0 		26,483
0 		7,237
0 		210,415
0 		0
0
(5) Judith A Keefer (i)
(ii)		 219,412
0 		0
0 		0
0 		30,963
0 		10,027
0 		260,402
0 		0
0
(6) Jack Murray (i)
(ii)		 229,705
0 		0
0 		0
0 		32,924
0 		2,033
0 		264,662
0 		0
0
(7) Linda Lopez (i)
(ii)		 172,540
0 		0
0 		0
0 		25,309
0 		15,484
0 		213,333
0 		0
0
(8) David Hawkins (i)
(ii)		 201,971
0 		0
0 		0
0 		28,568
0 		15,419
0 		245,958
0 		0
0
(9) Wesley Warren (i)
(ii)		 198,508
0 		0
0 		0
0 		19,325
0 		1,968
0 		219,801
0 		0
0
(10) Philip Gutis (i)
(ii)		 190,594
0 		0
0 		0
0 		15,556
0 		7,237
0 		213,387
0 		0
0
(11) Sarah Chasis (i)
(ii)		 183,815
0 		0
0 		0
0 		25,156
0 		2,033
0 		211,004
0 		0
0
(12) Felicia Marcus (i)
(ii)		 191,680
0 		0
0 		0
0 		13,599
0 		7,172
0 		212,451
0 		0
0




Schedule J (Form 990) 2010

Schedule J (Form 990) 2010
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Part III
Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8. Also complete this part for any additional information.
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
COMPENSATION INFORMATION SCHEDULE J PART I, LINE 1 NRDC's policy is to reimburse its employees, officers and trustees for all business-related expenses, such as telephone, fax and travel related expenses. In the interests of full disclosure, Deputy Director, Patricia Sullivan, is reimbursed for social club dues. To the extent Ms. Sullivan uses the social club for business purposes, she is reimbursed for the social club expense. In fiscal year 2011, NRDC also provided companion travel for one individual reported on part VII - John Adams. Mr. Adams' spouse provides consulting services to NRDC for which she is compensated as an independent contractor; accordingly, her travel is deemed to be a business expense that is not included in taxable income. Part II, Compensation Reporting of Trustee, Mr. John H Adams COLUMN B(I): BASE COMPENSATION ------------------------------ AFTER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF COMMITTED SERVICE AS nrdc'S FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, Mr. JOHN ADAMS RETIRED ON APRIL 1, 2006 and BECAME A PART-TIME CONSULTANT FOR NRDC. this fiscal year, Mr. Adams received $158,600 FOR THESE SERVICES. COLUMN D: NONTAXABLE BENEFITS ----------------------------- AS PART OF A RETIREMENT AGREEMENT, NRDC PROVIDED Mr. JOHN ADAMS WITH MEDICAL AND DENTAL BENEFITS AND A LONG TERM CARE PLAN. THE VALUES OF THESE BENEFITS ARE: MEDICAL $17,021 PER YEAR LTC $42,985 PER YEAR Form 990, Schedule J Compensation Some of the officers reported on the NRDC Form 990, Frances Beinecke, Patricia Sullivan and Peter Lehner, provided services to an affiliated organization, the NRDC Action Fund. On Part VII and Schedule J, all compensation is being reported as having been paid by NRDC; however, a portion of each such officer's compensation is reimbursed by the Action Fund based on services rendered to that organization. In the interests of clarity, NRDC is disclosing the following salary and benefits amounts as having been reimbursed by the NRDC Action Fund: Salary Benefits Frances Beinecke $2,173 $616 Patricia Sullivan $2,474 $698 Peter Lehner $11,098 $3,127 Judith A Keefer $428 $120 Jack Murray $3,893 $1,091 Wesley Warren $22,035 $6,200 Philip Gutis $9,703 $2,738
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Schedule K
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information on Tax Exempt Bonds
SchKMediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 24a. Provide descriptions,
explanations, and any additional information in Schedule O (Form 990).
SchKMediumBullet Attach to Form 990. SchKMediumBullet See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
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Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number
13-2654926
Part I
Bond Issues
(a) Issuer Name (b) Issuer EIN (c) CUSIP # (d) Date Issued (e) Issue Price (f) Description of Purpose (g) Defeased (h) On
Behalf of
Issuer 		(i) Pool
financing
Yes No Yes No Yes No
A New York City Capital Resource Corporation
  		20-4099098 649437AD2 01-24-2008 12,730,000 Refinancing and Renovation   X   X   X
Part II
Proceeds
A B C D
1 Amount of bonds retired. . . . .        
2 Amount of bonds defeased . . . .        
3 Total proceeds of issue . . . . 12,730,000      
4 Gross proceeds in reserve funds . .        
5 Capitalized interest from proceeds.        
6 Proceeds in refunding escrow. . . . .        
7 Issuance costs from proceeds . . . 360,472      
8 Credit enhancement from proceeds.        
9 Working capital expenditures from proceeds . .        
10 Capital expenditures from proceeds . . 12,369,528      
11 Other spent proceeds . .        
12 Other unspent proceeds. . .        
13 Year of substantial completion . . . 2011
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
14 Were the bonds issued as part of a current refunding issue?   X            
15 Were the bonds issued as part of an advance refunding issue?   X            
16 Has the final allocation of proceeds been made? . .   X            
17 Does the organization maintain adequate books and records to support the final allocation of proceeds? . X              
Part III
Private Business Use
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
1 Was the organization a partner in a partnership, or a member of an LLC, which owned property financed by tax-exempt bonds? . . .   X            
2 Are there any lease arrangements that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? . . . . . X              
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
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Part III
Private Business Use (Continued)
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
3a Are there any management or service contracts that may result in private business use?   X            
b Are there any research agreements that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? . .   X            
c Does the organization routinely engage bond counsel or other outside counsel to review any management or service contracts or research agreements relating to the financed property? . X              
4 Enter the percentage of financed property used in a private business use by entities other than a section 501(c)(3) organization or a state or local government . . . . . . . . . . . . . SchKMediumBullet 0.010 %      
5 Enter the percentage of financed property used in a private business use as a result of unrelated trade or business activity carried on by your organization, another section 501(c)(3) organization, or a state or local government . SchKMediumBullet 0.010 %      
6 Total of lines 4 and 5 . . .. . . . . . 0.020 %      
7 Has the organization adopted management practices and procedures to ensure the post-issuance compliance of its tax-exempt bond liabilities? X              
Part IV
Arbitrage
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
1 Has a Form 8038-T, Arbitrage Rebate, Yield Reduction and Penalty in Lieu of Arbitrage Rebate, been filed with respect to the bond issue? . . .   X            
2 Is the bond issue a variable rate issue? X              
3a Has the organization or the governmental issuer entered into a hedge with respect to the bond issue?   X            
b Name of provider .  
  		 
  		 
  		 
 
c Term of hedge . .        
d Was the hedge superintegrated? .                
e Was a hedge terminated? .                
4a Were gross proceeds invested in a GIC? .   X            
b Name of provider .  
  		 
  		 
  		 
 
c Term of GIC . .        
d Was the regulatory safe harbor for establishing the fair market value of the GIC satisfied? .                
5 Were any gross proceeds invested beyond an available temporary period? .   X            
6 Did the bond issue qualify for an exception to rebate? . . .   X            
Schedule K (Form 990) 2010

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Schedule L
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Transactions with Interested Persons
MediumBullet Complete if the organization answered
"Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 25a, 25b, 26, 27, 28a, 28b, or 28c,
or Form 990-EZ, Part V lines 38a or 40b.
MediumBullet Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. MediumBulletSee separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
Excess Benefit Transactions (section 501(c)(3) and section 501 (c)(4) organizations only).
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 25a or 25b, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 40b.
1(a) Name of disqualified person (b) Description of transaction (c) Corrected?
Yes No





2
Enter the amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under section 4958. ......................... Bullet Image$
 
3
Enter the amount of tax, if any, on line 2, above, reimbursed by the organization ....... Bullet Image$
 

Part II
Loans to and/or From Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 26, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 38a.
(a) Name of interested person and purpose (b) Loan to or from the organization? (c)Original principal amount (d)Balance due (e) In default? (f) Approved by board or committee? (g)Written agreement?
To From Yes No Yes No Yes No
Total ...............Small Bullet $  
Part III
Grants or Assistance Benefitting Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 27.
(a) Name of interested person (b)Relationship between interested person and the organization (c)Amount of grant or type of assistance
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the
Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 50056A
Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
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Part IV
Business Transactions Involving Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 28a, 28b, or 28c.
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship between interested person and the organization (c) Amount of transaction (d) Description of transaction (e) Sharing of organization's revenues?
Yes No
(1) Chris Perera son of trustee 25,490 Independent Contractor   No
(2) Wendy Gordon spouse of trustee 62,500 Independent Contractor   No
(3) Patricia Bauman Board Trustee 191,250 Fundraising Services   No
Part V
Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule L (see instructions).
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
Form 990, Schedule L, Part IV   Board of Trustees members Frederica Perera and Frederick Schwarz have a family relationship. Ms. Perera's son (Mr. Schwarz' stepson) performed services for NRDC on a contractual basis. For the year ending 06/30/2011, NRDC paid Chris Perera $25,490 for services rendered. Board of Trustees Member Larry Rockefeller is married to Wendy Gordon. Ms. Gordon provided services to NRDC in the current year and was paid $62,500. Board of Trustees member, Patricia Bauman, sits on the Board of Directors of Catalist, an organization that provided services to NRDC in fiscal 2011. NRDC has a National fundraising subscription pursuant to a licensing and service agreement with Catalist and paid the organization $191,250.
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SCHEDULE M
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
NonCash Contributions
Right pointing arrow large imageComplete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 29 or 30.
Right pointing arrow large image Attach to Form 990.
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Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
Types of Property
(a)
Check if applicable 		(b)
Number of Contributions or items contributed 		(c)
Contribution amounts reported on
Form 990, Part VIII, line 1g 		(d)
Method of determining
contribution amounts
1 Art—Works of art ....        
2 Art—Historical treasures .        
3 Art—Fractional interests ..        
4 Books and publications ..      
5 Clothing and household
goods ....... 		     
6 Cars and other vehicles ..        
7 Boats and planes ....        
8 Intellectual property ...        
9 Securities—Publicly traded . X 179 1,504,343 FMV
10 Securities—Closely held stock .        
11 Securities—Partnership, LLC,
or trust interests .... 		       
12 Securities—Miscellaneous ..        
13 Qualified conservation
contribution—Historic
structures ..... 		       
14 Qualified conservation
contribution—Other ... 		       
15 Real estate—Residential .        
16 Real estate—Commercial ..        
17 Real estate—Other ...        
18 Collectibles .....        
19 Food inventory ...        
20 Drugs and medical supplies .        
21 Taxidermy ......        
22 Historical artifacts ....        
23 Scientific specimens ..        
24 Archeological artifacts ...        
25 Other Right pointing arrow large image ( )
26 Other Right pointing arrow large image( )
27 Other Right pointing arrow large image( )
28 Other Right pointing arrow large image ( )
29
Number of Forms 8283 received by the organization during the tax year for contributions
for which the organization completed Form 8283, Part IV, Donee Acknowledgement ...
29
 
Yes
No
30a
During the year, did the organization receive by contribution any property reported in Part I, lines 1-28 that it
must hold for at least three years from the date of the initial contribution, and which is not required to be used
for exempt purposes for the entire holding period? ..................
30a
 
No
b
If "Yes," describe the arrangement in Part II.
31
Does the organization have a gift acceptance policy that requires the review of any non-standard contributions?
31
 
No
32a
Does the organization hire or use third parties or related organizations to solicit, process, or sell non-cash
contributions? ............................
32a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," describe in Part II.
33
If the organization did not report revenues in column (c) for a type of property for which column (a) is checked,
describe in Part II.
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 51227J
Schedule M (Form 990) 2010
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32b, and 33. Also complete this part for any additional information.
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
Schedule M, Line 32(a)   To the extent that the organization receives contributions of stock, the organization uses its investment broker to convert those stocks into cash.
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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or to provide any additional information.
MediumBullet Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT   Line 1B - The NRDC Board of Trustees is comprised of 38 independent voting Board Members. Board of Trustees member, John Adams, is not independent by virtue of receiving compensation from the organization. Board of Trustees Members, Larry Rockefeller, Frederica Perera and Patricia Bauman are, likewise, not independent because of the relationships disclosed on Schedule L of the Form 990. LINE 2 - Board of Trustees Members, Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr and Frederica Perera, have a family relationship. Line 7A - NRDC's members are entitled, as part of their membership, to elect individuals to the NRDC Board of Trustees. Line 7B - The NRDC Board of Trustees acts autonomously. Nevertheless, NRDC's members have certain approval rights pursuant to the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, including, approval over any amendments to NRDC's certificate of incorporation. Form 990, Part VII - Average Hours per week for Related Organization The following individuals listed on Part VII of the Form 990 provided services to NRDC's related organization, the NRDC Action Fund. The average hours per week devoted to the related organization are as follows: Beinecke, Frances - less than one hour per week Gutis, Phil - approximately two hours per week Keefer, Judy - less than one hour per week Lehner, Peter - approximately two hours per week Murray, Jack - less than one hour per week Sullivan, Patricia- less than one hour per week Warren, Wesley - approximately 3.5 hours per week
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B   LINE 11 - The Form 990 was prepared by a nationally recognized accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's senior management and audit committee of the Board of Trustees. A copy of the draft Form 990 was circulated to the full Board of Trustees for discussion and comment. Each Board Member was provided ample opportunity to comment on the information contained in the Form 990 prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service. LINE 12 - Each officer, director, trustee and key employee of the organization is required to annually disclose any conflicts of interest that arise by virtue of employment, board service, or position with the organization. The organization monitors compliance with its conflict of interest policy through an annual questionnaire/disclosure statement that is distributed to these individuals. Potential conflicts are investigated immediately. LINE 15 - The organization undertakes a thorough process to ensure that the executive compensation it pays to its top management official and all of its officers and key employees is reasonable, given the market in which the organization operates. In relevant part, the Board of Trustees has established a Compensation Committee of independent persons that have no personal interest in the proposed compensation agreement. The Compensation committee contracts with a compensation consultant to complete a market assessment and competitive position analysis for the organization's top executives. The compensation consultant utilizes comparability and benchmarking surveys to ensure that the organization compensates its executives commensurate with the market.
DISCLOSURE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C LINE 19 - The organization makes its Form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The Form 990 is likewise published on NRDC's website at www.nrdc.org. The organization's financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public, but, if requested, may be provided at management's discretion. Form 990, Part XI, Reconciliation of Net Assets Line 5 - Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances Unrealized Gains on Investments - $15,832,961 Change in value of interest rate swap agreements - $201,668 Pension related Activity - $1,464,511 Change in value of split interest agreements - $(439,799) Rounding - $1 Total change in Net assets - $17,059,342.
Program Service Accomplishments Part III, Line 4 The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), one of the most influential environmental groups in the nation, has a single purpose: To safeguard the Earth, its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. In 2011, NRDC was guided by a clear and compelling road map for the six environmental issues that are our priorities, and we demonstrated the power of joining policy expertise, law, science, and citizen action. We need this potent combination now more than ever. NRDC has prevailed in difficult times before-from the Mideast Oil Crisis to the coordinated attacks on bedrock environmental laws in the 1990s and beyond-and we did it by adapting and innovating. As we face another pivotal moment, NRDC has identified bold new strategies to achieve far-reaching success. Grounded on NRDC's widely acknowledged policy expertise and integrity, we will work to build greater influence in support of the environment. We will use targeted communications to connect environmental issues with the basic concerns of American families, especially their health, their homes, and the air they breathe. And we will reach out to strategic partners, including workers, farmers, and those in the business community who create prosperity while following sustainable practices. Together, our expert staff, our dedicated Board of Trustees, and our passionate members and activists will help promote innovation over pollution, conservation rather than destruction, and a clean future in stark contrast to our dirty past. Curbing Global Warming and Creating the Clean Energy Future Climate change is the single biggest environmental and humanitarian crisis of our time. Renewable power, conservation, clean fuels, energy efficiency in industries, appliances, buildings, and vehicles-these are among the solutions that will reduce the impacts on our climate, revive our economy, and create jobs. NRDC works to jumpstart the clean energy future not only here in America, but also in China, where we have worked on energy issues for more than a decade, and in India, where we have established a new program to promote clean energy policies. Key accomplishments in 2011 include: - Following a decade of NRDC's advocacy in the states, litigation, cutting-edge technological and economic research, and finally a broad public campaign that pulled in auto workers, manufacturers, and consumers, President Barack Obama announced an agreement with 13 automakers in July 2011 to almost double fuel-efficiency standards for cars and light trucks. These standards represent one of the largest steps yet taken anywhere in the world to reduce carbon dioxide pollution. The tougher standards will cut U.S. oil consumption by about 1.5 million barrels per day by 2030 and generate nearly $80 billion annually in consumer fuel savings by 2030. The President also announced the first-ever efficiency standards for heavy trucks, cutting their pollution by more than 14 percent. - Using research and advocacy, NRDC helped California draft and approve standards that are expected to slash power use of new flat-screen TVs in half, lowering electricity bills by an estimated $1 billion a year. And we provided technical and policy guidance to the U.S. Department of Energy on additional new energy efficiency measures, including federal standards for home water heaters that are projected to save consumers $10 billion over 30 years and reduce carbon dioxide pollution by 160 million tons. - Four years of litigation and advocacy by NRDC's Midwest Office led to the cancelation of a proposed $6.9 billion coal-to-liquid plant in eastern Ohio, avoiding more than 9 million tons of coal use, approximately 11.2 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution, and more than 2,000 tons of other harmful pollutants every year. Similarly, legal and policy advocacy by the Midwest Office led to the cancelation of a proposed 860 megawatt coal-fired power plant, the closure of multiple Eisenhower-era coal fired facilities in Michigan, and the commitment of more than $1.5 billion in energy efficiency investments in Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio, with an estimated two to three times return in consumer savings from the investments. - Working with the U.S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization, which work proved influential in the adoption of the first-ever greenhouse gas regulations for new ships, providing a projected $5 billion in total fuel cost savings by 2020 and reducing carbon dioxide pollution by an estimated 50 million tons per year by 2020. In addition, we made important headway in our three-year fight to block TransCanada's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline-a proposal that has come to symbolize a place to draw the line against dirty fuels. Our report," Tar Sands Pipelines Safety Risks", brought media and public attention to the dangers of the pipeline to U.S. waters, changing the nature of the national debate and helping to garner bipartisan support from the U.S. heartland. In October 2011, following two weeks of public hearings along the pipeline route, NRDC helped organize a rally that drew hundreds of pipeline protestors. Meanwhile, in The New York Times, we ran an ad featuring nine Nobel peace laureates and a video op-ed by NRDC Trustee Robert Redford urging President Obama to reject the pipeline. The advocacy by NRDC and our allies pushed the administration to call for a new environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that is likely to last through early 2013. On a separate front, we are working closely with regional stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest to oppose plans by tar sands developers to transport thousands of megaload tar sands mining equipment shipments along the region's scenic rural roads. These truck loads, or megaloads, are bigger than many buildings and would be the largest truck shipments ever contemplated for transportation across North America. Joining forces with our partners, we helped secure a permanent injunction in Montana against future megaload shipments, while delaying the opening of what is slated to be the largest tar sands operation in the world: the Imperial Oil/Kearl Oil Sands Project. We are now mounting a federal legal challenge that will focus on the Obama administration's acquiescence in allowing these heavy haul shipments to proceed. Earlier in the year, tackling the threat of dirty fuels development in our western wildlands, we forced the Interior Department to establish environmental protection plans that will safeguard against destructive oil shale development. The government must also withdraw plans allowing for the commercial leasing of oil shale and tar sands resources on more than 2 million acres of iconic wildlands in the western United States. As the debate about hydraulic fracturing for gas and oil development, or fracking, widens across the country, NRDC is sending a message to lawmakers and regulators: We have already seen too much harm to communities, people, and our environment and will not support fracking without the strictest possible safeguards for health, the environment, and local communities; we will strongly fight drilling in special and sensitive areas, such as the New York Catskills Park; we will insist on adequately staff and empowered government oversight. In New York, we launched an all-out campaign to challenge a state fracking plan that could result in 1,600 drilling applications annually. We identified places of extraordinary environmental, ecological, or hydrological significance that should be placed off limits to drilling. We went to court to protect the home rule rights of communities to establish local comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances. Also, we engaged in a detailed scientific, technical, and legal review of the state's proposed environmental study on fracking.
Program Service Accomplishments Part III, Line 4 At the national level, we advised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on regulations for fracking with diesel fuel. We also proposed methods for handling toxic fracking waste, called for more scientific research to understand the threat of fracking to drinking water supplies, and pushed for new rules to protect Americans from fracking-related air pollution. Meanwhile, we built pressure on the Obama administration to protect sensitive wildlife habitat in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah from fracking and other destructive oil and gas drilling-and succeeded in removing some lands from the industry's target list. NRDC supported final permitting of four of the six solar projects on federal lands that were fast tracked under the stimulus bill and has worked closely with the solar industry to develop recommendations to the U.S. Department of the Interior to encourage solar projects to be sited appropriately, and how to avoid proposals to site renewable energy projects in inappropriate areas. We expect this work to be a model of how to encourage more renewable projects, more quickly in environmentally appropriate areas. NRDC also helped pass a California law increasing the state's renewable portfolio standard from 20 percent to 33 percent by 2020. Finally, working with the U.S. Department of Defense, NRDC developed a first-of-its-kind mapping and analytic tool available online to help renewable energy developers identify appropriate sites for renewable projects, such as utility-scale wind, solar, and geothermal energy facilities. Reviving the World's Oceans Powerful forces have pushed the world's oceans to the brink of ecological collapse. NRDC believes we can restore marine vitality by ending overfishing, creating marine protected areas, and improving oceans governance. By focusing on these solutions, we can achieve the broadest, most long-lasting benefits for our oceans and those who rely on the more than 2 million oceans- related jobs in America. Key accomplishments in 2011 include: - Following seven years of steady pressure and oversight by NRDC and our partners, the world's leading fishing nations signed a landmark treaty to protect more than 16 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean from unregulated bottom trawling, which is by far the most destructive form of fishing. - Advocating for landmark legislation making it illegal to sell, trade, or possess shark fins in California. The practice of cutting the fins off living sharks and dumping them back into the ocean is estimated to drive as many as 70 million shark killings a year, threatening commercial fishing and disrupting the entire ocean food chain. Also in California, in October 2011, a judge in the San Diego Superior Court upheld the state's authority to create ocean refuges along the north central coast under the state's landmark Marine Life Protection Act. This victory is good news for the science-based network of protected ocean gems-the Yosemites of the sea-that NRDC has worked to create in each of four coastal regions of the state. Persistent advocacy, participation, and outreach by NRDC and many other interests, along with leadership from the state, helped bring the south coast network of protected areas over the finish line for a January 1, 2012 implementation date. With that milestone reached, California has completed a network of ocean wildlife havens along three-quarters of its coast, from southern Mendocino County to the Mexican border. We helped secure approval of a preferred alternative network for the final region, the north coast, in 2011, and will continue to participate in the regulatory process for those underwater parks, aiming to have them take effect by the end of 2012. Defending Endangered Wildlife and Wild Places Wild places across the Americas are being threatened by a surge of reckless industrialization. The destruction of these wildlands means the loss of vast troves of biological diversity, critical regulators of global climate, and irreplaceable sanctuaries for recreation and contemplation. Through our BioGems program, NRDC's advocacy team joins forces with online activists and local partners to defend some of our hemisphere's most imperiled ecosystems. NRDC scored two landmark victories for North America's last wild forests, protecting more than 11 million acres of North American forests-roughly the size of five Yellowstone National Parks-in southeast Alaska and the Canadian Boreal. We did this through extensive negotiations and partnerships with the First Nations in Canada, and through litigation protecting Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest roadless areas. Federal, state, and tribal agencies that manage Yellowstone's bison announced a historic agreement that will permit buffalo to graze on 75,000 acres of land in Montana's Gardiner Basin during the winter and most of the spring, following years of pressure from NRDC's 1.3 million members and online activists. Farther north in Alaska, good news came in February 2011 when the Mitsubishi Corporation withdrew from the Pebble Mine project in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed-one of America's last and most important wild places. A consortium of mining companies, led by Britain's Anglo American, is planning to dig one of the world's largest open-pit mines in the heart of this pristine ecosystem. If it goes forward, it will inflict irreversible damage on Bristol Bay, including the permanent destruction of 60 miles of salmon habitat. That is why NRDC is joining Alaskan Natives, fishermen, sportsmen, and conservationists to help take this fight to the national and international stage, including Anglo American's annual shareholder meeting. In the past two years, our members and BioGems Defenders helped us deliver more than 300,000 letters of protest to the major investors in the Pebble Mine scheme: Anglo American, the Mitsubishi Corporation, and Rio Tinto. Protecting Our Health by Preventing Pollution Toxic chemicals in our environment, such as mercury, lead, and other manmade chemicals, have been linked to cancer, birth defects, and brain impairments. Reducing or eliminating the load of these dangerous chemicals in the products we buy, the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink can help reduce the toll of human disease and suffering. NRDC's health experts use law, science, and the power of international commerce to keep the worst toxic chemicals off the market, out of the air, and away from our bodies. Key achievements in 2011 include: - After more than 20 years of advocacy, repeated lawsuits, scientific and economic testimony, and a broad public campaign, the EPA issued federal rules aimed at reducing mercury pollution from power plants by 90 percent, and a 60 percent to 80 percent reduction in other pollutants. These rules alone are projected to save more than 11,000 lives each year and up to $90 billion in costs. - NRDC and our partners filed a lawsuit to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to withdraw approval for most non-therapeutic uses of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed-almost a generation after the FDA first recognized that feeding livestock low doses of certain antibiotics could promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or superbugs, capable of infecting people. - Settled a four-year citizen suit that ensures the Dickson community in Tennessee will be permanently protected from well water contaminated by trichloroethylene, a known carcinogen and reproductive and neurological toxic. Dr. Robert Bullard, the father of the environmental justice movement, once called the Holt family of Dickson "the poster family for environmental racism," making this a landmark environmental justice victory. In California, the state legislature passed a bill that would ban the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), capping a three-year push by NRDC's LA Leadership Council and our California-based online activists. BPA has been tied to cancer, reproductive abnormalities, and heart disease, and poses special risks to fetuses, infants, and young children. After fending off two attempts to oust a case from federal court, NRDC settled a lawsuit against industry for its toxic legacy of hexavalent chromium contamination in a densely populated community in Jersey City, New Jersey. The settlement calls for a 700,000-ton cleanup according to standards that are more protective than the state chromium guidelines.
Program Service Accomplishments Part III, Line 4 Ensuring Safe and Sufficient Water Clean and plentiful water is the cornerstone of prosperous communities. Yet as we enter the twenty-first century, swelling demand and changing climate patterns are draining rivers and aquifers, and pollution is threatening the quality of what remains. NRDC is integrating our expertise in pollution prevention, water efficiency, and climate change to sustain America's precious water resources. Key achievements in 2011 include: - Providing analysis and advocacy to help Philadelphia commit to using cutting-edge natural systems and techniques, such as green roofs, tree boxes, vegetated ditches, and preserved or restored wetlands, to clean up its rivers and other surrounding waterways, introducing the most comprehensive network of green infrastructure found in any U.S. city-and one that will yield more in benefits than it will cost. Our advocacy similarly helped New York City commit $1.5 billion to green infrastructure. - Collaborating with allies to help get new federal water efficiency standards for major home appliances that are projected to save consumers more than $1.5 billion annually and reduce water use in dish washers alone by more than 75 million gallons every day. - Achieving a settlement that requires the EPA to issue a new permit regulating ballast water discharges from commercial vessels, protecting water quality. Ballast water is the number one source for aquatic nuisances, such as the so-called "fish Ebola," the spiny water flea, and zebra and quagga mussels. These and other invasive species now sap the American economy of billions of dollars annually. - Helping keep an invasive species, the Asian carp, out of the Chicago waterway system. If introduced, the Asian carp would likely alter the habitat and food web that support aquatic life throughout the Great Lakes and threaten one-fifth of the world's fresh water. In turn, a $7 billion fishing industry and the drinking water of more than 40 million would be in jeopardy. Fostering Sustainable Communities With their dense populations, opportunities for mass transit, greater energy efficiency, and potential for green jobs, cities across the nation have the ability to become incubators for environmental innovation. NRDC is combining the expertise of our urban, health, open space, smart growth, energy, and transportation teams to promote those shifts and create more just, sustainable, and livable cities. Central to this priority is to help create incentives, data, or local programs that could be replicated in other urban areas. Key achievements in 2011 include: - Winning a victory for carbon pollution reductions when the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) voted 14 to 1 to adopt California's first Sustainable Communities Strategy to implement SB 375. SANDAG adopted many of NRDC's recommendations to the plan, including a commitment to adopt an early action measure for walking and biking by summer 2012, to develop a transit-oriented development policy to ensure its $53 billion investment in transit leads to strong ridership gains. We also committed to working with SANDAG to secure the necessary transit funding to make this goal a reality. - Following NRDC expert testimony on a suite of food bills, as well as on purchasing targets for buying regional food and defining what constitutes "sustainable" food, New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a package of laws that will help increase the amount of fresh, local food available in the city. This package of legislation is a key component to significantly overhauling the regional food system. One bill requires the city to collect and publish metrics on how food is produced, processed, distributed, and consumed in the region. Another bill calls for the creation of procurement guidelines to encourage city agencies to buy food grown or processed in New York State. Two other bills in the package promote urban agriculture and rooftop farming. By helping urban farming to flourish, New York may someday serve as a model for the benefits of truly sustainable, local agriculture. - Launching the Green Sports Alliance, including 65 sports teams, stadiums, and organizations, to help share information about better practices and opportunities to measure and reduce environmental impacts in the sports industry. - Partnering with America's leading financial backer of urban communities to put Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Neighborhood Development, the first set of consensus-based national standards to steer new development toward environmentally sound sites and design, to work in America's distressed inner city neighborhoods. Providing Membership Services NRDC's supporting Members and online activists-totaling 1.3 million-play a major role in NRDC's ability to take action in court and to bring influence protect the last remaining wildlands and the wildlife that depend on it, mainly through our Save BioGems citizen activist network. Since its inception in 2000, BioGems Defenders have sent more than 18 million messages to elected officials, government agencies, and corporations in support of our campaigns. And Members provide legal standing for NRDC litigation on a broad array of issues from land use to clean air and toxics. NRDC keeps Members and activists informed of all our work though our photo-filled tabloid Nature's Voice (which mails 5 times annually to all Members) and our www.SaveBioGems.org website, online newsletter BioGems News, and through social media (such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterst).
Form 990, Part III Program Service Classification   In its audited financial statements, NRDC categorizes its program service expenditures by program service activity. That classification is as follows: Clean Energy Future - $39,974,599 Revive Our Ocean - $7,564,278 Protect Our Health - $6,721,900 Wild Places & Wildlife - $15,533,459 Safe & Sufficient Water - $5,807,375 Sustainable Communities - $3,420,994 Membership Services - $5,583,627 Total Program Services - $84,606,232 NRDC has received significant donated legal, consulting and other services throughout the years. Those expenditures are included in the program numbers above. Total donated services allocated to program service activities for the year ending June 30, 2011 is $2,506,820. Accordingly, net program service activities for the year ending June 30, 2011 (as reported on Part III and Part IX of the Form 990) is $84,606,232.
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships
MediumBulletComplete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 33, 34, 35, 36, or 37.
MediumBulletAttach to Form 990. MediumBullet See separate instructions.

OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
 
Employer identification number

13-2654926
Part I
Identification of Disregarded Entities (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33.)
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of disregarded entity


(b)
Primary activity


 		(c)
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or foreign country)

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Total income
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Part II
Identification of Related Tax-Exempt Organizations (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related tax-exempt organizations during the tax year.)
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Name, address, and EIN of related organization


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Primary activity


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or foreign country)

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(1) NRDC ACTION FUND INC

40 WEST 20TH STREET

NEW YORK,NY10011
13-3976062 		Environmental NY 501(c)(4) N/A NA
 
 
 












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Part III
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Partnership (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a partnership during the tax year.)
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country)


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Part IV
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Corporation or Trust (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a corporation or trust during the tax year.)
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Part V
Transactions With Related Organizations (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, 35, 35A, or 36.)
Note. Complete line 1 if any entity is listed in Parts II, III or IV.
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1 During the tax year, did the orgranization engage in any of the following transactions with one or more related organizations listed in Parts II-IV?
a Receipt of (i) interest (ii) annuities (iii) royalties (iv) rent from a controlled entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
c Gift, grant, or capital contribution from other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
d Loans or loan guarantees to or for other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
e Loans or loan guarantees by other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
f Sale of assets to other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
g Purchase of assets from other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
h Exchange of assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
i Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets to other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
j Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets from other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
k Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations for other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
l Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations by other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
m Sharing of facilities, equipment, mailing lists, or other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
n Sharing of paid employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Yes
 
o Reimbursement paid to other organization for expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
p Reimbursement paid by other organization for expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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q Other transfer of cash or property to other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
r Other transfer of cash or property from other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
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Part VI
Unrelated Organizations Taxable as a Partnership (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 37.)
Provide the following information for each entity taxed as a partnership through which the organization conducted more than five percent of its activities (measured by total assets or gross revenue) that was not a related organization. See instructions regarding exclusion for certain investment partnerships.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of entity 		(b)
Primary activity 		(c)
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(state or foreign
country) 		(d)
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section
501(c)(3)
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assets 		(f)
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Part VII
Supplemental Information
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