Illinois Environmental Nonprofits
Chicago Horticultural Society
We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life
Lake Forest Open Lands Association
SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1967, THE ASSOCIATION HAS ACQUIRED, PRESERVED AND MAINTAINED OVER 930 ACRES OF LOCAL NATIVE LANDSCAPES INCLUDING PRAIRIES, SAVANNAS, RAVINES, WOODLANDS…
Alliance for the Great Lakes
The mission of the Alliance for the Great Lakes is to protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes, ensuring healthy water in the lakes…
Brushwood Center
Improving health equity and access to nature through the arts, education, and community action
Prairie Rivers Network
Using the creative power of science, law, and collective action, we protect and restore our rivers, return healthy soils and diverse wildlife to our…
Alliance For Water Efficiency Nfp
Alliance for Water Efficiency is dedicated to promoting the efficient and sustainable use of water.
Thorium Energy Alliance
The mission of the Thorium Energy Alliance (tea) since 2006, has been educating the world on the uses and advantages of Thorium as a…
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation
To honor the memory of Abraham Lincoln by providing a place where the public can enjoy nature in all seasons, learn to be better…
Chicago Gateway Green Committee
To beautify chicagoland's expressway system, its gateways andneighborhoods surrounding the expressways.
Idea Store Creative Reuse Center
The Idea Store is an organization that fosters creativity, education, environmental stewardship, and community through reuse of materials. It is a creative reuse store…
Champaign County Environmental Stewards
Support the ability of area residents to responsibly manage materials by advancing improved local options for recycling, composting food scraps, and safe and convenient…
Chicago Audubon Society
Chicago bird alliance connects people with birds and nature through educational programming, field trips, advocacy, stewardship and research.
Macon County Conservation Foundation
To restore and preserve Macon countys natural and cultural resources through the Macon County Conservation district, and promote education about these resources.
Accelerate Climate Solutions
Accelerate Climate Solutions educates youth and empowers neighbors to deploy Climate Solutions, creating a just world and a healthy planet.
American Hosta Society
The American Hosta Society's primary objective is to name and classify Hosta by species and hybrids. A journal is printed twice a year with…
Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy
Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy (AKP), a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the philanthropic arm of Abercrombie & Kent (A&K). The organization traces its beginnings back…
Acaté Amazon Conservation
Acaté is a non-profit conservation organization based in the U.S. and Perú that works in partnership with the Matsés indigenous tribe of the Amazon…
Anderson Japanese Gardens
MISSION In our hectic and stressful world, Anderson Japanese Gardens opens minds to a different culture while offering guests a place of peace and…
Big Run Wolf Ranch
Big Run Wolf Ranch is a 1% for the Planet nature nonprofit partner associated with climate adaptation. Based in Lockport, IL, United States of…
Chicago Resource Center
Chicago Resource Center is a 1% for the Planet nature nonprofit partner associated with food systems. Based in Chicago, IL, United States of America,…
Chicago Wilderness
Chicago Wilderness envisions a vibrant region where people and nature thrive together, promoting diverse and healthy communities, economic vitality, and well-being for all. We…
ParkLands Foundation
The mission of the ParkLands Foundation is to preserve historic natural lands in the middle and upper Mackinaw Valley watershed by protecting, ecologically restoring…
Search for Adventure of Search360
Search for Adventure is a unique travel program that offers people with disabilities vacation experiences to destinations near and far.
Environmental nonprofits in Illinois: key facts
How many environmental nonprofits are in Illinois?
Ideal Location lists 168 environmental and conservation nonprofits in Illinois. The 119 that report revenue bring in a combined $342.4 million a year.
What is the largest environmental nonprofit in Illinois?
By reported annual revenue, the largest in the directory is Chicago Horticultural Society (Glencoe, IL), at $68.1 million. Next are Elevate Energy, The Morton Arboretum, Lake Forest Open Lands Association and Alliance for the Great Lakes.
What do Illinois's environmental nonprofits focus on?
The most common focus areas are Land Conservation (29), Education Advocacy (25), Natural Resources Conservation (25) and Climate Energy (22).
Which bioregions do they work in?
Most work in Corn Belt (64) and Great Lakes (58).
What is the oldest environmental nonprofit in Illinois?
The Morton Arboretum, founded in 1925, is the oldest with a founding year on record.
Counts and revenue come from the organizations listed in the Ideal Location directory and their most recent reported filings.
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