Massachusetts Environmental Nonprofits

425organizations
$1.1 billioncombined annual revenue (250 reporting)
1935oldest founding year on record

Trustees Of Reservations

Boston, MA

Overview - founded in boston by pioneering landscape architect and open space visionary charles eliot in 1891, the Trustees is the nation's first and…

Ceres Inc

Boston, MA

Ceres is a nonprofit advocacy organization working to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, more just, and resilient world. Through education and research, we…

Woodwell Climate Research Center

Falmouth, MA

Restoring a safe and stable climate is the greatest challenge of our time, and we can’t do it without science. Woodwell Climate Research Center…

Buzzards Bay Coalition

New Bedford, MA

Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc is a 1% for the Planet nature nonprofit partner associated with watershed / rivers / oceans. Based in New Bedford,…

Boston Harbor Now

Boston, MA

Our mission is to ensure that the people of greater Boston benefit from a vibrant, resilient, and inclusive waterfront, Harbor, and islands; these spaces…

Worcester County Horticultural Society

Boylston, MA

New england botanic garden at tower hill creates experiences with plants that inspire people and improve the world.

Berkshire Natural Resources

Lenox, MA

See scheudle oberkshire Natural Resources council, INC. (bnrc) works with the community to protect and preserve the Natural beauty and ecological health of the…

Charles River Watershed Association

Boston, MA

We work to protect, restore, and enhance the Charles River and its watershed using science, advocacy, and the law.

Connecticut River Conservancy

Greenfield, MA

Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc is a 1% for the Planet nature nonprofit partner associated with watershed / rivers / oceans. Based in Greenfield,…

All In Energy, Inc

Roslindale, MA

All In Energy is advancing an inclusive clean energy economy by bringing energy efficiency and renewable energy to underserved communities, while increasing job opportunities…

Act Institute Inc

Boston, MA

ACT Institute leads the just, equitable and rapid transition to a clean energy future and diverse climate economy.

Change is Simple

Beverly, MA

Instilling lifelong social and environmental responsibility through experiential learning that inspires action for healthy people, planet & community.

Alliance To Protect Nantucket Sound Inc

Hyannis, MA

The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound is a 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the permanent preservation of Nantucket Sound, the historic body of…

Browning the Green Space

Boston, MA

Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the clean energy sector and beyond

Sheffield Land Trust Inc

Sheffield, MA

To promote Land conservation

Charles River Conservancy, Inc.

Cambridge, MA

The Charles River Conservancy strives to make the Charles River and its parks a well-maintained network of natural urban places that invite and engage…

Wild Care Inc

Eastham, MA

To guarantee the integrity of wildlife through rehabilitation of injured, sick OR orphaned animals and to provide education to the general public in hopes…

Better Future Project

Cambridge, MA

Better Future Project works to build a powerful grassroots movement to address the climate crisis and advance a rapid and responsible transition beyond coal,…

World Federation For Animals Inc

Jamaica Plain, MA

The World Federation for Animals (wfa) is a membership organization to improve the well-being of all Animals and end exploitation and suffering. Wfa has…

Wellfleet Conservation Trust

Wellfleet, MA

The mission of the Wellfleet Conservation Trust is to conserve land in perpetuity for enjoyment by current and future generations.

Opacum Land Trust

Brimfield, MA

To promote conservation of open space and water

Cape & Islands Self-Reliance Corporation

Cataumet, MA

Simplifying complex energy concepts to educate, inspire and empower people to take action.

Botanic Gardens Conservation International U S Inc

Boylston, MA

Bgci was founded in the u.k. In 1987 to link Botanic Gardens as a cooperating global network for effective plant Conservation. The organization encompasses…

Waltham Land Tr Inc

Waltham, MA

To promote the protection of open space through education and resource protection.

Environmental nonprofits in Massachusetts: key facts

How many environmental nonprofits are in Massachusetts?

Ideal Location lists 425 environmental and conservation nonprofits in Massachusetts. The 250 that report revenue bring in a combined $1.1 billion a year.

What is the largest environmental nonprofit in Massachusetts?

By reported annual revenue, the largest in the directory is Iso New England Inc (Holyoke, MA), at $264.6 million. Next are Trustees Of Reservations, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Clean Air Task Force and Ceres Inc.

What do Massachusetts's environmental nonprofits focus on?

The most common focus areas are Land Conservation (119), Climate Energy (77), Education Advocacy (70) and Wildlife Biodiversity (54).

Which bioregions do they work in?

Most work in New England Coast (228) and Connecticut River Valley (18).

What is the oldest environmental nonprofit in Massachusetts?

Trustees Of Reservations, founded in 1935, 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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