The NRDC Action Fund’s mission is to build political support for advancing the goals of the Natural Resources Defense Council:
Averting dangerous climate change, supporting healthy people and thriving communities, and conserving and protecting nature and wildlife. We support candidates who stand up for these goals, and we mobilize the American public to lobby lawmakers and hold them accountable for their votes, both in office and at the ballot box.
How We Support NRDC
The NRDC Action Fund is an affiliated but separate organization from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, the NRDC Action Fund engages in various advocacy and political activities for which the Natural Resources Defense Council, a 501(c)(3) organization, faces certain legal limitations or restrictions.
Our Team
Manish Bapna
President & CEO
Jed Ober
Managing Director
Ehsaneh Sadr
Deveopment Director
Mike Cassesso
Political and Advocacy Director
Zara Akhter
Operations Manager
Caroline Schiavo
Development Manager
Aaron Rosenbluth
Senior Political Associate
Andrew Plotch
Senior Social Media Manager
Emilia Couture
Administrative Coordinator
Board of Directors
Adam Sweeney
Ana Méndez
Cynthia Snell
David Vladeck
Gene Karpinski
Gerald Torres
John Dawson
Joshua McNeil
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Kathleen Welch
LaTosha Brown
Richard Graves
Robert Raben
Sig Anderman
Richard Ayres
Frances Beinecke
Chair