Is Environmental Defense Fund a good company to work for?

Environmental Defense Fund has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 455 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Environmental Defense Fund to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Environmental Defense Fund have been left by employees working as Climate Corps Fellow , Intern and Project Manager .

Does Environmental Defense Fund pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Environmental Defense Fund employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Environmental Defense Fund. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Environmental Defense Fund?

90% of Environmental Defense Fund employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Environmental Defense Fund 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Environmental Defense Fund?

Intern (43) , Climate Corps Fellow (23) , Project Manager (19) , Director (11) , Manager (11) , Analyst (8) , Consultant (7) , Program Coordinator (6) , Development Coordinator (4) , Program Assistant (4) , Senior Analyst (4) , Communications Intern (3) , Ingénieur (3) , Research Analyst (3) , Research Fellow (3)

What are the pros of working at Environmental Defense Fund according to real employee reviews?

"Great Organization and people." ((in 51 reviews)); "driven colleagues; meaningful work with applications of science in policy; great exposure to innovations in the environmental space" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 21 reviews)); "EDF has great and friendly staff" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great culture, laid" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Environmental Defense Fund according to real employee reviews?

"Management is always willing to listen but not often willing to move on policy which sometimes leaves them behind the curve." ((in 15 reviews)); "Poor management, fails to value and develop junior staff, doesn’t reward good managers, poor managers excel" ((in 11 reviews)); "Unfortunately the pay is low because it is a non" ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management is completely disconnected from day to day operations and seems to have no clue how to run a company." ((in 10 reviews)); "Maybe one day we can all take home a $890k+ salary like Fred Krupp." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Environmental Defense Fund layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Environmental Defense Fund layoffs and their outlook for job security at Environmental Defense Fund in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Environmental Defense Fund locations?

New York , Washington , San Francisco , Boston , Austin , Chicago , Raleigh , Los Angeles , Boulder , Seattle , Newport News , Ithaca , Anchorage , Prospect , Corpus Christi , Dallas , Saint Paul , Bentonville , Sacramento , San Diego , Palo Alto , San Jose , Santa Barbara , Denver , New Orleans , Eugene , Portland , Pittsburgh

Environmental Defense Fund reviews

4.2

90% would recommend to a friend

(272 total reviews)

Fred Krupp

80% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (272 reviews)

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Environmental Defense Fund has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 272 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Environmental Defense Fund employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

272 reviews

2.0

Apr 7, 2016

Good place to work unless you are part of the Operations Dept

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission for the organization people are very passionate about the work they do very well educated and intelligent people

Cons

HR group has had 98% turn over rate Extreme communication issues internally Massive amounts of dysfunction within the HR group has made for extremely toxic and frustrating work environment

5.0

Apr 5, 2016

Great graduate/MBA internship

Climate corps fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent consulting experience to further strengthen a broad set of skills. Fellows have a lot of responsibility and opportunity to positively impact their company. Good way to switch careers into sustainability, and a few EDF fellows have gone to work full-time for their host. Well-organized and thoughtful matching process.

Cons

Matching decisions are made later in the year, although this also means you can have a good plan A back-up if you don't want to take any fall MBA internship offers. The training experience is a great way to meet other EDF fellows, although EDF continues to refine the process since it's hard to meet training needs for such a diverse group.

5.0

Mar 30, 2016

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I felt like part of the team at EDF. I at first was given simple tasks but then once I demonstrated my research and editing abilities, I was able to take on more complex projects. I got to know a decent amount of employees in other divisions, and really enjoyed the Brown Bag lunches which were led by employees in other EDF offices. Very cool office environment/design. I definitely learned a lot about my field and appreciated not having my time wasted.

Cons

Because a lot of the work my team was doing depended on a state's government, not a lot of progress was made due to unorganized state databases/websites. There doesn't seem to be any guarantee or preference for hiring interns from EDF for full-time positions.

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Jobs at Environmental Defense Fund

Reporter/Editor, Editorial Team

Manager, Development Information & Strategy

Director, Agriculture Policy

Deputy Chief Development Officer