National Geographic Society
Acronym: NGS
General Information
Identification Code: 607060941756-57
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Entity Form: 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 3/24/2021
Last Update: 4/1/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: To use the power of science, exploration, education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Climate action
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The staff member provided scientific information (on marine science) to officials to inform the EC Biodiversity Strategy
Communication Activities: Campaign for Nature (https://www.campaignfornature.org/) provides scientific and economic arguments for the protection of our natural world. Pristine Seas (pristineseas.org) advocates for the creation of marine protected areas. The specific EU policy is EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1590574123338&uri=CELEX%3A52020DC0380)
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development
Head Office
Address: 1145 17th, N.W.
Post Code: 20036
City: Washington, DC
Country: UNITED STATES
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EU Office
Address: 1145 17th, N.W.
Post Code: 20036
City: Washington, DC
Country: UNITED STATES
Phone: [object Object]
Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: The Society uses the registry for very limited purposes.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.10000000149011612
Info Members: There is only one staff person who dealt with EU officials on scheduled calls or meetings in 2022. He never traveled to Brussels for meetings. He had one meeting in DC and then just a few calls. Total time spent on these calls in 2022 was less than a day of work. The FTE is significantly lower than 10%.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: N/A
Organisation Members: To reiterate, The Society is not a member of any association, confederations, networks or other bodies. We are our own 501(c)(3) organization. We receive donations to support our work, but those donors which also may be referred to as partnerships, do not dictate our work. National Geographic Partners, LLC is the joint partnership between the National Geographic Society and The Walt Disney Company, successor in interest to 21st Century Fox. The joint venture is responsible for amplifying our work, not dictating it.
Corporate and Foundation Partnership: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/corporate-and-foundation-partnerships/?nav_click
National Geographic Partners: https://nationalgeographicpartners.com/press/