Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp told an all-staff meeting on Monday that the environmental group will begin layoffs this week, the organization confirmed to POLITICO.
The decision to shed an unknown number of staff from its U.S. operations comes after EDF offered buyouts beginning late last year to navigate a funding crunch.
“Like many other non-profits, our revenue was lower than expected at the end of last year,” Amy Todd Middleton, a senior vice president at EDF, said in an emailed statement. “We’ve adjusted our budget including, unfortunately, some layoffs.”
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EDF is the latest green organization to announce layoffs amid downturns in donations, following the Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council.
