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Jennifer Bernstein

CDO/Interim COO (thru 07/2021) · Natural Resources Defense Council INC

CDO/Interim COO (thru 07/2021) at Natural Resources Defense Council INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 9 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$259K
Others who share this name
9

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CDO/Interim COO (thru 07/2021) of Natural Resources Defense Council INC, based in New York, NY.
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Received $259K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as CDO/Interim COO (thru 07/2021) of NRDC Action Fund INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Jennifer Bernstein is CEO and The William C. Steere Sr.

President of the New York Botanical Garden, appointed in 2021 as the institution's 10th leader. She brings over 20 years of nonprofit management experience and has driven fiscal, marketing, and programmatic growth while launching strategic master site planning to ensure NYBG's long-term vitality.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
CEO/President since 2021
Education
  • NYU Stern School of Business · MBA
  • Santa Fe University of Art and Design · BFA

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Natural Resources Defense Council INC CDO/Interim COO (thru 07/2021) · $186.2M revenue · New York, NYSEE SCHEDULE Opay $307K → $259KFiled FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$259Kreported comp
NRDC Action Fund INC CDO/Interim COO (thru 07/2021) · $15.5M revenue · New York, NYSEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Jennifer Bernstein

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Jennifer Bernstein 1 organization · Chesapeake, VAUniversity Consortium for Geographic Information Science
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Jennifer Bernstein 1 organization · Berkeley, CAChaplaincy Institute for Arts and Interfaith Ministries
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Jennifer Bernstein 1 organization · Miami Beach, FLMiami Beach Jewish Community Center INC
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Jennifer Bernstein 1 organization · Stamford, CTNortheast Elementary School PTO
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Jennifer Bernstein 1 organization · Chesterfield, MOParkway Central Ice Hockey
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Jennifer Bernstein 1 organization · Washington, DCEverylife Foundation for Rare Diseases
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Jennifer Bernstein 1 organization · Bronx, NYHerbert H Lehman College Foundation INC
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Jennifer Bernstein 1 organization · Arlington, VACrystal City Working Parents INC
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Jennifer Bernstein 1 organization · Bronx, NYNew York Botanical Garden

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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President/CEO · FY2024
$705K
R
Former President · FY2019
$648K
M
Chief Development Officer · FY2024
$566K
M
Development Officer · FY2023
$513K
A
Chief Board Relations Officer · FY2021
$480K
C
Executive Director · FY2024
$462K
M
Chief Board Relations Officer · FY2022
$449K
M
(thru 3/23) Senior Dei Advisor · FY2023
$447K
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Chief De&I Officer (thru 09/2022) · FY2022
$409K
M
Chief Counsel · FY2024
$403K
M
(thru 3/23); Board Relations Officer · FY2023
$401K
M
Staff & Strategy (thru 10/2023) · FY2023
$399K

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