National Caucus of Environmental Legislators

What National Caucus of Environmental Legislators does

The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 2001 per the company's own timeline and copyright notice, that operates a nonpartisan network of environmentally-focused state legislators. The organization was created by and for state legislators to address the resource gap faced by understaffed state legislative offices working on environmental policy. NCEL convenes over 1,300 state legislators from all 50 states and both parties, providing policy research, a Resource Center with fact sheets and briefing books, Bill Tracking across state legislatures, Legislative Session Analysis, topic-specific Working Groups (Coastal, Outdoor, Plastic Pollution, Pesticides and Pollinators, Wildlife Corridors and Crossings), an annual National Forum that brings together 200+ legislators, webinars, and topical policy briefings.

NCEL serves two primary user segments: sitting state legislators and their legislative staff. Membership is free of charge, and the organization is funded primarily through donations. Its revenue mechanics are donation-based, supplemented by strategic partnerships (notably with World Wildlife Fund, Blue Planet Foundation, Electric Innovation Initiative, and Environmental Working Group) that extend programmatic depth rather than generate direct revenue. The organization operates from a single headquarters in Washington, DC, with a small staff that grew from a single full-time employee in 2009 to approximately 10 full-time staff and four Senior Advisors by 2020.

NCEL does not develop proprietary technology products. Its platform is built around information services and convening activities — content, events, working groups, and peer-learning infrastructure — rather than software or AI systems. Pricing is non-transactional (no charge for membership), making the organization dependent on continued fundraising, foundation grants, and partner support to sustain operations.

Name

National Caucus of Environmental Legislators

Legal name

National Caucus of Environmental Legislators

Website

https://ncel.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Caucus of Environmental Legislators is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit convening over 1,300 state legislators from all 50 states for environmental policy work. It delivers free bill tracking, policy research, working groups, and an annual forum, funded through donations.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: NCEL operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations. The organization encourages donations to support state environmental champions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NCEL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization that serves as a nonpartisan resource network for state legislators working on environmental protection. It provides a policy library (Resource Center, Bill Tracking, Glossary), annual Legislative Session Analysis, National Forums, topical Working Groups, and impact reports to help legislators advance environmental legislation across all 50 states.

Product overview

NCEL is a nonprofit organization that serves as a resource network for state legislators working on environmental protection. Rather than a traditional software product, NCEL provides a platform of services including a Resource Center with environmental policy materials, Bill Tracking capabilities, Legislative Session Analysis, annual National Forums, and five Working Groups focused on Coastal, Outdoor, Plastic Pollution, Pesticides and Pollinators, and Wildlife Corridors. The organization also produces Quarterly Impact Reports and Annual Reports documenting legislative trends and accomplishments. NCEL connects over 1,300 environmentally-committed state legislators from all 50 states through information sharing, collaborative events, and policy resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resource Center An extensive collection of fact sheets, one-pagers, and briefing books on a wide range of environmental issues, provided to state legislators.
• Bill Tracking A policy library resource that tracks environmental legislation across states, enabling legislators to monitor and analyze bill progress.
• Legislative Session Analysis Annual previews and recaps of trending environmental policies, providing analysis of strongest environmental legislation introduced and passed.
• National Forums Annual national forum events bringing together state legislators for substantive policy discussions, networking, and actionable solutions on environmental protection.
• Working Groups Topic-specific working groups including Coastal, Outdoor, Plastic Pollution, Pesticides and Pollinators, and Wildlife Corridors and Crossings for legislators to collaborate on policy issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,300 legislators from all 50 states participate in the network
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026NCEL and WWF co-hosted the State Plastic Policy Workshop in Washington, D.C. in April 2026, bringing together six legislators from Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Midwest states to explore system-wide solutions to plastic pollution including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Deposit Return Systems (DRS).
• Blue Planet FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCEL and Blue Planet Foundation co-hosted the Hawaii Clean Energy Policy Workshop, bringing together legislators from six states to learn about Hawaii's progress toward 100% renewable energy and collaborate on clean energy goals.
• Electric Innovation Initiative (EII)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCEL and EII convened state and local lawmakers from 18 states for the Bay Area Electrification Tour, showcasing how electrification lowers costs, strengthens reliability, and accelerates decarbonization.
• Environmental Working Group (EWG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCEL partnered with EWG to host a webinar on food chemical safety, spotlighting how states are pursuing bipartisan solutions to protect the public against harmful chemicals in food and food packaging.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO): NASEO is the state-government energy counterpart to NCEL's environmental scope. Both organizations serve state-level decision-makers on overlapping energy/climate topics from complementary seats (agency officials vs. legislators).
• Environmental Council of the States (ECOS): ECOS convenes state environmental agency leaders, while NCEL convenes state legislators on environmental issues. Both occupy the same intersection of state-level governance and environmental policy, addressing complementary decision-makers in the same statehouses.
• State Legislative Leaders Foundation: State Legislative Leaders Foundation convenes senior legislative leaders across the U.S. NCEL operates a parallel but environment-specialized convening model for the same underlying legislator population.
• U.S. Climate Alliance: U.S. Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of governors advancing state-level climate action. NCEL mobilizes the parallel legislative layer of state government around the same climate/energy agenda, making it a directly comparable peer.

Emerging players

• America Is All In: America Is All In is a multi-sector coalition mobilizing subnational actors (states, cities, businesses) on climate. NCEL drives the state-legislator leg of similar state-level climate mobilization with overlapping thematic priorities.
• E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs): E2 advocates for state and federal policies that support environmental economic growth, sharing NCEL's state-level policy engagement model from a business/economic perspective.
• Ceres: Ceres mobilizes business and investor leadership on climate and sustainability policy, including at the state level. It works an adjacent stakeholder set (business leaders) on overlapping state environmental policy issues.

Broad incumbents

• National Governors Association (NGA): NGA is the broad-incumbent counterpart for governors across all policy areas. NCEL is the more specialized, legislator-focused version of the same state-government convening concept.
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): NCSL is the broad incumbent serving all state legislators across every policy domain. NCEL operates as a niche, environment-specialized counterpart with a comparable membership-based service model for the same legislator audience.

Others

• Energy Foundation: Energy Foundation is a major philanthropic funder of state-level energy and environmental policy advocacy. As a likely NCEL funder/counterparty, it operates in the same state-level environmental policy ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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