What NY Renews does

NY Renews is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy coalition founded around 2019 and operated as a project of the Working Families Organization. It coordinates nearly 400 member organizations spanning climate, labor, youth, faith, and community sectors to influence New York State climate and energy policy. The coalition was the driving force behind the 2019 passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), described by the organization as the nation's most progressive climate law, and continues to lead implementation advocacy alongside related legislative campaigns including the NY HEAT Act, the cap-and-invest program, and the Climate Change Superfund Act.

NY Renews does not develop or operate proprietary technology products. Its deliverables are advocacy campaigns, policy research and reports (e.g., "Cap Pollution, Invest in Workers," "Flouting the Law," "Climate Change Superfund"), digital action tools hosted at act.nyrenews.org, and coalition organizing infrastructure. Its business model is donation-based: revenue is generated through individual and organizational contributions rather than product or service sales, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organization employs approximately 15 staff led by Executive Director Stephan Edel and operates with a community-led go-to-market motion that mobilizes member organizations for grassroots organizing, legislative lobbying, public protests, media campaigns, and direct engagement with elected officials in Albany.

The coalition's strategic positioning combines climate action with labor rights, environmental justice, and community empowerment. Its 2026 Policy Agenda reflects active opposition to Governor Hochul's proposed delays to the CLCPA, alongside newer initiatives such as the Bronx Network (a localized Bronx organizing effort) and an Indigenous Solidarity program addressing nuclear and data center impacts. NY Renews' competitive advantage is rooted in the breadth of its member coalition, its authorship role in the CLCPA, and its multi-constituency legitimacy across environmental, labor, youth, and frontline-community sectors.

Name

NY Renews

Legal name

NY Renews

Website

https://nyrenews.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NY Renews is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit coalition of nearly 400 climate, labor, youth, faith, and community organizations that advocates for New York State climate policy, including implementation of the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

Keywords

• Climate advocacy coalition
• Environmental justice
• Clean energy policy
• Grassroots organizing
• Climate legislation advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: NY Renews raises funds through donations from individuals and organizations who support their climate justice mission. The website features a 'Donate' button and 'Support Our Work' page for contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

NY Renews is a coalition of nearly 400 climate, labor, youth, and community organizations that advocates for full implementation of New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). The coalition mobilizes grassroots support through legislative lobbying, public demonstrations, media campaigns, and direct engagement with elected officials to advance a 100% clean renewable energy transition, environmental justice for frontline communities, good union jobs in clean energy, and accountability mechanisms such as cap-and-invest and the Climate Superfund Act.

Product overview

NY Renews is a coalition of nearly 400 climate, labor, youth, and community groups serving as the force behind New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). Rather than a commercial technology product, NY Renews offers a suite of advocacy campaigns, policy resources, and organizing tools including: CLCPA implementation advocacy, NY HEAT Act advocacy, Cap-and-Invest program advocacy, and Climate Superfund advocacy as core campaigns; Video Resources and Research & Reports as informational publications; Coalition Organizing as membership coordination; and Action Alerts/Take Action tools for digital advocacy. The organization's work centers on mobilizing its coalition to demand full funding and implementation of New York's landmark climate law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CLCPA Implementation Advocacy Campaign

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% clean, renewable energy target by 2050, with 50% benchmark goal by 2030
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Working Families OrganizationcoreOthersNY Renews is a project of the Working Families Organization, which provides organizational infrastructure and support for the coalition's advocacy efforts.
• Member Organizations (Nearly 400)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNY Renews comprises nearly 400 member organizations spanning climate, labor, youth, and community sectors. These organizations collaboratively advocate for climate justice policies and share resources for collective action.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Indigenous Environmental Network: Indigenous-led environmental organization working on climate, energy policy, fossil fuel infrastructure opposition, and environmental justice. Directly relevant given NY Renews' dedicated Indigenous Solidarity Director and coalition campaigns around nuclear, data centers, and fossil fuel siting.
• Sunrise Movement: Youth-led climate advocacy organization pushing for the Green New Deal and progressive climate policy through grassroots mobilization. Comparable coalition/movement model and climate-justice framing, with stronger focus on youth mobilization - a segment NY Renews also serves.

Direct peers

• New York League of Conservation Voters: State-level New York environmental advocacy organization that works on environmental policy, holds legislators accountable, and engages in electoral politics. Closest direct peer to NY Renews because it operates in the same geography, same policy domain, and often advances overlapping climate/environmental-justice agendas in Albany.
• Evergreen Action: Climate advocacy organization focused on passing aggressive state and federal climate policy through coordinated electoral and legislative campaigns. Directly comparable to NY Renews in mission (progressive climate law passage and defense), coalition-style organizing, and policy-advocacy GTM, though Evergreen operates nationally rather than at the state level.
• 350.org: Global grassroots climate movement that organizes mass mobilizations, digital campaigns, and advocacy around fossil fuel divestment, renewable energy, and climate justice. Highly comparable coalition/movement-style advocacy model, digital organizing tools, and climate-justice framing.
• WE ACT for Environmental Justice: Northern Manhattan-based environmental justice organization working on air quality, climate, and energy policy with a focus on low-income communities and communities of color in New York. Comparable on geography (NYC) and on EJ-focused climate advocacy, often interacting with NY Renews on CLCPA implementation.

Others

• U.S. Climate Action Network: National network of state and regional climate advocacy organizations that supports member groups on policy, messaging, and federal climate advocacy. Enables comparability rather than direct competition - NY Renews could plausibly be a member group and is structurally similar to state-level cohort members like its peer organizations.

Broad incumbents

• Sierra Club: Large, established environmental organization with active state chapters including in New York. Operates on a much broader portfolio (lands, wildlife, energy, EJ), but its climate advocacy work and grassroots chapter network compete for similar donors and overlap on CLCPA-related campaigns.
• Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): Large national environmental organization that engages in climate, energy, and clean-economy advocacy, including market-based mechanisms (cap-and-trade) that overlap directly with NY Renews' cap-and-invest campaign. Heavy overlap in policy expertise and donor base for climate advocacy.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Major national environmental advocacy organization with significant New York presence and a long history of working on state and city climate policy. Comparable on climate-policy advocacy and EJ framing but with much broader issue scope and deeper institutional resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nyrenews
• Facebookfacebook.com/NYRenews
• Instagraminstagram.com/nyrenews
• TikToktiktok.com/@nyrenews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ny-renews

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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