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World Resources Institute

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 52-1257057 Website

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent research organization based in Washington, DC. Founded in 1982, it works to improve people’s lives, protect and restore nature, and stabilize the climate, using research and partnerships to influence policy and catalyze change.

World Resources Institute at a glance

In short: World Resources Institute gave $17.0M across 67 grants in 2025 (avg $254K), top state New York. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$17,005,657
+13.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
67
-6.9% vs 2024
Average grant
$253,816
+21.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$81,258
Total assets
$558,904,759
-11.3% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
43% first-time grantees (29 of 67, 2025)
Primary geography
New York (30% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to World Resources Institute

Contact

Mailing address: 10 G Street Ne, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 729-7600
Website: https://wri.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who World Resources Institute funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

One Tree Planted Inc: $2.0MOne Tree Planted Inc$2.0MGlobal Forest Generation: $1.5MGlobal Forest Generation$1.5MAfef Inc: $1.4MAfef Inc$1.4MUniversity of Maryland: $1.4MUniversity of Maryland$1.4MRealize Impact: $1.3MRealize Impact$1.3MC40 Cities Climate Leader: $1.2MC40 Cities Climate Leader$1.2MSDSN Association Inc: $833KSDSN Association Inc$833KMichigan State University: $678KMichigan State University$678KWildlife Conservation Society: $650KWildlife Conservation Society$650KEnvironmental Investigation Agency: $526KEnvironmental InvestigationAgency$526K

The largest 2025 recipient was One Tree Planted Inc ($2.0M). Together the top 10 received $11.4M.

Grant Size Distribution

335 grants across all recorded years

147<$50K61$50–100K71$100–250K21$250–500K19$500K–1M16$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 147 grants of 335 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

WRI says its staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations. In its 2025 grants, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to New York (30%), Washington, DC (13%), Vermont (12%), Virginia (9%) and Washington state (8%).

Grant Distribution by State

31states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 67 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonNew YorkArlingtonSan FranciscoChicagoBrooklynDenverOaklandBoulderCollege ParkPortlandSeattleAtlantaGoldenRedwood CityArcataEugeneRestonDetroitDurham

Is World Resources Institute open to new grantees?

43%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 29 of 67 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $161K; repeat grants $325K. How we count

Medians: $63K first-time, $103K repeat.

  • 51% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M34 grants2019 53 grants2020 52 grants2021 73 grants2022 71 grants2023 72 grants2024 67 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.1M (2019) to $17.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 67 grants totaling $17.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
One Tree Planted Inc Shelburne, VTReverse Rapid Degradation of Ecosystems$2,016,536
Global Forest Generation Arlington, VAReverse Rapid Degradation of Ecosystems$1,460,401
Afef Inc New York, NYReverse Rapid Degradation of Ecosystems$1,386,214
University of Maryland College Park, MDReverse Rapid Degradation of Ecosystems$1,378,517
Realize Impact Bainbridge Island, WAReverse Rapid Degradation of Ecosystems$1,250,345
C40 Cities Climate Leader New York, NYPromote Envir Sustainable Transport Solutions$1,222,385
SDSN Association Inc New York, NYReverse rapid degradation of ecosystems & protect climate from greenhouse gas emissions$833,108
Michigan State University East Lansing, MIReverse Rapid Degradation of Ecosystems$678,342
Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NYReverse Rapid Degradation of Ecosystems$649,832
Environmental Investigation Agency Washington, DCReverse Rapid Degradation of Ecosystems$526,438
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$558,904,759$213,044,770$270,157,767$17,005,65767$16,200,265
2024$630,309,050$267,358,799$240,843,544$15,048,53072$12,095,063
2023$595,261,608$357,780,993$211,894,739$14,605,91371$4,588,421
2022$427,715,503$193,968,394$183,476,237$12,856,98073$2,223,615
2021$419,325,566$289,669,226$151,998,641$9,064,30152$7,395,654
2020$282,384,920$233,076,503$134,311,980$8,348,09053$629,651
2019$183,559,255$159,318,068$120,793,841$5,140,59434$1,614,392

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Its stated approach is “Count It. Change It. Scale It.”: conduct timely, independent research; use it to inform action; and expand tested solutions through partnerships, publications and tools.

WRI describes work on sustainable food systems, forest protection and restoration, water security, ocean sustainability, climate strategies, sustainable cities and clean, affordable and reliable energy. It also works on economic, financial and governance systems and on business approaches related to sustainability.

The 2025 grants include support for organizations working on forests, ecosystems, climate and sustainable transport. For example, One Tree Planted describes its mission as fostering a sustainable and resilient future through nature-based solutions rooted in tree science. Global Forest Generation says it restores and protects forest ecosystems with grassroots leaders and local communities. C40 describes itself as a global network of mayors taking action on environmental and climate issues.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, WRI reported 67 grants totaling $17,005,657. Grant amounts ranged from $5,268 to $2,016,536, with a median of $81,258.

Among the largest reported grants were $2,016,536 to One Tree Planted Inc.; $1,460,401 to Global Forest Generation; $1,386,214 to AFEF Inc.; $1,378,517 to the University of Maryland; and $1,250,345 to Realize Impact. The stated purpose for the grants to One Tree Planted, Global Forest Generation, AFEF and the University of Maryland was “reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems.” C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group received $1,222,385 for promoting environmentally sustainable transport solutions.

WRI’s website describes a Global Forest Watch Small Grants Fund intended to build civil society organizations’ capacity to use Global Forest Watch and Global Nature Watch tools and data to reduce illegal or unplanned deforestation and sustainably manage forests. A webinar about the 2026 application process took place on January 27, 2026; that event is past. The available information does not specify application requirements or a deadline.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists David Blood as chair; Pamela Flaherty and Daniel Weiss as vice-chairs; and Dr. Susan Tierney as vice-chair through May 2025. Directors listed include Clara Barby, Afsaneh Beschloss, Stephen Brenninkmeijer, Jesper Brodin and Sharan Burrow. Frances G. Beinecke is listed as a director through May 2025.

World Resources Institute is led by Aniruddha Dasgupta, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 20 of 49 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Aniruddha Dasgupta

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $251K (2022) → $758K (2025)

  • David Blood

    Chair

    Co-Chair → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Deconcini

    Director & Government Affairs

    Director Gov Affairs → Director & Government Affairs, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2019) → $232K (2025)

  • Jennifer Layke

    Global Director & Energy

    Global Director Energy → Global Director & Energy, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $180K (2019) → $255K (2025)

  • Daniel Lashof

    Director & U.s. Climate

    Director Wri Us → Director & Us Climate, 2022

    Director & Us Climate → Director & U.s. Climate, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $206K (2020) → $269K (2025)

  • Donald Spencer

    Senior Grants & Contracts Director

    Acting CFO - From to → Acting CFO - to, 2023

    Acting CFO - to → Senior Grants & Contracts Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $153K (2022) → $216K (2025)

  • Pablo Vieira - Global

    Director & Ndc Partnership

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $215K (2022) → $257K (2025)

  • Afsaneh Beschloss

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frances G. Beinecke

    Director - to

    Director → Director - to, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamshyd N. Godrej

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joaquim Levy

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen McLaughlin

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Polsky

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nader Mousavizadeh

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger W. Sant

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Brenninkmeijer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Chen

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Lopes

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jesper Brodin

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence Jones

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mari Pangestu

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frannie Leautier

    Director - From

    Director - From → Director - to, 2023

    Director - to → Director - From, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Walton

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Miebach

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Scully-Lerner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cecilia Martinez

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clara Barby

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johannes Van De Ven

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Matson

    Director - to

    Director - From → Director - to, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharan Burrow

    Director

    Director - From → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yunli Lou

    Director - From

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Hanson

    Md & Programs

    Director Ffw & Ocean → Md & Programs, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $207K (2019) → $372K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Cook

    Executive Vice President, Governance & Development

    Vice President, Institutional Strategy & Development → Vice President & Institutional Strategy, 2022

    Vice President & Institutional Strategy → Executive Vice President, Governance & Development, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $236K (2019) → $328K (2025)

  • Janet Ranganathan

    Md, Strategy, Learning & Results

    Vice President & Research Data Innovation → Md, Strategy, Learning & Results, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $238K (2019) → $364K (2025)

  • Kevin Moss

    Chief Administrative Officer

    Director Business Center → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $164K (2019) → $279K (2025)

  • Pankaj Bhatia

    Deputy Director & Climate Program

    Dep Director Climate & Global Ghg Director → Deputy Director & Climate Program, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $199K (2019) → $263K (2025)

  • Ian De Cruz - Dir Of

    P'ships, Innov. & Inv. - to

    P'ships, Innovation & Investment → P'ships, Innov. & Investment, 2023

    P'ships, Innov. & Investment → P'ships, Innov. & Inv. - to, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $200K (2022) → $125K (2025)

  • Alik Hinckson

    CFO - to

    CFO - From → CFO, 2024

    CFO → CFO - to, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $66K (2023) → $260K (2025)

  • Moazzam Malik

    Md & Global Delivery - to

    Md & Global Delivery → Md & Global Delivery - to, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $275K (2024) → $263K (2025)

  • Wanjira Mathai

    Md, Africa & Global P'ships

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $320K (2024) → $311K (2025)

  • Andrew Marshall

    Chief of Communications & Marketing

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $265K (2025)

  • Charles Barber - Dir Natural

    Resources Governor & Policy

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $219K (2025)

  • Helen Palmer

    Chief Hr Officer - to

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $156K (2025)

  • Lori Bird

    U.s. Lead & Energy Program

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $217K (2025)

  • Saurabh Gupta

    General Counsel & Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $224K (2025)

  • Daniel Weiss

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Flaherty

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Tierney

    Vice Chair - to

    Vice Chair & Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Vice Chair - to, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Konstantin Lomidze

    CFO - From

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (54)
  • Former: Ian De Cruz (2019–2024) — Director of P'ships, Innov. & Investment
  • Former: Adriana Lobo - Md Global (2023–2024) — Presence & Nat'l Action
  • Former: Jocelyn Starzak - Gen Counsel (2024) — Secretary - to
  • Former: Kylie Jameson - Acting Chief (2024) — Hr Officer - to
  • Former: Saurabh Gupta - Gen Counsel (2024) — Secretary - From
  • Former: James A. Harmon (2019–2023) — Director - to
  • Former: Jocelyn Starzak (2019–2023) — General Counsel & Secretary
  • Former: Rebecca Marshall - Former (2023) — Chief of Staff - From
  • Former: Renuka Iyer - Chief (2023) — Hr Officer - to
  • Former: Robert Bradley - Former Dir (2023) — Ndc P'ship Supp - From
  • Former: Wanjira Mathai - Md Africa (2023) — Global P'ships - From
  • Former: Caio Koch-Weser (2019–2022) — Director - to
  • Former: Felipe Calderon (2019–2022) — Director - to
  • Former: Jennifer Scully (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lawrence Macdonald (2019–2022) — Vice President Communication - to
  • Former: Renuka Iyer (2019–2022) — Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Former: Robin Chase (2019–2022) — Director - to
  • Former: Stephen M. Ross (2019–2022) — Director - to
  • Former: Steven Barker (2019–2022) — Former Vice President, CFO & COO - From
  • Former: Tamara Arnold (2019–2022) — Director - to
  • Former: Walter Vergara (2019–2022) — Senior Fellow
  • Former: Jahan Chowdhury - Dir Country (2021–2022) — Eng. Ndc P'ship Unit - to
  • Former: Peter Veit (2021–2022) — Director Land & Resource Rights
  • Former: Tracey Patillo (2021–2022) — Chief Financial Officer - to
  • Former: Andrew Steer - Former (2022) — President & CEO - From
  • Former: Helen Mountford - Vp (2022) — Climate & Economics - to
  • Former: Manish Bapna - Former (2022) — President & CEO - From
  • Former: Rebecca Marshall (2022) — Chief of Staff - to
  • Former: Robert Bradley-Dir Knowledge (2022) — Resource Ndc P'ship Supp-To
  • Former: Scott Honse (2022) — Global I.t. Director & Operations
  • Former: Andrew Steer (2019–2021) — President & CEO - to
  • Former: Becky Marshall (2019–2021) — Chief of Staff
  • Former: Christiana Figueres (2019–2021) — Director - to
  • Former: Clinton A. Vince (2019–2021) — Director - to
  • Former: Dino Patti Djalal (2019–2021) — Director - to
  • Former: Elizabeth Otto (2019–2021) — Global Director Water - to
  • Former: Helen Mountford (2019–2021) — Vice President Climate & Economics
  • Former: Kevin Kennedy (2019–2021) — Senior Fellow
  • Former: Leonardo Martinez (2019–2021) — Global Finance Center Director - to
  • Former: Manish Bapna (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President & Managing Director - to
  • Former: Pablo Vieira (2019–2021) — Global Director Ndc Partnership
  • Former: Robert Bradley (2019–2021) — Knowledge & Research Director
  • Former: Ani Dasgupta (2021) — President & CEO - From
  • Former: Justin P. Leous (2021) — Director Int Corp Relations
  • Former: Joke Brandt (2019–2020) — Director - to
  • Former: Emma Stewart (2020) — Cities Director - to
  • Former: Bill Richardson (2019) — Director -
  • Former: Chad Snelgar (2019) — Director Finance Plan Anl -
  • Former: Daniel Cruise (2019) — Director -
  • Former: Jonathan Lash (2019) — Director -
  • Former: Mark Robinson (2019) — Frmer Director Governor
  • Former: Paula Cabellero (2019) — Fmr Climate Director -
  • Former: Rod Taylor (2019) — Global Director Forest
  • Former: Tiffany Clay (2019) — Director -

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Aniruddha Dasgupta — President & CEO: $758KAniruddha DasguptaPresident & CEO$758KCraig Hanson — MD, Programs: $372KCraig HansonMD, Programs$372KJanet Ranganathan — MD, Strategy, Learning, & Results: $364KJanet RanganathanMD, Strategy, Learning, &…$364KElizabeth Cook — EVP, Governance & Development: $328KElizabeth CookEVP, Governance & Development$328KWanjira Mathai — MD, Africa & Global P'ships: $311KWanjira MathaiMD, Africa & Global P'ships$311KKevin Moss — Chief Administrative Officer: $279KKevin MossChief Administrative Officer$279KDaniel Lashof — Director, U.S. Climate: $269KDaniel LashofDirector, U.S. Climate$269KAndrew Marshall — Chief of Communications & Marketing: $265KAndrew MarshallChief of Communications &…$265KMoazzam Malik — MD, Global Delivery - to 10/2024: $263KMoazzam MalikMD, Global Delivery - to 10/2024$263KPankaj Bhatia — Deputy DIR., Climate Program: $263KPankaj BhatiaDeputy DIR., Climate Program$263KAlik Hinckson — CFO - to 10/2024: $260KAlik HincksonCFO - to 10/2024$260KPablo Vieira - Global — Director, NDC Partnership: $257KPablo Vieira - GlobalDirector, NDC Partnership$257KJennifer Layke — Global Director, Energy: $255KJennifer LaykeGlobal Director, Energy$255KChristina Deconcini — Director, Government Affairs: $232KChristina DeconciniDirector, Government Affairs$232KSaurabh Gupta — Gen. Counsel & Secretary: $224KSaurabh GuptaGen. Counsel & Secretary$224KCharles Barber - DIR Natural — Resources GOV. & Policy: $219KCharles Barber - DIR…Resources GOV. & Policy$219KLori Bird — U.S. Lead, Energy Program: $217KLori BirdU.S. Lead, Energy Program$217KDonald Spencer — Sr. Grants & Contracts DIR.: $216KDonald SpencerSr. Grants & Contracts DIR.$216KHelen Palmer — Chief HR Officer - to 09/2024: $156KHelen PalmerChief HR Officer - to 09/2024$156KIan De Cruz - DIR of — P'ships, Innov. & INV. - to 05/2024: $125KIan De Cruz - DIR ofP'ships, Innov. & INV. - to…$125K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $758K, to Aniruddha Dasgupta (President & CEO). 20 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about World Resources Institute

How much does World Resources Institute give each year?

World Resources Institute gave $17.0M across 67 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $15.0M across 72 grants.

What is World Resources Institute's typical grant size?

World Resources Institute's median grant in 2025 was $81,258, and its average grant was $253,816, across 67 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from World Resources Institute that year got $161K on average.

Where does World Resources Institute give grants?

World Resources Institute's top state is New York, with 30% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (13%) and Vermont (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (15 grants), New York, NY (8 grants), Brooklyn, NY (3 grants) and Arlington, VA (2 grants).

Does World Resources Institute give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 67 grants with a stated purpose on World Resources Institute's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Reverse Rapid Degradation of Ecosystems" (32 grants), "Promote Envir Sustainable Transport Solutions" (19 grants) and "Protect Climate from Greenhouse Gas Emissions" (11 grants).

Who are World Resources Institute's largest grantees?

World Resources Institute's largest 2025 grantees include One Tree Planted Inc ($2,016,536), Global Forest Generation ($1,460,401) and Afef Inc ($1,386,214), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is World Resources Institute?

World Resources Institute reported $558.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $213.0M.

What does World Resources Institute fund?

WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Its stated approach is “Count It. Change It. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from World Resources Institute?

World Resources Institute has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check wri.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is World Resources Institute's EIN?

World Resources Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1257057. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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The Pew Charitable Trusts funds nonpartisan policy research and initiatives, civic participation, and—especially in Philadelphia—arts and culture and services for people in need. Its 2025 grants had a median of $75,000, though amounts varied widely; funding is national, with substantial support in Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. The profile does not state whether Pew accepts unsolicited requests.

Assets

$1.5B

Grants

535

Total Given

$140.6M

The Nature Conservancy

Arlington, VA

The Nature Conservancy funds conservation work, including land and easement acquisition, research, planning, organizational capacity, and sustainable agriculture, across the United States and internationally. In 2025, its grants had a median of about $31,000, with awards ranging from about $5,000 to $2.1 million; some regional programs offer grants of up to $100,000.

Assets

$10.1B

Grants

671

Total Given

$67.8M

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Grantable. (2026). World Resources Institute funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/world-resources-institute-morg_6aa36ad407dc4aa2a7e05f73ce49c965

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  title        = {{World Resources Institute funder profile}},
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  year         = {2026},
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  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-10. Data licensed CC BY 4.0}
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