World Resources Institute
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2023–2025
Total received
$160.3M
Foundation funders
119
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2023–2025
Who funds World Resources Institute?
World Resources Institute is funded by 119 grantmakers, led by Sequoia Climate Foundation ($20.1M), Rippleworks Inc ($20.0M), Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($19.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $160.3M in grants to World Resources Institute between 2023–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has World Resources Institute received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bonneville Environmental Foundation | DONATION TO SUPPORT THE WATER PROGRAM VWBA 2.0 | $38,113 |
| 2025 | Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char Trust | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $500 |
| 2024 | Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund | ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION | $15,091,000 |
| 2024 | Conservation International Foundation | PRICELESS PLANET COALITION - TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FOR RESTORATION PROJECT (GUATEMALA, MALAWI, KINSHASA); SYSTEMS CHANGE LAB | $8,359,516 |
| 2024 | The Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation | Project support for land restoration | $4,750,000 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | SOCIAL SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE & FOOD, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT | $4,321,172 |
| 2024 | The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY | $3,500,000 |
| 2024 | Sequoia Climate Foundation | TO SUPPORT CARBON NEUTRALITY EFFORTS TO FOSTER PUBLIC HEALTH | $3,075,000 |
| 2024 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $2,296,667 |
| 2024 | Sequoia Climate Foundation | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS | $2,000,000 |
| 2024 | Sequoia Climate Foundation | TO SUPPORT FOREST RESTORATION | $2,000,000 |
| 2024 | Sequoia Climate Foundation | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO REDUCE DEFORESTATION | $1,700,000 |
| 2024 | Climateworks Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE AVIATION SECTOR ($400,000); TO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE CARBON REMOVAL AND RESTORE THE CLIMATE ($300,000); THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO CLEAN TRANSPORTATION ($165,000); THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ($100,000); TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL OF FORESTED AND OTHER LANDSCAPES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE ($300,000); FOR CLIMATE-RELATED RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ($275,000) | $1,540,000 |
| 2024 | The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | TO EXPAND WRIS DATA LAB FOR CLIMATE-FOCUSED AI INNOVATION AND GLOBAL DATA ACCESSIBILITY. | $1,500,000 |
| 2024 | Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE GREENING OF CHINA-BRAZIL BEEF AND SOY TRADE. | $1,300,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | General Support | $1,251,000 |
| 2024 | Ares Charitable Foundation | HELP BUILD THE RESILIENCE OF INDIA'S MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES ("MSMES") IN TWO STATES TO FUTURE-PROOF THEIR BUSINESS MODELS WITHIN A CHANGING CLIMATE. | $1,200,091 |
| 2024 | The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | LEVERAGING COMPETITION IN NON-RTO REGIONS | $1,172,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | HUMAN SERVICES | $1,115,500 |
| 2024 | Sequoia Climate Foundation | TO SUPPORT TRANSPORT SECTOR DECARBONIZATION RESEARCH | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur | FOR FLEXIBLE SUPPORT OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | Wal-mart Foundation | NATURE | $999,409 |
| 2024 | G O Forward Charitable Trust | GENERAL OPERATING | $920,000 |
| 2024 | Sequoia Climate Foundation | TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH | $900,000 |
| 2024 | The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT MAYORS CHALLENGE WINNING CITIES | $786,000 |
| 2024 | Skyline Foundation | WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE INDIA | $750,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $750,000 |
| 2024 | The Skoll Foundation | RESTORE LOCAL PROGRAM | $750,000 |
| 2024 | Robertson Foundation | SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF PHILANTHROPIC ROADMAP ON FOOD LOSS AND WASTE | $750,000 |
| 2024 | Ruth McC Tankersley Charitable Fnd | Grant for WRIs Climate program | $700,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds World Resources Institute?
World Resources Institute is funded by 119 grantmakers, led by Sequoia Climate Foundation ($20.1M), Rippleworks Inc ($20.0M), Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($19.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $160.3M in grants to World Resources Institute between 2023–2025.
Who is World Resources Institute's largest funder?
Sequoia Climate Foundation is the largest recorded funder of World Resources Institute, with $20.1M across 17 grants (2023–2024).
How much grant funding has World Resources Institute received?
IRS 990 filings record $160.3M in grants to World Resources Institute across 200 grants from 119 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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