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Who does World Resources Institute fund?

World Resources Institute has awarded $77 million across 388 grants to 163 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $61,611, with most between $23,000 and $169,180. Repeat grantees receive a median $66,545 versus $31,644 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$76.9M
Typical grant
$62K
Grantees
163
Grants
388
Years
2019–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
U University of Maryland Baltimore County $13.3M102019–20242024— —
One Tree Planted INC $6.3M42021–20242024VT
T The Trustees of Columbia University NY $5.6M112019–20242024NY —
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group INC $4.6M62019–20242024NY
Afef INC $2.8M22023–20242024NY
Give Foundation INC $2.2M22021–20222022CA
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $2.1M52020–20242024NY
Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC $2.1M52019–20222022CO
International Council on Clean Transportation $1.8M72019–20222022DC
Realize Impact $1.8M22023–20242024WA
Global Forest Generation INC $1.5M120242024—
Environmental Investigation Agency $1.4M22023–20242024DC
United Nations Development Corporation $1.3M42021–20232023NY
M Michigan State University $1.2M22023–20242024MI
A Allotrope Partners LLC $1.1M52019–20232023— —
Rocky Mountain Institute $1.1M62019–20242024CO
Wildlife Conservation Society $1.0M22023–20242024NY
Mongabayorg Corporation $990K62019–20242024CA
The Nature Conservancy $842K42019–20232023VA
American Lung Association $784K42020–20242024IL
Conservation International Foundation $763K42019–20222022VA
Millennium Water Alliance $712K52020–20242024DC
Institute for Sustainable Communities $696K32019–20222022VT
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $668K42021–20242024DC
Internews Network $654K52019–20232023CA
Vital Strategies INC $610K42020–20232023NY
Verra $592K32019–20212021DC
International Development Enterprises $585K22022–20232023CO
Ab Inbev Foundation $584K22022–20232023NY
T Trustees of Purdue University $568K42021–20242024IN
World Wildlife Fund INC $563K92019–20242024DC
U University of Minnesota $532K22023–20242024— —
Rainforest Foundation INC $528K42019–20242024NY
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation $495K22023–20242024HI
International Food Policy Research Institute $476K22023–20242024DC
U United Nations Capital Development Fu $444K120192019— —
Bonneville Environmental Foundation $422K42021–20242024OR
Smithsonian Institution $402K120242024—
University of Oregon Foundation $383K120192019OR
Cornell University $323K22023–20242024NY
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide $323K42019–20232023OR
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $305K42019–20232023NY
Greenhouse Gas Experts Network INC $297K42020–20242024WA
The Linux Foundation $263K22023–20242024CA
Lomakatsi Restoration Project $260K22023–20242024OR
Calstart INC $242K32021–20232023CA
Center for Transportation and the Enviroment INC $239K32021–20242024GA
Clean Energy Works $238K82019–20242024DC
The Aspen Institute INC $237K32019–20222022DC
Forum for the Future US INC $234K22023–20242024NY
Trout Unlimited INC $225K22023–20242024VA
U University of Arkansas- Fayetteville $225K22021–20222022— —
U University of Florida $224K120242024—
People Powered - Global Hub for Participatory Democracy INC $223K22021–20222022NY
The Brookings Institution $220K120192019DC
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest $215K32021–20232023IL
D Data for Social Good Education Fund $201K120242024—
Greenlatinos $189K32021–20232023DC
Environment America Research and Policy Center INC $185K32021–20232023CO
U University of California Santa Barbara $181K120242024—
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $179K32021–20232023MD
Trustees of Boston University $169K120242024—
I Impact Guru INC $158K120242024—
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy $158K22023–20242024TN
Partnership for Southern Equity $158K22023–20242024GA
H Huairou Commission $156K120242024— —
E3g Third Generation Environmentalism INC $155K52020–20242024DC
Vermont Energy Investment Corp $153K32020–20222022VT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology $150K32019–20212021MA
New York League of Conservation Voters INC $147K22021–20222022NY
Vermont Law School INC $146K32019–20222022VT
Ecotrust $144K22021–20222022OR
Openaq INC $141K32021–20232023DC
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars $140K120242024—
Smart Growth America $140K22019–20202020DC
Huairou Commission $137K120232023NY
U United Nations Capital Development Funds $134K120202020— —
Indigenous Peoples Rights INC $132K22023–20242024ME
Triangle Land Conservancy INC $130K22022–20232023NC
Michigan Environmental Council $125K32022–20242024MI
Nextenergy Center $125K32019–20212021MI
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC $125K32020–20222022NY
Natural Resources Defense Council INC $120K42020–20242024NY
Transportation Choices Coalition $111K22019–20202020WA
Electrification Coalition Foundation $108K32021–20232023DC
Imagine H2o INC $100K22021–20222022CA
S Startuptown INC $100K120192019PA —
Sanergy INC $100K22021–20222022MA
Mothers Out Front INC $100K22020–20212021MA
Rainforest Alliance INC $99K42021–20242024NY
Climate Analytics INC $99K22023–20242024NY
Greater Greater Washington INC $98K120192019DC
Meridian Institute $95K22023–20242024CO
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre US Ltd $95K42020–20232023NY
Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition $94K120242024—
Technoserve INC $94K32019–20212021VA
Africa Minigrid Developers Association INC $94K32020–20222022DE
A Arizona State University $86K120242024— —
Iclei Local Governments for Sustainability USA INC $80K22021–20222022CO
National Association of City Transportation Officials INC $80K120192019NY

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