Organization · EIN 52-1257057 · Washington, DC · International affairs

Who funds World Resources Institute?

65 private foundations reported paying World Resources Institute $56.8M on returns for tax year 2023.

65 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 65

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Stephen M Ross Foundation
Portsmouth, NH · Preselected only
$21,150,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
Filed as “WORLD RESOURCE INSTITUTE”
Same address 0.93 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Sequoia Climate Foundation
Irvine, CA · Preselected only
$11,225,000
8 grant lines
TO SUPPORT CARBON NEUTRALITY EFFORTS TO FOSTER PUBLIC HEALTH +7 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
The Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only
$4,750,000 Project support for land restoration Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Samueli Foundation
Corona del Mar, CA · Preselected only
$2,000,000 ENVIRONMENT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only
$1,635,988
3 grant lines
TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN FOOD AND LANDUSE PROGRAMS FOR SMALL AND FAMILY FARMERS IN BRAZIL. +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bloomberg Family Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$1,600,000 ACCELERATE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Skoll Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$1,500,000
2 grant lines
Restore Local program Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Patrick J McGovern Foundation
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$1,500,000 TO SUPPORT THE SCALING OF WRI'S DATA LAB AND STRENGTHEN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS. Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Wal-Mart Foundation
Bentonville, AR
$1,499,409
2 grant lines
NATURE +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 01/2024
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)
Chicago, IL
$1,300,000
2 grant lines
for flexible support of the climate change program +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA
$1,189,926
7 grant lines
FOR ELECTRIC MOBILITY AND CLIMATE PROGRAMS +5 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ebor Charitable Trust
Jackson, WY
$1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT
Filed as “WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTES”
Same address 0.82 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA
$995,000 TO PROMOTE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS TO ENHANCE SU… Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
G O Forward Charitable Trust
Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only
$920,000 GENERAL OPERATING Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 03/2024
Robertson Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$750,000 SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF PHILANTHROPIC ROADMAP ON FOOD LOSS AND WASTE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
Sall Family Foundation
Cary, NC · Preselected only
$650,000 GENERAL OPERATING Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY
$450,750
3 grant lines
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DEFENDING LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS COALITION TO CONVENE HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND LAND RIGHTS STAKEHOLD… +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Linden Trust for Conservation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$300,000
2 grant lines
CARBON REMOVAL ALLIANCE +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$267,500
2 grant lines
TOWARD THE COSTS OF DESIGNING AND SCALING NEW DIGITAL PRODUCTS TO ADDRESS URGENT CLIMATE CHALLENGES +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Charlotte, NC
$250,552
9 grant lines
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like World Resources Institute

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with World Resources Institute, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
    Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $576K to them
  2. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
    Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $19.3M to them
  3. The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $120K to them
  4. Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $415K to them
  5. Sempra Foundation San Diego, CA
    Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $57.1K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
    Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $25.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
    Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $1.52M to them
  8. Select Equity Group Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $164K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
    28 shared funders · 2370 funders in all
  2. World Central Kitchen Washington, DC
    18 shared funders · 1099 funders in all
  3. International Rescue Committee New York, NY
    19 shared funders · 769 funders in all
  4. The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA
    23 shared funders · 1261 funders in all
  5. New Venture Fund Washington, DC
    20 shared funders · 192 funders in all
  6. Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY
    20 shared funders · 625 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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