People, Nature and Climate
Thanking Our Donors
Thanking Our Donors
Philanthropy is the fuel that powers WRI, enabling us to tackle the world’s most pressing environment and development challenges. The impact profiled in this year’s annual report would not be possible without the generous support of WRI’s donors — individuals, foundations, corporations, national governments, and multilateral institutions.
We are proud to recognize this broad group of supporters who share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.
WRI continues to have strong fundraising results — a testament to WRI’s growing reputation as an instrument of change. Highlights from the past year include:
- A $100 million commitment from the TED Audacious Project to accelerate land restoration efforts across three landscapes in Africa by investing in locally led restoration projects. The project — Restore Local — is planting an estimated 1.3 billion trees and restoring 2.7 million hectares of land while delivering substantial economic benefits to communities.
- Google.org’s 2023 Impact Challenge Award, a $5 million grant of which WRI was the first recipient. This supports our Data for Cool Cities Project, which uses sensors, satellite imagery and AI to close data gaps and model changes in the environment. Alongside Google’s efforts, this project will help decision-makers understand where to implement cool surface infrastructure — such as trees and reflective surfaces — to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat.
- A $25 million five-year grant from USAID to reduce illegal fishing, logging, deforestation, and wildlife trafficking and harvesting. This grant was received in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Environmental Investigation Agency and others.
- Several significant grants from foundations, including: $5.5 million in core support from Oak Foundation to strengthen WRI and local partners’ work to create a low- carbon economy in Asia; and a $3.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to advance sustainable soy and beef trade.
- Our Legacy Society is growing! This past year, 51 donors included WRI in their estate plans, providing WRI with future flexible support.
Last year, more donors than ever provided WRI with flexible funding. This includes the unwavering support of our core donors — the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency — which renewed their multiyear partnerships with WRI. Their collective $15 million of annual institutional funding ensures we are both improving as an organization and that we expand and lift up the broader ecosystem of partners working to advance our shared goals.
In addition, we recognize our Global Board of Directors, Global Leadership Council, Corporate Consultative Group, Sustainer’s Circle, and many other individuals and family foundations who provide WRI with unrestricted support.
This critical revenue allows us to explore nascent issues, move quickly to seize emerging opportunities, and leverage additional funding for WRI and our partners. It also allows us to invest in our staff and to strengthen our country programs with the staff, resources and skills they need. We invite philanthropists, foundations, corporations, and other donors to join us in growing this critical support.
These gifts are but a small sample of WRI’s growing base of dedicated and passionate donors. With your generous and unwavering partnership, we are confident that we can achieve ambitious goals to support sustainability and prosperity for generations to come.
Thank you.
Salesforce
Since 2021, Salesforce has provided critical funding to accelerate locally led restoration efforts in India and Brazil through WRI’s Land Accelerator program. In 2023, Brazil’s Accelerator program supported 20 ecopreneurs collectively working to restore 5,700 hectares of degraded land, planting over 2.3 million trees, and benefitting more than 1,800 families. Also in 2023, India’s Accelerator program supported 21 entrepreneurs collectively working towards restoring 6,400 hectares of degraded land, employing approximately 700 employees, and engaging more than 30,000 smallholder farmers.
In partnership with Salesforce, Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, and Natura, we expanded our efforts in Brazil in early 2024, hosting a first-of-its-kind restoration event to explore innovative financing solutions, data and monitoring, decision-making, and the enabling conditions needed to unlock finance and collaboration for Brazilian restoration. We welcomed more than 220 attendees from the private sector, government, financial institutions, NGOs and restoration implementors excited about a Brazilian restoration economy. Looking ahead, our shared ambition is to further mobilize political and financial resources, with a goal of catalyzing high-level dialogue and translating commitments into action.
From left to right: João Paulo Ferreira, CEO, Natura &Co; Garo Batmanian, Managing Director, Brazilian Forestry Service; Fábio Costa, Country Manager for Brazil, Salesforce.
Major Donors ($750K)
3M Agence Française de Développement (AFD) AKO Foundation Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Ares Charitable Foundation Bank of America Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Bezos Earth Fund Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies Breakthrough Energy Foundation Cargill, Inc. Caterpillar Foundation CDP North America, Inc Central American Bank for Economic Integration Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Children's Investment Fund Foundation Climate and Land Use Alliance ClimateWorks Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Conservation International Foundation David and Beth Blood David K. Smoot Sustainability of Life on Earth Fund Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy of the United Kingdom (BEIS) Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom (Defra) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia (DFAT) Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications of Ireland Ecorys UK Limited Environment and Climate Change Canada European Climate Foundation European Union Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Actions of Germany (BMWK) Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany (BMU) FedEx Corporation FEMSA Foundation Ford Foundation G.O. Forward Charitable Trust German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Germanwatch E.V. Good Energies Foundation Google Inc. and Google.org Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Hampshire Foundation, Inc. HSBC Holdings plc IKEA Foundation International Sustainable Energy Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Larsen-Lam Climate Change Foundation Laudes Foundation Linden Trust for Conservation MacDoch Foundation | MacKenzie Scott Meta Michael Polsky Family Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (DGIS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Ministry of the Environment and Energy of Sweden Mulago Foundation National Environment Agency of Singapore New Venture Fund Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) NYC School Bus Umbrella Services, Inc Oak Foundation One Tree Planted Pact Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Porticus Postcode Planet Trust Quadrature Climate Foundation Rippleworks Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida) Royal Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ruth McCormick Tankersley Charitable Trust Salesforce Sall Family Foundation Samueli Foundation Skoll Foundation Stephen M. Ross Philanthropies Stichting IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) The David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Ministry of the Environment, Climate, and Sustainable Development The Tilia Fund The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Thomas and Musa Mayer Toyota Mobility Foundation U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (UKFCDO) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) U.S. Department of State (DOS) U.S. Forest Service International Programs U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security United States Forest Service (USFS) UPS Foundation Walmart and Walmart Foundation Windward Fund World Bank World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Anonymous (9) |
Government and Multilateral Organizations
Strategic Core Funding Partners Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (DGIS) Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Program/Project Partners Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Australian Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Central American Bank for Economic Integration Conservation International Foundation Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Stategy of the United Kingdom (BEIS) Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom (Defra) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia (DFAT) Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications of Ireland Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) Embassy of Germany in Kenya Embassy of the United States of America in China Environment and Climate Change Canada Environmental Protection Agency of the Republic of Ghana European Commission European Investment Bank Group European Union Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Actions of Germany (BMWK) Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany (BMUV) Fisheries and Oceans Canada German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Global EbA Fund HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation | Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands Ministry of the Environment and Energy of Sweden Mitigation Action Facility National Environment Agency of Singapore Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) Royal Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Ministry of the Environment, Climate, and Sustainable Development UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (UKFCDO) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of State (DOS) U.S. Forest Service International Programs U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) United States Forest Service (USFS) United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weber Basin Water Conservancy District World Bank
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Foundations
The African Climate Foundation AKO Foundation Barr Foundation Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Children's Investment Fund Foundation Clean Air Fund Climate and Land Use Alliance Climate Imperative Foundation ClimateWorks Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Foundation The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation DOEN Foundation Doris Duke Charitable Foundation EAT Foundation The Educational Foundation of America European Climate Foundation FIA Foundation Ford Foundation Fundación Despacio Goldschmeding Foundation voor Mens, Werk en Economie Good Energies Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Growald Climate Fund Hampshire Foundation, Inc. | Heising-Simons Foundation International Sustainable Energy Foundation The J. M. Kaplan Fund John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Kresge Foundation Laudes Foundation McKnight Foundation Mulago Foundation New Venture Fund Oak Foundation Open Philanthropy Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Pisces Foundation Porticus Postcode Planet Trust Quadrature Climate Foundation Rippleworks Robert Bosch Stiftung Rockefeller Foundation Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors SED Fund Skoll Foundation Swedish Postcode Lottery Tides Foundation The Tilia Fund Van Leer Foundation Windward Fund The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Woka Foundation Anonymous (6) |
Corporations
Strategic Relationships 3M Ares Charitable Foundation Bank of America Cargill, Inc. Caterpillar Foundation FedEx Corporation FEMSA Foundation Google Inc. and Google.org HSBC Holdings plc IKEA Foundation Mastercard Salesforce Shell Foundation Toyota Mobility Foundation Walmart and Walmart Foundation 2022-2023 Corporate Consultative Group Members 3M Abbott Laboratories Ares Charitable Foundation Bank of America Bath & Body Works, Inc. Best Buy Co., Inc. Cargill, Inc. Caterpillar Inc. Chanel Limited Colgate-Palmolive Company Constellation Energy Group Deloitte LLP DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Exelon Corporation General Mills, Inc. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Google Inc. The Hershey Company HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Inter IKEA Group Mars, Inc. Mastercard Nike, Inc. PayPal Inc. Pearson plc PepsiCo, Inc. Pfizer Inc. Rockefeller Capital Management Starbucks Coffee Company Target Corporation Tetra Pak International Tikehau Capital Tyson Foods, Inc. Walmart The Walt Disney Company Program/Project Partners Accenture Air Liquide Air Products Foundation Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Amazon Amazon Web Services Ansell Ltd. Apple Inc. Aramark BASF Bloomberg L.P. | BlueTriton Breakthrough Energy Foundation Cisco Systems, Inc. DIFFER AS DT Global Ecolab Elior North America Foodsteps Gap Inc Genentech, Inc. Hilton Worldwide IKEA Food Services AB Inter IKEA Group Indorama Ventures PCL International Paper Company ISS Jacobs Douwe Egberts LeanPath The LEGO Group Lidl LyondellBasell Mars, Inc. Mastercard Meta MGM Resorts International Microsoft Mitchells & Butlers plc The Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa Nestle Professional Nutrien Olam Global Agri Pte LTD Panera Bread PepsiCo, Inc. Philips Procter & Gamble Quadra Productions Inc Rabobank Royal DSM Royal Gold Inc Sodexo Standard Chartered Bank Tyson Foods, Inc. Uber Technologies, Inc. UPS Foundation The Volvo Research and Education Foundations Yara International ASA Supporters Allspring Global Investments Asia Pacific Resources Bitly Inc Blistex, Inc. The Chemours Company Concept2 Fox Alternative Entertainment LLC Morgan Stanley Global Impact Fund PSSC Labs Sandblast Productions Sitetracker Syssero Inc Terra Alpha Investments LLC Winnow Solutions Matching and Workplace Giving Google Inc. |
Individuals and Family Foundations
*Denotes Planned Gift
$500,000+
Bezos Earth Fund David and Beth Blood G.O. Forward Charitable Trust Larsen-Lam Climate Change Foundation Linden Trust for Conservation MacDoch Foundation Thomas and Musa Mayer Michael Polsky Family | Stephen M. Ross Philanthropies Sall Family Foundation Samueli Foundation Roger Sant and Doris Matsui Mackenzie Scott David K. Smoot Sustainability of Life on Earth Fund Ruth McCormick Tankersley Charitable Trust Anonymous (6) |
$100,000 - $499,999
Ruth Doyle* Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment Lyda Hill / Lyda Hill Philanthropies Leon Lowenstein Foundation Minerva Foundation | Thomas A. Nowak, M.D. The Prospect Hill Foundation Carl J. Slawski Living Trust* The Sydney Stein, Jr. Fund Anonymous (3) |
$10,000 - $99,999
The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Foundation Alberini Family Fund Regina Baraban Erin Barth John E. Bartlett Frances G. Beinecke Elizabeth Belfer Afsaneh M. Beschloss / The Woodland Foundation, Inc. Ronald Bloom Boger Family Foundation Inc. Stephen Brenninkmeijer Jefferson Bull and Marilyn Packard-Luther Steve Chadima and Mark Porterfield William A. Chen Alexander Chi John M. Cole Jr. and Judith Cole Cox Family Foundation / Cox Family Fund Danem Foundation Tim Disney Timothy Dunn and Ellen Stofan / Black Dog Foundation The Flaherty Family Foundation Steve and Heather Fredette / The Fredette Family Fund John Niccolai and Maria Gea Arredondo Gregory and Catherine Gilleland Peter Graham and Heidi Drymer Graugnard-Fall Family Trust Douglas Harmon / Harmon Family Foundation James A. Harmon / Harmon Family Foundation Beverly and John Hargraves Head Family Charitable Foundation The Margaret M. Hixon Fund Margaret VB. Hughes Andrew W. and Lauran Jack / W Andrew and Lauran G Jack Charitable Fund Jockey Hollow Foundation Richard Johnson and Sharon Agar The Kay Family Foundation | Phyllis and Royal Kiehl Peter S. Knight and Gail A. Britton / Knight Britton Charitable Fund Spencer Kozinn Herbert and Katherine Kurth Religious Foundation, Inc. Alice Lam and Ziba Scott Giving Fund Nancy Limprecht Larry L. Luing Family Foundation, Inc. Ann MacDougall and Jules Kaufman Julie Schiller and Tamas Makany Jeff and Ashley McDermott Carol Medford Wilhelm Merck and Nonie Brady Joann Meyer Françoise Michel Michael Miebach / The Miebach Family Fund Mitchell Family Fund Myers Family Charitable Fund Andrea and David Nevins Family Foundation Andra Patterson Nagavamsi Ponnekanti The Rands Foundation Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Ms. Heather L. Ross & Mr. Edward L. Strohbehn Jr. Sharon and Russell Rumberger Sally Mead Hands Foundation Benjamin D. Sachs Noah Samuel-Siegel* Claudia Schweikert and Jeff Tangney Gregg Sciabica / Sciabica Family Foundation Jennifer Scully-Lerner Karen Smith-Yoshimura Scott Thompson Sue and John Tierney Lee and Dorothy Thomas / The Thomas Family Foundation True Blue Charitable Fund Daniel Weiss / Angeleno Group Wolfensohn Family Foundation Robert Zoellick Anonymous (13) |
"WRI’s connection between championing data and community centered change aligns their mission with our goal to amplify the voices of those most affected by climate change and create a more sustainable future for all."
—Julie Schiller and Tamas Makany, Sustainer’s Circle Members
Sustainer’s Circle Members ($1,000 - $9,999)
Judy Ackerman Steve and Jayne Adams Charitable Adler, Muratore, and Powers Charitable Fund Tamsen and Dick Aichinger Albaugh Family Fund Mark and Meg Alberts Alexander Family Fund Bradley and Lindsay Alger Alice and Skip Giving Fund David Allen and Tian Feng Paul and Irene Altenburg Matthew Ambrosecchio Mercedes Amin Randi Amstadt Ronald and Sherry Amundson Ruth Anderson Joanne Angvick Sheldon and Carol Appel Family Foundation Kathleen and Jack Applewhite Arthur and Elaine Aron ArW MMcs Fund Austin Family Fund at Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Jane Avni Bruce and Hattie Babbitt / Babbitt Family Charitable Fund Lisa Qian and Matthias Baenninger Giving Fund Bailey Foundation Benjamin M. Baker Charitable Fund Baldauf Family Fund Rich Barnett Nick Bartlett Kathleen Baxter James Berch Noah Berestka Ellen and Guillermo Bernal / Ellen and Guillermo Bernal Family Foundation Anthony Bernhardt Philip Beyer Kathryn Bigelow Sarah Bien The Barabara Billstein Giving Fund Lynn Blainey Alexandra Blaiotta The Jeffrey and Julie Blake Charitable Fund Robert O. Blake, Jr. Joel and Kerry Blum Martin Bocovich and Melissa Devalon Donor Advised Fund Walt Bochenek Tomas Bok and Florentien de Ruiter B. Jay Bortz Joanne Bourgeois William Breen John Brenton and Susan Gerngross David and Jan Bressoud Jack and Rita Bridwell Brittenham Family Gift Fund Nancy Brochu Jesper Brodin Charles Jennings and Karen Brown Charitable Fund Richard and Alison Bruce Nicholas Bucciarelli Builders Vision LLC Robert and Lynn Burt Kendall Burton Gretchen Burton and David Schwab Donna and Jay Bushnell Caldwell Stair Charitable Fund Sally Cameron Cory Capps Vincent Carbaugh Mary and Peter Carmen Luke Carpentier David Carroll Joseph Castagneri James Caylor Hadidjah Chamberlin Audrey Chen Alinna Wai-Mun Chung Charles Cohen Cohen Family Fund Carol Collins Donald Colucci Kira Connaughton Michael Connolley Elizabeth Cook The Copeland Charitable Fund Nathaniel and Beatrice Copeland Memorial Fund Lucy Corbett William Corin The Peter and Elisabeth Cormier Family Fund Christina Correnti Courage and Community Foundation, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation Lowell and Sally Croll Casey Curtiss The Cylkowski-Heuer Family Fund Mark Czaja Leslie Dach Daffy Charitable Fund John Dahm Maria Dalupan Aniruddha Dasgupta The Diane and George Davis Family Charitable Fund Alfred DeAngelis Rao DeCato Family Charitable Fund David and Josephine de Give Sandra Demars Patrick Demasco Yafang Deng Elizabeth Dennis Peter and Gretchen Detre Charitable Donations Account Matthew Dillon Michael and Jenn DiPietro Andrea and Jay Dodge Adrienne Donley Anita Drager Michelle Dupre Deborah Echt Susan and Lowell Edmunds Irene Elkin The David Geoffrey Elkins Fund Emmett Foundation Rebecca Engel Linda Ettinger Jeff and Nancy Evelhoch / Jeffrey and Nancy Evelhoch Charitable Fund, an American Endowment Foundation Donor Advised Fund Shannon Fast Colin Faucett Mary Fields Aidan Fike Ronnie Fischer and Charles Sweet Corin and Flam Charitable Fund Gilbert Flanagan Barbara Fletcher Erika Fong Jennifer Fortenberry Peter Fox-Penner Kit French Terri and Britt Froemel Rich Fromer Judith Fulton and Mark Howard Account Joann Galst Christopher and Kimberly Gannaway Jeremy Garrett Kweesook Garrison The Gary and Sari Charitable Fund David Gelfand Gerber Giving Fund Charles Gibson and Deborah Poore Abigail Ingersoll Gilbertson Robert Giles Glad Tithings Foundation The Gleason Family Foundation Inc Dr. Linda Gochfeld Jayashree Gokhale Marian Goldeen and Arthur Ogawa Fund Walter and Eva Goldwater Michael and Janet Gonzalez Family Foundation Kathryn Good Goodwin Being Fund Madeleine Gottlieb Peter Granda Karl and Sara Griswold Gail Gromley Emily Gropp Grossman-Schmitz Charitable Gift Fund Sarah and John Gustafson Jason Gwinn David P. Hackett Katie Halcrow Rob and Karen Hale Fund Sherry Hall Craig Hamilton Christopher Hammett Nancy and John Hammond Yaju Han Catherine Hannebert The Hanrahan Foundation Craig and Iben Hanson Kathryn Harris and Tom Venman Anita L. Hatanaka Patricia and Michael Hayes David Hays Hays-Lohrey Foundation John Hayward Hendricks Family Fund Luis Hernandez Pamela Rey and Jeffrey Hicks Fund Linda and Murray Hiebert Bruce Hillyer Amy and Ziggy Hirsch Rochelle and David A Hirsch Foundation Jacob Hochberg Wallace Hopp Craig Horton Brad Huber Kevin Randall Hummel Marc Hurwitz Ameesha Isaac Zephyr Isely Charitable Gift Fund Christine Jacob James Jacob Nancy Jacobs Bruce Jacobson Jamari Foundation Zachary Jefferson Peter Jeffrey Sarah A. Jewett Fund Amanda Jones Justine Jordan JT Charitable Fund The June Foundation Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Kermination Trust Coyla Ketchy Giving Fund Barret L. Key and Mary Hawkins Key Jiyeon Kim Rick A Kinsey Michele Kirk Greg and Susan Kirkbride Christa Knapp Lauren Knox Patty Koscinski Jonathan Kowalski Tanya Kranenburg Michael and Anne Krepick Charitable Gift Fund Benjamin Krigel The Krongard Foundation William A. Krug, Jr. M A Kruse Thomas Kuhn The Kurtz Family Foundation François L | Laczay Family Fund Todd Lakes Gordon Latta Toy Lee Giving Fund Dave Leis James and Elaine Lenz Paul D. & Bonnie Leonard Lauren W Leung Julia Levens Jessie Levit-Shore Doo Sik Lew Joanne and Frank Liang Fund Margaret Lidstad Ju Jun Liong Allen Liu Liu Family Fund Carlos Lopes Stephen Luk Casey Cancellieri Lynam's Giving Account Paddy McGuires Fun Fund The Chris and Melody Malachowsky Family Foundation David Maleki Anne Malham Marian Family Foundation Elizabeth Fisher Marshall Darrell and Nancy Martin Hans Martin Ronald Massanari Pamela Matson Thomas May The Carol & Bill McClain Fund Maia McCormick Bill and Peggy McGrath The Katherine McKinney Memorial Fund Jonathan McMillan Jeanine A McNeill Charitable Gift Fund Patrick and Anne McNulty Deborah McReynolds Megan McSweeney and Andrew Whalley Himalaya Mehta Crista Merendino Daniel Metzger Jo Ann Meyer Peggy Meyer Betty and William Miller Charitable Fund Harold Miller Jennifer and Scott Miller Julie Miller Neil Mishkin Dwight Morris Sari Mintz and Gary Morrison Leo Model Foundation Scott Mordock Christine and Kenneth Mullen Meaghan E Mullgadt Joseph Murphy Jeanne A Musgrove Candace Nelson Nesler Family Fund Jillian and Patrick Niggel Michael Nigro Robert Novotney Mariann O'Brien Bruce Ogilvie Kim Olson Christopher and Sara Oot Daniel Orfield Madhu Pallath Panter Family Fund Panter Foundation Arvind Parthasarathi Jyoti Patel Paterson DAF Patterson Charitable Fund James L. Patton Jr. and Kathleen Patton Patricia Pearson Brian Peterson Salil Phadnis and Meghana Mudiyam Rebecca and Hart Phinney and Family Phinney Bischoff Charitable Fund Jill Pipher Point House Fund Anu Polisetty Pomerance Fund Lester Poretsky Family Foundation David Porteous and Vicky Smith Account John Pratt Peter and Elizabeth Preis James and Leslie Prentice Hannah Pritchett Puri Family Giving Fund The Putnam Family Charitable Fund John G. Rakocy / John G. Rakocy and Family Therona Ramos Edward Rankin Mitha Rao and Virag Dandekar Lisa Rasmussen Charitable Account Rawal Family Fund Joan Rechnitz Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund Robert Rees Anne and John Regalski Richman Voglmayr Fund Toby and Nataly Ritter Family Foundation Ron and Stacy Robinson Dorothy Robyn Jamie Rodgers and Rob Soni Rosen Midura Charitable Fund Rossini Family Charitable Gift Fund The Jean L Rothbarth Charitable Fund Douglas M Rothrock Charitable Gift Fund Roxbury Fund of the New York Community Trust Nancy and Ken Rudin Philanthropic Fund, a Donor-Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund Doris Rudnick Pooja and Michael Rutberg Jean-Louis Sabatier Andrew Sabin Family Foundation The SAD Foundation Kathy and Gary Salvner The Samanic Charitable Fund Wudbhav Sankar Holly Sauer Tedd and Ella Saunders Cindy Schaffer John and Lauren Schiltz Philip Schlak Peter and Katherine Schlemmer Barbara Schmedding Schmitz Family Charitable Fund, an American Endowment Foundation Donor Advised Fund The Schmitz-Fromherz Family Fund Schoenleber Charitable Fund Schubel Family Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund of The Chicago Community Foundation Leanne Schulman Ann Schultz Walter Schwartz Schwartzman Moss Family Fund Ian Scrymgeour Frank Seidman Steve Sestanovich and Ann Hulbert Ben Sharaf Cynthia Shen Madeline Shepherd Shepperd Family Charitable Fund Susan Sherrod Carolyn Shettle Christopher Shipley Han-Ron Siah Silton Family Foundation Silver Tie Fund The Sims-Maes Foundation Inc Padmakshi Singh Erik and Chloe Sivesind C Slaughter and K FitzGerald Brianna Smith Jane and Carl Smith Mary Smith Shane Smith Shasta Smith Ethan Snow Stanley Snyder Glory So Sturgis M. and Maryellen M. Sobin Charitable Fund Jonathan and Cleo Sonneborn Advisory Fund Michael Spiegelman Jonathan Stack Stanek Giving Fund Jocelyn Starzak Liesbet and Andrew Steer Faye Steiner The Stern Family Giving Fund Amanda Stewart Stollmeyer Family Fund Lee and Byron Stookey Fund Carl Stover Stratton Charitable Fund Kyle Stromberg John J Stucker and April C Lucas Sullivan Giving Fund Donald A Baughman and Roberta E Swain Charitable Fund Ardith Talbott Timon P. Tesar William Theis Blase Theodore David H. Thomas Don and Jeanine Thomas Charitable Fund Aaron and Karla Thompson John R Thompson Daena Title Phyllis Toback Diane Torkelson Kenneth Touw Ramu Tummala Derek Twomey Laura D. Tyson Up There Down Here Steve Usdan Ariane van der Straten Stientje van Veldhoven Mary Ann Venezia Stephen Vetzner Fund Emily W. Wade Tommy Wallach June Wang Watering Pond Foundation Walter B. Watson Ariel Webster George Weir The Westgate Charitable Giving Fund Elizabeth Whalen Mark and Rossana Wharton Whitehead Charitable Foundation Renee and Peter Whitehead Whitehill Family Foundation Lisa Wiederspan Jerry Wiggert Larry and Andrea Wilken Anne Wilkes Donn Williams Gregory Todd Williams Dr Linda B Williams Carol Wilson Charitable Account Dale Winter and Emily Russell Dan Woodard Laura Woodland The Wunagle Family Fund Yao Yao Mitchell Zitsbank Timothy Zwiebel Anonymous (117) |
"WRI’s new strategy sets forth a clear pathway to a better world that is good for people, nature, and climate. It recognizes the complexity and interconnectedness of the challenges we face and brings a new rigor to measuring the impact of our interventions. If we hold ourselves and each other to our commitments, acre by acre, person by person, this strategy can help change the world."
—Frances Beinecke, Global Board member
Other Institutions
Adam Smith International Ltd American Forests Aspen Institute Basset Walker International Blue Forest Finance Inc Brandeis University C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc CDP North America, Inc Climate Focus North America Inc. CONCITO Conservation International Foundation DanChurchAid Daniel J Edelman Inc Ecole Centrale de Lyon Ecorys UK Limited Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. ESIG Inc Extreme Reach Forum for the Future US Inc. Four Twenty Seven, Inc. Geospatial Consulting Group International Germanwatch E.V. GFA Consulting Group GmbH Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development, Inc. Green Technology Center Harvard University - Harvard College Hazen and Sawyer ICLEI COLOMBIA IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative International Solar Alliance Loughborough University National League of Cities Institute National Wildlife Federation New York University NRDC Action Fund Inc NYC School Bus Umbrella Services, Inc | One Tree Planted Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security Pact Philips Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Rainforest Alliance, Inc Rainforest Trust Rocky Mountain Institute Smart Growth America Smart Surfaces Coalition Stichting Circle Economy Stichting IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Strathmore University The Club of Rome The Proforest Initiative The Sierra Fund The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York The University of Texas at Austin The Wilson Conservation Trust Thomas Alva Edison Foundation/Institute for Electric Innovation (IEI) United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security University of Exeter University of Gothenburg, Environment for Development (UGOT) University of Ottawa University of Pittsburgh University of Tokyo, STSEMIQ LTD., SDSN Association US Endowment for Forestry and Communities Waste and Resources Action Programme We Mean Business Coalition, Inc. Williams College World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Anonymous (10) |
Gifts in Kind
Amazon Web Services Kelli Joseph Jon Koomey Paramount | Revere Capital Two Sigma United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
Legacy Society
(Honors individuals whose legacy plans include WRI through a bequest, life insurance, or retirement plan)
*Denotes Planned Gift realized between 10/1/22 and 1/15/24
Anonymous in memory of Fields W Cobb Jr. Mark Addams Syed Yaseen Ali Allan and Sue Ann Alson Matthew Amalong Charles Anderson Christina Antonelli Evelia Ayala Keaton Armentrout Jean Morgan Meaux and Gerard A. Ballanco, Sr. Garrett Baltzer Phoebe Barnard Rath Barrios-Kavanaugh Corey Barnes-Covenant Vito Basile Linda Bassett Devin Baumann Alyssa Bec Gerard Beitman Steven Bennett Carol Bergschneider Joy Ada Best* David Bingham David and Beth Blood* Brooks Brackett Faye Brenner Peter Browne Blair Brownell Austin Bryant Hayden Bunker Leif Burhans Ernesto Cancel Jerry Carpenter Jessica Catton Andrew Cerier Eloise Clark John Clark Daniele Collignon Kady Conn Yolanda Cooley Kathleen Cooper* Jennifer Cortese Nicholas Cox Barbie Creamer Rebecca Crume Susan Dalton Lear Dawson Chotsani Dean Elliot Dean Handell Desulme Animesh Dey Jason Donofrio Austin Doupe Ruth Doyle* Deborah Eiler Mary Jane Else Kristin Emmett Benjamin Endicott Christine Evans John Evans II Daline Ferreira Michael Fey Katie Fields Brandi Fitch Andrea Fordham Barbara Frye Steven Galley Bernard F Gannon Trust Ricky Garcia Jaine Gilbert Trevor Gill Holly Gosselink Allison Gottlieb Erika Grant Jeremy Groth Stephen Guy Aaron Hawk Eric Henley Bronwyn Henry Joann Hermann Luis Hernandez Erick Herr Frank Higuera Wyatt Hilkene Jason Hill Larry Hill Brendon Hogan Marie Hogan Leo Horn-Phathanothai Joseph Horne Ruthe Huang Margaret VB. Hughes Jamie Huston Brett Jacobs Christina James Tatiana Jansen Saman Jayasinghe Debra Jimison Brandon Johnson Dallin Johnson Elizabeth Johnson Eric Johnson Tyler Johnson Megan Joseph Stephen Kaliski Navya Kamath Matthew Kaste Danielle Kelly Sean Kelly Gail Kendall Martha Kiger-Nelson Patrick Killoren Seohyun Kim Paul King Sam and Diana Kirschner Ashley Kristensen Phyllis Y. Kuo Wesley Kuo Edward Ladd Ashley Lalonde Christopher Langanella Sharon Langanella Catherine Larsen Brandy Larson Molly Larson | Katie Lear Richard Linsenberg Elise Liu Agnes Lo The Ingeborg Lock Trust Isaac Lock Michael Lovell Chelsey Lowry Chelsea Lynch Briana Lyon Andrew Markowitz Zoe Martin Nawar Masood Konnie May Jonathan McDonnell Patrick McIntosh Sarah McKeown Wyatt McKinley Tyler Meckenstock Cinthia Medina Christina Metcalf Angela Miller Brian Miller Clayton Miller Michael Miller Roberto Miranda Ralph Monti Stephanie Montoya Vicki Morris Nelle Mueller Melissa Mulford Jeanne Musgrove Randi Mysse Monica Nedeff Breanna Nguyen Terra Nicolle Roland Ban Ninomiya Elena O’Callahan Johannes Olejnik Lindsay Orosco Ryan Ortiz Dr. Hal E. Ott Lauren Palmer Haralambos Papaioannou Bernice Perez Bailee Petrovsky Benjamin Pierce Kelsey Plaggmier Oleg Polezhai Benjamin Ptak Mark Ranalletti Pamela Reed Ricco Reid Ryan Reid Peter Rimbos Pamela Ritke Sandra Roberts Jared Robertson Lewis Robinson Patricia Roshaven Barbara Ryan Carlos Salcedo Noah Samuel-Siegel* Noa Sarfati Jonathan Schiavone Mackenzie Schoenthaler Jaime Schwender L Schock Lisa Sebastian Micheal Sedrick Kevin Segall Amber Selke Michelle Shepard Wayne Shipman Evangeline Sinclair Debbie Sino Samantha Skipper Carl J. Slawski Living Trust* Jeff M. Smith David K Smoot Sustainability of Life on Earth Fund Janet Souza Peter Spradling Jennifer Spradling Cade Stahl Megan Stalter Michael Stalter Darren Stansbury Kyle Staves Max Stein Zachary Svoboda Spencer Sweat Alexander Szabo Sheldon Tan Angela Taylor Jeremy Taylor Alixandria Teague Dr. William M Theis Fatoumata Traoregloux-Phelps Taylor Troy Jigme Tsatultsang Naomi Vang April Vanmansfeld John Vaughn Manuel Villarubia Muhammad Vohra Warren Waller Kathryn Wallingford June Wang Jason Welborn Kelin Welborn Karen A. West Philanthropic Fund Munroe West Pat Whitworth III Ann Williams Walter Williams / Walter Williams Foundation* Theo George Wilson Dorothy Winkey* Rachel Winters John Witcofsky* Joel Wittels Stacie Wong Willard Workman Elsia Yoo Anonymous (4)
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"I was attracted to including WRI in my legacy gifts as WRI allows me to participate in helping to “fix” this planet’s precarious future.
I have great hope in WRI’s efforts—its research and partnerships with global actors—to transform the world’s use of food and energy, address the impacts of climate change and threats to nature, while ensuring cities are livable and people’s essential needs are met."
—Karen West, Legacy Society Member