For many around the world, 2025 was a challenging year — marked by destructive floods and fires, deep political conflict, war and the loss of vital habitats. Yet, despite the challenges, 2025 showed what progress is possible with determination, innovation and partnership. As you have read in this report, WRI continued to pioneer solutions that help reshape the global economy in ways that benefit people, nature and climate — delivering impact that is both global and local. Every gift to WRI, whether large or modest, is a meaningful part of that effort.

We are proud of the diversity of our supporters — from governments and multilateral institutions to corporations, foundations, and individuals — and deeply grateful for all you make possible. Your support gives WRI the strength to navigate disruption across the climate and development landscape, including the abrupt U.S. government funding cuts in 2025. Because of flexible enterprise funding, we were able to protect core capacity, adapt quickly and keep priority efforts moving while bridging gaps where funding was suddenly withdrawn. This strength and resilience, built with our donors’ support, allow us to stay focused on impact and outcomes.

WRI’s core strength and resilience that we have built thanks to our donors means we can focus on impact and project outcomes. We are especially pleased to recognize first-time donors such as Arthur M Blank Foundation, Skyline Foundation, Alfred P Sloan Foundation and others. We are equally grateful to the many individual donors, large and small, who are playing an increasingly important role in fueling WRI’s work. This community includes members of our Global Board of Directors, Global Leadership Council, Sustainer’s Circle, and more.

WRI’s mission is vital to all our futures, and through the Campaign for People, Nature and Climate, we welcome all who wish to join us — philanthropists, foundations, corporations and individuals alike. Every gift helps advance our shared vision of a fairer world, a better future and a healthier planet.

Thank you.

 

Phyllis and Royal Kiehl
WRI DONORS

"As longtime residents of Alaska, we are reminded each day of the rapid and frightening changes that global warming is bringing. Supporting WRI is an antidote to that sense of powerlessness we feel as individuals to counteract this."

 

Global Leadership Council

The Global Leadership Council is an opportunity for friends of WRI to learn, network and give back through philanthropy, championing WRI, and non-governance input to WRI’s work.

This invitation-only group of philanthropists, impact investors, business executives, scientists, entrepreneurs, and civic leaders is committed to helping WRI deliver on our big promises to transform global systems and advance equitable solutions for people, nature and climate.

2026 Co-Chairs

Andy Jack
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

Krista Kurth
Climate Activist, Author, former Director, Green America Center for Sustainability Solutions

Co-Chairs emeritus

Frances Beinecke
President Emerita and Honorary Trustee, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC); WRI Global Board Member
*Term Expired May 2025

Daniel Weiss
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Angeleno Group; WRI Global Board Member

Members

Elizabeth Belfer
Private Investor & Philanthropist

Ambassador Robert Blake, Jr.
Senior Managing Director, McLarty Associates

Steve Chadima
Board Chair, Wildlife Alliance

Brian Cox
President, MFX Solutions

Leslie Dach
Founder & Chair, Protect Our Care

Tim Disney
Filmmaker & Trustee Emeritus, CalArts

Timothy Dunn
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner, Terra Alpha Investments

Elizabeth Fisher Marshall
Managing Director and Shareholder, Pathstone

Peter Fox-Penner
Principal, The Brattle Group and Chairman, Impact, Energy Impact Partners

Robert Gee
President, Gee Strategies Group

Douglas Harmon
Co-Head of U.S. Markets, Newmark

Jason Haggins
Executive Director, Sall Family Foundation

H.R.H Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme
Director of the OECD’s Environment Directorate

Peter S. Knight
Retired Founding Partner, Generation Investment Management

Ann MacDougall
Co-Founder and CEO, Dunollie Fund

Jonathan Matz
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Jeff McDermott
Co-Founder of Confluence Infrastructure Capital and Entrepreneur/Sustainable Technology and Infrastructure

Leslie Meyers
President, Hot Girls Pearls

David Nevins
Media Executive

Rolando Nuñez Baza
CEO, Roundtable by The 92nd St Y

Eric Pike
Chairman, Pike Corporation Co-CEO, Island Grid

Dorothy Robyn
Senior Fellow, Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy

Theodore Roosevelt IV
Managing Director & Chairman of Barclays Cleantech Initiative

Alison Sander
Founder, AltWheels

Mei Shibata
Senior Advisor, Oliver Wyman Co-CEO, Island Grid

Ed L. Strohbehn
Counsel (Retired), Morgan Lewis

Lee M. Thomas
Former Administrator, US EPA

Clint Vince
Chair, Global Energy Practice and Co-Chair of the Global Transportation and Infrastructure Sector for the US Region., Dentons