Change on the Ground, Change in the Air
Thanking Our Donors
Philanthropy is the fuel which powers WRI, enabling us to tackle the world’s most urgent 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 — national governments, multilateral institutions, foundations, corporations, and individuals. We are proud to recognize this broad group of supporters whom share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and prosperous world for all.
Together we raised $182 million in FY22, including several multi-year, multimillion-dollar grants including:
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A $22 million grant from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety of Germany to help policymakers in Argentina, China, India, and Indonesia strengthen long-term, low-emissions development strategies in line with national development goals and Paris Agreement commitments.
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An $8 million grant from The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation to transform China’s food system by promoting green agriculture practices, commodities with supply chains that don’t cause or contribute to deforestation, and reducing food loss and waste.
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A $5 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies and ClimateWorks Foundation to catalyze ambitious, locally led low carbon transitions in China, India, and Africa while establishing linked energy diplomacy engagements among these regions to re-shape energy demand, accelerate technology supply, and ensure equitable access to affordable, reliable clean energy.
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A $4 million cross-programmatic grant from the Ares Charitable Foundation to build the climate resilience of Indian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and to set a new sustainability action agenda for equity in global supply chains.
WRI is especially thankful for 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. Their collective $6.5 million in flexible core funds ensures not only that we are improving as an organization but also that we are helping expand and lift up the broader ecosystem of partners working together to advance our shared goals.
In addition, we want to recognize our Global Board of Directors, Global Leadership Council, Corporate Consultative Group, Sustainer’s Circle, and many other individuals and family foundations who collectively provided WRI with $8.9 million in unrestricted support in FY22. This important revenue allows us to explore nascent issues, move quickly to seize emerging opportunities, and leverage additional revenue. It also allows us to invest in our staff working across the globe. As we launch into implementing WRI’s new five-year strategy, we invite philanthropists, foundations, corporations, and other donors to join us in growing this critical source of support.
We firmly believe our best days are ahead of us, and we look forward to continuing to partner with our donors to deliver the results we both want to see in the world. Thank you.
(Includes revenue booked between 10/1/21-1/15/23 and older grants still open as of 10/1/21. Recognizes revenue of $1,000+ only)
Major Donors ($750,000+)
Ares Charitable Foundation Asian Development Bank (ADB) Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Fund Bezos Earth Fund Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies Breakthrough Energy Foundation Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Carbon Disclosure Project, North America Cargill, Inc. Caterpillar Foundation 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 Delegation of the European Union to Cameroon 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) Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Ecorys European Climate Foundation FCO Prosperity Fund 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 Fond Climat et Energie Ford Foundation Foundation Botnar French Development Agency (AFD) German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Global Environment Facility (GEF) Global Methane Hub Good Energies Foundation Google Inc. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Growald Climate Fund Hampshire Foundation Inc. HSBC Holdings plc IHE Delft Foundation IKEA Foundation International Climate Initiative of Germany International Solar Alliance John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
Laudes Foundation MacDoch Foundation Meta Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (DGIS) Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands Mulago Foundation Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) Oak Foundation One Tree Planted Open Society Foundations Pact Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Porticus Postcode Planet Trust Quadrature Climate Foundation Robert Bosch Stiftung Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Roger Sant and Doris Matsui 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 Stephen M. Ross Philanthropies Stichting DOB Ecology Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Thomas and Musa Mayer The Tilia Fund Toyota Mobility Foundation U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (UKFDCO) UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) USAID Mexico U.S. Department of State (DOS) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) /U.S. Forest Service (USFS) U.S. Forest Service International Programs United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) United Nations University UPS Foundation Walmart Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation World Bank World Economic Forum World Wildlife Fund Anonymous (7) |
Governments and Multilateral Organizations
Strategic Core Funding Partners Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (DGIS) Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida) Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Program/Project Partners Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Australian Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment Danish Energy Management Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (previously Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy) of the United Kingdom (DESNZ, formerly BEIS), United Kingdom Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment of Ireland Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom (DEFRA), United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), United Kingdom Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) European Commission Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection of Germany (BMUV) Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany (BMWK) Fisheries and Oceans Canada Foundation for the Global Compact German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Global EbA Fund Global Environment Facility (GEF) Government of France |
Government of Mexico Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development of Luxembourg Maryland Department of Agriculture Ministry of the Environment and Energy of Sweden Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands Mitigation Action Facility Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) Royal Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC) United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Department of State (DOS) United States Forest Service (USFS) U.S. Forest Service International Programs United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory World Bank Anonymous (1) |
Foundations
African Climate Foundation Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Fund Bernard van Leer Foundation Better Tomorrow Fund Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Children's Investment Fund Foundation Clean Air Fund Climate and Land Use Alliance ClimateWorks Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Stichting DOB Ecology DOEN Foundation Doris Duke Charitable Foundation EAT Foundation The Educational Foundation of America Energy Foundation European Climate Foundation FIA Foundation The Finnish Innovation Fund (SITRA) Ford Foundation Global Methane Hub Goldschmeding Foundation voor Mens, Werk en Economie Good Energies Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Growald Climate Fund Hampshire Foundation Inc. |
Heising-Simons Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Kresge Foundation Laudes Foundation McKnight Foundation Meyer Memorial Trust Mulago Foundation The Nathan Cummings Foundation Oak Foundation Open Philanthropy Project Open Society Foundations Pan American Development Foundation Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Pisces Foundation Porticus Postcode Planet Trust Quadrature Climate Foundation Robert Bosch Stiftung Rockefeller Brothers Fund Rockefeller Foundation Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Serena Fund of Tides Foundation Stichting SED Fund Swedish Postcode Lottery The Tilia Fund Wallace Global Fund The Waterloo Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Anonymous - (3) |
Corporations
Strategic Relationships 3M Ares Charitable Foundation Bank of America Cargill, Inc. Caterpillar Foundation FedEx Corporation FEMSA Foundation Google Inc. HSBC Holdings plc IKEA Foundation Salesforce Shell Foundation Toyota Mobility Foundation UPS Foundation Walmart and Walmart Foundation 2021-2022 Corporate Consultative Group Members 3M Abbott Laboratories Ares Charitable Foundation Bank of America Bath and Body Works Best Buy Co., Inc. Cargill, Inc. Caterpillar Inc. Chanel Limited Colgate-Palmolive Company Deloitte LLP DuPont Exelon Corporation General Mills, Inc. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Google Inc. The Hershey Company HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Inter IKEA Group Macro Advisory Partners Mars, Inc. Mastercard Microsoft Nike, Inc. Paramount PayPal Inc PepsiCo, Inc. Pfizer Inc. Rockefeller Capital Management Starbucks Coffee Company Target Corporation Temasek Tetra Pak International Tikehau Capital Tyson Foods, Inc. United Parcel Service, Inc. Walmart The Walt Disney Company Program/Project Partners Accenture ADM Capital Foundation Air Liquide Air Products Foundation Allotrope Partners Amazon Web Services Ansell Ltd. Apple Inc. Aramark BASF BlackRock Inc. Bloomberg L.P. Bon Appetit Management Company Breakthrough Energy Foundation Breakthrough Energy Ventures CDPQ Coca-Cola Ecolab Facebook, Inc. FrieslandCampina Genentech, Inc. |
Heineken Hilton Worldwide IKEA Food Services AB IKEA of Sweden AB IKEA Supply AG Indorama Ventures PCL Inter IKEA Services BV International Paper Company ISS Jacobs Douwe Egberts The LEGO Group LyondellBasell Mars, Inc. Mastercard Meta MGM Resorts International Microsoft Mitchells & Butlers plc The Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa Monde Nissin Corp. Morgan Stanley Mother Nature Resources Limited Nestlé Nutrien Olam Global Agri Pte. Ltd. Ove Arup & Partners International Limited Panera Bread PepsiCo, Inc. Permira Advisers Limited Philips Procter & Gamble Quadra Productions Inc Rabobank Robinfood Royal DSM Royal Dutch Shell plc RS Group Sainsburys Sodexo Standard Chartered Bank Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Uber Technologies, Inc. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Unilever Volvo Group The Volvo Research and Education Foundations Weyerhauser Company Yara International ASA Supporters Allspring Global Investments American Drill Brushing Bitly Inc Blistex, Inc. Brunswick Corporation Chime DiversiFi Capital Generation Foundation Geospatial Consulting Group International Plex Inc. PSSC Labs Sandblast Productions Sitetracker Sophos Sunergy Systems Inc. Syssero Inc Terra Alpha Investments LLC Anonymous (4) Matching and Workplace Giving Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Crown Castle Google Inc. Johnson and Johnson Foundation Kauffman Foundation Matching Gifts Microsoft Matching Gift Program Millimans Charitable Giving Matching Program Netflix |
Individuals and Family Foundations
*Denotes Planned Gift
$500,000+
AKO Foundation Bezos Earth Fund David and Beth Blood The Builders Initiative MacDoch Foundation Thomas and Musa Mayer Michael Polsky Family |
Stephen M. Ross Philanthropies Sall Family Foundation Roger Sant and Doris Matsui David K. Smoot Sustainability of Life on Earth Fund Ruth McCormick Tankersley Charitable Trust The Tilia Fund Anonymous (4) |
$100,000 - $499,999
Acacia Conservation Fund Bezos Earth Fund Coleman Family Ventures Kathleen Cooper* Lyda Hill / Lyda Hill Philanthropies Linden Trust for Conservation Leon Lowenstein Foundation |
Thomas and Musa Mayer Thomas A. Nowak, M.D. and Judy Noel The Prospect Hill Foundation Dorothy Winkey* John Witcofsky* Anonymous (1)
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$10,000 - $99,999
Abelow Family Foundation The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Foundation Alberini Family Fund Tammie Arnold Elvira Baez Pat and Dick Baker Regina Baraban John E. Bartlett Frances G. Beinecke Afsaneh M. Beschloss / The Woodland Foundation, Inc. Philip Beyer Walt Bochenek Boger Family Foundation Inc. Jefferson Bull and Marilyn Packard-Luther Sally Cameron Campbell Snowflakes William A. Chen John M. Cole Jr. and Judith Cole Cox Family Fund Kathryn Davis Grado Foundation Tim Disney Timothy Dunn and Ellen Stofan / Black Dog Foundation Gordon Eatman The Flaherty Family Foundation Peter Fox-Penner Steve and Heather Fredette / The Fredette Family Fund Kweesook Garrison John Niccolai and Maria Gea Arredondo The Chuck Yim Gee Charitable Trust Fund Charles Gibson and Deborah Poore Gregory and Catherine Gilleland Millie Gorson Graugnard-Fall Family Trust The Hain Family Fund Douglas Harmon / Harmon Family Foundation James A. Harmon / Harmon Family Foundation Nancy and John Hammond Beverly and John Hargraves Head Family Charitable Foundation Urs Hoelzle and Geeske Joel Andrew W. and Lauran Jack / W Andrew and Lauran G Jack Charitable Fund Jockey Hollow Foundation Richard Johnson and Sharon Agar The Morton and Merle Kane Philanthropic Fund Kay Family Foundation, Inc. Phyllis and Royal Kiehl |
Peter S. Knight and Gail A. Britton / Knight Britton Charitable Fund Herbert and Katherine Kurth Religious Foundation, Inc. Alice Lam and Ziba Scott Giving Fund Leaves of Grass Fund Larry L. Luing Family Foundation, Inc. Ann MacDougall and Jules Kaufman The Chris and Melody Malachowsky Family Foundation The Matz Family Fund Carol Medford Wilhelm Merck and Nonie Brady Joann Meyer Peggy Meyer The Miebach Family Fund Minerva Foundation Mitchell Family Fund Leo Model Foundation Myers Family Charitable Fund Jeff Nathanson Andra Patterson Point House Fund Nagavamsi Ponnekanti The Rands Foundation Joan Rechnitz Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund David W. Richardson, CFA Robinhood Cove Fund of the Essex County Community Foundation Ms. Heather L. Ross & Mr. Edward L. Strohbehn Jr. Sharon and Russell Rumberger Sally Mead Hands Foundation Benjamin D. Sachs Schmitz Family Charitable Fund, an American Endowment Foundation Donor Advised Fund Claudia Schweikert and Jeff Tangney Gregg Sciabica / Sciabica Family Foundation The Scovell Family Charitable Fund Susan Sherrod Karen Smith-Yoshimura Liesbet and Andrew Steer Scott Thompson Sue and John Tierney Lee and Dorothy Thomas Daniel Weiss / Angeleno Group Walter Williams Foundation* Dale Winter and Emily Russell Robert Zoellick Anonymous (16) |
Sustainer’s Circle Members ($1,000 - $9,999)
Judy Ackerman Bubbles Kale Adai Charitable Fund Steve Adams / Steve and Jayne Adams Charitable Adler, Muratore, and Powers Charitable Fund The AHH-SRS Giving Fund Tamsen and Dick Aichinger Mark and Meg Alberts Spencer and Nicole Alexander Bradley and Lindsay Alger Alice and Skip Giving Fund Janice Allen L Peter and Cynthia Alt Mercedes Amin Ronald and Sherry Amundson Ruth Anderson Joanne Angvick The MGDC Apgar Foundation Sheldon and Carol Appel Family Foundation Arthur and Elaine Aron ArW MMcs Fund Kathleen and Leigh Auden Austin Family Fund at Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Jane Avni Bruce and Hattie Babbitt Lisa Qian and Matthias Bacnninger Giving Fund Aidann Gia Bacolodan Kenneth and Lee Bakalar Fund Benjamin M. Baker Charitable Fund Justin Baldauf Noelle Belling James Berch Ellen and Guillermo Bernal Anthony Bernhardt Binford/Racher Giving Fund Marilyn Blackwell Lynn Blainey Alexandra Blaiotta The Jeffrey and Julie Blake Charitable Fund Robert O. Blake, Jr. Joel and Kerry Blum Nancy Bobowiec Martin Bocovich and Melissa Devalon Donor Advised Fund Marianne Boesky / Boesky Gallery Tomas Bok and Florentien de Ruiter Brian Bolze Bomse-Silber Family Charitable Fund Shelley and Adam Booken David Borsook Fund B. Jay Bortz Ken and Karen Boudreau Stephen Brenninkmeijer John Brenton and Susan Gerngross David and Jan Bressoud Jack and Rita Bridwell Allison Brody Richard and Alison Bruce Laurie Maren Buchanan The Buchanan Family Foundation Inc Judy Buechner Advised Fund Douglas Burke Burrell-Hays Family Fund Donna and Jay Bushnell Caldwell Stair Charitable Fund Cory Capps Mary and Peter Carmen David Carroll Hadidjah Chamberlin Robin Chase and Russell Roy Yiwei Chen Barbara Chu Alinna Wai-Mun Chung Dorothy Cochrane Cohen Family Fund Gwendolyn Cohen H Theodore and Cynthia Cohen Deborah Colton Donald Colucci Elizabeth Cook Spence Cook Philanthropic Fund Barbara Cooper Janice Cooperstein The Copeland Charitable Fund Nathaniel and Beatrice Copeland Memorial Fund William Corin Lucas Corley The Peter and Elisabeth Cormier Charitable Giving Fund Courage and Community Foundation, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation Carolyn and David Crighton Casey Curtiss The Clive Cussler Foundation Mark Czaja D & E Family Unity Trust John Dahm Nancy Dalton Danem Foundation Parul Das Aniruddha Dasgupta Diane Davidson Robert and Val Davidson The Diane and George Davis Family Charitable Fund Rao DeCato Family Charitable Fund Rabecca Delamotte and Peter Bloom Anita Demmon Charitable Fund Yafang Deng Peter and Gretchen Detre Charitable Donations Account Matthew Dillon Michael and Jenn DiPietro Paul DiRado and Kristine Nowak Bonnie & Rick Dlott Monica Donath Adrienne Donley Daniel Dorsky The Dougherty Family Charitable Fund Anita Drager Deborah Echt Susan and Lowell Edmunds Irene Elkin The David Geoffrey Elkins Fund The Elson Family Charitable Fund Rebecca Engel Richard Epstein B. Espinosa Linda Ettinger Jeff and Nancy Evelhoch / Jeffrey and Nancy Evelhoch Charitable Fund, an American Endowment Foundation Donor Advised Fund The Norman and Rosalie Fain Family Foundation Mary Fields Ronnie Fischer Constance Fisher Diana Fiumano Lisa Flam Gilbert Flanagan Barbara Fletcher Agnieszka Flizik Erika Fong Sharon and Bob Ford Foundation Jennifer Fortenberry Mary and Paul Fox Charitable Fund Larry and Noreen Frisch Terri and Britt Froemel Rich Fromer Fuller Family Foundation Judith Fulton and Mark Howard Account Joann Galst Christopher and Kimberly Gannaway Jessica Gardner Jeremy Garrett Judith Gayer Mike Gerbitz Daniel and Catherine Gerst Juan Gil Glad Tithings Foundation The Gleason Family Foundation Inc Linda Gochfeld / Dr. Linda Gochfeld Charitable Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Jayashree Gokhale Marian Goldeen and Arthur Ogawa Fund Walter and Eva Goldwater Michael and Janet Gonzalez Family Foundation Kathryn Good Goodwin Being Fund Peter Granda Nettie Green Maria Greig-Williams Karl and Sara Griswold Gail Gromley Emily Gropp The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia / The Grymes Fund James Guiry David P. Hackett Dan Hadley Mary Hahn Katie Halcrow Craig Hamilton Teri and David Hammer Fund Christopher Hammett Yaju Han The Hanrahan Foundation Robert E. Hansen Family Foundation Craig and Iben Hanson Kathryn Harris and Tom Venman Harrison Family Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Teresa Hartle Karen Hasse Ashley Hastings Anita L. Hatanaka Patricia and Michael Hayes Richard Hayes David Hays Hays-Lohrey Foundation John Hayward Jamin Hegeman Hendricks Family Fund Wendy Hendry Alexander Herder / Duke and Duck Luis Hernandez Cesar Herrera Hewett-Mazaik Charitable Fund Linda and Murray Hiebert Bruce Hillyer Ned and Sheila Himmel Amy and Ziggy Hirsch Rochelle and David A Hirsch Foundation The Margaret M. Hixon Fund Jacob Hochberg Wallace Hopp Craig Horton Brad Huber Margaret VB. Hughes Dan Hull Kevin Randall Hummel Marc Hurwitz Jamal Huwel Zephyr Isley Charitable Gift Fund Christine Jacob Sidney Jacobson Zachary Jefferson Rebecca Johnson Justine Jordan JT Charitable Fund Tamar Kagan Nate Kaiser Mayya Kawar Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Kris Kehasukjaren Kimberly F. Kelly Kellwood Foundation RT Kempner Family Fund Kermination Trust Barret L. Key and Mary Hawkins Key Rick A Kinsey Ari Kintisch Greg and Susan Kirkbride Christa Knapp Lauren Knox Nadine Kopkowski Patty Koscinski Rick and Marilyn Kossik Jonathan Kowalski Spencer Kozinn Peg and Michael Kramer Foundation Michael and Anne Krepick Charitable Gift Fund The Krongard Foundation William A. Krug, Jr. The Kurtz Family Foundation |
Chika Kusakawa and Trent Shelton Francois L Laczay Family Fund Alicia Landis / Liquid IV Ginny Lee Toy Lee Giving Fund James and Elaine Lenz Paul D. & Bonnie Leonard Lauren W Leung Annette and Stuart Levey Fund Levi Family Charitable Fund Margaret Lidstad Nisha Ligons Donor Advised Fund Liu Family Fund George Loening Carlos Lopes Sirena Lueker-Boden Casey Cancellieri Lynam's Giving Account M and M Fund M House Family Fund at The San Diego Foundation Julie Makany Anne Malham Nancy Mancilla / ISOS Group Yael Mandelstam Elizabeth Fisher Marshall Darrell and Nancy Martin Hans Martin Ronald Massanari Debbie and Drew Massey Thomas May Susanne McCarroll / Trade Cafe Carol and Bill McClain / The Carol & Bill McClain Fund Maia McCormick Kathleen and Steve McGavock Bill and Peggy McGrath Jonathan McMillan Patrick and Anne McNulty Deborah McReynolds Himalaya Mehta Robert Merwitzer Jill and Richard Meyer Sarah Meyers Betty and William Miller Charitable Fund Jennifer and Scott Miller Sari Mintz and Gary Morrison Joseph Monaghan The Moonka Family Charitable Fund Eleanor Moore Moore-MacDonald Family Fund Scott Mordock Jeanne Moseley Helen Mountford and Vladimir Lopez-Bassols Charity Fund Todd and Abby Mowinski Aubert and Barbara Mowry Meaghan E Mullgadt Donna Murphy Jeanne A Musgrove Rita Nalebuff Vanita Negandhi Candace Nelson Nesler Family Fund Robinson W Nichols Michael Nigro The Fred and Gilda Nobel Foundation, Inc. Mariann O'Brien Bruce Ogilvie Kim Olson Christopher and Sara Oot Daniel Orfield Paese Family Foundation Aayush Parekh Judith Parenio-Berry Erik Pasternak Ronak and Sneha Patel Paterson DAF Linda and Wesley Patterson Patterson Ch aritable Fund James L. Patton Jr. and Kathleen Patton Paulson Family Fund Patricia Pearson Pereira Family Giving Bethany Perkins Brian Peterson Salil Phadnis and Meghana Mudiyam Rebecca and Hart Phinney and Family Linda Pickle Wylie Plummer Anu Polisetty Pomerance Fund Lester Poretsky Family Foundation David Porteous and Vicky Smith Account Patricia Powers John Pratt Peter and Elizabeth Preis James and Leslie Prentice Hannah Pritchett Ellen B. Proctor Evan Purcell and Anjali Dixit The Putnam Family Charitable Fund Pyenson Family Fund John G. Rakocy / John G. Rakocy and Family Therona Ramos Mitha Rao and Virag Dandekar Lisa Rasmussen Charitable Account Steven and Carole Rathfon Terrie Ray Anil Reddy and Nadine Czoschke Anne and John Regalski Sandra Reinecke Carolyn Reschke Toby and Nataly Ritter Family Foundation Dorothy Robyn John Roe Rossini Family Charitable Gift Fund The Jean L Rothbarth Charitable Fund Douglas M Rothrock Charitable Gift Fund William Rough Patrick Rowe 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 Timothy & Laura Rust Pooja and Michael Rutberg Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Suveen Sahib Kathy and Gary Salvner The Samanic Charitable Fund Wudbhav Sankar Anu & Mahesh Saptharishi Holly Sauer Tedd and Ella Saunders Mary Sawicki / Trilogy Effect Caroline SchaferCindy Schaffer John and Lauren Schiltz Barbara Schmedding The Schmitz-Fromherz Family Fund Schubel Family Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund of The Chicago Community Foundation Schuler Family Foundation Lester and Linda Schwartz Schwartzman Moss Family Fund Zoe Scrivener Ian Scrymgeour Jennifer Scully-Lerner Frank Seidman The Pearl and Alan Seidman Charitable Fund Seltzer Family Foundation Inc The Sessions Family Charitable Fund Steve Sestanovich and Ann Hulbert Andy Sharpe Shepperd Family Charitable Fund Christopher Shipley Han-Ron Siah Silton Family Foundation Silver Tie Fund Ellen & Alan Simons The Sims-Maes Foundation Inc C Slaughter and K FitzGerald Deirdre Smeltzer Smith and Lyle Donor Advised Fund Jane and Carl Smith Jerry D Smith Sidor Smith Family Charitable Fund Henry Warren Snipes Leah Hanmer Snyder Stanley Snyder Sturgis M. and Maryellen M. Sobin Charitable Fund Amy Sommer Jonathan and Cleo Sonneborn Advisory Fund Michael Spiegelman Barbara Stagner Stanek Giving Fund Jocelyn Starzak Chris & Nicki Stein Norman Stein and Mindy Lubber Fund Faye Steiner The Stern Family Giving Fund Patricia Stiehl Lee and Byron Stookey Fund Stratton Charitable Fund Kyle Stromberg John Stucker and April Lucas Patricia Stutzman Ann Sullivan Giving Fund / Sullivan Giving Fund Sutherland Giving Robin Swain and Donald Baughman Bartholomew Sweeney Family Fund Ardith Talbott Stephanie Tanny Jui Tataria Bradley Tenenholtz Mark and Amy Tercek Foundation Timon P. Tesar Dr. William M Theis David H. Thomas Don and Jeanine Thomas Charitable Fund Aaron and Karla Thompson John R Thompson Eve Thomson Daena Title Diane Torkelson True Blue Charitable Fund Gary and Geri Trummel Jeffrey Tse Ramu Tummala Derek Twomey Laura D. Tyson Up There Down Here Ariane van der Straten Joshua Van Hine Andrew Volk Emily W. Wade Susanne Walker Walker Family Fund Tommy Wallach Matthew Walz June Wang Watering Pond Foundation Marilyn Weber Ariel Webster George Weir Ray and M.J. West The Westgate Charitable Giving Fund Elizabeth Whalen Mark Wharton Whitehead Charitable Foundation Whitehill Family Foundation Jerry Wiggert Larry and Andrea Wilken Anne Wilkes Donn Williams Gregory Todd Williams Dr Linda B Williams E. Dale Williamson Charitable Fund N. Noel Wilson Dan Woodard Laura Woodland The Wunagle Family Fund Amy Zacheis / Ruby Marine Inc Martha Zinderman Anonymous (113) |
Other Institutions
American Forests Apparel Impact Institute Arch Capital Group Aspen Institute The Benevity Community Impact Fund Blue Forest Finance Inc. Brandeis University Bregal Investments Inc C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Carbon Disclosure Project, North America Central Arkansas Water Charities Aid Foundation America Circle Economy Civic Exchange Climate Focus North America Inc. Conservation International - Colombia Conservation International Foundation CVC Dalberg Catalyst Duke University Eat the Change Edison Foundation Institute for Electric Innovation Energy Systems Integration Group Environmental Defense Fund Environment for Development Fond Climat et Energie Forum for the Future Four Twenty Seven FSN Capital Partners AS Germanwatch Give Lively Foundation Great Plains Institute Harvard University Hazen and Sawyer Hg Inc IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative* IHE Delft Foundation Intermediate Capital Group International City/County Management Association International Institute for Sustainable Development |
International Monetary Fund International Solar Alliance Investindustrial Services Limited Just Climate Luma Consulting LLC Maryland Department of Agriculture Meridian Institute Network for Good New York University One Tree Planted Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security Pact Permira Advisers Limited Planet Imagery Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ProForest Rainforest Trust Reflective Earth Sandblast Productions The Sierra Fund Spring Point Partners The Sunrise Project TowerBrook Foundation Triton Investment Management Limited United Nations University United Way of Tarrant County University of California, San Francisco Health The University of Texas at Austin University of Tokyo U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities Waste and Resources Action Programme Williams College The Wilson Conservation Trust World Bank Community Connections Fund World Economic Forum World Wildlife Fund WWF Australia Anonymous (6) |
Gifts In-Kind
Ford Foundation Google / Google Earth Engine Planet Imagery |
Revere Capital 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 10/1/21 - 1/15/23
Anonymous in memory of Fields W Cobb Jr. Mark Addams Charles Anderson Christina Antonelli Evelia Ayala Keaton Armentrout Garrett Baltzer Rath Barrios-Kavanaugh Devin Baumann Corey Barnes-Covenant Vito Basile Alyssa Bec Steven Bennett Joy Ada Best* David Bingham Brooks Brackett Peter Browne Blair Brownell Austin Bryant Hayden Bunker Leif Burhans Ernesto Cancel Jerry Carpenter Jessica Catton Andrew Cerier John Clark Daniele Collignon Kady Conn Yolanda Cooley Kathleen Cooper* Jennifer Cortese Nicholas Cox Barbie Creamer Rebecca Crume Lear Dawson Chotsani Dean Elliot Dean Handell Desulme Austin Doupe Deborah Eiler Mary Jane Else Kristin Emmett Christine Evans Daline Ferreira Katie Fields Brandi Fitch Andrea Fordham Barbara Frye Steven Galley Bernard F Gannon Trust 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 Elizabeth Johnson Eric Johnson Tyler Johnson Megan Joseph Stephen Kaliski Matthew Kaste Danielle Kelly Sean Kelly Gail Kendall Martha Kiger-Nelson Patrick Killoren Seohyun Kim Paul King Sam and Diana Kirschner Ashley Kristensen Edward Ladd Ashley Lalonde 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 Andrew Markowitz Zoe Martin Konnie May Jonathan McDonnell Patrick McIntosh Sarah McKeown Wyatt McKinley Tyler Meckenstock Christina Metcalf Brian Miller Clayton Miller Roberto Miranda Ralph Monti Stephanie Montoya Vicki Morris Nelle Mueller Melissa Mulford Jeanne Musgrove Randi Mysse Breanna Nguyen Terra Nicolle Elena O’Callahan Johannes Olejnik Lindsay Orosco Ryan Ortiz Dr. Hal E. Ott Haralambos Papaioannou Bernice Perez Benjamin Pierce Kelsey Plaggmier Oleg Polezhai Benjamin Ptak Mark Ranalletti Pamela Reed 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 Kevin Segall Amber Selke Michelle Shepard Wayne Shipman Debbie Sino Samantha Skipper Carl Slawski David K Smoot Sustainability of Life on Earth Fund Peter Spradling Jennifer Spradling Cade Stahl Megan Stalter Michael Stalter Darren Stansbury Kyle Staves Max Stein Zachary Svoboda Spencer Sweat Alexander Szabo Angela Taylor Jeremy Taylor Alixandria Teague Dr. William M Theis Jigme Tsatultsang Naomi Vang April Vanmansfeld John Vaughn Manuel Villarubia Warren Waller Kathryn Wallingford June Wang Munroe West Ann Williams Walter Williams / Walter Williams Foundation* Theo George Wilson Dorothy Winkey* John Witcofsky* Joel Wittels Willard Workman Anonymous (4) |
Krista Kurth Ph.D. is president of the Herbert and Katherine Kurth Religious Foundation and a member of WRI’s Global Leadership Council and a longtime environmentalist. The Herbert and Katherine Kurth Religious Foundation was started by Krista’s grandparents in the 1950s, as a way to give back and foster a legacy of philanthropy, and is now co-run by Krista and her three siblings. Growing up, Krista and her siblings gained a deep appreciation for nature and justice that has guided them throughout their lives. In 2014, Krista and her siblings made climate change a priority for the Foundation, adopting a fossil-free investment policy and supporting a variety of organizations (by invitation only), including WRI.
“I appreciate that WRI is focused on systems change and works with governments and businesses to foster change at the regional and country levels,” Krista explains. “It complements the work of other grass- roots organizations we support, and we need efforts at all these levels if we are going to be successful.”