World Resources Institute — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

World Resources Institute has received 11 federal grant awards totaling $31.9M across 4 assistance programs and 3 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

11awards

$31.9Mtotal funding

$8.1Mlargest award

$2.9Mavg award

4programs

🏆 Top 25% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants World Resources Institute could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs World Resources Institute has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

Balanced Prosecution of Transnational Organized Crime Cases
Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement CFDA 19.705

up to $1.1M Deadline: Nov 9, 2026 Open
Advancing coastal flood protection through public-private partnerships, innovative insurance products, and improved sediment management.
DOC NOAA - ERA Production CFDA 11.478

up to $2M Deadline: Feb 12, 2027 Open

Federal programs World Resources Institute has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and ProgramsCFDA 19.017 $22.2M
Trans-National CrimeCFDA 19.705 $6.3M
International Forestry ProgramsCFDA 10.684 $3.1M
Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean ProgramCFDA 11.478 $200K

Top awarding agencies

Department of State$28.6M
Department of Agriculture$3.1M
Department of Commerce$200K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $42.8M total:

Rippleworks INC $20M
Sequoia Climate Foundation $8.9M
Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation $4.8M
Samueli Foundation $2M
The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation INC $1.5M
Skoll Foundation $1.5M
Wal-mart Foundation $1.5M
John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation $1.3M
Sall Family Foundation INC $650K
Polsky Foundation $250K
Minerva Foundation INC $174K
Cynthia & Geo Mitchell Foundation $100K
Prospect Hill Foundation INC $50K
Air Products Foundation $42K
Sally Mead Hands Foundation $40K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: DC.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

World Economic Forum 3 awards · $3.5M Global Communities, INC. 5 awards · $36.1M World Vision INC. 6 awards · $102.4M Acdi/voca 8 awards · $60.4M Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture 13 awards · $40.8M International Institute of Tropical Agriculture 3 awards · $1M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has World Resources Institute received?

World Resources Institute has received 11 federal grant awards totaling $31.9M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund World Resources Institute?

Its largest federal funders are Department of State, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce.

Is World Resources Institute a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

World Resources Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 521257057), headquartered in Washington, DC. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can World Resources Institute apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs World Resources Institute has previously been funded under. See the open grants section above.

Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards, aggregated by Grantoria. Historical record of awards received; not an endorsement or a guarantee of future funding.