BBB Wise Giving Report for
World Resources Institute

BBB Wise Giving Report issued September 2009
BBB Wise Giving Report expires September 2011


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Charity Contact Information

Name: World Resources Institute
Address: 10 G Street NE, Suite 800
  Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-729-7600
Web Address: www.wri.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1982, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: “to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.”

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

World Resources Institute (WRI) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

WRI sponsors research, reports, seminars and like activities related to world environment and resource studies. WRI organizes its work around four key programmatic areas. The people and ecosystems program aims to reverse degradation of ecosystems and assure its capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services. Governance work seeks to empower people and support institutions to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable decision-making. Climate protection efforts aim to protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to climate change. The markets and enterprise program attempts to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment through markets and enterprise.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, WRI's program expenses were:

  
Policy research, technical support, and communications programs 21,785,206
Total Program Expenses: $21,785,206
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Jonathan Lash, President
Compensation*:
 $385,388

Chair of the Board: James A. Harmon
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, Harmon & Co. LLC

Board Size: 29

Paid Staff Size: 160

*October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $21,994,209, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on WRI's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Grants, contributions and contracts 18,838,630
Federal grants and cooperative agreements 3,155,579
Publications 38,550
Other 27,739
Investment return -9,395,204
Total Income $12,665,294


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 82%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 10% 

Total income   $12,665,294
  Program expenses $21,785,206
  Fund raising expenses 2,017,458
  Administrative expenses 2,600,626
 
Total expenses   $26,403,290
Expenses in Excess of Income   (13,737,996)
Beginning net assets   61,535,762
Ending net assets   47,797,766
Total liabilities   6,381,889
Total assets   $54,179,655


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