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

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

WRI sponsors research, reports, seminars and similar activities related to world environment and resource studies. The organization categorizes its work around four key programmatic areas: climate protection, governance, markets and enterprise, and people and ecosystems. The people and ecosystems program aims to reverse degradation of ecosystems and assure its capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services. Through its governance work, the organization 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. Its markets and enterprise program attempts to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment through markets and enterprise.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, WRI's program expenses were:

Climate and energy	7,627,725
People and ecosystems	7,497,651
EMBARQ	6,697,424
Institutions and governance	4,900,374
Markets and enterprise	2,267,023
External relations	2,234,026
Special studies/ innovations	247,676
Total Program Expenses:	$31,471,899

Chief Executive : Jonathan Lash, President

Compensation*:

$398,648

Chair of the Board: James A. Harmon
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chairman, Caravel Management LLC

Board Size: 34

Paid Staff Size: 225

*October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.

Fund raising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $38,875,853, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

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.

The following information is based on WRI's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliate) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Grants, contributions and contracts	34,477,945
Federal grants and cooperative agreements	4,397,908
Investment income	2,566,301
Publications	7,277
Other	-66,971
Total Income	$41,382,460

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 84%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 10%

Total income				$41,382,460
	Program expenses			$31,471,899
	Fund raising expenses			2,333,491
	Administrative expenses			3,570,559
Total expenses				$37,375,949
Income in Excess of Expenses				4,006,511
Beginning net assets				49,428,539
Ending net assets				53,435,050
Total liabilities				4,370,307
Total assets				$57,805,357