World Resources Institute

WRI
Washington D.C., United States

WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment for current and future generations. Its goals are to safeguard the Earth's climate from further harm due to greenhouse gas emissions and to help people adapt to unavoidable climate change; to protect the ecosystems upon which human well-being depends; to reduce the use of materials and generation of wastes in the production of the goods and services that improve people's lives; and to guarantee all people's access to environmental information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.wri.org

Address:
10 G Street, NE Suite 800 Washington, DC 20002 United States

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1982
Age (years)
World Resources Institute
 43
United States average
 42
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: James Gustave Speth
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Ani Dasgupta
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Ani Dasgupta
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2025
World Resources Institute
 1,368
United States average
 48
Global average
 87
2024
World Resources Institute
 1,164
2022
World Resources Institute
 1,556
% Female staff
2022
World Resources Institute
 57%
United States average
 54%
Global average
 53%
% Female researchers
2025
World Resources Institute
 35%
United States average
 49%
Global average
 47%
2019
World Resources Institute
 1%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
World Resources Institute
 29
United States average
 62
Global average
 58
2023
World Resources Institute
 65
2015
World Resources Institute
 58
Financials
2021
World Resources Institute
 $170,081,000
United States average
 $35,488,263
Global average
 $4,713,576
2015
World Resources Institute
 $72,688,357

Social

Likes (2023)
World Resources Institute
 184,249
United States average
 65,359
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
World Resources Institute
 183,752
Likes (2021)
World Resources Institute
 185,367
Followers (2025)
World Resources Institute
 200,200
United States average
 51,217
Global average
 20,495
Followers (2024)
World Resources Institute
 203,600
Followers (2022)
World Resources Institute
 193,302
Subscribers (2025)
World Resources Institute
 4,430
United States average
 19,440
Global average
 7,732
Subscribers (2024)
World Resources Institute
 9,310
Subscribers (2023)
World Resources Institute
 3,310
Followers (2025)
World Resources Institute
 34,000
United States average
 74,352
Global average
 19,522
Followers (2024)
World Resources Institute
 25,900
Followers (2023)
World Resources Institute
 22,000
Followers (2025)
World Resources Institute
 258,000
United States average
 24,550
Global average
 16,361
Followers (2024)
World Resources Institute
 210,000
Followers (2022)
World Resources Institute
 118,930

Data notes

Last updated: 17/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
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