Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Resources for the Future Inc
RFF's mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 17
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2018
- Itemized, FY2025
- $706k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $42,443
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 12
- Total assets, FY2025
- $81M
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming | $99,243 | 1 | n/a |
| Swaniti Initiative | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arizona State University | $49,960 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California Santa Barbara | $49,891 | 1 | n/a |
| The Urban Institute | $49,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Unversity of Oklahoma | $42,443 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $30,706 | 1 | 0% |
| Montana State University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming | $99,243 | 1 | n/a |
| Swaniti Initiative | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arizona State University | $49,960 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California Santa Barbara | $49,891 | 1 | n/a |
| The Urban Institute | $49,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Unversity of Oklahoma | $42,443 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $30,706 | 1 | 0% |
| Montana State University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| California Institute of Technology | $24,975 | 1 | 0% |
| California State University Bakersfield Foundation | $19,960 | 1 | 0% |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Town of Estes Park | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Tennessee | $10,466 | 1 | n/a |
| American Meteorological Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Resources for the Future Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 8.
About Resources for the Future Inc
- How much does Resources for the Future Inc give?
- Resources for the Future Inc reported 17 itemized grants totaling $705,644, out of $1,052,887 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Resources for the Future Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (100%).
- Who are Resources for the Future Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: University of Wyoming ($99k), Swaniti Initiative ($50k), West Virginia University Foundation Inc ($50k).
- Where is Resources for the Future Inc based?
- Resources for the Future Inc is based in DC.
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