Our Supporters
Our Supporters
Resources for the Future’s ability to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions relies on support from a diverse group of individual and organizational donors, as well as revenue raised through grants from governmental agencies and earned from our investments.
RFF is sincerely grateful to the following supporters for their generosity:
Supporter Spotlight
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Paul Joskow: A Trusted Partner in Policy
Joskow discusses RFF’s history, its unique role in a politicized landscape, and more.
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Barbara Kates-Garnick: Thinking about Giving, Impact, and the Future
Kates-Garnick covers her approach to philanthropic giving and the importance of looking at problems holistically.
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Dick Schmalensee: Active Engagement Produces Impact
Schmalensee shares unique insights into building a healthy environment and thriving economy.
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Dallas Burtraw: Creating Policy with Good Thinking and Social Stakeholders
Burtraw on the importance of global climate coordination, speaking the language of policymakers, the value of flexible funds for researchers, and more.
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Government
- California Air Resources Board
- Economic Research Service
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- National Science Foundation
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
- Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
- United States Department of Agriculture
- United States Department of Energy
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- United States Forest Service
- Vermont Agency of Transportation
Foundations
- Anonymous
- Alex C. Walker Educational and Charitable Foundation
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- Arnold Ventures
- Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
- Bezos Earth Fund
- ClimateWorks Foundation
- Elster Foundation
- Energy Foundation
- Environmental Justice Data Fund, a project of the Windward Fund
- Freedmen Heirs Foundation
- The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Heising-Simons Foundation
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Linden Trust for Conservation
- Mark & Amy Tercek Foundation
- Oak Foundation USA
- Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
- Richard Lounsbery Foundation
- Sall Family Foundation
- Smith Richardson Foundation
- VoLo Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Italics indicate matching gift donors.
Organizations
- The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
- Asian Development Bank
- Breakthrough Energy
- Cambridge Systematics
- CDM Smith
- Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- ClearPath
- Climate Solutions
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Industrial Economics, Inc.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Mistra
- The Nature Conservancy
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- University of Maryland
- Washington Conservation Action
- Woodwell Climate Research Center
Chair's Circle
- Jay Bartlett
- Anthony Bernhardt and Lynn Feintech
- Janet F. Clark
- Jonathan Garfinkel
- Glenn Hubbard and Constance Pond
- Peter R. Kagan and Susannah Smetana Kagan
- LAD Climate Fund
- William and Kathe Pate
- Billy and Anne Pizer
- Kenan Sahin
- Three Cairns Group
President's Council
- Chris Anderson
- Vicky A. Bailey
- Matthew Barmack and Catherine Wolfram
- Kristin Breuss and Geoffrey Burgess
- James L. Connaughton
- W. Bowman Cutter/The Cedars Foundation
- Elaine Dorward-King
- Mark Florian
- Barbara Kates-Garnick and Marc B. Garnick
- The Krehbiel Family Foundation
- Lawrence H. Linden
- Robert and Mary Litterman
- Jeffrey Luse
- Jan W. Mares
- Donald B. Marron, Jr.
- Wilhelm Merck and Nonie Brady
- Kyung-Ah Park
- Richard and Diane Schmalensee
- Jonathan and Melissa Silver
- Ramya Swaminathan
- Sue and John Tierney
- Clinton Vince
Sustaining Supporters
RFF gratefully recognizes the individuals below who gave $250 or more in 2024.
- Anonymous
- Jay Abbott
- Sarah and Charles Adair
- Al Adams
- Elizabeth Albert
- Carlin and Chris Anderson
- Jesse Huntley Ausubel
- H. Spencer and Melissa Banzhaf
- Chad Bardone
- Donald and Karen Barnes
- Benoit Blarel
- Glenn Blomquist
- Jim Boyd
- Roy and Sara Boyd
- Dallas Burtraw
- John M. Campbell, Jr.
- Mary Cline
- Kristina Egan and Alan Caron
- Bob Epstein and Amy Roth
- Daniel Esty
- James R. Fancher
- Anthony C. Fisher
- Keith Forman and Mary Morton
- Dod A. Fraser
- H. Russell Frisby, Jr.
- The Fromherz Charitable Fund
- Kathryn Gabler
- Kristina Gawrgy
- Paula Glover
- Mary Hafstead
- David Hawkins
- Philip Heinrich
- Barry and Linda Hirsch
- K. John Holmes
- Jeffrey R. and Elizabeth T. Holmstead
- Richard and Sandy Johnson
- Sarah G. Joseph
- Paul L. Joskow and Barbara Zita Chasen
- Betty F. Kahn
- Randall Kempner
- Melinda L. Kimble
- Raymond J. Kopp
- Alexandre Koutta
- Richard Kroon
- Mary Landrieu
- Thomas and Pamela Lareau
- Diane D. Lauritsen
- Kevin Leahy and Joyce Steiner
- Shanjun Li
- Jakob Lindberg
- McConnell Family
- Patricia Meaney
- Paul R. Miller
- Leland E. Modesitt, Jr.
- Nancy Mohn
- Carolyn Mollen
- M. Granger Morgan
- Dick Morgenstern
- Edward Morse
- Paul Murray
- David and Helen Nagel
- Sylvia Neely
- Benjamin Neikrie
- Richard G. Newell
- Daniel and Marie-Jo Newlon
- Edward Phillips and Laurel Murphy
- Hilda Pinnix-Ragland
- Chris and Paul Portney
- Carole Prest
- Daniel Raimi
- William G. Reed, Jr.
- Lisa Robinson
- Heather L. Ross and Edward L. Strohbehn, Jr.
- Donald Rothbaum
- Adrián Santonja di Fonzo
- Louanne Saylors
- Eileen Schramm
- Sheldon and Ellen Schwartz
- Rajat K. Sen
- Phil R. Sharp
- Daniel Shawhan
- Robert N. Stavins
- Andrew Stocking and Amy Myers
- Julie Strauss and Joel Brown
- Scott M. Swinton and Sylvia L. Morse
- Tom Tietenberg
- John and Elizabeth Tilton
- Margaret Walls
- Cassie Wang
- Dave Weimer
- Susan and John Wierman
- Marcia E. Williams and Gene A. Lucero
- Robert Winthrop
- James L. Wolf
- Tommy Wrenn and Mike Vallebuona
- Shannon Wulf Tregar
- Benjamin Zaitchik.
RFF Legacy Society
- Ernest and Catherine Abbott
- John Ahearne*
- Paul Balser
- Maynard and Katherine Buehler*
- Emery Castle*
- Thomas Crocker
- J. Clarence Davies
- Maybelle Frashure*
- Sarah P. Fuller
- Darius Gaskins
- Robert E. Grady
- Debbie Groberg
- Winston Harrington
- Thomas J. Klutznick*
- Dick Morgenstern
- Steven W. Percy
- Chris and Paul Portney
- Heather L. Ross and Edward L. Strohbehn, Jr.
- William D. Ruckelshaus*
- Clifford S. Russell*
- Milton Russell*
- Helen Marie Streich
- Victoria J. Tschinkel
*In memoriam
Corporations and Associations
- Above the Bar Legal Recruiting
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.*
- Amazon*
- American Chemistry Council, Inc.*
- The American Petroleum Institute*
- Aramco Americas*
- Baker Hughes*
- bp, plc*
- Bracewell
- CF Industries, Inc.*
- Cheniere Energy, Inc.*
- Chevron Corporation*
- ConocoPhillips*
- Duke Energy
- Edison Electric Institute
- Enbridge*
- EOG Resources, Inc.*
- Equitrans
- ExxonMobil Corporation*
- Meta Platforms, Inc.*
- Mitsubishi International Corporation
- National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO)*
- NextEra Energy*
- NRG Energy, Inc.*
- Nuclear Energy Institute
- Pioneer Natural Resources*
- Portland Cement Association*
- Schlumberger Limited*
- Shell USA, Inc.*
- Southern Company*
- Stout & Teague Management Corporation
- Texas Instruments
- TotalEnergies*
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.*
- Venable, LLP
- Warburg Pincus, LLC
- Willis Research Network*
*We truly appreciate the commitment of RFF’s Business Leadership Council members.
Italics indicate matching gift donors.