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.
Learn more about our revenue and expenses and how to support RFF.
RFF is sincerely grateful to the following supporters for their generous contributions in fiscal year 2020 to support our independent and nonpartisan research efforts:
Government and Other Organizations
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
- Climate Leadership Council
- Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy
- Environmental Defense Fund
- ICF
- International Energy Forum
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
- Research Institute of Innovated Technology for the Earth
- United States Forest Service
- The Wilderness Society
- World Resources Institute
Foundations
Italics indicate a matching gift donor
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- Barr Foundation
- Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Generation Foundation
- Heising-Simons Foundation
- Horace Dawson Foundation
- Linden Trust for Conservation
- Peter G. Peterson Foundation
- Roy A. Hunt Foundation
- Sall Family Foundation
- Smith Richardson Foundation
- The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
- The Energy Foundation
- The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Individuals
Recognizing individual donors with $250 or greater contributions in fiscal year 2020.
- Gregory Alexander
- James Asselstine
- Jesse Huntley Ausubel
- Jay Bartlett
- Anthony Bernhardt and Lynn Feintech
- Kristin Breuss and Geoffrey Burgess
- Bright Funds
- Bill Brown
- Dallas Burtraw
- John M. Campbell
- Preston Chiaro
- W. Bowman Cutter/The Cedars Foundation
- John M. Deutch
- Elaine Dorward-King
- Lee H. Endress
- Daniel Esty
- Tom Fehsenfeld
- Linda J. Fisher
- Anthony C. Fisher
- Mark Florian
- Lee S. Friedman
- The Schmitz-Fromherz Family Fund
- Kathryn Gabler
- Manuel Godinho de Matos
- David Hawkins
- Mun Ho
- Charles O. Holliday
- R. Glenn Hubbard
- Judith and Leonard Hyman
- Richard W. Johnson
- Kristin Jones
- Paul L. Joskow
- Peter R. Kagan
- Betty F. Kahn
- Sally Katzen and Timothy Dyk
- Catherine L. Kling
- Raymond J. Kopp
- Rubén Kraiem
- Richard Kroon
- Kerry Krutilla
- Judy Lamana
- Mary Landrieu
- Thomas J. Lareau
- Lawrence H. Linden
- Peter Linquiti
- Robert and Mary Litterman
- Thomas E. Lovejoy
- Jan W. Mares
- Donald B. Marron
- Janice V. Mazurek
- Norman Meade
- Wilhelm Merck and Nonie Brady
- Thomas Mistler
- Carolyn Mollen
- Paul Murray
- David and Helen Nagel
- Richard G. Newell
- Daniel Newlon
- Terri O’Brien
- Kyung-Ah Park
- William C. Pate
- Steven and Polly Percy
- Edward Phillips and Laurel Murphy
- Anne and Billy Pizer
- Chris and Paul Portney
- William G. Reed
- Milton Russell
- Roger Sant and Doris Matsui
- Gunter Schramm
- Sheldon and Ellen Schwartz
- Jonathan Silver
- Robert N. Stavins
- Edward L. Strohbehn and Heather Ross
- Kathryn D. Sullivan
- Scott M. Swinton
- Michael L. Telson
- Mark R. Tercek
- Susan and John Tierney
- John E. Tilton
- LAD Climate Fund
- Robert L. Vertrees
- Clinton A. Vince
- Dave Weimer
- Chris Whipple
- Tommy Wrenn
- Shannon Wulf Tregar
Corporations and Associations
* Indicates member of RFF’s Business Leadership Council.
- Alliance for Automotive Innovation*
- Aramco Americas*
- Baker Hughes*
- BASF*
- BP plc*
- Bracewell
- CF Industries, Inc.*
- Chevron Corporation*
- Cheniere Energy, Inc.*
- ConocoPhillips*
- Enviva*
- Exelon Corporation*
- General Motors*
- Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- International Business Machines Corp.*
- International Paper Corporation*
- Mitsubishi International Corporation*
- National Alliance of Forest Owners
- NRG Energy*
- Nuclear Energy Institute
- Pioneer Natural Resources*
- Portland Cement Association*
- Renewable Energy Buyers Association Institute
- Shell Oil Company*
- Southern Company*
- Stout & Teague Management Corporation
- Tellurian Inc.*
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.*
- United Airlines*
- Warburg Pincus, LLC
- Weyerhaeuser Company*