World Resources Institute

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World Resources Institute

Summary

World Resources Institute is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Resources Institute's field of work was climate change[3].
  • World Resources Institute's field of work was sustainable economy[4].
  • World Resources Institute was a member of International Union for Conservation of Nature[5].
  • World Resources Institute is located in Washington, D.C.[6].
  • World Resources Institute is in the country of United States[7].
  • World Resources Institute's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • World Resources Institute's founder is recorded as James Gustave Speth[9].
  • World Resources Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[10].
  • World Resources Institute's Commons category is recorded as World Resources Institute[11].
  • 1982 marks the founding of World Resources Institute[12].
  • World Resources Institute's official website is recorded as http://www.wri.org/[13].
  • World Resources Institute's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[14].
  • World Resources Institute's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'WRI'}[15].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+93460265'}[16].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+159318068'}[17].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+140234162'}[18].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+193968394'}[19].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+289669226'}[20].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+357780993'}[21].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+50079176'}[22].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+45502243'}[23].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+50572560'}[24].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+84401990'}[25].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+72688357'}[26].
  • World Resources Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+99339072'}[27].

Body

Founding

World Resources Institute's founder is recorded as James Gustave Speth[9]. 1982 marks the founding of it[12].

Identity

World Resources Institute's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'WRI'}[15].

Operations

World Resources Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[10].

Industry

Fields of work include climate change[3], a global problem[28] and sustainable economy[4], an economic concept[29].

Why It Matters

World Resources Institute ranks in the top 6% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . iatiregistry.org. Retrieved . iatiregistry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . iucn.org. Retrieved . iucn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . iucn.org. Retrieved . iucn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → International Union for Conservation of Nature
    Sitelink count → 17
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'WRI'}
    Image → Richard S. Fuld, Jr. at World Resources Institute forum.jpg
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Richard S. Fuld, Jr. at World Resources Institute forum.jpg"
  2. 16d ago · Sadads · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
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  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3hdUgl
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  4. 16w ago · Sadads · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Inception → +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Washington, D.C.
    Located in → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P101]]: [[Q125928]]"
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