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 Spotlights

Government

  • California Air Resources Board
  • Economic Research Service
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Mistra
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • 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
  • State of Massachusetts Operational Services Division
  • 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 & Charitable Foundation
  • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • Arnold Ventures
  • Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
  • Bezos Earth Fund
  • ClimateWorks 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. & 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

  • Breakthrough Energy
  • Cambridge Systematics
  • CDM Smith
  • ClearPath
  • Climate Solutions
  • Energy Futures Initiative
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • Environmental Resources Trust
  • International Energy Forum
  • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
  • United Nations Foundation
  • U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc.
  • University of Maryland
  • Washington Conservation Action
  • The Wilderness Society

Chair's Circle

  • Jay Bartlett
  • Anthony Bernhardt and Lynn Feintech
  • W. Bowman Cutter/The Cedars Foundation
  • Jonathan Garfinkel
  • Glenn Hubbard and Constance Pond
  • Peter R. Kagan and Susannah Smetana Kagan
  • LAD Climate Fund
  • William C. and Kathe Pate
  • Kenan Sahin
  • Lise Strickler and Mark Gallogly

President's Council

  • Anonymous
  • James Asselstine
  • Vicky Bailey
  • Kristin Breuss and Geoffrey Burgess
  • Janet F. Clark
  • James L. Connaughton
  • Elaine Dorward-King
  • Linda J. Fisher
  • Barbara Kates-Garnick and Marc B. Garnick
  • Donald M. and Alison K. Kerr
  • Lawrence H. Linden
  • Robert and Mary Litterman
  • Jeffrey Luse
  • Jan W. Mares
  • Donald B. Marron
  • Wilhelm Merck and Nonie Brady
  • Kyung-Ah Park
  • Anne and Billy Pizer
  • Roger Sant and Doris Matsui
  • Richard and Diane Schmalensee
  • Jonathan and Melissa Silver
  • Kathryn D. Sullivan
  • Ramya Swaminathan
  • Sue and John Tierney
  • Clint Vince
  • Catherine Wolfram

Sustaining Supporters

Recognizing individual donors with $250 or greater contributions in the current year.

  • Anonymous
  • Jay Abbott
  • Sarah and Charles Adair
  • Elizabeth Albert
  • Carlin and Chris Anderson
  • Jesse Huntley Ausubel
  • Aris Awang
  • H. Spencer and Melissa Banzhaf
  • Chad Bardone
  • Stuart Barkoff
  • Benoit Blarel
  • Glenn Blomquist
  • Roy and Sara Boyd
  • Christy Brekken
  • Dallas Burtraw
  • John M. Campbell
  • Effie Clayton
  • Bob Epstein and Amy Roth
  • Daniel Esty
  • Anthony C. Fisher
  • Mark Florian
  • Keith Forman
  • Adrienne Franklin
  • Dod A. Fraser
  • H. Russell Frisby
  • The Fromherz Charitable Fund
  • Kathryn Gabler
  • Kristina Gawrgy
  • Paula Glover
  • 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
  • Sally Katzen and Timothy Dyk
  • Randall Kempner
  • Lia Kettenis
  • Ray Kopp
  • Alexandre Koutta
  • George Kralovec
  • Richard Kroon
  • Mary Landrieu
  • Thomas and Pamela Lareau
  • Diane D. Lauritsen
  • Kevin Leahy and Joyce Steiner
  • Eileen R. Lilley and Robert E. Epstein
  • Richard McCann
  • McConnell Family
  • Patricia Meaney
  • Paul R. Miller
  • Nancy Mohn
  • Carolyn Mollen
  • M. Granger Morgan
  • Richard Morgenstern
  • Edward Morse
  • Paul Murray
  • David and Helen Nagel
  • Benjamin Neikrie
  • Richard G. Newell
  • Daniel and Marie-Jo Newlon
  • Edward Phillips and Laurel Murphy
  • Ronald Pillar
  • Chris and Paul Portney
  • Carole Prest
  • William G. Reed, Jr.
  • Heather L. Ross and Edward L. Strohbehn, Jr.
  • Donald Rothbaum
  • Bruce and Natalia Roy
  • Alberto Salvo
  • Adrián Santonja di Fonzo
  • Sheldon and Ellen Schwartz
  • Daniel Shader and Elisabeth Dutton
  • Phil R. Sharp
  • Daniel Shawhan
  • Robert N. Stavins
  • James H. Stock and Anne E. Doyle
  • Andrew Stocking and Amy Myers
  • Julie Strauss and Joel Brown
  • Jeanne-Mey Sun
  • Scott M. Swinton and Sylvia L. Morse
  • Tom Tietenberg
  • John and Elizabeth Tilton
  • Cassie Wang
  • Dave Weimer
  • Chris Whipple
  • Susan and John Wierman
  • 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*
  • Richard 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

  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.*
  • Amazon*
  • American Chemistry Council, Inc.*
  • American Clean Power Association*
  • Aramco Americas*
  • Baker Hughes*
  • bp, plc*
  • Bracewell
  • CF Industries, Inc.*
  • Cheniere Energy, Inc.*
  • Chevron Corporation*
  • ConocoPhillips*
  • Edison Electric Institute
  • Enbridge*
  • EOG Resources, Inc.*
  • Equitrans
  • ExxonMobil Corporation*
  • Gilbane Building Company
  • Global Science & Technology, Inc.
  • Google, LLC*
  • Hess Corporation*
  • International Paper Company*
  • Meta Platforms, Inc.*
  • Mitsubishi International Corporation
  • National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO)*
  • NextEra Energy*
  • NRG Energy, Inc.*
  • Nuclear Energy Institute
  • Onyx Transition*
  • PG&E Corporation*
  • Pioneer Natural Resources*
  • Portland Cement Association*
  • REsurety, Inc.
  • Schlumberger Limited*
  • Shell USA, Inc.*
  • Southern Company*
  • Stout & Teague Management Corporation
  • Texas Instruments
  • The American Petroleum Institute*
  • Toyota Motor North America, Inc.*
  • United Airlines*
  • Venable LLP
  • Warburg Pincus, LLC
  • Weyerhaeuser Company*
  • Willis Research Network*

*We truly appreciate the commitment of RFF’s Business Leadership Council members.

Italics indicate matching gift donors.