990for2003-91cfde9f9b246e67.pdf

This document is a Form 990 'Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax' for the World Resources Institute (WRI) for the tax year beginning October 1, 2002, and ending September 30, 2003. It details the organization's financial status, including total revenue of $47,908,366 and total expenses of $49,691,442, as well as its programmatic goals and expenditures across various environmental initiatives.

• The World Resources Institute (WRI) operates as an environmental think tank with a staff of 140 professionals, including scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statisticians, and mapmakers, and collaborates with nearly 400 partner organizations globally.
• For the tax year ending September 30, 2003, WRI reported total revenue of $47,908,366 and total expenses of $49,691,442, resulting in an excess or deficit for the year of -$1,783,076.
• WRI's programmatic expenditures for the period included several key areas: the Biological Resources Program ($2,502,365), the Information Program ($4,355,349), the Institutions and Governance Program ($2,419,110), and the Sustainable Enterprise program ($2,462,024).
• The organization's core goals include reversing the degradation of biological resources, guaranteeing public access to environmental information and decisions, protecting the global climate system from greenhouse gas emissions, and harnessing markets to protect the environment.
• WRI manages the Global Forest Watch network, which consists of 75 partners operating in 8 countries, aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in the forest sector.
• The Institutions and Governance Program specifically works with governments in Central and Eastern Europe to integrate climate objectives into reform processes, and partners in Cameroon, Mali, Uganda, and Zimbabwe to support sustainable forest management through decentralization policies.

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Chicago

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@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutend990for200391cfde9f9b246e67pdf, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{990for2003-91cfde9f9b246e67.pdf}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/990for2003.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }