Funders

IISD receives funding from a variety of public and private sources to finance specific projects relating to its strategic objectives. The below list reflects active IISD funders as of April 1, 2026. 

This lists reflects contributions of 10,000 CAD and above.

Government Funders

Foundations

  • BHP Foundation
  • Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
  • ECHO Foundation
  • Environment Funders Canada
  • European Climate Foundation
  • Ford Foundation
  • International Sustainable Energy Foundation
  • Fundacion de los Parques Nacionales
  • KR Foundation
  • McConnell Foundation
  • Open Society Foundations
  • Porticus
  • Quadrature Climate Foundation
  • Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc.
  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
  • Save the Children Australia
  • Stichting Het Wereld Natuur Fonds-Nederland
  • Stichting Klimaatvriendelijk Aanbesteden
  • Stichting SED Fund
  • Swiss Philanthropy Foundation
  • The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • The Winnipeg Foundation
  • Tara Climate Ltd.
  • Trottier Family Foundation
  • William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Wawanesa Insurance
  • Wellcome Trust

International and Intergovernmental Organizations

  • African Development Bank
  • Asian Development Bank
  • CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
  • CARE Germany
  • Center for Economic Research and Applications
  • European Commission
  • European Union
  • Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
  • Global Green Growth Institute
  • International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
  • International Seabed Authority
  • l'Institute de la Francophonie pour le Developpement Durable (IFDD)
  • Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc
  • Pacific Institute
  • Société de coopération pour le développement international (SOCODEVI)
  • World Bank Group
  • World Health Organization

United Nations / UN Agencies

  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
  • United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
  • United Nations Office for Project Services

Other

  • Abt Associates Inc
  • Adelphi Consult GmbH
  • GFA Consulting Group GmbH
  • Hamburg Sustainability Conference gGmbH
  • Manitoba Association of Watersheds
  • Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation
  • Palladium International Limited