The WGMS receives substantial funds for the operations of the central service from the following institutions:

• Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss within the framework of GCOS Switzerland

The following organizations have supported the production of WGMS products and projects:

• Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Science
• International Association of Cryospheric Sciences of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IACS/IUGG)
• Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• World Data System of the International Council for Science (WDS/ICSU)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

The data collection is organized through a global cooperative network of National Correspondents and Principal Investigators.

The WGMS highly appreciates the funding and the honorary support that is received from all around the world!