The main sponsors of the Thinking Through Nature summit are the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Oregon and the International Association for Environmental Philosophy.

Other sponsors Include:

• The International Society for Environmental Ethics (ISEE)
• The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE)
• Society for Nature, Philosophy, and Religion (SNPR)
• Society for Ecofeminism, Environmental Justice, and Social Ecology (SEEJSE)
• The Oregon Humanities Center
• At the University of Oregon:
  • The College of Arts & Sciences
  • International Affairs
  • The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
  • The Department of Architecture
  • The Department of English
  • The Department of Philosophy.