Our Funding

The Center for Global Development (CGD) is an independent, nonpartisan "think-and-do tank" based in Washington, DC and London that works to reduce poverty in developing countries. We are deeply committed to the principles of independence, transparency, and accountability, both as a means to foster better development outcomes and to maintain the integrity of our work. For information on our active grants each year, please see our Active and Historic Grants. Please see below for our transparency ratings, overview of yearly funding, Independence statements, and acknowledgement of previous funders.

Our Independence Statements

CGD does not accept funding that seeks to impose limits or restrictions on our independence in research, findings, conclusions, or resulting publications. For information on our active grants agreements each year, please visit our Active Grants page.

• CGD Independence Statement
• CGDE Independence Statement
• CGD and CGDE Policy on Funding Independence, Integrity, and Transparency
• CGD and CGDE Policy on Research Independence

Our Transparency

CGD was awarded the highest possible ratings by Guidestar, Transparify, and Charity Navigator in their most recent reviews, in recognition of our commitment to transparency and open disclosure of funding.

2023 Funding Received

$1,000,000+

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Lakeshore Foundation

Open Philanthropy

Open Society Foundations

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

$500,000 - $999,999

IKEA Foundation

Schmidt Futures

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Rockefeller Foundation

Wellcome Trust

World Organisation for Animal Health

$200,000 - $499,999

German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ)

Global Affairs Canada

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Lawrence H. Summers

U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

U.S. Agency for International Development

Anonymous
 

$100,000 - $199,999

French Development Agency (AFD)

International Rescue Committee

Eleanor Crook Foundation

Ford Foundation

Korea International Cooperation Agency

Malala Fund

Anonymous
 

$50,000 - $99,999

Debra Fine

Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Royal Danish Embassy to the United States

Robert Bosch Stiftung
 

$20,000 - 49,999

Nancy Birdsall

Tony Fratto

John Lipsky

Robert McCarthy

Kirsten and Karl R. Pfleger

Anonymous
 

$10,000 - 19,999

Amrita Ahuja

Caroline Atkinson

Afsaneh Beschloss

Georgetown University

David Marchick

Bobby J. Pittman

Ed Scott Jr.

Karen Spencer
 

$5,000-$9,999

Masood Ahmed

Children’s Investment Fund Foundation

Policy Cures

Donors of the World Bank Community Connections Campaign

Anonymous
 

$2,000 - $4,999

Luis Alberto Moreno

Anonymous
 

$1,000 - $1,999

Bertrand Badrè

David F. Gordon

Joseph Sinatra and Carla Pellicano

Daleep Singh

Michele Teitelbaum

USAID Alumni Association

Victoria Van Hyning

Judy Woodruff
 

As of December 31, 2023

When requested, CGD allows anonymity to individuals and donor-advised funds subject to evaluation of the best interests of the Center and the funder with regard to transparency. The contributors listed above as Anonymous have been determined through CGD’s review process as reputable and credible sources of funding.

Click here for our acknowledgement of 2022 funders.

Click here for our acknowledgement of 2021 funders.

To view financial statements from our CGD and CGDE offices, click here.

CGD Europe is a company limited by guarantee in the UK and an England and Wales registered charity (1157318) with an equivalency determination (ED) certification from NGOsource: