U.S.-based INGOs play an important role in the global development sphere. Just the 50 largest organizations in the sector spend more than $23 billion a year on development between them, making their cumulative influence comparable to the world’s largest donors.
But who are they? How are they funded? And is their influence growing?
We analyzed the most recent accounts, either 2021 or 2022, of the 50 largest U.S. INGOs, and we tracked their total income and sources of funding over the past five years.