Cgiar

Analysis

Cgiar is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cgiar reported income of $50.6m and spending of $50.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $14.8m to $50.6m (+242%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Cgiar sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meridian International Center ($50.3m), Rhodes Trust ($50.8m) and Amideast ($49.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4.3m (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.1m. At year end it held assets of $15.8m against liabilities of $15.2m, net assets of $692k. It reported 61 employees.