Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit

INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT (Washington, D.C.) is funded by 2 grantmakers whose IRS filings report $525,000 in grants to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($275,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.

$1.0M

Revenue FY2017

Funders on record

$525k

Grants received

$507k

Net assets

2/2 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 26%

01The organization over time

02Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

$50k from 1 funders in 2020, up from $275k and 2 in 2017.

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total

Gates Foundation

$275k

The Rockefeller Foundation

$250k

funders

From the IRS filings of INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation.

How concentrated its funding is

INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 52% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

52%

largest funder

100%

top three

effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 73% · 2018 60% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration.

Where its funders are

INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C. — its reputation reaches beyond the state, across 2 states in all.

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Washington, D.C. out of state home

03Its place in the field

Funders to approach

Grantmakers that don’t fund you yet, surfaced two ways: they back organizations that share your funders, or their grantees resemble your mission. The ones both signals agree on come first.

From the co-funder graph (funders backing at least two comparable organizations, shrunk for grantee count, donor-advised and mega-funds excluded) and the universe embeddings. A research starting point; overlap is association, not a guarantee of fit.

04Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

72% of spending goes to programs.

Program 72%Management 16%Fundraising 12%

Governance

board members

100%

independent

✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

53%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Operates in 1 state

Questions and answers

Who funds INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT?: INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT (Washington, D.C.) is funded by 2 grantmakers whose IRS filings report $525,000 in grants to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($275,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT have?: IRS filings report 2 grantmakers giving $525,000 in grants to INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT?: GATES FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $275,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT find more funders?: Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

Every figure is read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML — this organization’s own return for FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 2funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. view filing

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INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

$1.0M

Revenue FY2017

Funders on record

$525k

Grants received

$507k

Net assets

2/2 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 26%

Questions and answers

Who funds INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT?

How many funders does INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT have?

IRS filings report 2 grantmakers giving $525,000 in grants to INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.

Who is the largest funder of INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT?

GATES FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $275,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.

How can an organization like INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT find more funders?

Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.