Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $525,000 to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($275,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2017
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $525k
- Net assets
- $507k
What Initiative for Global Development does
Mission
The Initiative for Global Development (igd) is a non-profit organization that drives poverty reduction by catalyzing business growth and investment in the developing world. We bring together an influential network of senior executives from sector-leading companies with the interest and capacity to make strategic investments in high-need, high-potential areas of africa. Members of our frontier leaders network shape global connections and frontier market insights, and promote business-driven development to create economic growth and opportunity.
As stated on its FY2017 Form 990.
Program
Forums and programing: igd hosted semi-annual global frontier 100 forums, regional small group events, and facilitated peer-to-peer relationships, connected ceos and business unit heads of african, south asian, u.s., and european companies who are recognized sector leaders and share a commitment to poverty reduction. Ceos build relationships and share knowledge to:-catalyze economic growth in frontier markets in sectors with high potential for reducing poverty participants;-make connections and build relationships to foster investment opportunities and business expansion in africa, which reduces poverty;-share knowledge and insight to increase the social impact and effectiveness of members' investments; and-provide business input on global development initiatives to reduce barriers to sustainable investment in frontier markets.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2020: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $275k → $50k.
From the IRS filings of INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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
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. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
53%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT?
- INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $525,000 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 organizations 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.
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These figures are 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 2 funders 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. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing