The Center for Global Development (CGD) is an independent, nonpartisan "think-and-do tank" 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.
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.

2022 Funding Received
We are grateful to the distinguished CGD Board of Directors for their leadership and commitment to our shared agenda:
Lawrence Summers, Board Chair
Edward Scott, Chair Emeritus
Masood Ahmed, President
Timothy D. Adams
Amrita Ahuja
Caroline Atkinson
Afsaneh Beschloss
George W. Casey, Jr
Mary-Ann Etiebet
Tony Fratto
David F. Gordon
Brad Horwitz
Stephen T. Isaacs
Donald Kaberuka
John Lipsky
Robert McCarthy
Luis Alberto Moreno
Robert Mosbacher, Jr.
Bobby J. Pittman
Shubhi Rao
Smita Singh
Karen Spencer
Judy Woodruff
$1,000,000+
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Lakeshore Foundation
Open Philanthropy
Rockefeller Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
$500,000 - $999,999
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Echidna Giving
IKEA Foundation
Pousaz Philathropies Foundation
$200,000 - $499,999
Lawrence H. Summers
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Co-Impact
Ford Foundation
Open Society Foundations
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Wellcome Trust
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
World Bank Group
$100,000 - $199,999
Debra Fine
Royal Danish Embassy to the United States
European Commission
French Development Agency (AFD)
German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Global Affairs Canada
International Rescue Committee
Korean International Development Agency
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
$50,000 - $99,999
Imperial College London
Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Malala Fund
PAX Sapiens
Robert Bosch Foundation
$20,000 - 49,999
Nancy Birdsall
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss
Steve Isaacs
John Lipsky
David Marchick
Robert McCarthy
Kirsten and Karl R. Pfleger
Elrha
Georgetown University
Inter-American Development Bank
Policy Cures
1Day Sooner
Anonymous
$10,000 - 19,999
Masood Ahmed
Amrita Ahuja
Caroline Atkinson
Henrietta Holsman Fore
Tony Fratto
Bradley Jay Horwitz
JueYan Zhang
Bobby Jay Pittman
Ed Scott Jr.
Smita Singh
Freudenberg
Innovations for Poverty Action
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
NYU Center on International Cooperation
Svelter Lead Charitable Trust
Donors of the World Bank Community Connections Campaign
$5,000-$9,999
Mary Ann Etiebet
Tom Daschle
David F. Gordon
Thomas Powell
Mark Plant
$2,000 - $4,999
Munir Alam
Ian Gonzalez
Kenneth G. Lay
Luis Alberto Moreno
Daleep Singh
Judy Woodruff
$1,000 - $1,999
Michael Behr
Chris Hollindale
Louise Fox
Marcel Pryzmusinski
Michele Teitelbaum
Jacob Trefethen
Victoria Van Hyning
Prashant Yadav
Anonymous
European Parliament
USAID Alumni Association
As of December 31, 2022
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 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:
