NRGI Donor Partners
The Natural Resource Governance Institute receives contributions and grants from foundations, governments and international financial institutions. We are extremely grateful for the generous support of our past and present donor partners.
NRGI takes seriously our commitment to transparency and the need to practice what we preach. We disclose additional financial information beyond what is traditionally made available in annual financial statements and IRS tax forms. With support from and in consultation with our donor partners and Governing Board, we publish information for contributions and grants of $100,000 or more. In total, these account for more than 90 percent of NRGI’s annual contributions.
Please see the links below for contributions and grants in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
In parallel, we are reviewing the International Aid Transparency Initiative requirements with the ambition of taking additional steps toward transparency.
2017 Funders Previous Years
| Total Contribution/Grant | ||||
| Contributor | 2017 Amount* (USD, millions) (1) | Amount (original currency, millions) | Time Period | Purpose |
| Open Society Foundations | $4.30 | $4.30 | January 2017 - December 2017 | General operating support |
| Omidyar Network | $0.95 | $2.80 | April 2016 - March 2019 | General operating support |
| Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | $0.41 | CHF 1.6 | April 2015 - March 2019 | To support work on mandatory disclosure, SOEs, contract transparency and the Resource Governance Index |
| State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO | $0.06 | 0.88 | July 2015 - September 2018 | To support the Eurasia Regional Knowledge Hub |
| Open Society Foundations | $0.05 | $0.10 | June 2016 - June 2017 | To promote a more accountable and more open management of Azerbaijan’s natural resource sector by supporting civil society, independent experts, journalists and youth, and the country’s participation in regional initiatives |
| Open Society Foundations | $0.05 | $0.10 | October 2017 - September 30, 2018 | To make Tunesia civil society groups including small farmer organizations more knowledgeable about natural resources, including the impacts of phosphate extraction, and to help them formulate alternative policies that will address related issues |
| Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation | $0.81 | NOK 13.6 | Januaury 2017 - December 2018 | To promote sound petroleum management through effective parliamentary scrutiny, media oversight and multi-stakeholder collaboration to be implemented in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Myanmar |
| UK Department for International Development | $4.15 | £14.2 | August 2014 - June 2019 | To support components of NRGI's 2014-2019 strategic plan |
| William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | $3.00 | $3.00 | March 2017 - March 2019 | General Operating Support. |
| William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | $0.08 | $0.08 | February 2017 - February 2018 | For organizational planning |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | $1.50 | $2.099 | November 2015-November 2018 | To Strengthen natural resource revenue management in four countries: DRC, Ghana, Nigeria & Tanzania |
| USDO US DOS:02 DRL | $0.31 | $0.4 | September 2016 - February 2018 | To support activities in Tunisia |
| USDO US DOS:02 DRL MM | $0.10 | $0.3 | July 2017 - January 2019 | Strengthening Transparency & Accountability through good goverenence of Natural resources in Myanmar |
| FORD FORD:05 US Andean Region | $0.35 | $0.35 | May 2017 - April 2019 | To produce research and train civil society organizations, community-based organizations and leaders to reinforce their capacities to set strategies around extractives industries. |
| UKFC UK FCO | $0.27 | £.234 | September 2017 - March 2018 | Improving the Libyan Investment Authority's governanace & Adherence to the santiago Pronciples |
| Oxford Policy Management - PIAC | $0.14 | £0.55 | October 2016 - March 31, 2019 | Improving Citizens oversight for Transparency in Ghana oil revenue management/capacity development & Technical assistance to the public interest and accountability committee of the republic of Ghana |
| African Legal Support Facility | $0.07 | $0.25 | April 2017 - December 2020 | To increase the number of resource contracts and associated documents available in the public domain; make published contracts and documents more accessible; improve how host governments, civil society, affected communities and other stakeholders understand investment contracts and use their knowledge to improve outcomes from the natural resource sector; and support government agencies to become contract publishers. |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft Furr Internationale Zusammenarbeit(GIZ) | $0.09 | EUR .0759 | November 2017-August 2018 | To enhance the contribution of mining and the extractive sector at large to the achievement of sustainable development goals the in Andean Region |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft Furr Internationale Zusammenarbeit German Development Cooperation GIZ Blockchain research | $0.09 | EUR .073 | 01 Dec 2017-30 Nov 2018 | To enhance awareness among stakeholders about how issues of governance and accountability can be considered from the very start in the development of DLT based systems with specific focus on the extractives sector |
| Open Government Partnership OGP | $0.025 | $0.025 | Jan 2017 – Dec 2017 | To promote transparency, beneficial ownership disclosure, environmental information disclosure and open data. Also to consider the issues of public participation and civic engagement in the elaboration of natural resource commitments |
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(1) 2016 amounts that are TBD will be finalized at year-end. (2) Includes all in progress grants, contributions for some multi-year grants may be reflected in other years. |
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To download a spreadsheet or pdf:
- 2013 Contributions and Grants: XLS | PDF
- 2014 Contributions and Grants: XLS | PDF
- 2015 Contributions and Grants: XLSX | PDF
- 2016 Contributions and Grants: XLSX | PDF
- 2017 Contributions and Grants: XLSX | PDF
Our financial accounts are audited annually by Lutz & Carr, LLP. View our latest financial summaries:
Natural Resource Governance Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2017 (pdf)
Natural Resource Governance Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2016 (pdf)
Natural Resource Governance Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2015 (pdf)
Natural Resource Governance Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2014 (pdf)
Natural Resource Governance Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2013 (pdf)
Revenue Watch Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2012 (pdf)
Revenue Watch Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2011 (pdf)
Revenue Watch Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2010 (pdf)
Revenue Watch Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2009 (pdf)
Revenue Watch Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2008 (pdf)
Revenue Watch Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2007 (pdf)
Revenue Watch Institute Audited Financial Statements for 2006 (pdf)
Natural Resource Governance Institute IRS Form 990 for 2016 (pdf)
Natural Resource Governance Institute IRS Form 990 for 2015 (pdf)
Natural Resource Governance Institute IRS Form 990 for 2014 (pdf)
Natural Resource Governance Institute IRS Form 990 for 2013 (pdf)
Revenue Watch IRS Form 990 for 2012 (pdf)
Revenue Watch IRS Form 990 for 2011 (pdf)
Revenue Watch IRS Form 990 for 2010 (pdf)
Revenue Watch IRS Form 990 for 2009 (pdf)
Revenue Watch IRS Form 990 for 2008 (pdf)
Revenue Watch IRS Form 990 for 2007 (pdf)
Revenue Watch IRS Form 990 for 2006 (pdf)
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