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CGIAR Funding and Financial Status
 The CGIAR System is funded by Member
contributions, non-member financing and Center-earned
income. Total System revenues in 2008 were $553 million,
an increase of $33 million (6%) from $520 million in
2007. The improvement in revenue was driven by
increases in contributions from both Members and
non-members. Contributions increased by $36 million
(4% in real terms) to $531 million, taking into account
$3 million in foreign exchange losses on contributions not
denominated in US dollars. Expenditure in 2008 was $542
million, an increase of $36 million (7%) over 2007. The
net result was a surplus of $11 million. Typically, operating
surpluses are added to reserves.
A summary of the CGIAR program outcome for 2008 is
compared with the approved program for 2008 and the
actual outcome for 2007 in Table 1 (right). Financial data in
2008 confirmed that, as was the case in previous years,
the CGIAR as a whole was in a strong financial position
(Table 2 below).
As shown in Figure 1 (below), the increase in 2008 contributions
came mainly from non-members. The most significant
increase was from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
whose contribution increased by $20 million (87%) to
$43 million. The apparent decrease in the contribution
from Europe was due to a special one time contribution
from the European Commission in 2007 in the amount of
$31.2 million. Adjusting for this, the contribution from
Europe increased by $22 million (12%). Contributions
from Pacific Rim Members increased by $6 million (27%),
from developing countries by $5 million (33%), and from
international and regional organizations by $2 million
(3%). Contributions from foundations fell by $4 million
(33%). Figure 2 below shows CGIAR membership and funding
trends since 1994.
Top Member Contributions
The United States, contributing $58.0 million, was the largest
donor in 2008, followed by the World Bank and the United
Kingdom. India was the largest contributor among developing
countries for the third year running, at $7.5 million. The top
contributors among all Members and developing countries in
2008 and 2007 are shown in Table 3 below.
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  Expenditure by Region
Allocation of expenditure by region in 2008 broadly reflected the
pattern seen in 2007, as shown in Figure 3 (right), and in the past several
years, confirming the CGIAR’s focus on sub-Saharan Africa, which
was allocated almost half of the System’s resources.
Outlook
The positive financial results of the CGIAR Centers indicate that
the global financial crisis that erupted in 2008 did not have an
immediate impact on the System, leaving it well positioned to
manage any impact of the crisis in 2009 and beyond. Additionally,
the CGIAR Change Management Initiative in 2008 led to agreement
on the need to reform the CGIAR and the adoption of a new model
to do so. The new CGIAR will have a new Fund that is expected to
harmonize donor contributions and increase the amount and quality
of financial support to the CGIAR.
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This page was last updated October 19, 2009
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