Cgiar
Key facts about Cgiar
In short: Cgiar reported $3.6M in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 98-1135729
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024
- Grants paid (2024)
- $3,584,247 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $23,510,127
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$23.5M
+48.4% YoY
Grants Paid (reported total)
$3.6M
+13.8% YoY
Revenue
$57.7M
+13.9% YoY
Net Investment Income
$202K
+17.6% YoY
About Cgiar
Based on IRS filings
Cgiar is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $23.5M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $3.6M in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $202K.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $203K (2020) to $4.4M (2021). In 2024 it reported $3.6M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for 2024.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $23,510,127 | $15,843,898 | $16,461,109 |
| Revenue | $57,694,726 | $50,647,909 | $38,481,538 |
| Expenses | $57,588,418 | $50,612,743 | $38,368,938 |
| Net Investment Income | $202,056 | $171,786 | $74,635 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cgiar is led by Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chair System Board Member since 2024 (on filings since 2021); all 35 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
Chair System Board Member
System Board Member → Chair System Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
14.4 hrs/week
$35K (2021) → $116K (2024)
Elouafi Ismahane
Executive Managing Director
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$35K (2023) → $447K (2024)
Colomer Julien
Director Portfolio Performance Unit
Global Head & Portfolio Performance Unit → Director Portfolio Performance Unit, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$194K (2022) → $201K (2024)
Dutra Mendes Luis Felipe
Director of Finance & Digital Solutions
Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis → Director of Finance & Digital Solutions, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$194K (2022) → $197K (2024)
Odeh Khuloud
Global Director Digital & Data
Global Director, Digital & Data → Global Director Digital & Data, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$292K (2022) → $285K (2024)
Tresca Francesco Emidio
Senior Director Global Talent Management
Senior Director & Global Talent Management → Senior Director Global Talent Management, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$200K (2022) → $218K (2024)
Fraguas Seixas Sandro
Senior Director Global Technology & Support Services
Senior Director, Global Technology & Support Services → Senior Director Global Technology & Support Services, 2024
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$126K (2023) → $188K (2024)
Balie Jean
Director Poverty Reduction Livelihoods & Jobs Impact Area Platform
New on the 2024 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$218K (2024)
Roovers Michiel Gerardus
Director Governance
New on the 2024 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$204K (2024)
Alice Ruhweza
System Board Member
On filings since 2020
6.5 hrs/week
$12K (2020) → $43K (2024)
Alyssa Jade McDonald-Baertl
System Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$12K (2020) → $18K (2024)
Clarissa van Heerden
System Board Member
Afrc Chair & System Board Non-Voting Member → Arc Chair & System Board Non-Voting Member, 2023
Arc Chair & System Board Non-Voting Member → System Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
5.5 hrs/week
$14K (2020) → $19K (2024)
Hilary Wild
System Board Member
Smb Member → Smb Member & System Board Member, 2021
Smb Member & System Board Member → System Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$28K (2020) → $26K (2024)
Neal Gutterson
System Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$12K (2020) → $18K (2024)
Patrick Caron
System Board Member
On filings since 2020
8.7 hrs/week
$12K (2020) → $47K (2024)
Shenggen Fan
System Board Member
On filings since 2020
7.2 hrs/week
$12K (2020) → $47K (2024)
Bazarova Madina
Chief Audit Executive & Cgiar System Head Internal Audit Function
Head & Cgiar Internal Audit Function → Chief Audit Executive & Cgiar System Head Internal Audit Function, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$166K (2022) → $133K (2024)
Birac Nathan Carroll
Practice Lead Campaign Events & Stakeholder Communications
Director, Campaigns, Events & Stakeholder Communications → Practice Lead Campaign Events & Stakeholder Communications, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$135K (2022) → $156K (2024)
Devare Medha H
Chief Data Officer Excellence in Agronomy
Chief Data Officer & Excellence in Agronomy → Chief Data Officer Excellence in Agronomy, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$174K (2022) → $172K (2024)
Ellul Philippe
Senior Scientist Programs
Senior Scientist → Senior Scientist Programs, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$153K (2022) → $150K (2024)
Larson-Luhila Christine Michelle
Senior Manager Governance
Deputy Director, Governance & Risk → Senior Manager Governance, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$186K (2022) → $183K (2024)
Perset Elise Estelle
General Counsel
Director & Legal Services → General Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$219K (2022) → $218K (2024)
Solomos Georgios
Senior Advisor Risk Management
Senior Advisor & Risk Management → Senior Advisor Risk Management, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$182K (2022) → $180K (2024)
Sundstrom Knut Roland
Practice Lead Program Delivery Special Advisor to the Cs
Director & Office of the Executive Managing Director → Practice Lead Program Delivery Special Advisor to the Cs, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$193K (2022) → $211K (2024)
Moyas Alexandra
Deputy Director Office of Ethics & Business Conduct
Deputy Director, Office of Ethics & Business Conduct → Deputy Director Office of Ethics & Business Conduct, 2024
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$152K (2023) → $153K (2024)
Celso Moretti
System Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
5.5 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Dhesigen Naidoo
System Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
5.5 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Enrica Porcari
System Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
5.5 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Grosso Guillaume Claude Francois
Deputy Managing Director
New on the 2024 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$374K (2024)
Jessican Fanzo
System Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
5.5 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Maurico Lopes
System Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
5.5 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Nick Austin
System Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
5.5 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Rachel Chikwamba
System Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
5.5 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Ramesh Chand
System Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
5.5 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Segenet Selemu
System Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
5.5 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Former officers (39)
- Former: Diakite Djeneba Alexandra (2022–2023) — Project Manager
- Former: Kropff Martinus Jacobus (2022–2023) — Managing Director & Resilient Agri-Food Systems
- Former: Poire Valerie (2022–2023) — Senior Manager & Communications
- Former: Vermeulen Sonja Joy (2022–2023) — Managing Director & Genetic Innovation
- Former: C Birac Nathan (2023) — Director, Campaigns, Events & Stakeholder Communications
- Former: de Witt Wijnen Rutger Hendrik (2023) — Global General Counsel
- Former: Roovers Michiel G (2023) — Senior Director, Governance & Institutional Risk
- Former: Marco Ferroni (2020–2022) — System Board Chair
- Former: Bennett Karmen C (2022) — Global Director, Governance & Assurance
- Former: Combey Edouard Charles (2022) — Head, Digital & Data
- Former: Dror Iddo H (2022) — Program Leader & Impact at Scale
- Former: Giddings Andrew Frederick Train (2022) — Director, Office of Ethics & Business Conduct
- Former: Claudia W Sadoff (2020–2021) — Mt Convener, Managing Director, Research Delivery & Impact
- Former: Elise E Perset (2020–2021) — Director of Legal & Offices Services
- Former: Elwyn E Grainger-Jones (2020–2021) — Managing Director & Member of the Board
- Former: Francesco E Tresca (2020–2021) — Senior Manager & Human Resources
- Former: Karmen Bennett (2020–2021) — Director of Board & Council Relations
- Former: Kundhavi Kadiresan (2020–2021) — Managing Director, Global Engagement & Innovation
- Former: Luis F Dutra Mendes (2020–2021) — Controller
- Former: Madina Bazarova (2020–2021) — Head Internal Audit Function
- Former: Roland Knut Sundstrom (2020–2021) — Senior Advisor & Executive Director Officer
- Former: Sonja J Vermeulen (2020–2021) — Director of Programs
- Former: Christine Michelle Larson-Luhila (2021) — Deputy Director, Board & Council Relations
- Former: Amos Namanga Ngongi (2020) — Smb Member
- Former: Andrew J Smith (2020) — Deputy Director, Board & Council Relations
- Former: Barbara Wells (2020) — Smb Member
- Former: Edouard C Combey (2020) — Ict Business Partner
- Former: Georgios Solomos (2020) — Senior Advisor & Risk Management
- Former: Isatou Jallow (2020) — Smb Member
- Former: Ismahane Elouafi (2020) — System Board Member
- Former: Jamie P Craig (2020) — Director of Finance & Digital Services
- Former: Julien Colomer (2020) — Senior Manager, Results & Program Performance
- Former: Kanayo F Nwanze (2020) — Smb Member
- Former: Kristina Roing De Nowina (2020) — Deputy Director, Funder & External Engagement
- Former: Matthew Morell (2020) — Smb Member
- Former: Medha H Devare (2020) — Senior Research Fellow
- Former: Philippe Ellul (2020) — Senior Officer & Program Performance
- Former: Valerie Poire (2020) — Senior Manager & Communications
- Former: Yvonne Pinto (2020) — Smb Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $447K, to Elouafi Ismahane (Executive Managing Director). 35 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cgiar
How much does Cgiar give each year?
Cgiar reported $3.6M in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it reported $3.1M in grants paid.
How large is Cgiar?
Cgiar reported $23.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $57.7M.
What is Cgiar?
Cgiar is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security. It holds $23.5M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Cgiar operate?
Cgiar has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is Cgiar's EIN?
Cgiar's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 98-1135729. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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