This third edition of Private Philanthropy for Development unpacks new data and updated analyses of philanthropic funding towards low- and middle-income countries over the period 2020-2023 to offer a more comprehensive picture of philanthropy’s role in sustainable development. The report situates philanthropy within the broader development co-operation landscape, comparing its scope, geographical and sectoral priorities to ODA’s. Ultimately, it focuses on how philanthropy is positioning itself as a strategic partner both to its beneficiaries and the other development finance providers, and provides insights to strengthen understanding, dialogue, and collaboration across the international and domestic development community.
The report summarises open, reliable and comparable data collected from 506 philanthropic organisations for the period 2020-2023 and includes organisational data on strategies from 105 organisations. The format and definitions used in the questionnaire were compliant with OECD-DAC statistical standards and classifications, which makes the data comparable with ODA.
Compared to the two previous editions, this one collects data from a greater number of large foundations and other organisations based in middle-income countries, particularly in India, the People's Republic of China, and Mexico. The report also dives deeper into foundations’ strategies for crisis response, including COVID-19; their collaborative and co-financing behaviours; and their approaches to locally led development.
