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This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide. It consists of the 50 largest charitable foundations, private foundations engaged in philanthropy, and other charitable organizations such as charitable trusts that have disclosed their assets. In many countries, asset disclosure is not legally required or made public.
(Top) 1 Intergovernmental ... Toggle National non-governmental organizations subsection. 5.1 Albania. 5.2 Australia. 5.3 Austria. ... World Business Council for ...
The first time that non-governmental organizations were granted consultative status was in 1946, when 41 organizations were chosen. [3] By 1996, over 1000 NGO's were granted consultative status, and by the year 2000, there were 2050. [4] As of August 2021, there are a total of 5,591 organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC.
The following is a list of the major existing intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). For a more complete listing, see the Yearbook of International Organizations , [ 1 ] which includes 25,000 international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), excluding for-profit enterprises, about 5,000 IGOs, and lists dormant and dead organizations as ...
Around the world, there are about 75,000 international organizations and about 42,000 of them are active. [3] NGOs are independent of governments and can be seen as two types: advocacy NGOs, which aim to influence governments with a specific goal, and operational NGOs, which provide services. [4]
International non-governmental organizations date back to at least the late 18th century, [46] [47] and there were an estimated 1,083 NGOs by 1914. [48] International NGOs were important to the anti-slavery and women's suffrage movements, and peaked at the time of the 1932–1934 World Disarmament Conference .
The aim of the World Giving Index is to provide insight into the scope and nature of giving around the world. The first edition was released in September 2010. [ 1 ] The most recent edition was published in October 2022, with Indonesia , Kenya and the United States of America ranking as the top three.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.