Resources and funding

UNCDF is entirely funded by voluntary contributions from UN Member States, multilateral organizations, foundations and other sources.

These contributions are provided as regular (core) resources, or other resources earmarked for specific purposes.

Core resources remain the foundation for UNCDF’s business model, providing the risk capital for innovation and leverage, the technical expertise to remain at the frontiers of innovation in ‘last-mile’ finance, and the robust country-level presence needed to be a strategic partner to governments and UN country teams.

In 2017, UNCDF received total contributions of $60.3 million (including $3.4 million from UNDP as biennial budget support and programme support).

Core resources amounted to a total of $9.2 million (compared with $9.4 million in 2016) from 13 Member States.

Other resources earmarked to specific themes, programmes or activities were $47.7 million in 2017, of which $20.4 million came from donor country governments (bilateral), $3.6 from the European Union, $11.2 million from the private sector, foundations and NGOs, $1 million from UN Agencies and $11.4 million from the UN Pooled Funds.

UNCDF works in partnership with a range of UN agencies to achieve our results. As UNCDF is an associated fund of UNDP, UNDP is a preferred programme partner at country level. Other UN partners include UN Women, WFP, UNHCR, IFAD, ILO, FAO and UN HABITAT.

2017 DONORS: Total contributions, 2017

(in United States dollars)

# Donor Name Core Non-core JPO Resources TOTAL
1 Sweden 3,382,187 8,956,195 110,161 12,448,543
2 Multi-Partner Trust Fund 11,386,423 11,386,423
3 Mastercard Foundation 4,947,455 4,947,455
4 Switzerland 2,982,107 1,907,661 4,889,768
5 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (*) 3,410,387 326,544 3,736,931
6 United States 500,000 3,190,000 3,690,000
7 European Union 3,599,998 3,599,998
8 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 1,500,000 1,500,000
9 Australia 767,460 700,000 1,467,460
10 Belgium 1,374,477 1,374,477
11 Luxembourg 705,755 482,637 16,947 1,205,338
12 The Metlife Foundation 1,200,000 1,200,000
13 PACT Global Microfinance Fund 1,157,181 1,157,181
14 VISA Inc. 1,100,000 1,100,000
15 The Netherlands 1,086,956 1,086,956
16 Cameroon 966,991 966,991
17 United Kingdom 895,749 895,749
18 Omidyar Network 750,000 750,000
19 Norway 607,460 607,460
20 Mastercard Worldwide 500,000 500,000
21 United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) 434,334 434,334
22 Germany 225,643 225,643
23 Austria 217,155 217,155
24 Kuwait 190,975 190,975
25 Italy 155,933 155,933
26 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 127,389 127,389
27 Liechtenstein 25,100 97,561 122,661
28 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 99,360 99,360
29 TAR - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 94,874 94,874
30 International Centre for Local Democracy 86,850 86,850
31 China 30,000 30,000
32 SEEP Network 25,200 25,200
33 Andorra 16,009 16,009
34 Bhutan 4,000 4,000
35 Thailand 2,500 2,500
36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,500 1,500
37 Viet Nam 1,000

(*) UNDP Core Resources:
Biennial support budget
$ 2,699,354
Programme support
$ 711,033
Total
$ 3,410,387

DONORS TO REGULAR RESOURCES, 2017

(in United States dollars)

DONOR TOTAL CORE
1 Sweden 3,382,187
2 Switzerland 2,982,107
3 Australia 767,460
4 Luxembourg 705,755
5 Norway 607,460
6 United States 500,000
7 Austria 217,155
8 China 30,000
9 Liechtenstein 25,100
10 Bhutan 4,000
11 Thailand 2,500
12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,500
13 Viet Nam 1,000
SUBTOTAL 9,226,224
UNDP biennial support budget 2,699,354
UNDP programme support 711,033
GRAND TOTAL 12,636,611

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