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Top 25 Development economics organizations based in the United States

Name: Development economics organizations based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 866 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 866 development economics organizations headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 96,885 professional contacts across them, including 27,186 with verified work emails. Washington is the largest hub.

This list covers development economics organizations headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest development economics organizations based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 866 development economics organizations based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to development economics organizations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	The World Bank	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	23,003 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	UNDP	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	18,629 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The United Nations Development Programme works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	IFC	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	8,388 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Technoserve	Indirect evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,227 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Innovations For Poverty Action	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,366 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy non-profit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	PACT	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,336 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pact is an international nonprofit that works across the world building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven, and owned by the communities we serve.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Winrock International	Indirect evidence	Little Rock, AR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	1,166 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Winrock is a recognized leader in U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	The Asia Foundation	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,166 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Asia Foundation is an international nonprofit organization working to solve the toughest social and economic challenges in Asia and the Pacific.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Acdi Voca	Strong evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,152 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ACDI/VOCA is an economic development organization that fosters broad-based economic growth, raises living standards, and creates vibrant communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	International Food Policy Research Institute Ifpri	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	761 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Wadhwani Foundation	Indirect evidence	Los Altos, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	744 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wadhwani Foundation is the global philanthropic brand representing the work of Wadhwani Charitable Foundation (WCF) and Wadhwani Operating Foundation (WOF).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action LAB J-Pal	Partial evidence	Cambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	737 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) was established in 2003 as a research center at the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Blumont, INC	Indirect evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	701 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Blumont is a global organization working with communities around the world to help people overcome challenges and create a foundation for progress.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	United Nations Capital Development Fund Uncdf	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	534 contacts →
	Partial evidence “United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) mobilizes and catalyses an increase in capital flows for impactful investments in high-risk markets, especially in Least Developed…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Cultivating NEW Frontiers In Agriculture Cnfa	Strong evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	522 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) is an international agriculture and economic development organization dedicated to advancing trade and investment abroad and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Idinsight	Indirect evidence	7 Offices, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	402 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “IDinsight helps leaders combat poverty worldwide by designing, deploying and promoting evidence-generating tools.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	PAN American Development Foundation	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	359 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) has been driving positive change across Latin America and the Caribbean for over 63 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Village Enterprise	Indirect evidence	San Carlos, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	318 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We believe it is possible to end extreme poverty.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	United Nations Department Of Economic And Social Affairs	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	295 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) assists countries around the world in agenda-setting and decision-making with the goal of meeting their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Corus International	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	244 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Corus International is an ensemble of long-serving, global leaders in international development and humanitarian assistance committed to ending poverty and building healthy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	CGAP	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	240 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Housed at the World Bank, CGAP is a global partnership of more than 35 leading development organizations that works to advance the lives of people living in poverty, especially…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Center For Global Development	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	227 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Over the past two decades, the Center for Global Development has maintained an unwavering focus on providing independent non-partisan research that has driven major changes in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Results For Development	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	221 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Results for Development (R4D) is a leading non-profit global development partner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Lutheran World Relief	Partial evidence	Baltimore, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	213 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded by Lutherans in the United States at the end of World War II to serve refugees, Lutheran World Relief has grown into a leading humanitarian assistance and development…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Social Impact	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	200 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: development economics organizations. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names development economics organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of development economics organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name development economics organizations. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Development economics organizations based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

28.1%Verified-email coverage

111.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

14.7%Largest-city concentration · Washington

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

495

11-50

225

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 866 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among development economics organizations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “development economics organizations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names development economics organizations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among development economics organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 27,186 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Development economics organizations by metro

Development economics organizations in Washington127
Development economics organizations in New York64

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names development economics organizations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many development economics organizations are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 866 development economics organizations headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

The World Bank, headquartered in Washington, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most development economics organizations?

Washington leads with 127 headquartered companies, followed by New York (64) and Arlington (20).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.