* By far the largest NGOs of any kind (not just international ones) are in the United States, where they are usually called "non-profits." Some of the biggest-YMCAs in particular-generate large revenues from the services they provide. The $248.3 billion donated to all NGOs in the U.S. in 2004 was 20 times larger than official U.S. overseas aid and almost half as much again as the annual income of all 215 million people living in Indonesia. More than one-third of these U.S. charitable donations went to religious NGOs.
* Out of the total U.S. donations to NGOs in 2004, more than three out of four came from individuals and only 4.8% from corporations. Government funding also …
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