Centro Internacional De Mejoramiento De Maiz Y Trigo
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What it says it does
SCIENCE AND INNOVATION FOR A FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURE WORLD.CIMMYT IS A GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADER AND CHANGE AGENT FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE, AND INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR A FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURE FUTURE.(SEE SCHEDULE O)CIMMYT CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORLD WITH HEALTHIER AND MORE PROSPEROUS PEOPLE FREE FROM THE THREAT OF GLOBAL FOOD CRISES AND WITH MORE RESILIENT AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS.
- Income
- $220.5 million
- Spending
- $217.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 57%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $547,590, director general
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 81% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 51% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $71.9 million spent. SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS (SAS)THE SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS DELIVER FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION FOR ALL - WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BASES - FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THIS LEADS TO BETTER AND RESILIENT PRODUCTION, BETTER NUTRITION, A BETTER ENVIRONMENT AND A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL.CIMMYT'S SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS WORK INCLUDES DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT, TO MEET A MULTIPLICITY OF GOALS: ENHANCE RESILIENCE THROUGH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, PROFIT, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, SOCIAL AND HUMAN CONDITION.(CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS, AND DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE CIMMYT 2030 STRATEGY.SIX PRINCIPLES GUIDE OUR WORK:-STRONG COMMITMENT TO WORKING WITH LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.-LIVING LABS THAT INCLUDE LONG-TERM FIELD EXPERIMENTATION PLATFORMS, LINKED TO PARTICIPATORY ON-FARM RESEARCH AND EXTENSION THAT ENHANCES STAKEHOLDER CAPACITY AND FARMER AGENCY.-DOCUMENTATION AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE GENERATED THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, CURRICULA, AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY TOOLS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MORE.-COMMITMENT TO OPEN DATA, THROUGH THE GENERATION, DOCUMENTATION AND SHARING OF DATA FOLLOWING FAIR PRINCIPLES, APPROPRIATE METADATA AND OPEN PROTOCOLS.-SCALING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE THROUGH INNOVATION HUB NETWORKS AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE-CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS FOR INCLUSIVE, DEMAND-DRIVEN VALUE CHAINS.-IMPACT PATHWAYS THAT PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICIES FOR AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE, RESILIENT AND THAT ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.WE LIVE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD. FOOD SECURITY IS THREATENED BY EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS, PRICE SPIKES, DISRUPTIONS OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS, AND NEW PESTS AND DISEASES.TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES IN AN AGILE WAY, CIMMYT CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS AND IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS THROUGH BOTH CROSS-CUTTING AND REGIONAL TEAMS.CROSS-CUTTING TEAMSCIMMYT TOOLS INCLUDE CROP AND SYSTEM MODELING, FARMING SYSTEMS, BIG DATA, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, REMOTE SENSING AND PEST PREDICTION, FORESIGHT ANALYSIS, PANEL SURVEYS, SOCIOECONOMIC GENDER-AWARE MODELING, SEED SYSTEM FEEDBACK LOOPS, INCLUSIVE VALUE CHAINS AND PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH.-CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FOR NUTRITION-CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE-DATA SERVICES-DEMAND-DRIVEN SEED SYSTEMS-FORESIGHT AND EX-ANTE-INCLUSIVE VALUE CHAINS-MONITORING AND ADOPTION-SCIENCE FOR SCALINGREGIONAL TEAMSSMALLHOLDER FARMING SYSTEMS ARE DIVERSE AND COMPLEX. TO PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, CIMMYT COLLABORATES WITH NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTNERS ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN, FROM FARMERS TO COMPANIES. CIMMYT'S PRIORITIES AND APPROACHES ARE CO-DEVELOPED WITH STAKEHOLDERS BY REGION AND COUNTRY, IN SUPPORT OF:-SYSTEMS SCIENCE (AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, SOUTH ASIA)-INNOVATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT (AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, SOUTH ASIA)-PARTNERSHIPS (AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, SOUTH ASIA)
- $40.9 million spent. SCIENCE AND INNOVATION CHAPTERTHE SCIENCE AND INNOVATION CHAPTER HAS EXPANDED AND INTEGRATED WITHIN THE CIMMYT SCIENCE AND INNOVATION STRUCTURE: IT INCLUDES A PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS, WHICH HAVE A BROAD FOOD SYSTEMS APPROACH AND USE RESOURCES AND CAPACITIES ACROSS ALL CIMMYT RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND EXECUTED UNDER LEADERSHIP OF THE CHIEF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION OFFICER (CSO) AND/OR MANAGED THROUGH THE DG-OFFICE OR REGIONAL DIRECTORS. FOR 2024, MAJOR PROJECTS UNDER THE SCIENCE AND INNOVATION CHAPTER INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) THE SUSTAINABLE AGRI FOOD SYSTEMS APPROACH PROJECT FOR SUDAN (SASAS) AND FUNDER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO. THE SASAS PROJECT TAKES A MODULAR AND MULTI-CROP APPROACH, (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)IMPLEMENTING AN INTEGRATED AGRIFOOD SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS FOOD SECURITY, EMPLOYMENT, AND EQUITY. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED WITH AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS BASED ON SMALLHOLDER FARMER PRODUCTIVITY GAINS, LEVERAGING BOTH ONE CGIAR AND NON-CGIAR INNOVATION PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SCALING ON THE GROUND BY LAST-MILE PARTNERS.
- $22.6 million spent. GLOBAL MAIZE PROGRAM (GMP)CIMMYT DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES IMPROVED MAIZE INBRED LINES AND HYBRIDS TO PARTNERS WORLDWIDE. THIS WORK IMPROVES THE FOOD SECURITY, INCOMES AND LIVELIHOODS OF MILLIONS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS OF AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA.THE OBJECTIVES OF CIMMYT'S MAIZE BREEDING AND SEED SYSTEMS WORK ARE TO:-DEVELOP GENETICALLY DIVERSE, HIGH-YIELDING MAIZE INBRED LINES AND HYBRIDS, COMBINING MULTIPLE-STRESS TOLERANCE, NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY, ENHANCED NUTRITIONAL QUALITY, AND DESIRABLE SEED PRODUCTION PROPERTIES FOR TARGET PRODUCTION ZONES.(CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)-ACCELERATE THE RATE AT WHICH THE GENETIC POTENTIAL FOR MAIZE YIELDS INCREASES EACH YEAR AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF MAIZE BREEDING OPERATIONS, THROUGH INTEGRATED APPLICATION OF MODERN TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES.-DEPLOY CIMMYT-DERIVED IMPROVED MAIZE VARIETIES IN THE TROPICS THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, WHILE STRENGTHENING LOCAL MAIZE SEED PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS.-BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY - PARTICULARLY OF WOMEN AND YOUTH - IN MAIZE BREEDING AND SEED SYSTEMS THROUGH TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE.CIMMYT'S MAIZE BREEDING WORK AIMS AT DEVELOPING EASY-TO-PRODUCE, BEST-BET HYBRIDS, ELITE MAIZE LINES, AND IMPROVED OPEN-POLLINATED VARIETIES, AS WELL AS SCIENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VARIETAL TARGETING AND IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY IN TARGET REGIONS.IN ADDITION TO HIGHER GRAIN YIELD, CIMMYT'S MAIZE BREEDING TEAMS FOCUS ON:-YIELD STABILITY IN STRESS-PRONE ENVIRONMENTS, THROUGH TOLERANCE TO DROUGHT, HEAT, AND POORLY FERTILE SOILS.-RESISTANCE TO MAJOR DISEASES, INSECT PESTS, AND PARASITIC WEEDS.-ENHANCED NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES, SUCH AS PROVITAMIN A, HIGH-KERNEL ZINC, AND QUALITY PROTEIN MAIZE.
- $72.1 million spent. ALL OTHERS
- FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A:TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED WORLDWIDECIMMYT IS A PRIMARILY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, INCORPORATED IN MEXICO WITH OPERATIONS GLOBALLY. ON THE FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A IT HAS REPORTED 4 INDIVIDUALS WORKING FOR ITS ORGANIZATION THAT ARE U.S. CITIZENS, AND CIMMYT REPORTS ON FORM W-3 FOR PAYROLL TAX PURPOSES. GLOBALLY THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS 1,273 IN TOTAL, THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A, AS THEY HAVE NO U.S. PAYROLL TAX REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B:FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIESALTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION HAS FOREIGN ACCOUNTS IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FBAR REPORTS BECAUSE IT IS A NON-US ORGANIZATION AND NO US INDIVIDUALS HAVE SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(3) charitable organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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