NED is almost entirely funded by Congress and is staffed largely by ex-national security state leaders. Its president as of 2022 is Damon Wilson.
NED is almost entirely funded by Congress and is staffed largely by ex-national security state leaders. Its president as of 2022 is Damon Wilson.
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In February 25, 2025 NED posted on its website a notification that it "is currently unable to access its Congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations. As a result, for the first time in the organization’s four-decade history, it has been unable to meet its obligations and has been forced to suspend support for nearly 2,000 partners worldwide."<ref>https://www.ned.org/statement-on-neds-funding-disruption-and-program-suspensions/</ref>
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On February 25, 2025 NED posted on its website a notification that it "is currently unable to access its Congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations. As a result, for the first time in the organization’s four-decade history, it has been unable to meet its obligations and has been forced to suspend support for nearly 2,000 partners worldwide."<ref>https://www.ned.org/statement-on-neds-funding-disruption-and-program-suspensions/</ref>