The National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) is a Washington, D.C.-based membership organization founded in 1916 that serves as the primary voice for cooperative businesses in the United States. Its mission is to develop, advance, and protect cooperative enterprise and to build a more inclusive economy through advocacy, public awareness, and domestic and international cooperative development programs.
Federal and state policies affecting cooperative businesses, including access to financing and capital, rural development, agricultural policy, international development, tax treatment of cooperatives, employee ownership, and technical assistance programs that support cooperative formation and growth.
Membership dues, government grants and contracts (including U.S. and international development agencies), foundation support, and charitable contributions.
Cooperative Development Foundation; USAID; USDA; member cooperative associations and enterprises across sectors including agriculture, finance, housing, energy, and worker cooperatives.
Non-profit trade association
