Although the National Democratic Institute, Which Is an Independent, Nonprofit

Although the National Democratic Institute, which is an independent, nonprofit organization of people committed to strengthening democracies around the world, receives nearly all of its funding from the U.S. State Department or U.S. Congress, it is still considered a(n) ______ because of its mission and pursuit of shared interests abroad.

A) nongovernmental organization
B) social movement
C) international nongovernmental organization
D) intergovernmental organization