Collectively, trust funds allow the bank to increase its income and role in global activities. At the end of 2016, the bank served as steward to about $11bn in trust fund resources at IBRD, IDA, and IFC, and held $23bn in financial intermediary funds.15 These resources finance a considerable proportion of the bank’s staff and operations, including over 60% of all global partnerships and nearly two thirds of the bank’s advisory and analytics work.15 16 In 2013, trust fund revenue was almost as substantial as that of the entire IDA.16