Corruption. Obviously we&#x27;re both speculating here, but accountability is a serious problem with NGOs, along with corruption&#x2F;graft&#x2F;general-wastefulness. So <i>if</i> the US suspected massive (tens of millions of dollars, or more) corruption, that&#x27;s a plausible reason.<p>I&#x27;m not saying it&#x27;s likely, just that there are possible reasons out there in the world.