This study assessed the effect of NGOs on alleviating poverty among rural farming households. A multi-stage sampling technique was used in selecting one hundred and fifty (150) NGO members and non-members respondent farmers in Ogun State from whom primary data were collected by means of a well structured questionnaire. The data collected include household size, age of the household head, income and NGO activities. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) index and student-t test. Results revealed that household heads of both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries’ farm families were predominantly males (90.6% and 73.9% respectively). The mean age of beneficiary and non-beneficiaries groups was 48 and 49 years respectively. More than 70% of both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries farm household heads had access to formal education in one form or the other. About 23.4% of beneficiaries fell below the poverty line while 46.4% of non-beneficiaries fell below the line.