Programmes and Influencing
We put gender equality and the persistent development challenges that girls are facing right at the heart of our organisational purpose.
Our global work to advance children’s rights and equality for girls is only possible thanks to our many supporters, both individual, corporate and institutional. Without that support, we would be unable to support lasting changes for children and communities.
Trust and transparency are very important to us. We are committed to ensuring that all information about how we raise, spend and protect our funds is clear and accurate.
How we raise funds
Our 21 National Organisations – from Canada to Japan, and India to Colombia – raise funds. We have 2 main income sources: child sponsorship and grants (donations from institutions and corporate donors). The remaining funds come from other sources such as disaster appeals. We encourage donors to be equitable and ensure their funding contributes to the decolonisation of the aid sector.
All our National Organisations are independently audited and registered with the appropriate agencies of their country operations. They are required to follow the highest level of certified fundraising standards of their country, and audited financial statements are available from them.
In 2023-24, Plan International’s global income was €1 billion.
How we spend our funds
The funds we raise are allocated to the countries where we run programmes. Some of our Country Offices also raise funds for work in their own countries.
In 2023-24, we spent €1 billion on our programmes and the operations that make our work possible, with 80% directly going towards life-changing programmes and advocacy.
* Including foreign exchange gains and losses.
Our executive pay is in line with that of similar-sized organisations in the humanitarian and international development sector.
During our 2024 fiscal year, basic pay for our Chief Executive Officer was €299,715 p/a between 1 July 2023 and 30 April 2024 and €92,220 p/a for our Interim Chief Executive Officer between 16 April and 30 June 2024.
In this period, we were active in 83 countries and our programmes benefited over 43 million children, including 23.3 million girls. We take our responsibility to spend donor funds responsibly very seriously and believe this salary is commensurate with the scale and impact of our work and is critical to attracting and retaining highly talented individuals.
How we keep our funds safe
We are accountable to the people and organisations who generously support us. We take the risk of fraud, bribery and corruption very seriously. All organisations face such risks but we have measures to prevent fraud and investigate incidents when they come to light.
Our goal is to ensure the maximum possible proportion of our funds reach the children and communities we work alongside.
We have a Counter Fraud Unit dedicated to preventing, detecting and investigating fraud. This team investigates and resolves each case of fraud that has been reported or identified. This involves recovery of lost funds wherever possible, an analysis of how each instance of fraud can be avoided in future and measures implemented to ensure this is the case.
We have a Global Anti-Fraud, Anti-Bribery and Corruption policy. This applies to all our staff members, volunteers and partners we work with.
All staff can use a confidential external reporting service where they can raise concerns about misconduct. Staff also receive training in fraud awareness and prevention from the Counter Fraud Unit.
We work with other international development organisations to identify and reduce the risk of fraud.
We encourage anyone who witnesses or suspects fraudulent behaviour to raise a concern.
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