How we’re funded
We couldn’t do what we do without you – the amazing people who trust us with your money to help women and girls living in poverty change their lives, for good.
From child sponsors and marathon runners to trusts and corporate sponsors, find out how we received funding in 2023 to run our life-changing projects.
Our income year on year
The pie chart below shows you who gave us how much.
The largest percentage of our funding comes from individual committed giving: this fantastic support is the best guarantee of our independence as a charity.
To see this in more detail, you can download our annual report or go to the International Aid Transparency Initiative website.
Our supporters
We’d like to say a huge thank you for the generous donations of all our supporters who provided 78% of our income in 2023.
Our income in 2023
Income (£m) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|
This includes income from Child Sponsorship, The Next Step, Basics, and our Country Programme General Fund and any Gift Aid collected from these amounts. |
25.9 | 27.3 | 27.9 |
This includes income from legacies (e.g. Will Aid), emergency appeals (e.g. Türkiye and Syria appeals), regular appeals like our Christmas appeal, Gifts in Action, general donations, payroll giving, events, JustGiving.com, and any Gift Aid collected from these amounts. |
9.1 | 10.3 | 11.6 |
This includes income in the form of grants from governments (e.g. the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Belgian government, and the EU). |
4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
In prior years income from People’s Postcode Lottery was reported under Trading. |
0 | 0 | 0 |
This is income from the Disasters Emergency Committee, including allocation for Türkiye and Syria, and Ukraine in 2023. |
6.7 | 12.7 | 2.2 |
This includes income from other NGOs and trusts, such as the Ethical Tea Partnership and the People's Postcode Lottery, and also from companies. These can take the form of donations or grants. |
6.2 | 5.0 |
3.2 |
This includes rental income from subletting parts of our office building. |
0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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Supporting women in the fight against climate change
Through the Women-Led Alternatives to Climate Change in Cambodia (WLACC) project, ActionAid is providing women with training and resources on disaster response, climate change and sustainable farming.
Nearly 300 farmers in Cambodia have already committed to learning about agroecology and have received a small amount of money to implement sustainable
farming practices.
The WLACC project has also installed a water pump system most recently in Pursat where 58 farmers can now sustainably access water for their crops, expand their livelihoods and tackle issues like drought.
The WLACC project is a vital lifeline for farmers in Cambodia, and every day your donations are helping in the fight against climate change.
Our institutional donors
We’re also really grateful to the many NGOs, trusts, companies and government or EU funders. Thank you!
These are some of our major funders:
Hewlett Foundation
![Hewlett Foundation](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-07/hf2.jpg?itok=Gi6-2y1S)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
![UKaid](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/ukaid.png?itok=15HtGnXk)
Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC)
![DEC](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/dec-logo.jpg?itok=I5BoLKYN)
The Belgian Government
![Belgian Govt logo](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-07/73Te8iJj_400x400.jpg?itok=iGc1adQQ)
European Union
![European Union](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/european-union.jpg?itok=dCvaM9Yy)
Government of Canada
![Govt of Canada logo](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-07/govt%20of%20canada_0.png?itok=a2JVakQV)
UN Peacebuilding Fund
![UN logo](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-07/Flag-United-Nations-Logo.jpg?itok=vXTMXjTs)
GSMA
![GSMA](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-07/GSMA%20LOGO.jpg?itok=Ybj66biT)
People’s Postcode Lottery, Global Trust
![PPL logo](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-07/2024_DUAL_InternationalTrust_Vertical_RGB.jpg?itok=yfu0skCS)
Alborada Trust
![The Alborada Trust](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/alborada_trust.jpg?itok=kqdQEoBL)
Start Network
![start network logo](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/download.jpg?itok=tnNMVXAJ)
Page updated 29 July 2024