How we’re funded
Our income in 2020
Income (£m) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
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This includes income from Child Sponsorship, The Next Step, Basics, and our Country Programme General Fund and any Gift Aid collected from these amounts. | 27.9 | 28.3 | 29.4 |
This includes income from legacies (e.g. Will Aid), emergency appeals (e.g. the 2020 Coronavirus appeal), regular appeals, AidMatch appeals, Gifts in Action, general donations, payroll giving, events, JustGiving.com, and any Gift Aid collected from these amounts. | 10.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
This includes income in the form of grants from governments (e.g. the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Dutch foreign ministry and EU agencies including ECHO and EuropeAid). | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
This is income from the People’s Postcode Lottery and the sales of education packs. | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
This is income from the Disasters Emergency Committee. | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
This includes income from other NGOs and trusts such as Comic Relief and the Big Lottery Fund, and also from companies. These can take the form of donations or grants. | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
This includes rental income from subletting parts of our office building. | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |

More than 21,500 new supporters in the UK signed up to give a committed gift
Your incredible commitment helps us run projects around the world that empower women and girls.
In September 2020, we launched a campaign called Stand with Women. The campaign highlighted the hidden pandemic of escalating violence against women and girls, as exposed by the global Covid-19 crisis.
Florence is the Executive Director of the ActionAid-supported Tusitukirewamu Women’s Network in Kampala, Uganda. The network provides invaluable support, vital education, and life-changing training to women surviving violence.
I have a passion for working with women, to see that even the last woman can rise up, have her say and be heard."
Thank you to all our supporters for making projects like this possible.
Florence is the Executive Director of the ActionAid-supported Tusitukirewamu Women’s Network in Kampala.
Esther Mbabazi/ActionAid

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Players of People's Postcode Lottery helped to empower young women
In 2020, thanks to the players of People's Postcode Lottery, we supported our work promoting girls' empowerment and promoting the rights of women.
In Ghana, People's Postcode Lottery has funded safe spaces for women to advocate for rights and distribute sanitary pads to over 1,600 members across five regions.
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

Comic Relief

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC)

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

European Union

Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission (GOAC)

People’s Postcode Lottery, Global Trust

Alborada Trust

Top image:Jeanne can now go to school, thanks to the support of our donors. Jennifer Huxta/ActionAid
Page updated 27 July 2021