Concern incomes grows in 2006
Howard Lake | 10 June 2007 | News
Third World charity Concern had a total income of nearly ‚€122 million in 2006, a record for the organisation. Fundraising income was down 15% on the previous year, however, when the charity received a large flow of donations from appeals associated with the tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake.
The fall in income is most apparent in income derived from public appeals and the UK Disasters Emergency Committee because there were less emergency activitives. Last year, Concern received ‚€22 million in direct debits from people’s bank accounts. Some 150,000 people, 90 per cent of whom live in Ireland, contribute in this way.
Chief executive Tom Arnold is aware that the level of public support for the charity is almost unprecedented among global NGOs. ”Stakeholders who are making donations to Concern are, of course, very interested in what we are doing every year, he said. ”2006 really was the year after 2005: what I mean is that 2005 was unique, it had three major emergencies – the tsunami, the Pakistan earthquake and the Niger food crisis.
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In its annual report Concern says it is particularly happy with the growth in legacy income while other donation categories were ‘broadly satisfactory.’ Public donations in Ireland and the UK reached ‚€64 million in 2006. Fundraising expenditure was ‚€14 million, 10.9% of total expenditure.
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