# Trocaire income down by 10 percent

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/04/09/trocaire-income-down-by-10-percent/
- Published: 2014-04-09T10:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Irish development charity Trócaire’s income fell by over 10 percent last year,
according to the latest annual accounts.**

Total income in 2013 was just over €60 million, down from nearly €67 million in 
2012. Much of the decline in income was due to a fall in voluntary income which 
was €16.6 million against €26.3 million in 2012.

Trócaire’s most high profile fundraising activity, the Lenten Campaign, held up 
well with income increasing slightly to €8.7 million (€8.5 million in 2012). General
donations and bequests also increased slightly to €14.7 million.

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The drop in income was mainly accounted for by ‘specified income’ which fell from
€10.6 million to under €300,000. Trócaire’s Christmas campaign, Gifts of Change,
fell from €1.8 million in 2012 to €1.7 million in 2013.

The organisation spent €4.8 million on fundraising and publicity, including €1.3
million in general advertising and €1.6 million on the Lenten campaign. Fundraising
and publicity salary costs were €1.1 million.

Government funding increased from €23 million to over €27 million between 2012 and
2013. Institutional funding, which includes a range of local and international grant
sources, fell from €8 million to €6.7 million.

Trócaire is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Source: [www.trocaire.org](http://www.trocaire.org/)