# Trocaire’s fundraising income up by 7%

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/26/trocaires-fundraising-income-7/
- Published: 2016-07-26T13:05:26+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Catholic relief charity Trocaire raised €66 million last year, an increase of 
13% on the previous year, according to the charity’s latest accounts.**

Fundraising income also increased, by 7%, to €25 million with most income areas 
posting increases.

[Trocaire](http://www.trocaire.ie)’s biggest fundraising campaign, the Lenten appeal,
increased from just under €8 million to €8.3 million. Committed giving grew significantly,
from €3.8 million to €5.3 million. Special appeals and the Christmas appeal also
grew to €2.8 million and €2 million respectively.

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General donations and bequests was one area of fundraising that fell last year, 
from €8.4 million to €6.6 million.

Fundraising expenditure fell last year from €4.8 million to €4.4 million. This represented
7% of all expenditure, just below the 8% figure for the previous year.

The bulk of Trocaire’s funding comes from government sources, with the Irish Government
leading the way with €18 million last year. The British government is the next biggest
donor to Trocaire, providing €8.8 million, up from €5.5 million on the year before.

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