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More than 4.5 million private donors fund MSF’s humanitarian assistance programmes

We rely on the generosity of individual donors like you to fund our programmes: 90 per cent of our income comes from private donors.

Private donations help ensure our independence from political and other interests, and guarantee our flexibility of response.

To find out more, consult the International Financial Report and the International Activity Report.

Brendan Bannon

Over 80 per cent of our income is spent on our humanitarian activities

Helping a woman give birth safely, treating a patient for HIV, operating on a patient wounded in conflict.

Twelve per cent of our total income is spent on fundraising, and the rest on administration. 

Lynsey Addario/VII

Donations to MSF help save lives

Every year, our clinical staff provide direct care for common ailments that, left untreated, can prove deadly.

When an outbreak or disaster overwhelms existing health services, we bring an emergency medical response. We carry out surgery, provide maternal care, and treat neglected diseases like tuberculosis, kala azar and sleeping sickness, all thanks to the generosity of our donors.

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FAQ

1. Where does MSF’s money come from?
Answer:

90 per cent of MSF’s funding comes from more than 4.5 million private donors. It is thanks to the generosity of our private supporters – mainly individuals, but also companies and private foundations – that MSF is able to operate independently, and provide impartial humanitarian assistance in some of the world’s most insecure environments.

The remaining 10 per cent comes from public institutions, mainly the EU and its members.

For more details, see the International Financial Report. 

2. How much money does MSF raise every year?
Answer:

In 2011, MSF raised a total of 886 million euros: 90 per cent of that came from private donations. For more details see the International Financial Report.

3. How is the money spent?
Answer:

More than 80 per cent of the money you donate goes directly to our humanitarian activities. In 2011, this amounted to 737 million euros, 610 million of which were spent directly on programmes in the field, while the remaining 127 million was spent on headquarters support, awareness raising and advocacy activities.

Twelve per cent of donations are spent on fundraising, and the rest on administration.

4. Where is the money spent?
Answer:

Two-thirds of programme expenditure is made in Africa, 20 per cent is spent in Asia (which includes the Middle East region and the Caucasus) and most of the rest in the Americas.

To look at the data in a different way, 60 per cent of MSF’s programme expenditure is accounted for by 14 countries. We spend the most in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia.

The International Financial Report gives more details of the geographic distribution of expenditure. It also provides breakdowns of expenses and funding for all the countries where MSF has significant programme activities in a given year. 

 

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