Grant funding

Plan's sources of income

Grants from governments, trusts and companies help to maximise Plan’s resources and impact in developing countries.

Over the last decade grants have grown to be an important source of funding for Plan.  In 2006/7 our grant income grew by 11% to US$162,000,000.

Working with national governments

Several of Plan’s fundraising countries not only receive grants from their governments but have also formed partnerships with them. 

Partnership agreements set out at a strategic level the way in which the partners will work together to meet agreed goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals.

To qualify, non-governmental organisations undergo a rigorous accreditation process which ensures that government funds are channelled through organisations that have strong community support and are of sufficient size and professionalism to be able to deliver aid programmes overseas. 

Government agencies

Plan receives grant funding from the following government agencies:

AECID - Spain
AusAID - Australia
CIDA - Canada
Danida - Denmark
DFID  - UK
Irish Aid - Ireland
KOICA - Korea
MFA - Finland
MFO - Netherlands
Norad - Norway
Sida - Sweden
USAID - USA

Multilateral organisations

Plan also receives funds from various global and regional multilateral organisations, which include:

European Commission
ECHO
The Global Fund
UNICEF
World Bank
World Food Program

Plan's national organisations

Plan has 17 fundraising countries. Learn more about our grant funded work by visiting some of their websites below:

Canada | Finland | Japan | UK | USA

Grants in action

Rebuilding lives after Hurricane Stan
49 families made homeless by Hurricane Stan have built new homes and lives thanks to Plan and a grant from the European Commission

Improving child survival in Kenya
Funds raised by Plan USA, matched by grant funds from USAID, have provided much-needed nutritional support, health education and agricultural training to 120,000 children and their families in Kenya’s Kilifi district

Helping Sri Lankans recover from the tsunami
A child-friendly community in southern Sri Lanka that was devastated by the 2004 tsunami is being rebuilt thanks to Plan and a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency

For further information on Plan’s grant funding, please contact our grants team: grants@plan-international.org