where your
money goes

At Plan International Canada, we are constantly balancing our commitment to ensure that the maximum amount of money is spent on programs that directly benefit children. Our focus is to meet and grow our commitments to children, as well as the more than 86,000 communities we work with over the long term.

Read 2020 ANNUAL REVIEW

financial overview

Total revenue over the past five years (in cad $ millions)

Revenue by fiscal year

2020 241

2019 241.3

2018 236.4

2017 222.9

2016 210.5

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$ million

Over the past five years, revenue has grown by 14%

Revenue – where our support comes from

Government & other grants	45.7%
Child sponsorship income	29.2%
Contributions, gifts & bequests	13.6%
Gifts in kind	10.6%
Investments & other income	0.9%
Total revenue	100.0%

Where our money goes

Expenditures

How our resources were used

Program expenditures	78.8%
Fundraising	14.2%
Operations	7%
Total expenditures	100.0%
Total expenditures in dollars: $235 M

Program expenditures

Areas of work this funding supported

Maternal & child health/development	38.8%
Emergencies & food assistance	17.7%
Sexual & reproductive health	13.3%
Education	12.0%
Child protection	8.0%
Strengthening women's rights	3.9%
Economic security	2.5%
Sponsorship and Programmatic Communications	2.5%
Water & sanitation	1.3%
Total expenditures	100.0%

Programs expenditure ratio

Plan International Canada is committed to keeping administrative costs low and program spending high.

We have systems and policies in place to ensure that the maximum amount of money goes to programs that benefit children in the countries where we work, while we also grow our base of dedicated supporters. These systems ensure that our programs are well funded, and that benefits to children and communities are achieved as intended.

In 2020, we spent 21 cents of each dollar raised on fundraising and operations costs. The remaining 79 cents went directly to programs that positively impact children, their families and their communities.

2020 Downloads

Registered Charity Information Return (T3010)

Plan International Canada Detailed Financial Statements 2020

How donations reach communities

Child sponsorship contributions are pooled centrally, and go to community development projects that benefit all of the children and families in that community.

Designated contributions – such as major financial donations, Gifts of Hope, or ongoing contributions to project and community sponsorships – go to the project chosen by the donor, and are managed by Plan International Canada in collaboration with Plan International's Country Offices.

In all cases, the funds support projects that have been developed in collaboration with community members – including children. Plan International works closely with communities to build schools, educate teachers, dig wells, open health clinics, provide vocational training, innovate to improve crop yields, give people access to loans to start small businesses and much more.

Past Annual reviews

Learn how your contributions have helped make lasting improvements in the lives of children.

Read past annual reviews

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