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Concern Worldwide
Aid and humanitarian agency in Ireland
Founded in 1968, Concern Worldwide (Concern) is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries. We believe in a world where on-one lives in poverty, fear or oppression; where all have access to a decent standard of living and the opportunities and choices essential to a long, healthy and creative life; a world where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Our mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives which last and spread without ongoing support from Concern. To achieve this mission, we engage in long term development work, build resilience, respond to emergency situations and seek to address the root causes of poverty through our development education and advocacy work.
- Founded
- 1968
- Family
- Concern Worldwide (headquarters)
- Income 2024
- €234.5M
- Public funds 2024
- 75%
Accounts
Income Expenditure
Source: Charities Regulator (Ireland) — official register
Where the money comes from (2024)
Public funds 75% (€174.9M) · Other income 25%
Public funds: income from government and local authorities and from other public bodies, as declared to the Irish Charities Regulator. Other income includes donations, philanthropic organisations, bequests, trading and other sources.
Data table
| Year | Income | Expenditure | Public funds | Staff | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | €234.5M | €245M | 75% | 244 | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2023-12-31 | €233.4M | €242.3M | 74% | 240 | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2022-12-31 | €250.2M | €238.8M | 73% | 274 | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2021-12-31 | €228.4M | €217.3M | 74% | 296 | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2020-12-31 | €210.4M | €202.7M | 81% | – | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2019-12-31 | €189.5M | €183.8M | 80% | – | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2018-12-31 | €163.5M | €159.8M | 78% | – | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2017-12-31 | €191.6M | €183.1M | 14% | – | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2016-12-31 | €183.5M | €177.2M | – | – | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2015-12-31 | €182.2M | €177.2M | – | – | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
| 2014-12-31 | €145.5M | €138M | – | – | Charities Regulator (Ireland) |
European Union funding
Data table
| Year | Humanitarian aid (ECHO) | Development cooperation (INTPA) | Neighbourhood and enlargement (NEAR) | Foreign policy (FPI) | Other EU programmes | Total committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €18.3M | – | – | – | – | €18.3M |
| 2024 | €21.9M | €31.3M | – | – | – | €53.3M |
| 2023 | €29.9M | €6.7M | – | – | – | €36.6M |
| 2022 | €40.3M | €10M | – | – | – | €50.3M |
| 2021 | €33.2M | €7M | – | – | – | €40.2M |
| 2020 | €36.1M | €7.2M | – | – | – | €43.3M |
| 2019 | €25.6M | €5.4M | – | – | – | €31M |
| 2018 | €31.9M | – | – | – | €801,693 | €32.7M |
| 2017 | €15.7M | €2.7M | €1,900 | €486,462 | €175,498 | €19.1M |
| 2016 | €20.9M | €7.4M | – | – | €912,848 | €29.2M |
| 2015 | €22M | €19,900 | €2.7M | – | €293,756 | €25M |
| 2014 | €14.2M | €4.2M | – | – | – | €18.4M |
Amounts committed each year by the European Commission to the organisation (contracts and grants), from the EU Financial Transparency System. A commitment often covers several project years and, in consortia, may include shares of other partners. They are not income for the year and should not be compared directly with the accounts.
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Aid (Ireland) | €31.2M | €36.2M | €35.9M | €37.9M | – |
| State Department (United States) | €1.3M | €425,487 | €7,760 | €5.9M | €6.3M |
| Danida (Denmark) | €2.7M | €2M | – | – | – |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Humanitarian funding received
Main donors in the last 5 years
| Donor | USD | % |
|---|---|---|
| European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department | $135.6M | 32% |
| United States of America, Government of | $124.7M | 29% |
| United Kingdom, Government of | $64.4M | 15% |
| Ireland, Government of | $36M | 8% |
| Disasters Emergency Committee | $21.6M | 5% |
| Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund | $7.6M | 2% |
| Sudan Humanitarian Fund | $5.3M | 1% |
| Agence Française de Développement | $5M | 1% |
| South Sudan Humanitarian Fund | $5M | 1% |
| France, Government of | $3M | 1% |
Humanitarian funds (paid or committed) recorded by OCHA in the Financial Tracking Service, by year, with the donor that provided them: governments, UN agencies, pooled funds, foundations and other NGOs. They cover humanitarian aid only, not all of the organisation's work, and depend on what donors and organisations report to OCHA.
Spending on declared projects (IATI)
Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).
Countries with projects published on IATI
Sierra Leone ↗ 10 · Somalia ↗ 8 · Bangladesh ↗ 7 · Afghanistan ↗ 6 · Congo - Kinshasa ↗ 5 · Malawi ↗ 4 · Pakistan ↗ 2 · Chad ↗ 2 · Burkina Faso ↗ 1 · Burundi ↗ 1 · Ethiopia ↗ 1 · Kenya ↗ 1 · Liberia ↗ 1 · Niger ↗ 1 · Nepal ↗ 1 · Sudan ↗ 1 · Syria ↗ 1
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Countries declared
Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Burundi · Central African Republic · Ethiopia · Haiti · Iraq · Kenya · Lebanon · Liberia · Malawi · Mozambique · Niger · Nepal · Pakistan · Rwanda · Sudan · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Sudan · Syria · Chad · Türkiye · Uganda · Zambia
Official checks
- Public register
- IE-CHY 20009090 — active registration
- Latest accounts filed
- 2024 (Charities Regulator (Ireland))
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Founded
- First publication on IATI
Identifiers
IATI (d-portal) · IE-CHY 20009090 · Wikidata