Where the money goes
Listening In 2025, 86.2 percent of Erikshjälpen’s revenue went toward our international and national interventions children’s rights. Here you can read about how we allocate our revenue and how your support makes a difference.
International and national work
In 2025, 86.2 percent of our revenue went toward our work for children’s rights in Sweden and around the world. Our program expenses are directly linked to Erikshjälpen’s mission and vision. These include aid projects, information campaigns, and advocacy efforts. They also include salaries and administrative costs for the staff working on these activities.
Collection costs
In 2025, 7.0 percent of our revenue went toward fundraising costs. Fundraising costs are direct expenses incurred to encourage and inspire people to contribute to Erikshjälpen’s work through marketing, fundraising letters, and communications. This also includes salaries and administrative costs for staff working on fundraising.
Administration costs
In 2025, 5.1 percent of our revenue went toward administrative expenses. Administrative expenses include costs necessary to operate and manage the Erikshjälpen organization. This serves as a guarantee of quality for the cause and for the donor. Administrative expenses include salaries and administrative costs for staff in HR, finance, and IT, as well as Secretary-General. This category also includes accounting and auditing costs, as well as other expenses that cannot be attributed to fundraising or project activities.
How our revenue was distributed
2025
How our revenue was distributed
86.2%
In 2025, 86.2 percent of our revenue went toward our work for children’s rights in Sweden and around the world.
7.0%
In 2025, 7.0 percent of our revenue went toward fundraising costs.
5.1%
In 2025, 5.1 percent of our revenue went toward administrative expenses.
In 2025, 86.5 million Swedish kronor (SEK) to long-term interventions 2.8 million Swedish kronor (SEK) disaster relief efforts.
60 partners
In 2025, Erikshjälpen collaborated with 60 international partners around the world. In total, Erikshjälpen reached 265,776 children worldwide through its partners.
84 projects
In 2025, Erikshjälpen’s donors supported 84 projects focused on children’s rights. The focus has been on children’s right to education and leisure, health, safety and protection, as well as disaster response and disaster risk reduction.
16 countries
In 2025, Erikshjälpen has been working on long-term interventions children and families in 16 countries. Eight more urgent humanitarian interventions carried out in four countries.
Frequently asked questions and answers about where the money goes
You can find the latest annual report in our Document room.
You can find current figures on the Secretary General's salary and conditions
Erikshjälpen is audited annually by Swedish Fundraising Control and Giva Sverige. Monitoring and accountability are an important part of ensuring the quality of our work, how we manage the donations we receive and how they are used.
Published: 04 May 2026
