Where the money goes
Listening In 2024, 88.4 percent of Erikshjälpen's income went to our international and national interventions for children's rights. Here you can read about how we distribute our income and how your support makes a difference.
International and national work
In 2024, 88.4 percent of our income went to the work for children's rights in Sweden and the world. Our purpose costs are directly linked to Erikshjälpen's mission and vision. This includes aid projects, information projects and opinion formation. It also includes salaries and administrative costs for the staff who work with these activities.
Collection costs
In 2024, 6.6 percent of our income went to fundraising costs. Fundraising costs are the direct costs of encouraging and inspiring people to contribute to Erikshjälpen's activities, through marketing, fundraising letters and communication. It also includes salaries and administration costs for the staff working with fundraising.
Administration costs
In 2024, 5.0 percent of our income went to administration. Administration costs include such costs as are needed to run and administer the Erikshjälpen organization. This constitutes a quality guarantee for the purpose and for the donor. Administration costs include salaries and administration costs for staff in HR, finance and IT and Secretary-General. This item also includes accounting and auditing costs and other costs that cannot be attributed to fundraising or project activities.
How our revenue was distributed
2024
How our revenue was distributed
88.4%
In 2024, 88.4% of our revenue went to support children's rights in Sweden and around the world.
6.6%
In 2024, 6.6% of our revenue went to fundraising costs.
5.0%
In 2024, 5.0% of our revenue was spent on administration.
In 2024, Swedish kronor (SEK) 97.5 million went to support long-term interventions and Swedish kronor (SEK) 2.9 million to emergency interventions.
66 partners
In 2024, Erikshjälpen has worked with 66 international partners around the world. In total, Erikshjälpen has reached 271,125 children worldwide with the help of partners.
89 project
Erikshjälpen's donors have supported 89 projects for children's rights during 2024. The focus has been on children's right to education & leisure, health, safety & protection and disaster response and
disaster risk reduction.
16 countries
In 2024, Erikshjälpen has worked with long-term interventions for children and families in 16 countries. Six more acute humanitarian interventions have been implemented 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: 02 May 2025
