Where does my money go?

A child in a batey (settlement of sugar cane workers) in the Dominican Republic

We aim to spend as much of our funds as possible on helping improve people’s lives in the countries where we work. Last year, we spent 81% of our money on placing and funding development workers, and advocating for change to the policies and structures that keep people poor. Donations and membership subscriptions go towards this work – so if you donate to Progressio, you can be sure your money is being used to help people overcome poverty and improve their lives!

Of course, like any charity, we have to spend some money on the costs of running the organisation. We are a UK-based charity working internationally; most of our funding comes from UK sources. So we have to pay for and equip a UK office, and pay for essential support operations such as finance and administration. We also have to invest some money in communications (such as running this website!) and in fundraising and publicity. However, the proportion of expenditure on these activities is smaller than many other UK charities.

You can read more about how we are funded and how the money is spent or, for more detailed information, read our most recent financial statements (Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2011; 2.6MB PDF).

If you have any more questions, please email me and I will try to answer them!

Pamela Jackson
Supporter Care