FINANCIAL DATA

The combined revenue of SOS Children's Villages International and all member associations amounted to € 1.6 billion. Overall revenue grew by 6% in 2022, due in part to the generous support from our donors for our humanitarian action projects in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Regular and sporadic contributions from individual donors continue to be the financial backbone of our organization, accounting for nearly half of our annual revenue and growing at a rate of 7% in 2022. Governmental subsidies grew by 7%, driven by an expansion in domestic programming and government partnerships in emerging markets outside Europe and North America. Funding from our institutional partners also continued to rise rapidly and reached a total contract value of €120 million in 2022. More detailed information can be found in the Annual Report. 

The war in Ukraine disrupted food and fuel supplies on a global scale last year, resulting in significantly increased inflation worldwide. This, combined with unfavourable developments in exchange rates, caused increased costs across nearly all areas. Overall, the year saw total spending rise by 8%. Total expenditure in 2022 was € 1.28 billion. The biggest increase was in the Americas, where total programme expenditures rose by 17%, followed by an increase of 12% in Africa. In line with our strategic focus on preventing family breakdown, spending on family strengthening services increased by 14%, mainly in Europe, Africa and the Americas, enabling us to reach 13% more families in 2022. Direct spending on COVID-19 response was only a minor component compared to 2021. Yet overall, there was a significant increase in humanitarian action spending (167%), reflecting a rise in crises facing the children and families we support. Among other places, we funded emergency projects in Ethiopia, Haiti, Pakistan, Somalia, and Ukraine and neighbouring countries.