Worldwide Annual Report

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
RECETTES ET DEPENSES
INGRESOS Y GASTOS
GROWTH AND EXPANSION
PLAN saw an income growth of 7%, raising the figure to
US$ 295 million. This was achieved in spite of the continuing
adverse effects of a strong US dollar in Financial Year 1999.
Foster Parents' sponsorship contributions provided US$ 260
million, an increase of 4% on the previous financial period and
about 88% of total income in 1999. A further increase of 32%
was achieved in income from grants and other contributions,
amounting to US$ 30 million. This rise in non-sponsorship
income does not, however, significantly affect the proportionate
distribution of income; income from grants and other contributions accounting for 10% and investment income for 2%.
The number of assigned Foster Children in Financial Year 1999
increased 6% on 1998 figures, reaching 958,952.
FUNDRAISING
In 1999 PLAN has continued to invest in expanding the National
Organisation network, now totalling 14 offices in an equal number of donor countries. In addition to the continued increase in
the number of children assisted by PLAN, until its Vision of "...a
world in which all children realise their full potential in societies
which respect people's rights and dignity..." is achieved, it will
always be seeking to do more. Assisting more children means

that PLAN must continually broaden its Foster Parent base in
the donor countries. This means growth in existing donor countries and expansion into new donor countries where the
prospects for additional growth are good. Both growth and
expansion require constant investment. In this way PLAN has
invested in new National Organisations in six additional countries in the past six years. In Financial Year 1999 these new
National Organisations realised an 86% increase in the number
of assigned children, raising the figure from 50,000 to 93,000 at
the end of the fiscal period.
EXPENDITURE
In Financial Year 1999 the proportion of total income applied to
programs was 81I%. Of the remaining 19%, 10% was spent on
fundraising, (including the costs of the new National
Organisations); and 9% was spent on operating costs, (including
the costs of handling funds received from sponsors, information
technology costs, general management costs and non-field rent
and office costs).
The 81% spent on program funding represents the costs of
delivering the programs in each of PLAN's five Domains,
(Growing Up Healthy, Learning, Habitat, Livelihood and Building
Relationships). This includes activities such as working with the
local communities to select projects and supporting communities both financially and with services such as training.

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Where the money came from

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Canada 8.4%
Australia 2.3%
Belgium 3.9%
Norway 4.0%
Japan 11.0%
Germany 1 I.3%
UK 7.9%
USA 9.9%
Developing National Organisations
(Denmark, France, Finland, Korea, Sweden) 1.6%
Netherlands 39.7%
Expenditure breakdown.tpr H

Total program 81%
Fundraising 10%
Operating costs 9%

Program 1999 80%
Program funds allocated to future years 1%