Top EuropeAid NGO grantees: A primer
Which NGO was the most successful EuropeAid grantee in 2011? Here’s our ranking.
How many grants does EuropeAid award in a year? Since 2008, according to its website, the number has never fallen below 2,000. EuropeAid considers its grants as “donations.” It approves them on condition that the projects they fund will not give rise to profits. Hence, aside from governments and international agencies, EuropeAid grants typically go to nongovernmental organizations based in Europe or beneficiary countries. Grants to NGOs seldom cover total project costs: Cofinancing by grantees is expected, though it’s generally much less than EuropeAid funding, ranging from 5 percent to 30 percent of the total project cost on average. In 2011, EuropeAid grants totaled 2,180, shared among 1,576 grantees and worth €1.7 billion ($2.1 billion). These figures were taken from the publicly available data set covering beneficiaries of EuropeAid grants and contracts. The data set includes European Union-funded contracts and grants centrally managed by the European Commission, handled by beneficiary states and jointly managed with international organizations as well funding commitments prior to the 10th round of the European Development Fund. Note: The amounts refer to budgetary commitments, meaning they represent the maximum sums beneficiaries may receive depending on incurred costs and so actual payments may be smaller. Among NGOs, Save the Children won the most EuropeAid funding commitments in 2011. Two NGOs from Bangladesh also made the top 20 EuropeAid NGO grantees’ list, which excludes NGO networks. Here’s the complete ranking, including the number of grants awarded per organization. 1. Save the ChildrenHeadquarters: London, United KingdomCommitted funding: €25.7 millionNumber of grants: 9 2. French Red CrossHeadquarters: Paris, FranceCommitted funding: €17.6 millionNumber of grants: 13 3. Dhaka Ahsania MissionHeadquarters: Dhaka, BangladeshCommitted funding: €15.6 millionNumber of grants: 1 4. MerlinHeadquarters: London, United KingdomCommitted funding: €14.4 millionNumber of grants: 6 5. Action Contre la FaimHeadquarters: Paris, FranceCommitted funding: €14.4 millionNumber of grants: 9 6. Stichting Healthnet International Transcultural Psychosocial OrganizationHeadquarters: Amsterdam, NetherlandsCommitted funding: €14.3 millionNumber of grants: 5 7. Oxfam GBHeadquarters: Oxford, United KingdomCommitted funding: €13.1 millionNumber of grants: 12 8. Plan International UKHeadquarters: London, United KingdomCommitted funding: €12.4 millionNumber of grants: 8 9. Mercy Corps ScotlandHeadquarters: Edinburgh, ScotlandCommitted funding: €11.3 millionNumber of grants: 12 10. Aide Medicale Internationale FranceHeadquarters: Pantin, FranceCommitted funding: €10.9 millionNumber of grants: 6 11. Deutsche Stiftung fur Internationale Rechtliche ZusammenarbeitHeadquarters: Bonn, GermanyCommitted funding: €10.7 millionNumber of grants: 2 12. Caritas Bangladesh SocietyHeadquarters: Dhaka, BangladeshCommitted funding: €9.9 millionNumber of grants: 1 13. Concern WorldwideHeadquarters: Dublin, IrelandCommitted funding: €9.9 millionNumber of grants: 8 14. Search for Common Ground Europe officeCommitted funding: Brussels, BelgiumCommitted funding: €9.8 millionNumber of grants: 8 15. Groupe de Recherche et d’Echanges TechnologiquesHeadquarters: Nogent-sur-Marne, FranceCommitted funding: €9.2 millionNumber of grants: 9 16. Red Barnet ForeningHeadquarters: Copenhagen, DenmarkCommitted funding: €8.8 millionNumber of grants: 5 17. Cesvi FoundationHeadquarters: Bergamo, ItalyCommitted funding: €8.7 millionNumber of grants: 6 18. International Rescue Committee UKHeadquarters: London, United KingdomCommitted funding: €7.9 millionNumber of grants: 6 19. HelpHeadquarters: Bonn, GermanyCommitted funding: €7.9 millionNumber of grants: 3 20. Association Federation Handicap InternationalHeadquarters: Lyon, FranceCommitted funding: €7.4 millionNumber of grants: 12
How many grants does EuropeAid award in a year? Since 2008, according to its website, the number has never fallen below 2,000.
EuropeAid considers its grants as “donations.” It approves them on condition that the projects they fund will not give rise to profits. Hence, aside from governments and international agencies, EuropeAid grants typically go to nongovernmental organizations based in Europe or beneficiary countries. Grants to NGOs seldom cover total project costs: Cofinancing by grantees is expected, though it’s generally much less than EuropeAid funding, ranging from 5 percent to 30 percent of the total project cost on average.
In 2011, EuropeAid grants totaled 2,180, shared among 1,576 grantees and worth €1.7 billion ($2.1 billion). These figures were taken from the publicly available data set covering beneficiaries of EuropeAid grants and contracts. The data set includes European Union-funded contracts and grants centrally managed by the European Commission, handled by beneficiary states and jointly managed with international organizations as well funding commitments prior to the 10th round of the European Development Fund. Note: The amounts refer to budgetary commitments, meaning they represent the maximum sums beneficiaries may receive depending on incurred costs and so actual payments may be smaller.
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Eliza Villarino currently manages one of today’s leading publications on humanitarian aid, global health and international development, the weekly GDB. At Devex, she has helped grow a global newsroom, with talented journalists from major development hubs such as Washington, D.C, London and Brussels. She regularly writes about innovations in global development.
