About Us

Finances

Our income comes from four sources. The sources are:

Our Owners, Core Supporters and Partners.
Grants and Donations.
Participation Fees for our workshops and events.
Other income.

You can download our 2024 financial statement via the link below, and find a full table of figures at the bottom of the page.

Download the Centre’s 2024 financial statement

We are extremely grateful for the income received from Core Supporters, Donors and Partners, which allow us to improve our activities while covering our essential overhead and personnel costs.

Who gives grants and donations?

We are extremely grateful for the project support received from grants and donations. Without them, the Centre and its owners would not be able to work on important issues that no single actor can solve alone.

Grants and donations support our work on issues such as SDG implementation, open and vital societies or accountability frameworks for the sector.

To learn more about the value to support the Centre, read our blog on the Centre’s story and why it’s worth supporting us.

For more information on how to support our work, please contact Kathrin Kirste.

Who are our Owners and who gives Core Support?

The Centre is a not-for-profit limited liability company, owned by 14 international civil society organisations who each hold equal shares of the Centre.

Core Support is annual financial support that the Centre receives from its owners and five other* ICSOs. The level of financial support depends on the global annual income of the Core Supporter.

The Centre uses this financial support to maintain its secretariat which provides professional support to the civil society sector. Furthermore, it allows for strategic financial and programmatic decision-making, e.g. to start key projects while fundraising is still underway. Thanks to Core Support, the Centre has continuously developed its activities and the secretariat.

*In addition to the 14 owners, CBM Global, Terre des Hommes International Federation, WaterAid International, World YMCA, and Wikimedia are Core Supporters of the Centre.

For more information on how to become a Core Supporter, please contact Kathrin Kirste.

What are Participation Fees?

Participation Fees are income we receive from the various events we hold throughout the year.

What is Other Income?

Other income is the money we receive on an irregular basis. Examples of this are one–off donations or book sales.

Profit & Loss Statement

from 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024
all amounts in Euro

	2024	2023
1. Revenues	73,587.32	41,117.37
2. Grants and Donations	1,436,860.92	1,718,424.08
3. Other Operating Income	66,061.48	40,114.47
4. Cost of Goods & Services	(280,636.89)	(511,810.05)
5. Personnel Costs	(941,685.40)	(962,269.60)
6. Depreciation	(12,724.34)	(21,703.27)
7. Other Operating Expenses	(276,165.12)	(260,918.87)
8. Interest Income	132.98	160.31
9. Interest Expenditure	(0.00)	(54.92)
10. Taxes on income and profit	(1.28)	(0.89)
11. Surplus/Deficittax	65,429.67	43,113.55
12. Net Surplus for the year	65,429.67	43,113.55
13. Allocation to Reserves	(65,429.67)	(43,113.55)
14. Annual Results	0.00	0.00

Equity & Liability

	2024	2023
A. Equity
I. Share Capital	17.500,00	17.500,00
II. Retained Earnings	350,419.60	284,989.93
	367,919.60	302,489.93
B. Special Account for grants	3,550.00	14,439.00
C. Provisions	90,095.49	81,054.78
D. Liabilities
1. Liabilities to banks	1,361.17	4,123.51
2. Trade liabilities	5,142.56	15,365.58
3. Liabilities to shareholders	1,500.00	1,500.00
4. Other liabilities (i.e. taxes)	11,039.92	46,224.03
	38,986.37	15,091.32
E. DEFERRED INCOME	301,102.38	303,533.84
	781,711.12	737,597.76

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