Finance
IIED has grown over recent years: our income increased from £7.6 million in 2005–06 to £17.6 million in 2011–2012. Most of IIED’s income is received through grants to support our strategy or specific programmes of work from Foundations and NGOs (57%), government and government agencies (33%) and international multilateral agencies (6%).
Much work is undertaken through IIED’s trusted field partners and in the last financial year we paid grants to over than 180 partners in around 60 countries worldwide, accounting for over half of our expenditure. Many of our partner organisations either represent poor and vulnerable groups (such as Slum/Shackdwellers International, the Association of Small Island States, the LDC grouping) or work closely with them. In addition, we ensure that our materials and publications are made available at no cost to subscribers in poorer (non-OECD) countries.
All funds are invested in four strategic goals (Tackling the ‘resource squeeze’, Demonstrating climate change policies that work for development, Helping build cities that work for people and planet, and Shaping responsible markets) and our three Institutional priorities (Communicating and influencing at all levels, Governance for sustainable development, and Investing in institutional performance). IIED uses results-based management in a continuing drive to set targets and to report to donors on results from our activities under each Goal and Objective.
Income by donor type
2011/12 (Total £17M)
Government and government agencies 33%
International and multilateral agencies 6%
Foundations and NGOs 57%
Corporate 4%
IIED is grateful to the organisations listed for financial support over the year 2011/12.
Government and government agencies
Agence Française de Développement, France
British Council, Tanzania
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK
Department for International Development, UK
Department of Energy and Climate Change, UK
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UK
Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs
Japanese International Cooperation Agency
Ministry of Environment, Sweden
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Norwegian Embassy, Mozambique
Norwegian Ministry of Environment
Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
International and multilateral agencies
African Development Bank
European Commission
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development
Expenditure by group
2011/12 (Total £17.6M)
Grant management 31%
Natural resources 22%
Sustainable markets 14%
Human settlements 5%
Climate change 13%
Governance 2%
Partnerships and development 6%
Communications and publications 4%
Other 3%
UN Environment Programme
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
UN Office for Project Services
UN Population Fund
UN Development Programme
World Bank Group
Foundations and NGOs
Arcus Foundation
Asia Foundation, USA
Howard G. Buffett Foundation, USA
Care, Denmark
Comic Relief, UK
Cordaid, Netherlands
Danish 92 Group, Denmark
Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation, UK
Ford Foundation, China Office
Germanwatch, Germany
Hivos, Netherlands
Institute of Development Studies, UK
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal
International Development Research Center, Canada
IUCN, Switzerland
Karuna, UK
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Natural Environment Research Council, UK
Oxfam, Netherlands
Oxfam, UK
Oxford Climate Policy, UK
Expenditure by type
2011/12 (Total £17.6M)
Programme costs 41%
Collaborating entities 44%
Support costs 15%
Panos, UK
Plan International, UK
Practical Action, UK
Rainforest Alliance, USA
Rockefeller Foundation, USA
Shack/Slum Dwellers International, South Africa
SNV, Netherlands
Sustainable Food Lab, USA
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
Tanzania Natural Resource Forum
The Christensen Fund, USA
The Nature Conservancy, USA
Tides Foundation, USA
Tufts University, USA
University College London, UK
Worldwide Fund for Nature, UK
Corporate
Price Waterhouse Coopers Service