Your money pays for millions of consultations, operations, treatments and vaccinations every year. As an organisation, we work to spend your money in the most efficient way and to help those in greatest need. But how do we do it?
MSF Ireland is part of an international movement of entities – please note the figures on this page apply only to staff whose salary is set and paid by MSF Ireland.
What is the highest salary in MSF Ireland?
The highest salary in MSF Ireland is paid to our executive director, Isabel Simpson. Isabel is eligible for an annual salary of €96,940 (as of September 2023). There are no additional bonuses or performance-related additional payments.
This amount excludes pension contributions by MSF, which total 10 percent of the gross salary.
How much does MSF pay top executives elsewhere in the world?
We publish the highest and lowest salaries for all MSF offices worldwide as part of our commitment to transparency in financial reporting. The most recent data available (2021) is on page 38 (numbered as p. 36) of this document.
Please find below copies of our annual accounts and activity reports. You can easily download them by right-clicking and choosing 'Save link as ...'.
MSF Ireland accounts
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2023
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2022
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2021
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2020
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2019
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2018
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2017
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2016
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2015
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2014
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2013
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2012
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2011
- MSF Ireland Annual Accounts 2010
International MSF accounts
For international MSF accounts and activity reports, visit the activity report website.
As an MSF donor, you fuel the delivery of medical care to the people who need it most, no matter where they are or whether they have hit the headlines.
Your money pays for millions of consultations, operations, treatments and vaccinations every year. As an organisation, we work to spend your money in the most efficient way and to help those in greatest need. But how do we do it?
At MSF we deliver care directly rather than through local partner organisations. We set up and run medical services, train staff and respond to fast moving emergencies, as well as longer-term crises. This means the money you trust to MSF is spent by MSF.
When you donate to MSF in Ireland, the money is banked and then directed to the country where the need is greatest. This is coordinated across the 19 MSF offices and our projects in over 70 countries.
80.2%
OF EVERY € DONATED PAYS FOR MEDICAL PROJECTS
15%
OF EVERY € DONATED IS SPENT ON FUNDRAISING
4.8%
OF EVERY € DONATED IS SPENT ON OFFICE MANAGEMENT
Essential costs
Money donated to MSF is directed to crises wherever the need is greatest – this is coordinated across 23 offices and our projects in 90 countries around the world.
Funds meant for the frontline of a humanitarian emergency are never spent on international admin. However, there are essential running costs for any organisation and a very small percentage is spent in Ireland.
For every €1 donated to MSF Ireland
- 80.2% goes directly to medical projects around the world
- 15% is reinvested in future fundraising
- Just 4.8% is spent on Irish running costs
Each aspect of the way we operate from our Dublin office is designed to keep these essential costs low. We rent an inexpensive office, take the lowest fares for travel and stay in budget accommodation when working abroad.