Tearfund

Tearfund
Formation1971
FounderGeorge Hoffman and the Evangelical Alliance
TypeChristian charity
Registration no.265464 (England & Wales) SC037624 (Scotland)
Legal statusCharity
Focushumanitarian, activism
Region
Worldwide
Main organ
Board of Trustee Directors
Revenue
£85 million
Staff
1057
Websitewww.tearfund.org

Tearfund is an international Christian relief and development agency based in Teddington, UK.[1][2] It currently works in around 50 countries, with a primary focus on supporting those in poverty and providing disaster relief for disadvantaged communities.[3]

Tearfund states that it offers this support regardless of race or religious affiliation. However, they fulfil the work by operating largely through local Christian churches and other Christian partner organisations around the world.[3] The Mission of Tearfund is "to follow Jesus where the need is greatest, responding to crises and partnering with local churches and organisations to help people lift themselves out of poverty."

At the financial year end, 31 March 2023, the income of the charity was £85 million.[4]

  1. ^ "Has the cost of living hit the will to give?". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  2. ^ Wait, Sam (16 December 2022). "Emergency appeals curb government grant losses at Tearfund". Civil Society. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  3. ^ a b "Where we're working - Tearfund". www.tearfund.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17.
  4. ^ "Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF). Companies House. 28 November 2023. p. 49. Retrieved 1 December 2023.