Plan International France

What Plan International France does

Plan International France is the French national chapter of Plan International, a global NGO founded in 1937 with operations in 75 countries. Established in France in 1993 as a "fondation reconnue d'utilité publique" (registered as SIREN 394 427 553, RNA W751110675) and headquartered at 14 Rue Scandicci in Pantin, the organization operates under President Jean-Maurice Ripert and focuses on children's rights with an explicit prioritization of girls' rights. Its core offerings are child sponsorship (Parrainage) starting at €30/month, one-time and recurring donations (from €5 and €7/month respectively), legacy giving (legs, donations, assurance-vie) exempt from inheritance taxes, and corporate mécénat partnerships that fund specific thematic programs such as Saksham (India vocational training), Coup d'Envoi (Senegal girls' football), OSEER (Senegal/Togo youth insertion), ALFA (Benin schooling), and the Child Labour program (Tanzania). Supporting infrastructure includes the Espace Donateur portal (espacedonateur.plan-international.fr) powered by Ogone and iRaiser for secure payment processing, the "Jusqu'à l'égalité" podcast launched in 2021, and Don en Confiance certification held since 2011.

The organization monetizes primarily through recurring donor subscriptions (sponsorships and monthly donations) with French tax incentives — 66% income-tax deduction for individuals, 75% IFI deduction up to €50,000/year, and 60% corporate deduction — making donation economics highly tax-leveraged for French donors. More than 80% of funds flow directly to social missions. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer via the plan-international.fr website, the formulaire.plan-international.fr donation form, the donor portal, and event-based channels (Run for Girls, Paris Marathon, Move for Youth with Société Générale), supplemented by corporate partnership sales targeting ESG-aligned enterprises and institutional grants from bodies such as the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Marketing reaches French audiences through Instagram (@planfrance), Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, email newsletter, and earned media; emergency appeals are coordinated through the Alliance Urgences humanitarian coalition.

Plan International France operates without a parent company, has no disclosed subsidiaries, and is funded by a diversified mix of individual donor subscriptions, corporate foundations, and institutional grants. The organization is not publicly traded. The technology stack is conventional — WordPress with HTML5/CSS/JavaScript, SSL encryption, Ogone for payments, and GDPR-compliant consent management via Sirdata (CMP n°92) — with no proprietary AI/ML capability. Recent strategic emphasis has been on expanding corporate mécénat (three notable 2024 partnerships) and rapid-response emergency fundraising, alongside thematic program expansion across West Africa and South Asia.

Name

Plan International France

Legal name

Plan International France, fondation reconnue d'utilité publique

Website

https://plan-international.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Plan International France is the French national chapter of global NGO Plan International, soliciting recurring donations and child sponsorships (from €30/month) to fund children's rights and girls' empowerment programs across 55+ developing countries, supplemented by corporate partnerships and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development NGO and Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), Global Health Financing Mechanisms (HLAJAKAC)

Keywords

• Child sponsorship programs
• International development NGO
• Girls' rights advocacy
• Humanitarian aid services
• Corporate philanthropy partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Pantin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations (Dons de particuliers): Plan International France's primary revenue stream comes from individual donors making one-time or recurring donations. Monthly donors (don mensuel) provide predictable recurring income used to fund social missions and development programs. One-time donations start at €5 and monthly donations from €7.
2. Child Sponsorship (Parrainage d'enfants): Monthly sponsorship at a minimum of €30/month per child, providing recurring revenue. Sponsors receive annual updates, photos, and correspondence. Donations are pooled with other sponsors in the child's country to fund community development programs lasting 10–12 years on average. This is the organization's flagship fundraising product.
3. Corporate Mécénat (Business Partnerships): Partnerships with companies and corporate foundations (Fondation Valérie Messika, Fondation Société Générale, Manitou Group) who fund specific development programs such as Saksham (India), Coup d'Envoi (Senegal), ALFA (Benin), and Child Labour (Tanzania). Companies receive tax deductions of 60% of donations.
4. Legacies, Donations, and Insurance Gifts (Legs, donations, assurance-vie): Plan International France, as a recognized public utility foundation, is authorized to receive legacies, donations, and life insurance gifts, fully exempt from inheritance and transfer taxes. This represents a significant long-term fundraising channel.
5. Public Subsidies (Subventions publiques): Government and institutional funding, including from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), supports specific humanitarian and development programs in partner countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Plan International France is a French nonprofit foundation that raises funds from individual donors, corporate partners, and public institutions in order to implement development and humanitarian programs for children — and especially girls — across more than 55 countries. Its main commercial-style offerings are monthly child sponsorship subscriptions (Parrainage from €30/month), one-time and recurring donations, legacy and life-insurance giving, and bespoke corporate philanthropy partnerships, supported by a self-serve Donor Portal and the country-specific programs they fund (e.g., SAKSHAM, Child Labour Tanzania, OSEER, Coup d'Envoi, ALFA).

Product overview

Plan International France is a foundation recognized as a public utility that operates child sponsorship, donation, and corporate philanthropy programs. The core offerings include monthly child sponsorship (Parrainage) starting at €30/month enabling donors to support children and their communities, one-time or recurring donations to development and humanitarian programs, legacy giving options, and corporate partnership programs. Supporting infrastructure includes the Donor Portal (Espace Donateur) for managing sponsorships and correspondence, and the 'Jusqu'à l'égalité' podcast for awareness. The organization implements multiple thematic programs including vocational training (SAKSHAM in India), child labor eradication (Tanzania), youth insertion (OSEER in Senegal/Togo), girls' empowerment through sports (Coup d'Envoi in Senegal), and education access (ALFA in Benin).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plan International France: The primary brand name under which the organization operates in France, focusing on children's rights and girls' rights.

Products and services

• Child Sponsorship (Parrainage) Monthly sponsorship program allowing individual donors to support a specific child and their entire community through recurring monthly contributions starting at €30/month. Donations are pooled with other sponsors in the child's country to fund 10–12 year community development programs, and sponsors receive annual updates, photos, and correspondence with their godchild.
• Donations (Don) One-time or recurring monetary donations (monthly from €7, one-time from €5) supporting Plan International France's development and humanitarian programs for children's rights and gender equality. Tax receipts from €5; emergency donation options of €120, €180 and €360.
• Legacy Giving (Legs, donations, assurance-vie) Estate planning options including wills, donations, and life insurance policies benefiting Plan International France, which is fully exempt from inheritance and transfer taxes as a recognized public utility foundation.
• Corporate Philanthropy (Mécénat Entreprise) Partnership programs for companies and foundations to support specific Plan International France programs promoting girls' and children's rights and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, with bespoke funding, employee engagement, and cause-marketing components (60% corporate tax deduction).
• Donor Portal (Espace Donateur) Online portal where sponsors and donors can manage their sponsorship, correspond with their sponsored child, access tax receipts, and view updates on programs and their godchild. Login via donor ID and password received after starting sponsorship.
• Jusqu'à l'égalité (Podcast) Audio podcast series featuring stories of young women and men worldwide advocating for gender equality and girls' rights, produced by Plan International France as awareness content supporting its mission.
• SAKSHAM Program Vocational training and socio-economic insertion program for youth aged 18–29 in Delhi and Rajasthan, India, focusing on digital transition and ecology sectors with a 73% employment insertion rate. Over 12,000 young people have been trained and 70% sustainably inserted into employment.
• Child Labour Program (Tanzania) Program to eradicate child labor in the gold mining and fishing sectors in Tanzania's Geita region, providing education, economic alternatives, and protection services for working children; 2,687 children have been removed from forced labor and enrolled in school.
• OSEER Program Comprehensive youth insertion program in Senegal and Togo supporting 2,600 young people (especially young women) through vocational training and civic engagement, integrated under Plan International France's programs portfolio.
• Coup d'Envoi Program Football-based empowerment program for girls in Senegal using sports to challenge gender norms and build life skills, implemented with the support of Fondation Société Générale.
• ALFA Program Education access program in Benin targeting out-of-school children and youth aged 9–24, delivered through community education centers and vocational training, particularly in the Atacora region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million children currently sponsored; 52 million children benefited from programs in 83 countries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondation Valérie MessikacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Fondation Valérie Messika, created in 2021 under the Fondation de France, supports causes in favor of childhood and women in education, culture, and health. In 2024, it supports the Saksham program in India, which aims to empower young women through vocational training and economic insertion in Delhi and Rajasthan.
• Fondation Société GénéralecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Fondation Société Générale, created in 2006, supports insertion through education, employment, training, cultural and sports activities. In 2024, it supports the Coup d'Envoi program in Senegal, which empowers girls through football. Société Générale also runs the annual Move for Youth challenge, mobilizing 21,000+ employees to support Plan International France.
• Manitou GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Manitou Group is a corporate partner supporting the Saksham program in India, which provides vocational training and socio-economic insertion for young people in Delhi and Rajasthan.
• SEDIT (Initiatives pour le développement socio-économique en Tanzanie)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSEDIT is an implementing partner for the Child Labour program in Tanzania, contributing to socio-economic development initiatives in the region.
• KIVULINI (Women's Rights NGO, Tanzania)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKIVULINI is a women's rights organization in Tanzania and implementing partner for the Child Labour program, focusing on preventing and responding to violence against women and children.
• Alliance UrgencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance Urgences is a French humanitarian coalition that Plan International France is a member of, enabling coordinated emergency fundraising and response across multiple humanitarian crises.
• Patchwork (Ukraine support, Poland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatchwork is a Polish NGO founded by 4 Ukrainian mothers that supports disabled Ukrainian children. Funded by Plan International, it has expanded its services to include disabled children from Ukraine so they can thrive in a safe environment and access education and child protection services.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• iRaiser: European fundraising SaaS platform powering Plan International France's donation forms. Operates as an infrastructure/enabler to many of Plan International France's direct peer NGOs in the French and European nonprofit ecosystem.

Direct peers

• CARE France: French affiliate of CARE International, focused on women's and girls' empowerment, humanitarian response, and development. Overlaps significantly with Plan International France on girls' rights mission, sponsorship, and institutional funding from AFD.
• Save the Children France: French branch of Save the Children, focused on children's rights globally. Direct competitor in child sponsorship model, French D2C fundraising, and corporate partnerships. Operates with very similar product portfolio to Plan International France.
• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International): French-origin humanitarian NGO focused on disability, child protection, and inclusion in development and emergency contexts. Comparable D2C fundraising in France, multi-country program portfolio, and Don en Confiance certification.
• Oxfam France: French branch of Oxfam confederation, focused on poverty, gender inequality, and humanitarian response. Comparable D2C fundraising infrastructure, mécénat partnerships, and girls'/women's empowerment programs targeting similar donors.
• SOS Villages d'Enfants France: French branch of SOS Children's Villages International, focused on child welfare, alternative family care, and child sponsorship. Directly comparable child sponsorship model serving French donors.
• Action contre la Faim: Major French humanitarian NGO focused on combating child hunger and malnutrition globally. Directly comparable fundraising model (D2C website, monthly donors, mécénat partnerships, Don en Confiance certified) targeting the same French individual donor base.
• Médecins Sans Frontières: Leading French humanitarian medical NGO. Highly comparable operating model with strong French individual donor base, subscription-style regular giving, and broad international program portfolio. Competes for the same pool of French charity-minded individuals.
• UNICEF France: French national committee of UNICEF focused on child rights globally. Directly comparable to Plan International France in mission (children's rights), donor base (French individual and corporate donors), revenue model (recurring sponsorship, one-time donations), and child sponsorship programs.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: Largest French grantmaking foundation, umbrella for hundreds of sub-foundations including Fondation Valérie Messika. While operating at a broader scale, it represents the same institutional grantmaking ecosystem and competes for the same corporate philanthropy budgets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTqdtH6iHC6tP6s_dE__IJA
• Facebookfacebook.com/PlanInternationalFrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plan-international-togo
• Instagraminstagram.com/planfrance

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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M&A

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