AVSI among Italy’s top 10 organizations

Once again this year, AVSI ranks among the top 10 Italian NGOs: first place for transparency (100% rating) and second for managed budget.

Date 06.11.2025

AVSI has once again ranked among the top 10 Italian organizations active in development cooperationaccording to the 2024 listing by Open Cooperazione

For over a decade, the platform has been collecting and analyzing data from more than 250 organizations, and today it reliably represents the entire Italian international cooperation sector. It has become a key reference point for transparency among NGOs and CSOs, as well as for all stakeholders engaged in global cooperation and humanitarian aid.

The data collected and aggregated by Open Cooperazione are extremely valuable for understanding the evolution of Italian organizations active in international cooperation, over time and from a geographical perspective. 

The recognition that AVSI continues to receive in terms of transparency makes us proud, as it is essential for building trust-based partnerships with both private and institutional collaborators and donors.

AVSI's key results

  • 1st place for transparency: AVSI stands out for the quality and clarity of its published data
  • 1st place for number of projects: 322 projects implemented and supported in 2024*
  • 2nd place for managed budget: €111,722,947.00
  • 2nd place for number of collaborators (staff and volunteers): 2,157 in Italy and abroad

*including projects within the Distance Support Program implemented through local partners.

Italian CSOs: the main rankings

Total revenue: the Italian organizations that reached the highest revenue volume in 2024.

  1. Save the Children Italia - ETS: €173.024.998
  2. Fondazione AVSI - ETS: €111.722.947
  3. INTERSOS - Organizzazione Umanitaria: €108.240.217
  4. COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale: €82.391.937
  5. EMERGENCY ONG ONLUS: €80.811.465
  6. UNICEF - Comitato Italiano: €75.732.809
  7. WeWorld: €63.705.665
  8. MEDICI CON L’AFRICA CUAMM: €48.859.571
  9. ActionAid International Italia E.T.S.: €48.003.786
  10. CESVI Fondazione - ETS: €41.284.780

Projects implemented and/or supported: organizations that implemented and/or supported the highest number of projects in 2024. 

  1. Fondazione AVSI - ETS: 322
  2. Save the Children Italia - ETS: 284
  3. INTERSOS: 247
  4. COOPI: 213
  5. ActionAid: 188
  6. WeWorld: 166
  7. Terre des Hommes Italia: 163
  8. MEDICI CON L’AFRICA CUAMM: 141
  9. Fondazione Comboniane nel Mondo: 128
  10. ENGIM: 118

Employees and/or collaborators: organizations with the highest number of employees and/or collaborators (including staff in Italy and abroad).

  1. MEDICI CON L’AFRICA CUAMM: 4.074
  2. Fondazione AVSI - ETS: 2.157
  3. Terre des Hommes Italia: 1.627
  4. COOPI: 1.605
  5. WeWorld: 1.105
  6. CISP: 915
  7. CIES: 657
  8. Comunità di Sant’Egidio: 624
  9. CESVI: 614
  10. EMERGENCY: 455

Transparency: organizations with the highest transparency rating.

100%:

  • Fondazione AVSI
  • ActionAid
  • INTERSOS
  • COOPI
  • CESVI
  • MEDICI CON L’AFRICA
  • WeWorld
  • ENGIM
  • CISP
  • Helpcode
  • VIS
  • ICU
  • Amref
  • CIAI
  • COSV
  • IPSIA
  • Pro Terra Sancta
  • COP ETS
  • A.G.A.P.E. ETS

97%:

  • Centro ELIS
  • CIES
  • CISV
  • Comunità di Sant’Egidio
  • COSPE
  • Un Ponte Per ETS

94%:

  • COE
  • CBM Italia
  • CEFA
  • Fondazione PRO.SA
  • Terre des Hommes Italia
  • NO ONE OUT
  • Oxfam Italia
  • Progetto Sud
  • Soleterre
  • RTM