Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions 5.4 Financial management Evaluation findings Outcome indicator: Spending by objective Performance rating: On track The APF is a non-profit organisation supported entirely by membership fees, voluntary contributions and grants. The APF receives its funding from APF members, UN agencies, governments, foundations and other NGOs. To ensure its continued independence and impartiality, the APF endeavours to maintain a diversified base of support for its activities. The APF is very grateful for the generous contributions of its donors and the commitment they share in advancing human rights in the Asia Pacific region. Supporters have included the APF’s member institutions through membership fees and other financial and ‘in kind’ donations, the Governments of Australia, India, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sweden and Thailand (often as a result of the direct advocacy of the NHRIs from those States), philanthropic organisations such as the MacArthur Foundation and the RWI, philanthropic individuals and intergovernmental organisations such as OHCHR and UNDP, and other private donors. Figure 17 compares the spending by objective for the last three financial years (noting a change in reporting year from April/March in 2010 and 2011 to July/June for the last year due to alignment of strategic processes). The total revenue available for distribution was somewhat larger than the previous year, largely due to the time in which donor grants have been received. It is comparable with the size of the budget available in 2010. Figure 17: Comparative spending by strategic objective from 2010–2012 Net surplus Year ending March 2010 Paris Principles compliance Year ending March 2011 Year ending June 2012 Strategic management APF secretariat Enhance members’ communication and engagement Engage with regional and international mechanisms Enhance members’ institutional capacity 0 $100 000 $200 000 54 | 5. Effective, efficient and strategic management of the APF $300 000 $400 000 $500 000 $600 000 $700 000 $800 000