Funds raised by the Telethon in France 2011-2018
AFM-Téléthon's social missions in 2018
In 2018, the activities of the association organizing the Telethon reached 112.1 million euros in total, of which 80.9 percent were dedicated to social missions. 54 million were used to help finance finding ways to cure neuromuscular and other rare diseases. This encompasses investing in innovative therapies, pharmacology, fundamental research, as well as general R&D. 34.7 million euros were deployed to help those concerned, e.g. patients and their families, to get access to diagnosis and treatment.
Charity in France
In 2017, the French donated a total of 2.5 billion euros to charity. According to the latest surveys, nearly 10 percent of French respondents stated making donations to associations or foundations on a monthly basis, whereas more than a quarter of the French would make a pecuniary donation once a year.