Harry and Meghan’s $1.2 million donations to Archewell: Sussexes donated $200,000 to ‘gender justice initiative’, $100,000 to anti-landmine Halo Trust and $10,000 to flood relief in Nigeria – after paying $640,000 in salaries for five employees

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation donated more than $1 million to a host of projects after paying hundreds of thousands of staff.

Harry and Meghan’s charity donated $200,000 to Georgetown University’s gender justice initiative and $100,000 to the Halo Trust, which also supported Princess Diana.

Archewell also donated $10,000 to flood relief in Nigeria and $50,000 to a Ukrainian crisis relief charity.

The charity’s annual report shows that huge donations have been made to a host of other projects, as well as the fact that donations have plummeted.

Meanwhile, executive director James Holt, considered the Sussexes’ right-hand man since Megxit, was paid $227,405 a year (£180,835), including a $20,000 (£15,904) bonus.

Harry and Meghan’s charity donated $200,000 to Georgetown University’s gender justice initiative (pictured)

Archewell also donated $10,000 to flood relief in Nigeria through Save The Children

This was a pay increase of around $170,000 (£133,000), compared to his starting salary of $59,846 (£47,641) the year before.

Holt’s 2021 salary did not reflect the full 12 months of work as he joined mid-year, it is understood.

The Foundation employed five people, with salaries totaling $640,441 (£509,285) for the year. Harry and Meghan no salary accepted.

It also emerged that Archewell’s finances have declined.

Donations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation have fallen by $11 million (£8.7 million) over the past year, with boss and right-hand man to the couple James Holt handing over a significant pay rise, it was revealed today.

A US income tax return filed today showed that donations in 2022 had fallen to just over $2 million (£1.6 million) – down from $12.9 million (£10.3 million) in 2021, a astonishing drop of $11 million (£8.7 million). .

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, walks through a minefield during a visit to the work of the Halo Trust, a landmine clearance charity, on day five of the royal tour of Africa on September 27, 2019 in Dirico, Angola

The charity donated $50,000 to a Ukrainian crisis relief charity. Pictured: A Polish soldier carries a child and helps a refugee family after they cross the border into Poland from Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, eastern Poland, on March 9, 2022

The charity’s annual report shows that huge donations have been made to a host of other projects, as well as the fact that its finances have fallen.

The $9 million profit in 2021 has evaporated due to a lack of donations. The Archewell Foundation made a loss of $674,485 (£536,357) last year, as revenues were $2 million but costs were $2.67 million.

Last year there were only two major donors who each gave around $1 million (£795,210). The year before, an unknown wealthy donor gave them $10 million, but there was no repeat in 2022.

It follows a tumultuous year for the couple, which saw Harry’s vitriolic memoir, Spare, top the bestseller lists but their personal popularity ratings plummet.

They were also the subject of ridicule by popular television shows such as South Park and Family Guy, criticized after claims of a reportedly ‘near-catastrophic’ car chase in New York and lost their lucrative podcast deal with Spotify, where a senior executive labeled them ‘ f*** scammers’.

The couple founded their Archewell Foundation after leaving the royal family and say it is an “impact-driven global non-profit organization that puts compassion into action” that is “dedicated to a simple yet profound mission: show, do good.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released a video showing Archewell’s ‘impact’ for 2023, but their annual report also shows their foundation has made a loss

The foundation has filed its annual tax return showing that donations have fallen (top set of circled numbers) and profits have turned to a loss (bottom, circled) – but they still have cash in the bank

The foundation’s highest-paid employee is Meghan and Harry’s right-hand man James Holt (alongside the couple in their Netflix Invictus documentary). He was paid $227,405 a year ($180,835), including a $20,000 (£15,904) bonus.

This part of the report shows two contributions of $1 million (£800,000) each to Archewell

Despite the 2022 loss, it appears the foundation, described as a ‘not-for-profit’ organisation, still has around $8.3m (£6.6m) in cash and assets.

High-profile foundations sometimes receive a large amount of funding in the first year, which is then used over a number of years. If a foundation already has a large amount of money in the bank, this may cause them to limit fundraising in the future.

Harry and Meghan released a video showing Archewell’s “impact” in 2023, just hours after the Princess of Wales shared a video of herself in a baby couch with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

The royal couple shared a one-minute clip showcasing people and charities their foundation has helped in 2023. They have shared similar videos in the past, but usually not until January.

The release, which comes just hours after Kate was praised for the sweet images of the Wales children at the baby bank in Windsor, may now raise eyebrows in royal circles.

Perhaps to show that they are a hands-on couple, the video shows them hugging veterans, packing bags for schoolgirls in Nigeria and taking selfies with dozens of supporters.