Country profile
United Kingdom
Definition
In the UK there is no specific legal form for foundations required by law. The terms trust and foundation are used interchangeably to describe charities with private, independent and sustainable income that fulfil their charitable goals mainly by funding and supporting other organisations and individuals.
United Kingdom’s philanthropy profile
€111.32 billion
Pool of assets
€4.3 billion
Total expenditure
No data
Total employment
United Kingdom’s foundations
10,000
foundations
Additional links
More on the sector:
The Association of Charitable FoundationsMember organisation
Aga Khan Foundation
Anglo American Foundation
Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF)
Barrow Cadbury Trust
Carnegie UK Trust
Charities Aid Foundation
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
City Bridge Foundation
Clean Air Fund
Concern Worldwide
Doc Society
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Fidelity UK Foundation
Global Dialogue
Global Greengrants Fund UK
International Rescue Committee
Internews Europe
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
Lloyd’s Register Foundation
Mercy Corps Europe
Montessori Group
MSI Reproductive Choices
National Museum Wales
NILO Foundation
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Practical Action
Sightsavers
The END Fund
The Ethos Foundation
The Indigo Trust
The Partnering Initiative
Wellcome Trust