Graff Foundation

Analysis

Graff Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Graff Foundation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £403k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £744k to £1.4m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 720%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Graff Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aspect Living Foundation (£1.4m), Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service (£1.4m) and The Generational Foundation (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 8.4%. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 53%. Reserves of £4.1m would cover about 123 months of spending at that rate.