Wise Music Foundation

Analysis

Wise Music Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Wise Music Foundation reported income of £33k and spending of £18k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £102k to £33k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wise Music Foundation sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary CIO (£32k), Chilcompton Village Hall (£33k) and Insaan Aid (£32k).