The International Foundation for Arts and Culture

Analysis

The International Foundation for Arts and Culture is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03289093). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The International Foundation for Arts and Culture reported income of £48k and spending of £11k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £413k to £48k (-89%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The International Foundation for Arts and Culture sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lisburne Hall (£48k), Wirral Youth for Christ (£48k) and Middle Temple Charity (£47k).