Rainbow Fund for South Africa
Analysis
Rainbow Fund for South Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in October 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Rainbow Fund for South Africa reported income of £40k and spending of £35k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £39k to £40k (+3.2%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rainbow Fund for South Africa sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Mason Family Trust (£40k), Aspire and Reach (£40k) and Galactosaemia Support Group (£40k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Fund provides money to pay the salaries of nine teachers and a cook at the Rainbow School at the J L Zwane Centre in Guguletu, Western Cape. It also pays for about half of an administrator's salary and for a small amount of other overheads. The Rainbow School provides after school teaching and homework facilities to augment the effectiveness of the existing nearby primary schools.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The John Mason Family Trust | Chester | £40k |
| Aspire and Reach | Wolverhampton | £40k |
| Galactosaemia Support Group | Sheffield | £40k |
| Stansted Mountfichet University of the Third Age | Hertfordshire | £40k |