The Wigoder Family Foundation

Analysis

The Wigoder Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Wigoder Family Foundation reported income of £3.4m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.4m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 39% 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, The Wigoder Family Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (£3.3m), The City of London School Charitable Trust (£3.4m) and John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £4.7m would cover about 36 months of spending at that rate.