The Education Endowment Foundation

Analysis

The Education Endowment Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07587909). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Education Endowment Foundation reported income of £52.4m and spending of £32.2m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £42.7m to £52.4m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 358%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Education Endowment Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coleg Sir Gar (£51.9m), The Pirbright Institute (£52.7m) and Gresham's School (£51.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and trading 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £21.8m. Reserves of £197.3m would cover about 73 months of spending at that rate. It employed 107 people.