Ezer Viznitz Foundation

Analysis

Ezer Viznitz Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ezer Viznitz Foundation reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.9m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £930k to £4.7m (+402%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ezer Viznitz 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spear Housing Association Limited (£4.6m), Act on Energy (£4.7m) and Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £59k. Reserves of £25k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.