The Raais Foundation

Analysis

The Raais Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Raais Foundation reported income of £72k and spending of £34k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £5 to £72k (+1446060%), an average of +997% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17560%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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 Raais Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bury St Edmunds Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (£72k), City of Birmingham Choir (£72k) and The Far Forest and District Horticultural Society (£72k).