The Pipa Foundation

Analysis

The Pipa Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Pipa Foundation reported income of £120k and spending of £55k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £5,010 to £120k (+2288%), an average of +121% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 8683%. Over the whole period it spent 16% 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 Pipa Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Castlemere Community Centre (£120k), Prince Henry's, Evesham, Arts Theatre Trust (£120k) and The Behrens Foundation (£120k).