This Day Foundation

Analysis

This Day Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, This Day Foundation reported income of £33.7m and spending of £18.8m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £15.9m to £33.7m (+111%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, This Day 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 Jeremy Coller Foundation (£32.5m), The February Foundation (£34.3m) and Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside (£32.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £17.9m. Reserves of £32.8m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate.