Kennedy Memorial Fund
Analysis
Kennedy Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Kennedy Memorial Fund reported income of £241k and spending of £697k, spending 289% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £279k to £241k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 187% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Kennedy Memorial Fund sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weaverthorpe Pre-School Centre (£240k), Society for Economic Analysis Limited (£241k) and Exminster Pre-School (£240k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Kennedy Memorial Trust administers the Kennedy Memorial Fund commemorating President John F. Kennedy by maintaining a memorial at Runnymede and awarding scholarships to British graduate students to attend Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Each year the Trust provides graduate students with tuition fees, health cover, a stipend & travel grant.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Weaverthorpe Pre-School Centre | Nottingham | £240k |
| Society for Economic Analysis Limited | London | £241k |
| Exminster Pre-School | Devon | £240k |
| Sunny Days Nursery and Pre-School | Redruth | £241k |