The John S Cohen Foundation

Analysis

The John S Cohen Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The John S Cohen Foundation reported income of £650k and spending of £682k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £630k to £650k (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 John S Cohen Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Streetwise Opera (£649k), Wimbledon Arts (£650k) and Cwmbran Centre for Young People (£648k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 37%. Grants to other organisations totalled £340k. Reserves of £13.6m would cover about 238 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.