The Exilarch's Foundation

Analysis

The Exilarch's Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Exilarch's Foundation reported income of £8.0m and spending of £5.6m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7.0m to £8.0m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, The Exilarch's Foundation sits at the 99th 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kindgiving Foundation (£7.7m), Issa Foundation (£8.0m) and Benesco Charity Limited (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.1m. Reserves of £26.0m would cover about 55 months of spending at that rate.