Jewish Literary Foundation

Analysis

Jewish Literary Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01989333). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Jewish Literary Foundation reported income of £462k and spending of £423k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £291k to £462k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Jewish Literary Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burnley Youth Theatre (£460k), The Forum (Northallerton) Ltd (£462k) and The Sulgrave Manor Trust (£460k).