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masonic charitable foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other charities or voluntary bodies. Masonic Charitable Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To relieve and preserve health, advance education and prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship, amongst such persons as the Trustees consider from time to time to be in need of assistance and to further such other purposes being exclusively charitable.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£85,720,000
Latest Expenditure
£103,261,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 117.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £18,906,000
Charitable Activities £52,689,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £10,907,000
Other Income £3,218,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £100,635,000
Raising Funds £2,626,000
Governance £196,000
Grants to Institutions £16,458,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£85,720,000£103,261,000£100,635,000£392,520,000£98,715,00098 / 235
2023£79,255,000£97,086,000£94,183,000£386,465,000£80,048,0001091 / 347
2022£72,915,000£93,317,000£90,886,000£416,229,000£72,516,0001150 / 480
2021£67,843,000£91,079,000£88,681,000£413,934,000£62,275,0001600 / 480
2020£88,671,000£89,108,000£86,152,000£389,886,000£52,100,0001079 / 480

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers