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the gaia foundation

The charity supports the general public. The Gaia Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Brighton and operates in England And Wales, Australia, and various other locations.


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

Gaia works to revive bio-cultural diversity, to regenerate healthy ecosystems and to strengthen community ecological governance for climate change resilience. We work with partner organisations, communities and movements. Our activities focus on Food, Seed and Climate Change Resilience, Sacred Lands and Wilderness, Earth Jurisprudence, and looking Beyond Extractivism.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,090,709
Latest Expenditure
£1,424,025

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 128.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,074,039
Charitable Activities £14,499
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £2,171

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,404,137
Raising Funds £19,888
Governance £8,351
Grants to Institutions £419,560
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,090,709£1,424,025£1,404,137£794,440£258,87315 / 2
2023£1,503,733£1,277,146£1,261,736£1,127,756£230,75610 / 1
2022£1,275,201£1,227,406£1,199,908£901,169£235,05010 / 1
2021£1,395,426£1,088,880£1,061,332£853,374£198,85210 / 0
2020£971,834£987,633£954,317£546,828£140,6699 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers