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the generation foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. The Generation 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, 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

The Generation Foundation seeks to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable economic system; one that is aligned with a low-carbon, prosperous, healthy, safe and fair society. The Foundation executes this mission through research, major partnerships, grant-making, and through the matched giving programme for Generation employees.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£11,477,568
Latest Expenditure
£11,089,321

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,558,632
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £5,918,936
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £11,089,321
Raising Funds £0
Governance £15,420
Grants to Institutions £9,540,978
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£11,477,568£11,089,321£11,089,321£30,414,893£17,414,8935 / 0
2023£18,260,751£5,945,608£5,945,608£30,025,162£30,025,1624 / 0
2022£5,617,665£11,406,713£11,406,713£17,841,212£17,841,2125 / 0
2021£16,471,491£11,536,220£11,536,220£23,066,614£23,066,6143 / 0
2020£7,524,322£11,703,992£11,703,992£18,063,954£18,063,9542 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers