THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (UK)
The charity is a grant making charity, providing grants to a wide range of charitable projects in the UK and abroad, funded principally by donations made by affiliate and subsidiary companies of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc and by current and retired senior employees of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, and its affiliates and subsidiaries.
Objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted income funds totalled US$26,168,251 as at 30 June 2025, comprising a general fund and an other reserve. The document does not disclose a reserves policy target or specific unrestricted reserves in GBP. No material uncertainties or going concern risks are explicitly stated in the provided text.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Trustees
- David Jeffrey Greenwald
- Graham Shaw
- Jennifer Catherine Evans
- ROBERT JAMES KATZ
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £3.7m | £3.4m |
| 30/06/2024 | £1.4m | £3.8m |
| 30/06/2023 | £1.4m | £3.4m |
| 30/06/2022 | £1.7m | £3.2m |
| 30/06/2021 | £7.6m | £2.5m |
Common questions
Is THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (UK) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income funds totalled US$26,168,251 as at 30 June 2025, comprising a general fund and an other reserve. The document does not disclose a reserves policy target or specific unrestricted reserves in GBP. No material uncertainties or going concern risks are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Who funds THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (UK)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (UK) as a grant recipient include DEMENTIA ADVENTURE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMENTIA ADVENTURE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | Funding for Green Letter Days |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| NPT Transatlantic Limited | 1 | £32.3m |
| THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATION | 1 | £396k |
| THE GAUDIO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £371k |
| CLASSICS FOR ALL | 1 | £30k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNAPHILL WITH BROOKWOOD | 1 | £2k |
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- GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK)
- GOLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE GFF UK TRUST
- THE HENRY SMITH CHARITY
- RSM UK FOUNDATION
- THE GREATER SHARE FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (UK) | £3.7m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK) | £27.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GOLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GFF UK TRUST | £250k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HENRY SMITH CHARITY | £19.0m | £150,000 - £160,000 | 15 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RSM UK FOUNDATION | £1.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |