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INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PHILANTHROPY

Registered charity 1181003 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy seeks to grow philanthropy around the world. We do so by conducting research in the domain of philanthropic psychology and building the body of knowledge available to the philanthropic sector. We also provide training and education services, disseminating our research work and the work of others to the professional community.

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Latest income
£421k
Latest spending
£401k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £20,222 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £346,083. This figure meets the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £200,000, which was established to cover three months of expenditure plus staff costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“During the year two employees received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of between £80,000 and £100,000” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“During the year two employees received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of between £80,000 and £100,000” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Education and training (82% of income)
“Education and training 346,757” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£533k
Total spending
£320k
Reserves (reported)
£308k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~11.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£421k£401k
31/12/2024£295k£456k
31/12/2023£455k£431k
31/12/2022£434k£313k
31/12/2021£533k£320k

Common questions

Is INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PHILANTHROPY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £20,222 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £346,083. This figure meets the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £200,000, which was established to cover three months of expenditure plus staff costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PHILANTHROPY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £100,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.