About

Accounts and funders

NEF is proud to be an independent charity, free from political parties and vested interests. That independence underpins everything we do — enabling our research and proposals to be rigorous, reliable, and evidence-based, and always rooted in the public good.

Our work is made possible through the generosity of donors and partners. We work with trusts, foundations and other organisations who support our mission and align with our values. We are also grateful to hundreds of individuals who support our work. To everyone who donates, joins our campaigns, or takes part in our events: thank you. Your support is what makes NEF unique and keeps our voice strong.

We will never be able to match the vast sums that the super-rich and big corporations spend to shape politics and democracy in their own interests. But together, we can build a powerful movement for change — one that cannot be ignored.

We also believe that transparency is essential to a healthy democracy. The public deserves to know who is seeking to shape policy and whose interests they represent. NEF is proud to hold the top A‑rating for transparency from the Who Funds You? campaign. We publish the names and donation amounts of everyone who gives more than £5,000, and every NEF report clearly acknowledges its funders. See the list for our last financial year below.

Annual accounts

Funders

AEC Trust £23,560
Barrow Cadbury Trust £10,000 
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation £78,263
City of London Corporation £9,500
ClimateWorks Foundation £31,375
European Climate Foundation £31,702
Farming the Future £1,000
Friends Provident Foundation £50,001
John Savery £10,000
Joseph Rowntree Foundation £82,400
Lankelly Chase Foundation £170,196
Lloyds Bank Foundation £2,050
The Motherhood Plan £9,900
National Lottery Community Fund, Partnerships England Wide £858,303
The Nationwide Foundation £30,000 
Oak Foundation £1,210,019
Partners for a New Economy £63,964
The Persula Foundation £10,000
The Pickwell Foundation £6,000
Power to Change £145,595
Shelter £12,580
The Smallwood Trust £4,288 
The Sunrise Project £45,046
The Tudor Trust £58,485
Trust for London £83,296


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