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

abrdn Financial Fairness Trust: £22,300
Aviva Foundation: £58,128 
Barrow Cadbury Trust: £20,000
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch: £21,690 
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation: £42,392
European Climate Foundation: £114,656
Friends Provident Foundation: £90,910
Impact on Urban Health: £58,818
Joseph Rowntree Foundation: £46,218 
KR Foundation: £8,180
Lloyds Bank Foundation: £94,495
Network for Social Change: £38,500
Nuffield Foundation: £12,562
Oak Foundation: £1,698,299
Open Society Foundations (USA): £88,662
OVO Foundation: £23,600 
Patriotic Millionaires International: £30,000
Possible: £20,000
Power to Change Trustee Limited: £44,405
Shelter: £7,420
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust: £3,180
The Motherhood Plan: £16,100
The National Lottery Community Fund: £1,033,554
The Nationwide Foundation: £50,992
The Sunrise Project: £69,478
The Sunrise Project Australia Ltd: £168,105
Thirty Percy Foundation: £24,076


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