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THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK)

#1091043 · Charitable company · Registered 2002-03-12 · W1S 2FT · www.ciff.org
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Activities

As described by the charity on the register

THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT PHILANTHROPIC ORGANISATION, WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF POOR AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. USING DATA AND EVIDENCE FOR IMPACT AT SCALE, CIFF'S FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE CHILDREN AND MOTHERS' HEALTH AND NUTRITION, CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE, AND SMART WAYS TO SLOWDOWN CLIMATE CHANGE.

Latest income

£66.7m

Expenditure

£508m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £13.6m £299m
2021-12-31 £17.9m £619m
2022-12-31 £41.4m £410m
2023-12-31 £70.4m £449m
2024-12-31 £66.7m £508m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £171m
Charitable activities £0
Trading £0
Investment income £66.7m
Total income £237m

Spending

Charitable spend £499m
Raising funds £9.4m
Grants to institutions £473m
Governance £631k
Total expenditure £508m

Balance sheet

Reserves £858m
Total funds £4.81bn
— restricted £12.3m
— unrestricted £858m
— endowment £3.94bn
Total assets £4.81bn
Cash £44.3m

People

Employees 225

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.