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Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

Registered charity 200051, on the register since 7 June 1961. The 1,880th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

We are one of the largest independent foundations in the UK. Our primary interests are in the arts, children and young people, the environment and social change.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Accommodation/housingArts/culture/heritage/scienceDisabilityEconomic/community Development/employmentEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageGeneral Charitable PurposesHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.