Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE LIS FOUNDATION 

The LIS Foundation provides bursaries, grants and scholarships to students attending the London Interdisciplinary School. In addition, it seeks to advance interdisciplinary education to the wider public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/22£59,003£20,599£38,4041
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

lisfoundation.org.uk

michael.englard@lis.ac.uk

02034091912

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Education support services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000 22/09/2021
to support specified work

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/06/2021, number: 1194770
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

20-30 Whitechapel Road
Whitechapel
London
E1 1EW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS FACING DISADVANTAGE ATTENDING THE LONDON INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOOL IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT (INCLUDING BY AWARDING BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS) AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN APPROACHES TO AND THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING (INCLUDING BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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