Yusuf Islam Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Foundation makes grants to organisations and individuals that share similar charitable objectives or activities, subject to due diligence and its objects, so first check that your work matches its stated themes of education, community development, humanitarian causes, poverty relief, religious activities, and arts and culture.
- Its published eligibility lists only organisations, though the annual report also mentions grants to individuals, so an individual should ask before applying.
- Total annual giving is £175,034, but no grant range is stated, so ask about likely grant sizes before naming an amount.
- No application process is published, so a short enquiry to the Foundation is a sensible first step.
- Nothing published says how competitive its grants are or when decisions are made.
Overview
Yusuf Islam Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1134513).
The Yusuf Islam Foundation exists to further the religion of Islam and Islamic education, in line with the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad. It functions as an umbrella organisation, having been founded through the amalgamation of two charitable organisations. Its annual giving was £175,034 in its latest reported year. Its grant-making includes scholarships for pupils of its schools and grants to individuals and organisations with similar charitable objectives or activities.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Foundation describes its work in lifelong education, community development and philanthropy, and says it promotes philanthropy in education and humanitarian causes. It aims to provide educational opportunities to promising students from less privileged backgrounds and to encourage and support students through scholarships. Its community-development work includes activities centred on peace, mutual understanding, social interaction, health and well-being, and the arts, undertaken in co-operation with other charitable organisations. The annual report says it makes grants to individuals and organisations sharing similar charitable objectives or activities, subject to due diligence and the charity's objects. Its wider charitable activities include education and training, community development, poverty relief, religious activities, and arts, culture and heritage.
Themes
- Education
- Community development
- Humanitarian causes
- Poverty relief
- Religious activities
- Arts and culture
How to apply
Who can apply:
- Organisations that share similar charitable objectives or activities
Where they fund
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £2,938,684 | £2,813,503 | £331,521 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £2,531,981 | £2,773,964 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £2,564,065 | £2,819,517 | £462,285 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £2,634,498 | £2,788,288 | £152,093 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £3,620,572 | £3,787,537 | £175,034 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- yusufislamfoundation.org · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- yusufislamfoundation.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- yusufislamfoundation.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission