Supporting children and young people with a passion for singing

Talent does not discriminate based on parental income and nor will we. At the heart of our future vision lies the desire to broaden access to our unique and talent-nurturing courses. Unless access to and enjoyment of our unique choral tradition are consciously broadened, it will become an ever more niche and vanishing art confined to the “elite”.

In 2023 – 24, our income was £442k

  • R70% of our income came from choral course fees
  • R26% came from donations and legacies

In 2023 – 24, our expenditure was £436k

  • ROver 50% was spent running choral courses
  • R14% on bursaries
  • R5% on schools’ education work

Summary Financials

In 2023-24, over 71% of our income was spent on…

£234k delivering excellent choral courses for children and young people
£234k delivering excellent choral courses for children and young people
£58k on bursaries to allow people from all walks of life to attend a course
£58k on bursaries to allow people from all walks of life to attend a course
£20k on in-school choral education
£20k on in-school choral education
Cost of Fundraising & Administration

We spend around 9% of our income on Fundraising and Administration, meaning you can have confidence that we ensure that the maximum possible goes to changing lives through singing.

For the money we spend on fundraising, we operate on a Return on Investment of 1:7.8, meaning that for every £1 we spend on fundraising, we generate £7.80 in return.

For this reason, we are stepping up our fundraising efforts. Please do get in touch with rachel@therodolfusfoundation.com to talk about your gift.

You can download a financial summary and our annual report and accounts here.

Funders & Supporters

We are grateful to be supported by The John Armitage Charitable Trust, The Garfield Weston Foundation and the Laing Family Trust, as well as a number of generous private donors and regular supporters.

If you would like to join us, you can follow the ‘donate’ button to set up a regular donation or contact rachel@therodolfusfoundation.com to discuss a more significant gift.