About IFS

Funding bodies

IFS relies on grants to fund its research. The Economic and Social Research Council funds the Centre for Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy at IFS, and the Leverhulme Trust funds the Centre for Microdata Methods and Research. Most other research grants are received on a project basis.

AIM AIM's Mission is to significantly increase the contribution of and future capacity for world class UK research on management. Projects funded
Anglo-German Foundation The Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society contributes to policy-making in Britain and Germany by funding bilateral research. Projects funded
BBC Television The BBC is the UK's main public service broadcster, funded through the licence fee. Projects funded
Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom. Projects funded
CfBT Education Trust CfBT Education Trust is a leading education consultancy and service organisation. Its object is to provide education for public benefit both in the UK and internationally. Projects funded
Chartered Institute of Taxation The CIOT is the professional body for chartered tax advisers. Projects funded
Department for Children, Schools and Families The Department aims to give children an excellent start in education, enable young people to equip themselves with life and work skills, and encourage adults to achieve their full potential through learning. Projects funded
Department for International Development The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty. Projects funded
Department for Work and Pensions The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda. Projects funded
Department of Finance and Personnel The Department of Finance and Personnel for Northern Ireland. Projects funded
Department of Trade and Industry The DTI is responsible for business, employees and consumers. Projects funded
ECORYS ECORYS is a European group of multidisciplinary research and consulting companies. Projects funded
ELSA Consortium Half of ELSA's initial five year budget has been provided by the National Institute of Ageing in the US. The NIA have a keen interest in understanding the multifactorial ageing process and cross-atlantic comparisons will bring deeper understanding to the field. The NIA also funds the Health and Retirement Study, that looks at similar issues to ELSA. Projects funded
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is the UK’s leading research funding and training agency addressing economic and social concerns. Projects funded
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK. Projects funded
European Commission The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. Projects funded
Food Standards Agency The Food Standards Agency is an independent food safety watchdog set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food. Projects funded
Gatsby Foundation The Foundation is an endowed grant-making trust. Its Trust Deed states that it has general charitable objectives. The Trustees can therefore give money to any charitable cause. The Foundation's capital - its expendable endowment - has all been provided by the founder. The Trustees make grants by using the income and occasionally by drawing on the capital. They do not raise money from the public or elsewhere. Projects funded
HM Treasury The Treasury aims to raise the rate of sustainable growth and achieve rising prosperity and a better quality of life, with economic and employment opportunities for all. Projects funded
Help the Aged Help the Aged is an international charity that undertakes research into the needs of older people and provides local services in communities across the UK and overseas. Projects funded
Inland Revenue The Inland Revenue is responsible for the administration of income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, petroleum revenue tax, inheritance tax, national insurance contributions and stamp duties. They are also responsible for the payment of Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit. Projects funded
Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU) The Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU) is a research institute under the Swedish Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications, situated in Uppsala. Projects funded
Inter-American Development Bank The IDB Group is the main source of multilateral financing for economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also plays a leading role in regional integration. Projects funded
International Monetary Fund The IMF is an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty. Projects funded
Joseph Rowntree Foundation The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest independent social policy research and development charities in the UK. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy. Projects funded
King's Fund The King's Fund is an independent charitable foundation whose goal is to improve health, especially in London. Projects funded
Low Pay Commission The Low Pay Commission (LPC) was established as a result of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 to advise the Government about the National Minimum Wage. Projects funded
McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) was established in 1990 as an independent economics think tank within McKinsey & Company. Its primary purpose is to undertake original research and develop substantive points of view on critical economic issues facing businesses and governments around the world. Projects funded
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) The NBER is the USA's leading nonprofit economic research organization. Twelve of the 31 American Nobel Prize winners in Economics and three of the past Chairmen of the President's Council of Economic Advisers have been researchers at the NBER. Projects funded
National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health (US). Projects funded
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People The Commissioner's principal aim is described in the legislation as 'to safeguard and promote the rights and best interests of children and young persons'. Projects funded
Nuffield Foundation One of the UK's best known charitable trusts, the Nuffield Foundation was established in 1943 by William Morris (Lord Nuffield) the founder of Morris Motors. Projects funded
Office of the First and Deputy First Minister The Office of the First and Deputy First Minister for Northern Ireland. Projects funded
Pensions Commission The Pensions Commission is an independent body set up to keep under review the regime for UK private pensions and long term savings. The commission was announced in the Pensions Green Paper published in December 2002. Our team consists of three Commissioners and a small secretariat. Projects funded
Saving Consortium This consortium of organisations with an interest in saving will fund a research project on saving and pensions. Projects funded
TLRC consortium The TLRC's work is generously supported bya range of companies. Projects funded
The Hundred Group of Finance Directors The Hundred Group is made up of Finance Directors from the top 100 FTSE companies in the UK. Projects funded
The Leverhulme Trust The Leverhulme Trust, established at the wish of William Hesketh Lever, the first Viscount Leverhulme, makes awards for the support of research and education. Projects funded
cera Consortium We are grateful to the following institutions for funding research at cera: The Leverhulme Trust, through the research programme on The Changing Distribution of Consumption, Economic Resources and the Welfare of Households; The Economic and Social Research Council, through the ESRC Centre for the Economic Analysis of Public Policy at IFS; The European Union, through the Research Training Network in the Economics of Ageing in Europe; The Nuffield Foundation; The Department for Work and Pensions; HM Treasury; The National Institute on Aging. Projects funded