Our Funding

The Patient Information Forum (PiF) is an independent, not-for profit social enterprise, formed as a company limited by guarantee (company number 06562222). 

PiF is funded by a number of income streams:

Membership subscriptions
PiF has 400+ individual and organisational members who pay an annual subscription fee. These fees range from £75 pa for individual members to £10,000 pa for Partner membership. To find out more about our membership benefits and fees click here. Approximately 55% of PiF's annual income comes from membership subscriptions.

Events
PiF runs a number of workshops and events each year, as well as an annual UK conference and for the first time in 2011 a Scotland conference.

Project funding
PiF undertakes a number of specific projects each year, for example producing Guides and publications, running one-off events and working in partnership with other organisations on work around consumer health information.

PiF receives no statutory or grant funding. We rely both on the support of our members and on the relationships we build with like-minded organisations to develop our services and widen our influence.

Page last edited: 21 September 2011