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Charities and not-for-profits

TAKING CARE OF CHARITIES

We work with more than 88,000 charities around the world, helping them raise and manage the funds they need to do their amazing work.

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Helping you with the finances

We offer a range of financial services to help your organisation have a bigger impact.

Loans for charities

Borrowing funds is one way of kick-starting your projects and achieving your goals. We could lend you between £50,000 and £5m to support a project.


How a loan could help you 

 

Borrowing from CAF Bank

Banking for charities

Current accounts, online banking and instant access savings. With CAF Bank it’s easy to manage your charity’s day-to-day banking.


Join the bank for charities 

 

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CAF Charity Deposit Platform

Choose from around 20 banks and 100 deposit accounts, with just one application. Provided by Flagstone Investment Management (‘Flagstone’) and introductions are made by CAF Financial Solutions Limited.


Grow your charity's reserves 

 

No monthly fees

Charity investing

Manage the widest range of charity-specific funds online with our CAF Investment Account. Learn more about investing, try our portfolios, and grow your investments.


Visit our Charity Investment Hub 

 

Investing in charitable organisations

Raising donations

Raise funds online and manage your charity's donations with CAF Donate. It’s free to sign up and there are no monthly fees.


Sign up to CAF Donate for free 

 

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Social investment

Looking for affordable finance? Our social investment loans are often unsecured and could help where other lenders may be unable to.


Is social investment right for you? 

 

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Advice and support

Do you need strategic help? Our advisors work with charity leaders and trustees to help their organisations become more sustainable and resilient.


Become a resilient charity 

 

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Grant programmes

Apply for grant programmes that we’re either running ourselves, or managing on behalf of other companies, trusts or foundations.


See our grant programmes 

 

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Insight and advice for your charity

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    Views on giving during the coronavirus pandemic

    How are charities and the act of giving being viewed during the coronavirus pandemic? Susan Pinkney, our Head of Research, looks at what the latest research is telling us.
  • Ashleigh Milson

    Never has charity been more important #CharityUnitesUs

    The #CharityUnitesUs campaign is all about shining the spotlight on the experience of charities during this difficult time. Campaigns, and Public Affairs Manager, Ashleigh Milson, shares how you can get involved.
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    What is our insight telling us?

    Our Head of Research, Susan Pinkney, will be providing updates to support charities throughout the pandemic. These updates will include our own research but also horizon scanning and summaries of the work being done by some bigger research agencies.

Success stories

We're proud to work with amazing organisations and individuals across the UK who devote their time to making a real difference.

Take a look at more of our charity case studies.

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Looking after London's unwanted animals

  • Celia Hammond Animal Trust

Small donations are essential for this London-based charity who provide much needed care and refuge for stray, unwanted and abandoned animals.

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From homelessness to happiness

  • Prisoners Abroad | Old Spike Roastery | Change Please

How one man's life was transformed by three organisations that CAF Venturesome has supported.

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