Welcome to the Charities Aid Foundation

We help donors to give more impactfully and charities to build their resilience so they can do more of their life-changing work.

Personal giving From one-off donations to long-term giving, or designing your personal philanthropic strategy, we work together to help you realise your giving ambitions. Corporate giving You have the vision for making a difference. So do we. We help you plan how to give based on your goals. Services for charities Helping your charity or social enterprise become more resilient. Insights Discover the latest insights for donors and charitable organisations to help create a greater impact About us We are a leading charity, working at the centre of the giving world. We help donors to give more impactfully and charities to build their resilience so they can do more of their life-changing work. Donate

Personal giving

From one-off donations to long-term giving, or designing your personal philanthropic strategy, we work together to help you realise your giving ambitions.

DISCOVER OUR PERSONAL GIVING SOLUTIONS

Find a charity and donate

Search our database of over 160,000 charities and donate to the organisation that mean the most to you.

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Discover effective ways to give

We match our strategic, insight led approach with your giving ambitions, so you give in the way you want, to the causes you want, at the right time for you.

DISCOVER OUR PERSONAL GIVING SOLUTIONS

Get a giving account Give through a Charitable Trust Make a large, one-off gift Give through your payroll Give as a dual US/UK taxpayer Leave a legacy gift

Maximise your impact

From strategic advice to grantmaking and social investment, we can work together to drive meaningful change.

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Get strategic advice Provide social investment

Services for professional advisers

We offer seamless support and expertise to strengthen your own. A trusted philanthropy partner to help your clients make a measurable difference to the causes they care about.

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Resources for effective giving

Expert content to help inspire and inform your giving

EXPLORE OUR PERSONAL GIVING RESOURCES

Corporate giving

You have the vision for making a difference. So do we. We help you plan how to give based on your goals.

DISCOVER OUR CORPORATE GIVING SOLUTIONS

Discover effective ways to give

We combine our in-depth sector expertise, governance support, and tax-efficient giving solutions to help your company (and your employees) make meaningful change.

EXPLORE OUR CORPORATE GIVING SOLUTIONS

Get a company giving account Set up payroll giving Set up a corporate foundation Inspire workplace fundraising

Maximise your impact

From strategic advice to grantmaking and social investment, we can work together to drive meaningful change beyond corporate charitable giving.

EXPLORE OUR IMPACT ACCELERATOR

Get strategic advice Create a grant programme Provide social investment

Resources for effective giving

Resources to help inspire and inform your corporate giving.

EXPLORE OUR CORPORATE GIVING RESOURCES

Services for charities

Helping your charity or social enterprise become more resilient.

DISCOVER HOW WE SUPPORT CHARITIES

Funding for charities

As a charity, we understand the financial challenges you face. We’re here to help strengthen the long-term resilience of your charity or social enterprise.

EXPLORE OUR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Fundraise online Manage your CAF donations Apply for an unsecured loan Apply for secured loan Prepare a grant application

Charity banking and investments

Through our subsidiaries CAF Bank and CAF Financial Solutions Limited (CFSL), we work with you to find the best place for your money.

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Current account Savings accounts Secured loans Investments

Strategic consultancy

We've been working with charities for over 100 years. So, we know that if your charity is going to have real impact you need the right support and strategy in place.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CHARITY ADVISORY

Resources for charities

Expert resources to help navigate rising costs and build your charity’s resilience.

EXPLORE OUR RESOURCES FOR CHARITIES

Insights

Discover the latest insights for donors and charitable organisations to help create a greater impact

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Research

Discover insight into donor behaviour, key issues affecting charities and responses to significant UK events.

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Blog

News and opinions from the experts in charitable giving and the sector

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About us

We are a leading charity, working at the centre of the giving world. We help donors to give more impactfully and charities to build their resilience so they can do more of their life-changing work.

Find out more about CAF

100 years of CAF

From a £1,000 legacy to distributing over £1 billion to charities annually.

FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY

Governance and policies

As a registered charity (number 268369) we operate in a specific way. Learn more about how we are run with essential information on leadership and governance.

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Annual reports Our trustees and executives Legal and regulatory information Standards and conduct policy Sustainability commitment

Press office

View our latest press releases or contact us for commentary on philanthropy, corporate giving and issues facing the charity sector.

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Press releases Spokespeople

Public affairs and policy

We use our expertise in philanthropy and charitable giving to amplify the charity sector’s voice and needs, working with government, policy makers and regulators to bring about change.

EXPLORE OUR POLICY WORK

Partner with us

The CAF Network is a group of locally led, independent organisations from across the world. Our partners work at the forefront of philanthropy. They offer local expertise on pressing causes, and offer expertise on donating into their countries

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Careers

At the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), we don’t just talk about impact, we actively shape it. Find a rewarding and meaningful career at CAF, where together, we give more.

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Home Corporate giving Discover effective ways to give Get a company giving account

CORPORATE GIVING

Company Account

A single account to manage all your company’s giving

A tax-effective way to give

Our Company Account lets you manage your corporate giving in one place. Your business contributes funds into the account, and we hold them for you until you are ready to use them for charitable purposes.

As we’re a charity, your contributions into the account are considered a charitable donation. This means you only need to record one donation to claim tax relief on all your giving.

For programmes of significant size and scale, we can provide a dedicated account manager who can help with your giving, share insights, and advise on maximising the impact of your giving.

One place for all your giving

Give flexibly

Use the funds in your account to support any cause considered charitable, from local sports clubs to large overseas NGOs and everything in between.

Give tax-effectively

Contributions are considered charitable donations. So you can reduce your corporation tax.

Give with confidence

Wherever they’re based, your charity partners are checked and verified as legitimate before funds are sent.

Give transparently

Holding your charitable budget separately from other company funds means complete transparency for tax purposes and audits.

Encourage your employees

Use funds in your account to match your employees’ fundraising or volunteering efforts – encouraging them to do more.

Manage your donations online

You can make giving requests at any time, and track and report on your charitable giving with regular statements.

An option for LLP structures

Our unique ‘Partnership’ feature allows us to receive funds from partners and make the relevant Gift Aid claim, enabling tax-efficient giving for LLP entities.

Corporate purpose in action

Learn more about how you can realise greater impact through corporate giving.

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Why choose CAF

We know businesses

We’re experts in helping companies achieve their social impact goals, partnering with well known brands across a broad range of sectors.

£120 million

We help businesses and their employees distribute over £120 million to non-profits around the globe every year.

2,500 corporate clients

Our products and services enable 2,500 businesses to make a tangible difference to the causes they care about.

160,000 non-profits

We work with over 160,000 non-profits to find, access, and grow the funds needed to do more of the great work they do.

Global reach

We partner with membership bodies and other organisations to enable safe and effective cross-border giving and advocate for philanthropy around the world.

Safe and secure

Our robust charity verification and due diligence processes mean your donations reach their intended causes safely and securely.

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Do you offer payroll giving?

We’ve run Give As You Earn since 1987 – we’re the UK’s largest Payroll Giving Agency.

Payroll giving lets your employees give to charity direct from their pay – before it’s taxed. This reduces the amount of tax they pay, meaning they’re able to give more to good causes.

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