We help donors to give more impactfully and charities to build their resilience so they can do more of their life-changing work.
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
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
Helping your charity or social enterprise become more resilient.
DISCOVER HOW WE SUPPORT CHARITIES
Discover the latest insights for donors and charitable organisations to help create a greater impact
Explore
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
Transformative grantmaking support to help maximise impact and manage risk
However ambitious your giving goals, we’re here to make sure they create real change. Our end-to-end grantmaking support helps you deliver impactful programmes - including complex, multi-year projects - that align with your business strategy and
meet social need.
We help you help charities respond to pressing areas of need, keep vital services running and boost their long-term resilience.
We help you identify the intended impact of your giving and reflect these priorities in the design of your programme. This includes the structural elements such as grant size and frequency, geographical cover, and assessment criteria.
Charities
with aligned objectives can then apply through our online platform, and we can support you (and your employees) to assess which ones align best with your programme priorities. We can also deliver the programme end-to-end, including contracting, payment
and importantly, the impact reporting.
From defining objectives to developing frameworks to measure impact, we draw on our wealth of experience, sector knowledge and research to design best in class programmes to fulfil that impact.
In collaboration with your team, we provide expert support to deliver programmes that effectively meet their ambitions and impact goals.
Focusing on insight and impact, we capture the social impact of donors’ contributions – sharing learnings and reviews in funder reports to strengthen future activity.
We'll help you design, deliver and learn to provide a meaningful and impactful grantmaking programme.
Since 1976, we have delivered tailored, transformative grantmaking programmes in the UK and internationally that are effective, bold and that fund for success.
We achieve maximum impact by working with governments, charities and donors. Our grantmaking is informed by respected research, and our team’s sector knowledge and expertise.
We offer impartial advice, focused on your ambitions and best practice principles which support the needs of communities.
We partner with companies across all sectors, supporting with the design and delivery of their strategic giving programmes.
Our robust charity verification and due diligence processes mean your donations reach their intended causes safely and securely.
We partner with membership bodies and other organisations to enable safe and effective cross-border giving and advocate for philanthropy around the world.
Designing a grant programme that delivers real impact takes more than good intentions, it requires clarity, structure and ongoing learning.
Our latest article shares how organisations are tackling common grantmaking challenges, from defining priorities to building frameworks that support consistent, confident decision-making.
Helping to build the organisational resilience of small charities that address social equity in the UK.
Learn more
Supporting communities hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and investing in charities that had rallied to provide that support.
Learn more
Working with nature to build a more sustainable future for ocean ecosystems and coastal communities.
Learn more
Supporting volunteer training to improve the safety and quality of UK search and rescue services.
Learn more
Helping smaller charities in the UK affected by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
We'll help you design, deliver and learn to provide a meaningful and impactful grantmaking programme.
Contact us
Grantmaking Delivery Manager
Strong governance does more than just protect your organisation. It enables your giving to be more focused, effective, and trusted. This blog explores the key risk areas in corporate giving and offers practical ways to manage them.
Disasters are not just about the hazard itself. Their impact depends on how prepared communities are, how vulnerable they are and what resources they have. These five shifts can help businesses move from reactive giving to a more strategic approach.
Learn how Halma plc created an employee-driven, purpose-led giving platform for a safer, cleaner and healthier future.