GIVING BACK TO LOCAL CAUSES
Sometimes it takes personal experience to understand the impact that small local charities and community groups can have on people.
And thanks to a generous CAF Legacy donor, a total of £4.5million has been awarded as grants to organisations that may have otherwise been overlooked by major funders.
It all started with a Letter of Wishes from the donor that read: “I have received assistance from some local charities and would wish charities in this area to benefit along with others of your choice.”
CAF’s Legacy and Grantmaking teams began to establish what that could mean and how to best fulfil that wish.
'DOING OUR BEST BY THE DONOR'
The teams established certain criteria and worked together to launch a grantmaking programme, the CAF Tourle Foundation Fund, to benefit small organisations across the UK.
From helping to buy new camping equipment for scouts to providing access to sensory spaces for children with autism, as well as supporting a wide range of additional charitable causes, the grants have been able to achieve remarkable results for organisations and their local communities.
Speaking about the process, Monica Brown, Head of Charity Advisory and Programmes at CAF, said: “Our main mission all along has been to ensure we do our best by the donor, who expressed gratitude for the amount of help and support he received from local charities.”