From one-off donations to long-term giving, or designing your personal philanthropic strategy, we work together to help you realise your giving ambitions.
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.
Applying takes less than 5 minutes. We'll explain the choice of products we offer and ask for some information about you.
Please note this is for individual applications only. If you are a company or a foundation, please contact the team on 03000 123 150 or cadf@cafonline.org.
CAF American Donor Fund is for individuals who pay tax in both the UK and the US.
To find out about:
Giving services for US donors, please visit CAF America.
Giving services for Canadian donors, please visit CAF Canada.
What you'll need to sign up:
An understanding of which service level is right for you. Please download our helpful guide to help you decide if you are unsure
Which currencies you intend to hold with us - don't worry you can always amend these at a later date
Please select one of the options below. A different fee rate applies to each service as set out in the fee schedule.
Donor Advised Gift
Simple one-off giving without building a fund or build a fund without maintaining a minimum balance
Donor Advised Fund
Build a fund to suggest distributing later and maintain a minimum balance
Premier Donor Advised Fund
Like the Donor Advised Fund, plus recommend investments and appoint a successor to ensure it continues beyond your lifetime
Please select a service level first
Which currencies do you intend to hold with us?
Don't worry you can always amend these later by contacting us
GBP is required
GBP £
USD $
EUR €
Personal details
To satisfy our regulatory requirements we need to verify the identity, address and source of wealth of the Original Donor. Our privacy policy explains how we will handle your data.
Title*
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First name*
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Last name*
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Email*
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Telephone*
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Please enter your address manually or select Find Address
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Country*
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Address line 1*
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Town/City*
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County/State
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Postcode/Zip code*
Postcode*
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Correspondence address
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Address line 2
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Address line 3
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Town/City*
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County/State
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Postcode/Zipcode*
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Tax jurisdiction*
Please tick all jurisdictions in which you pay tax / file a tax return. Please note that CAF American Donor Fund is specifically for individuals who pay tax in both the USA and UK.
UK non-domiciled*
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Please enter all other tax jurisdictions*
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Nationality*
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Source of wealth*
Occupation*
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Company name*
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Please provide details of another source of wealth*
For example, if your source of wealth relates to a business sale, please specify the company and when this took place, or if your source of wealth arises from investments or savings please provide more information about how you came to obtain these assets (eg through former employment or inheritance). CAF may be required to ask for additional information as part of our Customer Due Diligence requirements.
Please specify another source of wealth
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Where did you hear about us?*
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Please insert where you heard about us*
Please state how you heard about us
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Gift Aid declaration
Claim Gift Aid in the UK, increasing the value of your donation by 25%.
I am a UK tax payer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid being claimed on all my donations in that tax year, it is my responsibility to pay any difference.
Please tick the box to confirm that you will advise us if this situation changes
Please notify us if you would like to cancel this declaration, change your name or home address or if you no longer pay sufficient tax on your income or capital gains.
Are you a Trustee/Director of any charities?
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Do you anticipate suggesting grants to charities outside of the USA or UK?
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How much do you plan to donate into your CAF American Donor Fund account in the next 12 months?
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Keeping in contact
As well as contacting you about this product or service, we would like to send you information about other related products and services from the CAF Group that we believe will be of interest to you. I DO NOT want to receive this information by (tick all that apply):
Please note: if you tick a box, we will not be able to tell you about these products and services in this way.
For information about how CAF handles your information see our Privacy Notice
CAF and the companies in which it has a majority stake, or their subsidiaries (defined here as the CAF Group) will not share your information with any outside organisation except as part of providing a product/service or when legally obliged to do so.
Declaration of acceptance
The management and operation of your CAF American Donor Fund shall be subject to the CAF American Donor Fund terms and conditions and they shall take precedence over this application form and any other documents or forms relating to the CAF American Donor Fund. Accordingly, please read the CAF American Donor Fund terms and conditions carefully before submitting this application form.
By submitting this application form, I confirm that:
Please confirm your acceptance of the terms and conditions and fee schedule
The CAF American Donor Fund is the trading name of Southampton Row Trust Ltd, a UK-based charitable company registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales. Southampton Row Trust Ltd is wholly owned by CAF America, a US 501 (c)(3) public charity. CAF America Employer Identification Number (EIN) 43-1634280.
Registered office: 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4TA
Registered company number 3900842.
Registered charity number 1079020.
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