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From one-off donations to long-term giving, or designing your personal philanthropic strategy, we work together to help you realise your giving ambitions.
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Trust us with your giving with the Charitable Legacy Service
When you leave gifts to more than one charity in your will, you could unintentionally be handing a problem to your executor. For example, if one of the charities stops operating, it could cause issues with the inheritance tax liability on your estate.
Instead, our Charitable Legacy Service will distribute the money to your chosen charities for you when the time comes. Simply name one charity as your beneficiary: CAF, then instruct us on your wishes.
We’ll take care of everything else.
We will give you the exact wording to use for adding a clause to your will.
If you’re not sure, our advisers can help.
List your charities or charitable causes in a Letter of Wishes and return to us.
We’ll do the rest, distributing the funds to your chosen charities according to your wishes.
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Whether you leave a fixed amount from your estate, or a remainder of it, we offer complete flexibility.
If your choice of charities changes over time, simply send us a new Letter of Wishes. There’s no need to involve your will-writing professional.
When you name just one charity (CAF), you save time and costs for your executors – which could free up more money for your chosen charities.
As a registered charity, when you trust CAF to take care of your giving, any tax benefits will stay valid, even if one of the charities you name no longer exists.
We’ll never share your Letter of Wishes with anyone – unless you ask us to. Your choices can remain completely private.
While we typically receive cash gifts, we can also handle legacy requests to leave other types of asset.
Once you have updated your will with a new clause using the given wording, complete a Letter of Wishes and return it to us.
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Over the last 100 years, we have led the way in developing innovative approaches to giving.
We distribute over £1 billion on behalf of donors to non-profits around the globe every year.
Philanthropy is personal. Wherever you are on your philanthropic journey, our bespoke advice is tailored to your needs and expectations.
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.
We partner with membership bodies and other organisations to enable safe and effective cross-border giving.
Our robust charity verification and due diligence processes help your donations reach their intended causes safely and securely.
How a CAF Legacy pledger followed in his ancestor’s footsteps to fund the build of an RNLI lifeboat.
“The logic and rationale of funding this new lifeboat would certainly have appealed to John and would probably have made him chuckle with satisfaction.”
If you have received a legacy, we can help you give flexibly and tax-effectively.
You can distribute it to single or multiple causes. And the charities can receive all of the money now or spread over a period of time.
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