Charities

Become a Member of the UKFC's International Programme

Charitable Organisations outside the United Kingdom that want to fundraise from their UK supporters can apply to become members of the UK Fund's International Programme. The UK Fund for Charities administers a Gift Aid tax reclaim service that can increase UK donations by 25%. See Gift Aid for more information.

Only organisations that qualify under UK tax laws as being eligible to receive grants from UK charities will be accepted as members of the International Programme by the Trustees of the UK Fund.  Go to Application/Renewal for an Application Form.

Making the most of Membership of the International Programme

The UK Fund can advise organisations outside the UK about their UK fundraising.  For example, in addition to approaching individual supporters, it may also be appropriate to apply to UK grantmaking trusts and UK companies to fund specific projects.

Members of the International Programme are advised to advertise their membership on their website and on all fundraising materials as follows:

[Name of Organisation] is a member of the UK Fund for Charities’ International Programme and is supported by the UK Fund which is a charity registered in England and Wales No. 1097462.  Donations to the UK Fund from UK taxpayers can be made under Gift Aid.  A donation form is available from the UK Fund website www.ukfundforcharities.org  email info@ukfundforcharities.com or telephone +44 1342 871910.  A donor can recommend to the trustees of the UK Fund that the donation plus the recovered tax less an administrative charge can be granted to any International Programme Member.

Administration of the UKFC

There is an initial fee of £100 (GBP100 sterling) towards the cost of validating each charity and there is a £60.00 (GBP 60 sterling) annual renewal fee to cover costs of establishing the charity’s continued eligibility.  Follow the Application/Renewal link for further information and details of payment methods.

Currently the administrative costs of the UKFC are under 2% of donations received. Where Gift Aid is applied the costs are more than covered by the Gift Aid reclaimed and costs are reduced on donations that don’t attract Gift Aid. See the retention scales below: