Gift Aid
What is Gift Aid?
As a supporter of Vision Africa, you will know how hard we work to ensure that every penny we raise goes as far as it can to help children in poverty. Through Gift Aid and Transitional Relief, you can help us make your donations go 28% further and it won’t cost you a penny!
How does it work?
So long as you are a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid enables you to boost the value of your donations by 28p for every £1 you give (25p in Gift Aid and a further 3p is added by the Government in Transitional Relief) to us.
So, for example, if you decide to give £10 to Vision Africa, we will be able to reclaim an extra £2.80 from HM Revenue & Customs. It might not sound like a lot, but every penny really does count! All at no cost to you.
Futhermore, if you are a higher rate taxpayer, you are entitled to claim tax relief on your donations, enabling you to reclaim as much as 25p from every £1 donated to charity.
What do you need to do?
To donate through Gift Aid, all you need to do is complete a simple declaration confirming that you are a taxpayer and that you are happy for us to claim tax relief on your donation. Just one declaration can apply to all donations that you have made to us over the past 6 years and to any forthcoming gifts you make, until you notify us otherwise. It is that simple.
Gift Aid Calculator
Want to know how much your gift could be worth? Just enter an amount in the table below and it will automatically calculate how much Vision Africa will receive in total.
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The amount above is calculated on the UK basic tax rate of 20%. But don't forget, if you pay tax at the higher rate of 40% you can claim the extra amount back when you do your annual tax self assessment. You can also nominate to give this extra tax relief to your favourite charity.
Download a Gift Aid Declaration Form