# People’s Postcode Lottery grants £525k to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/03/12/peoples-postcode-lottery-grants-525k-to-the-prince-of-waless-charitable-foundation/
- Published: 2015-03-12T12:00:29+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

People’s Postcode Lottery is making an award of £525,000 from its players to [The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation](http://www.princeofwalescharitablefoundation.org.uk).

Founded in 1979, the Foundation uses profits from the sale of Duchy Originals, Highgrove
garden tours and Highgrove products to give grants to a wide range of causes which
help to transform the lives of vulnerable people and communities across the UK.

The [People’s Postcode Lottery](http://www.postcodelottery.co.uk), grant will be
used specifically to create more opportunities for young people affected by homelessness,
unemployment and deprivation to gain the practical skills and self-confidence to
achieve their goals.

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People’s Postcode Lottery, along with sister lotteries in the Netherlands and Sweden,
was described by UK business newspaper City AM as “[the third largest charitable private donor in the world](http://www.cityam.com/205869/city-ams-world-charity-index-2014-whos-made-list-top-givers)“.
It has donated over £4.9 billion to good causes around the globe.

## How can other charities benefit?

UK Fundraising asked Kathryn McAuley at the People’s Postcode Lottery how other 
charities can receive grants from the service. She said:

> “Our players have supported over 1,400 charities and good causes across Great 
> Britain and internationally. For those interested in applying for funding I would
> advise them to visit the [People’s Postcode Trust](http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/)
> website where they can apply for funding from £500 to £20,000″.

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