# CAF handled more than £500 million in donations for first time last year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/08/10/caf-handled-500m-donations-first-time-last-year/
- Published: 2016-08-10T13:07:34+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Charities Aid Foundation has received more than £500 million in donations to charities
in 2015/16, the largest total amount that the charity has processed to date.**

Indeed, the level of giving among individuals and companies who use CAF to support
good causes has risen for the fourth consecutive year.

The total was revealed in [CAF’s annual Trustees report](https://www.cafonline.org/ docs/default-source/about-us- governance/caf-trusteesreport- accounts-2016.pdf),
which shows that:

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 * a record £524 million was paid into charitable accounts by donors
 * £462 million was distributed to charities via CAF

The difference in figures is due to many donors maintaining a balance in their CAF
accounts with which to donate in the future.

CAF receives and manages donations on behalf of:

 * more than 250,000 individuals
 * 2,500 businesses
 * wealthy philanthropists

 

## CAF in 2015/2016

The 2015/16 annual Trustees’ Report shows that:

 * Regular givers donated £104 million to charities through CAF, an increase of 
   £4 million on the previous year.
 * Companies donated £85 million into CAF Company Accounts, up £3 million on the
   previous year.
 * Employees of over 2,500 firms donated more than £76 using Give As You Earn, CAF’s
   payroll giving service.
 * Major donors donated £164 million, up from £156 million the previous year.
 * Major donors paid 10% more than last year into CAF Charitable Trust accounts 
   and legacies compared to the previous year.

In addition:

 * CAF Bank has now loaned £46 million to charities: last year it loaned £20 million.
 * CAF Donate, CAF’s online fundraising platform, helped charities raise £23 million.
 * More than 1,400 charities and businesses took part in last year’s #GivingTuesday
   campaign, co-ordinated in the UK by CAF.

CAF Chief Executive John Low said:

> “This incredible level of support for good cause is befitting of one of the world’s
> most generous countries. Much of these donations are paid out right away to tens
> of thousands of charities while others build up over time as people and businesses
> grow their philanthropic funds for the future.
> “Thanks to the generosity of CAF customers we have been able to support charities
> making a real difference to people’s lives, whether its building schools in Uganda,
> providing desperately needed new affordable housing closer to home or working 
> with retailers to ensure that good causes feel the benefit of the plastic bag 
> levy”.

 * **[New Geared for Giving campaign sets Payroll Giving target of £260 million a year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/06/new-geared-giving-campaign-sets-payroll-giving-target-260m-year/)**(
   6 October 2016)
 * **[Payroll Giving increases by £3.5 million in 2017-18](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/11/07/payroll-giving-increases-3-5-million-2017-18/)**(
   7 November 2018)
 * **[Payroll Giving Week signups increase 87% in a year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/05/17/payroll-giving-week-signups-increase-87-year/)**(
   17 May 2022)

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