The Benefits of Giving

We will double your donation!

The BIG Bolton Fund is taking part in the Grassroots Grants Endowment Match Challenge. For every £1 you give we will receive another £1 from the government until March 31st 2011.

This means ....

A Corporate Donation of £1000 = £2000

Donation from your business...............£1000
Grassroots challenge match................£1000
Total donation to BIG Bolton Fund......£2000

For more information, read A guide to giving for businesses. This guide is an update to 'Tax incentived for Corporate Giving' published in 2005. The guidance has now been changed to represent legislative changes made sinse then. This guide aims to provide you with an overview of the range of tax incentives available for corporate community involvement.

An Individual Donation of £10 = £25.60

If you are a UK tax payer you can Gift Aid your donation and receive tax relief at standard or higher rates. For more information on Gift Aid and its benefits, visit the HM Revenue & Customs website.

Individual donation from standard rate tax payer ............£10.00
Gift Aid claimed by BIG Bolton Fund from HMRC ........... £ 2.80
Grassroots challenge match ...........................................£12.80
Total donation to the BIG Bolton Fund .....................£ 25.60

Your donation will help Bolton forever.

All donations are invested in a fund which allows trustees to spend the income earned on grants. This means the more donations in the fund, the more grants we can give out. This ensures that grants will be provided for local community groups year after year.