Community & Social Justice Poverty & Inclusion 2025
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)

Impact Report 2024/25

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is a leading charity at the centre of the UK and global giving world, helping donors give more effectively and charities build resilience. In 2024-25 — CAF's centenary year — £1.203 billion in donations was paid out to charities (up from £1.132bn in 2023-24); CAF Bank supported 14,300+ customers managing £1.45bn in deposits and grew charity loans to £283m; the Venturesome Impact Fund launched with £10m funding 18 social investments; and CAF published research showing UK public gave a record £15.4bn but from 6 million fewer donors than five years ago.

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Donor Advised Funds (Charitable Trust, CADF); corporate giving strategy and social impact advisory; CAF Bank (charity banking, green loans); CAF Financial Solutions (deposit management); Impact Accelerator (strategic advisory, grantmaking, social investment, Charity Resilience Calculator); resilience-building grant programmes; CAF International Network (global giving infrastructure, 6 continents); UK Giving research; Corporate Giving Report; advocacy for National Strategy for Philanthropy Custom geography from upload: UK and Global (six continents via CAF International Network)

📊Key Metrics

£1.203 billion paid out in donations to charities worldwide in 2024-25 — up from £1.132bn in 2023-24; centenary year milestone Key Metric 1
CAF Bank: 14,300+ charity customers; £1.45bn deposits managed; committed loans grew to £283m; named Best UK Charity Bank Account in Charity Excellence survey 2024 Key Metric 2
Venturesome Impact Fund launched with £10m philanthropic capital — 18 social investments funded in inaugural year; UK public gave record £15.4bn in 2024 but from 6 million fewer donors than 5 years ago (50:50 donor/non-donor split for first time) Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Smiths Group Foundation awarded £1.5m+ to 19 organisations in 11 countries with CAF grantmaking support; Calvay Housing Association secured £2.77m CAF Bank Green Loan to upgrade 267 homes in Glasgow East End; Culture Secretary committed to draw up England's first place-based philanthropy strategy
  • CAF named to Social Impact Investment Advisory Group set up by Chief Secretary to Treasury and Culture Secretary; proud founder member of new Impact Economy Collective; led UNHCR discussion at 2024 UN General Assembly on philanthropic collaboration for humanitarian resilience
  • Institute of Customer Service Mark Accreditation achieved in UK in 2024-25; WealthBriefing Wealth for Good Award (Global Reach, Not-For-Profit category) won by UK private client team; CAF's Charity Resilience Calculator launched March 2025; CAF Bank digital modernisation programme underway

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