This document provides information about Gift Aid, a form of tax relief for UK charities that allows them to claim back basic rate tax on donations. It explains that charities can claim an additional 25p for every £1 donated. It also outlines how UK charities can enable Gift Aid contributions through DonorBox by checking the Gift Aid option in their Localization settings and informing donors. Special rules for sponsored challenges, membership fees, event tickets and volunteer expenses are also covered.

1. A COMPLETE GUIDE
TO GIFT AID
[UK ONLY]

2. If you’re a UK-based charity
You can enable Gift Aid to
maximize your donations

3. You Can Easily
Enable Gift Aid
Through
DONORBOX

4. WHAT IS
GIFT AID?
Gift Aid is a form of tax relief.
Nonprofits can claim back the tax
that their donors have paid on
donations
For every £1 that’s
donated to your
nonprofit
You can claim
back 25p

5. HOW DOES
GIFT AID
WORK?
 You’re based in the UK, EU, Iceland,
Liechtenstein or Norway
 You were set up for charitable purposes
 You’re registered with the Charity
Commission or another regulator
 You’re run by ‘fit and proper persons’

6. SPECIAL
RULES
AROUND
GIFT AID

7. Sponsored
Challenges
Membership Fees
Tickets for
Fundraising Events
Volunteer
Expenses

8. SPONSORED
CHALLENGES
Sponsored challenges are eligible
for Gift Aid if all travel and
accommodation costs are paid by
the donor
Sponsorship payments from a “connected person”
are also ineligible for Gift Aid. This includes family
members of participants and companies linked to
donors.

9. MEMBERSHIP
FEES
You can claim membership fees through Gift Aid. To
do this, you cannot allow your members to use your
services or facilities for personal use

10. TICKETS FOR
FUNDRAISING
EVENTS
If your supporters need to buy a ticket, you can’t
claim Gift Aid. If they’re making voluntary donations
to attend, these payments can be eligible for Gift Aid

11. VOLUNTEER
EXPENSES
Your volunteers can choose to give a payment back to
you as Gift Aid. This can be the full reimbursement
amount or part of it

12. ARE ALL
DONATIONS
ELIGIBLE FOR
GIFT AID?

13. Donors May Not be
Eligible
Donors Can’t Donate on
Behalf of Others
Other Things You Can’t
Claim Gift Aid On

14. DONORS
MAY NOT BE
ELIGIBLE
Even if a donor has agreed for you to claim Gift Aid,
HMRC can still remove it if they’re not eligible.
Donors need to have paid Income Tax or Capital Gains
Tax

15. DONORS
CAN’T
DONATE ON
BEHALF OF
OTHERS
Imagine this scenario: A friend gives £10 to one of
your supporters and asks them to donate through
their account

16. OTHER
THINGS YOU
CAN’T CLAIM
GIFT AID ON
Donations made for goods or services
Good or services that your organization has paid for
Nonprofit greetings cards

17. HOW TO ENABLE
GIFT AID
CONTRIBUTIONS
THROUGH
DONORBOX

18. STEP 1: GO
TO YOUR
DONORBOX
ACCOUNT
To enable Gift Aid, log into your Donorbox dashboard and
click on your Account section
DonorBox Features -> https://donorbox.org/features

19. STEP 2:
CHECK YOUR
LOCALIZATIO
N SETTINGS
Click into your Localization settings and check your
Gift Aid status

20. STEP 3:
CHECK TO
ENABLE
GIFT AID
In your Localization settings, you can choose to enable
Gift Aid for your UK donors by checking this option

21. Once you’ve enabled Gift Aid, your UK donors can
see the Gift Aid options on your Donorbox donation
form:
This can maximize your donations by 25% at no
extra cost to your donors

22. STEP 4:
SPREAD THE
WORD
Once you have Gift Aid enabled, let your supporters
know they can mark their donations with it.
Spread the word on your blog and social media
channels, and send emails to past and present
donors.

23. UK
ORGANIZATIONS
USING GIFT AID

24. GREENACRES
RESCUE

25. BORNE

26. READ MORE
DonorBox.org/NonProfit-
blog/Guide-to-Gift-Aid-for-UK/