There are a great many ways to give to Impetus, and we would be happy to discuss what's right for you. A number of these also have tax benefits.
Direct financial contribution
You can give by cheque, transfer or standing order.
Please contact us if you would like our bank
details.
Contributing from your pre-tax salary
If your company is part of the 'Give As You Earn'
scheme, you can give directly from your pre-tax salary.
Charities Aid Foundation offers the UK's largest payroll giving
scheme.
Shares
No capital gains tax is payable on shares donated to
charity. Organisations such as Sharegift and the Charities Aid
Foundation. can advise you on further. Impetus welcomes
donations of shares - please consider this option.
Legacies. Leaving a gift to Impetus in your will is a wonderful way to ensure that your determination to help more people living in poverty to turn around their lives will have an impact for generations to come. In addition, no inheritance tax will arise on the estate of the donor and on death the estate will be reduced in value. Please contact us to find out more about how this can be done.
Sponsored 'Challenge Events'
A number of people have raised money for Impetus by
taking part in sponsored events, such as marathons or bike races.
See this short film on the challenge event in which our donor Charlie Troup
participated on behalf of Impetus.
To find out more about challenge events, please visit our Challenge Events page.
Increasing your donation through Gift Aid
Gift Aid is a tax relief on money donated to UK charities. When you donate to Impetus having already paid tax on your donation, we can reclaim the basic rate tax paid, and you can reclaim the higher rate. To be eligible you must pay enough UK income tax and/or capital gains tax to cover the amount of tax we would reclaim eg, for a net cost to you of £600 (if you are a higher rate tax payer) we receive £1,000 in total. To find out more please see HM Revenue & Customs.
Please complete the Gift Aid Form and send this to us so we can reclaim Gift Aid on your donation.
Tax efficient options for giving - UK residents who are
US domiciled
If you are a US tax payer who also pays UK tax you can make
donations through the CAF America Donor Fund. By doing so you can
claim Gift Aid tax relief (as above) and get a tax deduction in the
US. Donations can be as cash, stocks, shares, payroll giving
or as a legacy.
Read more about how to give to Impetus.
Introduce us
If you know other interested philanthropists you could
introduce us, for example by hosting a dinner.
The input of skills, expertise and money from Impetus have enabled us to take bold steps which otherwise we would never have had the capacity or ability to do.
Pete Lawson
Former Chairman of Leap Confronting Conflict