Donations
Sir Graham Wylie Foundation gives 100% of donations back to the people who need it most and we are so proud of it. The founder of Sage and one of the region’s best-known entrepreneurs Sir Graham Wylie set up the foundation so that he could Help, Educate and Inspire the children and young people of the North East.
Sir Graham Wylie himself covers all the running, staff and administration costs so that every penny raised and donated goes to the right causes.
Our main project at the moment is building a Music Therapy Centre, the first outside of London. The foundation have donated a building for this purpose for Nordoff Robbins to deliver life changing music therapy to children and young people. In the hands of our skilled music therapists, music therapy can help a child with autism to communicate, children with developmental delay, children with learning difficulties and many more conditions.
100 Percent of your donations go to the charity.
“A North East cause I would be proud to support” – Alan Shearer
100 Percent of your donations go to the charity.
“A North East cause I would be proud to support” – Alan Shearer
BOOST YOUR DONATION BY 25% USING GIFT AID!
What is Gift Aid?
Gift Aid allows UK charities to claim back the basic rate tax already paid on donations by the donor.
This means we can claim back from the government on your behalf 25p for every £1 donated, boosting the value of the donation by a quarter.
How does Gift Aid work?
When a UK taxpayer gives a gift of money to a charity, tax has already been paid on that money. Because you are exempt from tax, we can claim this money back from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and give it to you.
Read more about how Gift Aid works in the HMRC Gift Aid toolkit.
How is Gift Aid calculated?
Get ready for the maths – you may need a calculator for this one.
Under HMRC’s Gift Aid scheme, charities can reclaim an amount equal to basic rate tax (20%) on the amount of the donation, plus basic rate tax already paid by that taxpayer on that donation. To do this, you need to use a ‘grossing up’ fraction.
Let’s take a £100 donation as an example.
The fraction applied to calculate Gift Aid is 100 x 20/80. This is 25% of £100 which equals £25.
How do I make a Gift Aid Declaration?
You’ll see the option to make a Gift Aid declaration in your donation receipt after making a donation. Or you can visit the PayPal form directly to opt in.