Thank you for choosing to make a donation to The Butterfly Tree.

There are a number of ways you can donate, including one with a 501 (c) 3 for US donors:

1. Kindlink – Good for both one-off and monthly donations and accepts Gift Aid. Kindlink also have gives you a option to have your online fundraising page.

2. Paypal Giving Fund – a 100% free facility from PayPal for charities, and accepts Gift Aid for UK donors and 501 (c) for US donors.

3. Paypal – You can also donate directly through PayPal (they will deduct 1.4%, a reduced rate for charities), payments need to be made to jane@thebutterflytree.org.uk

4. Donations can also be paid directly into our bank account and via standing orders for regular donors – please contact jane@thebutterflytree.org.uk for details.

Sponsor a Particular Project

If you would like to select where your money goes, please contact us. These are examples of what your donation could do:

  1. Sponsor an orphan – £110 ($130) per year or £10.00 per month for UK donors
  2. Donate a text book £5 – £8 ($7 – $10)
  3. Donate four mosquito nets £20 – $25
  4. Donate vegetable seeds and fertiliser for schools £10 ($13)
  5. Donate a bag a maize £7 – $10
  6. Donate a blanket £10 – $13
  7. Donate a wheelchair to a rural clinic or school £100 – $130
  8. Donate a bicycle for clinical worker £70 – $90
  9. Donate a hard wearing football or netball  £20- $26
  10. Build a home for a family for £200 – $260
  11. Build a pit-latrine toilet for £650 – $850
  12. Fund a borehole for a entire community or school from £2,500 – $3,300
  13. Build a classroom block from £10,000 – £25,000, $13,000 – $32,500
  14. Build a teacher’s house £7,000 – $9,100
  15. Build a clinic from £15,000 – $20,000

Other ways to donate:

We also accept cheques, which should be made payable to The Butterfly Tree and sent to 6 Walnut Tree Close, Banstead, Surrey SM7 1QT.

Follow the link to sponsor an orphan or to sponsor a specific project please send an email to jane@thebutterflytree.org.uk or telephone 44 (0) 2031 615877 and we will forward the details.

Tax deductible 501 (c) 3  for American Donors

US citizens can make a donation to our orphan support, malaria prevention and Seeds for Life projects, featured on US GlobalGiving – please note that a 5% administration fee is deducted. We can also accept gifts from DAFs (Donor-advised funds) via GlobalGiving.

Alternatively Paypal Giving Fund – a 100% free facility from PayPal for charities, and has the tax facility.

Gift Aid

The Gift Aid scheme allows charitable and non-profit organisations to reclaim the basic rate income tax from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs. As a rough guide this means that for every pound donated to charities, an extra 25 pence can be claimed.

Am I eligible to Gift Aid my donation?

Firstly, you must be a resident in the UK. (You also qualify if you are Crown servants or members of the UK armed forces serving overseas.) You must pay enough UK income tax and/or capital gains tax to cover the amount of tax the charity will reclaim. You must complete The Butterfly Tree ‘s Gift Aid declaration form. This happens automatically when you donate to The Butterfly Tree online. If you are sending a cheque or bank transfer you can download a GIFT AID FORM and once completed email it to: jane@thebutterflytree.org.uk

For more information on Gift Aid, please visit the HMRC site.