Creating Meaningful Change: Charities we’ve donated to in 2024

Charity: Redefined

At the Ten Percent Foundation, our mission is to create meaningful change by supporting charities and organisations that align with our core values. Each year we carefully select charities based on strict criteria ensuring our contribution make the most meaningful impact possible.

In 2024, we have proudly supported a diverse range of charities that are driving positive change on local, national and global scales across the UK and Global South.

Below you’ll find a list of the charities we’ve donated to this year along and we invite you to learn more about these incredible organizations and the vital work they’re doing.

Our donating criteria

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Charity Focus

The charity deals with a range of work that appeals to us (see below)

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Charity Motive

The charity has no ulterior motive, e.g. religious teachings or political leanings

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Charity Ethics

The charity appeals to do some good and does not hoard money or spend it frivolously.

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Salary Requirements

The charity pays its staff a reasonable and not excessive level of remuneration. For us, the level is £75,000 as an absolute maximum. We would only expect to see 1 or 2 staff in large charities on salaries of more than £60,000.

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Total donated so far in 2024
£1000 donation

Cure Parkinson’s Trust

According to Cure Parkinson’s, over 10 million people worldwide live with the disease, and this number is set to double by 2040. Cure Parkinson’s funds research to slow, stop or reverse Parkinson’s and are working to find a cure.

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£100 donation

Theatr Clwyd

Theatr Clwyd is Wales’ biggest producing theatre based in Flintshire and is currently undergoing ,major refurbishment with a new extension, becoming carbon neutral and creating over 100 new jobs.

£1000 donation

Village by Village

Donation is going to be spent on their “Clean Hands Saves Lives” project that creates a Rain water harvesting system at local schools as well as doing behavioural change education to encourage more children to wash their hands before eating and after going to the toilet..

£500 donation

Project Lighthouse

Donation will support core costs which go towards supporting the service providing for mothers who have endured domestic abuse and child removal.

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£500 donation

Evergreen Africa

Donation will support their Young Mothers Vocational Training programme supporting school-aged girls who have become pregnant and therefore have had to drop out of education and been ostracised by their families.

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£500 donation

Dianne Oxberry Trust

Donation will go towards the £3,500 cost of designing and producing an ovarian cancer symptom diary for women to record their symptoms and to prompt them when to go and see their GP.

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£500 donation

Become Charity

Donation will support dozens of care-experienced young people, helping them understand their rights and entitlements so they can get the support they need, develop their skills, access education and overcome the challenges that they face.

become charity
£500 donation

The Dipex Charity

Donation will be put towards making improvements to their websites to help reach as many people as possible.

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£1000 donation

KIM Inspire

The donation was put towards a trip to Chester Zoo for 65 clients of the charity from across Holywell, Prestatyn and Wrexham. Many people had wanted to go to the zoo for years and, therefore, had a great day and highly enjoyed it.
Just to say a massive thank you from all at KIM for your support to make Friday’s trip to Chester Zoo a reality.  

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£500 donation

MYTIME Young Carers

The donation will be put towards their varied and exciting Making Memories timetable running over this summer. Activity days including a circus skills day, Sports day and day at a Local Nature Area allow young carers to take a small break from their responsibilities and connect with other young carers.

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£1000 donation

Irish Community Services

They provide a range of services supporting the Irish community across South London.

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£1200 donation

High Weald Swifts

Donation will be spent on installing 10 Swift nest boxes over the year on houses, schools and churches as well as a new display board.

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£500 donation

Headway Derby

Donation went towards their Snowdon Challenge which took place on Friday 20th September to support members to achieve goals that they once thought would be impossible following their brain injury.

£500 donation

Door 84

The donation will be used towards their core delivery supporting youth and community services enabling people access sessions, projects to reduce loneliness, increase social opportunity and skills.

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£500 donation

Hillingdon Women’s Centre

The donation will be spent on their Positive Energies and Art Therapy groups to purchase the materials and resources needed to make their sessions more interactive and fun.

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£500

Sophie’s Legacy

Donation will be spent on purchasing snack and toiletry items for hospital families.

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£1500 donation

Tiyeni

Funds would go towards one of their sustainable farming training delivery projects in Malawi.

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£750 donation

The EGA Hospital Charity

Donation will go towards a “Care Cupboard” on the delivery ward, to stock with essential items such as nappies, wet wipes, baby grows and hygiene products etc. for the most disadvantaged patients with nowhere to go after birth.

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£500 donation

My Life, My Choice

They are a self-advocacy organisation that believe in a world where people with learning disabilities have control and a choice on their own lives and are treated without prejudice.

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£500 donation

Boys in Mind

Donation will be spent on their Grow for Life project which is a therapeutic gardening project involving local pupils in Bath.

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£500 donation

West Area Project

Donation will be spent on their activities that they provide which are important for promoting and maintaining the health and fitness of members who attend their service.

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£2000 donation

Wivenhoe Youth Hub

Donation will be spent on a equipment for furnishing their Cosy Cup cafe which is run by young people and a shed for storing sports equipment etc.

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£1500 donation

Diversified

Donation will be spent on their flagship service Aspire which is run completely by those who are autistic providing direct support to autistic young people who struggle to attend school.

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£500 donation

Paul Sartori Foundation

This donation will be allocated towards the support and delivery of care to end-of-life patients with Parkinson’s & Strokes in Pembrokeshire. 

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£500 donation

Victoria’s Promise

The donation will be spent on supporting young women, and their families, from their cancer diagnosis, through treatment and beyond.

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£750 donation

Off the Streets

 The donation will go towards the cost of an outreach vehicle to travel around finding rough sleepers or towards funding for a night shelter.

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£500 donation

Prisoner’s Advice Service

Donation will go towards core costs incurred safeguarding the human, legal and healthcare rights of women prisoners across England and Wales.

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£500 donation

Only Connect

Donation will go towards their “Through the Gate” project supporting prisoners in their journey back to the community

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