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Philanthropy at Barnardo’s

Become a major donor

Help us support children, young people and families across the UK feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful.

Changing young lives 

Are you passionate about helping young people thrive? Do you want to leave an incredible legacy of helping to drive positive change for them?  

Investing in us means investing in the lives of young people and their families.  

You have the power to help us go further, to help us reach more young people than ever. We invest your donations into high-impact services, innovative support and caring experts. Our work is influenced by expert research and is consistently evaluated so we make sure our services reach children when and where they need us. 

What it’s like to work with us 

Our philanthropy team will work closely with you to make sure your donation goes towards the issues affecting children, young people and families you feel most passionate about. 

Supporting us means supporting thousands of children, young people, and their families across the UK to be safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful.  

Support us

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Why work with us?

Your contributions change the lives of children and young people who need our support. Learn how below.

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How we use your money

We work across the UK to make sure children and young people are supported to live safe, happy, healthy and hopeful lives. The donations and gifts we receive make this happen.

Want to make a philanthropic donation to us?

If you are interested in making a philanthropic donation, firstly thank you! Your contribution will make a massive difference to the children and young people we support.

To us, a philanthropic donation is any gift above £5,000. If you would like to donate our philanthropy team would be delighted to help you. You can get in contact with them by email at [email protected] or by phone on 07840 846 082 (Monday to Friday, 9-5).