What a donation is worth

Donating online is one of the most efficient ways of supporting Cancer Research UK. All donations are processed by Justgiving and the true value of a donation is clearly explained below.

The transaction fees for Race for Life are between 2% and 4% (+VAT) and are applied to gross donations (i.e. your gift plus 28% in Gift Aid tax reclaim). Processing partner Barclays applies a 1.4% fee for credit cards and 22p or 25p for debit cards.

Justgiving automatically reclaims tax on every eligible donation, so a typical £10 donation is worth £12.08 or £12.00 to the Cancer Research UK (for credit and debit cards respectively).


  Credit Card Debit Card
Donation £10 £10
Tax Reclaim £2.82 £2.82
Transaction fee 4% £0.51 £0.51
VAT @ 17.5% £0.09 £0.09
Credit Card fee
@ 1.34% for Visa
@ 1.4 % for MasterCard 		£0.14 -
Debit card fee:
22p for Switch/Maestro/Solo
23p for Visa Delta/Visa Electron		 - £0.23
Total cost to charity £0.74 £0.82
Net donation £12.08 £11.99

Justgiving not only helps charities reduce fundraising costs, but it also cuts collection delays by sending donations every week into charities' bank accounts
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