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Your generosity powers our lifesaving. We need your support now more than ever.
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Your legacy could help lifeboat crews save lives at sea.
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A donation to the RNLI is a special way to remember someone who loved the sea. You can even add your loved one's name to the Launch a Memory Whitby lifeboat.
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Thank you for choosing to give to one of our charity appeals. Your generosity helps fund everything we need to save lives at sea, and we need your support now more than ever.
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RNLI Mayday Appeal – you can be a lifesaver
Lifesaving costs are up and rescues are rising by the day. Time is running out – will you answer the lifeboat volunteer’s Mayday call?
When you donate to the RNLI, you're helping volunteers like me to launch to the rescue. Thank you for being a lifesaver.
Every donation helps save lives
A donation to the RNLI makes you a lifesaver. We couldn’t train our lifeboat crews and lifeguards, provide them with lifesaving equipment, or support them operationally without the kindness of supporters like you.
There are so many ways you can give money to RNLI lifesavers. Every donation, no matter the size, will help lifeboat crews and lifeguards answer the call to rescue. Thank you for being a lifesaver.
Your donation will save lives in so many ways. In 2021, for every £1/€1 spent on charitable activities, 56p/56c was on lifeboats, property and equipment; 27p/27c on running the lifeboat service; 12p/12c on lifeguard rescue; 4p/4c on safety, education and awareness; and 1p/1c on international drowning prevention.
8,868 lifeboats launched
12,903 people aided
296 lives saved
35 people helped every day
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Thank you so much for fundraising for the RNLI. We’re so grateful for all the hard work you put into supporting our brave volunteer lifesavers.
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If you are able to donate £10,000 or more, we would be delighted to work with you to ensure that the process of giving is a rewarding and uplifting experience.
Philanthropy & Major gifts
You can help save lives at sea by making a donation to the RNLI through your charitable trust or foundation.
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Win up to £5,000 in the Spring Lifeboat Lottery draw and help save lives!
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Gift Aid is a scheme from HM Revenue & Customs that allows us to reclaim an extra 25% on your donations made during the past 4 years, as well as on all future donations, without costing you a penny. This means that for every £1 you donate to the RNLI, the charity gets an extra 25p.
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Boost your donation by 45 cents for every euro you donate.
Charity Tax Back Scheme
There are many ways you can give to the RNLI. Here you’ll find some useful information and links about different donation methods.
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