Other ways to donate to the RNLI
There are many ways you can give to the RNLI. Here you’ll find some useful information and links about different donation methods.
By phone
Donate to the RNLI over the phone by calling us on 0300 300 9907 (from the UK), 01 511 9833 (from Ireland) and +44 1202 663234 (from any other country).
Our donation lines are open Monday to Friday 8am-6pm.
By post
If you'd like to donate by post, you can make a single cash donation or set up a regular Direct Debit donation using a UK bank/ building society account. Please select and print one of the forms below:
- UK Direct Debit donation form by post - PDF 158KB
- UK Single Cash donation form by post - PDF 38KB
If you choose to pay by cheque please make it payable to Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Please complete the form and return in full in an envelope addressed to: 'FREEPOST RNLI'. No stamp or other address details required.
Paying in a legacy gift
If you are an executor of someone's Will and need to pay in a gift, please find helpful information on our web page for executors and solicitors or get in touch with our Legacy Administration team.
Our Legacy team are the only people authorised to give a proper receipt and discharge to executors, and are happy to guide you through the process.
With a membership
Become an RNLI member from just £3 a month and you’ll help provide our volunteers with the training, equipment and support they need to save lives.
You’ll also receive a quarterly magazine with in-depth article about water safety and the work our volunteers are doing around the UK and Ireland.
Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is an easy, flexible and tax-efficient way for you to give a regular donation to the RNLI from your gross salary (the amount before tax is deducted).
Find out more and read our FAQs on our Payroll Giving page.
In memory of a loved one
Help a loved one’s memory live on by making a one-off donation to the RNLI, or by collecting a funeral or fundraising donation. Or remember a loved one who loved the sea by setting up an RNLI Forever by the Sea Tribute Fund in their honour.
Celebrate the life of someone you love by sharing their name on the side of an all-weather lifeboat, by visiting our Launch a Memory page.
Find out more about different ways to celebrate and remember a loved one, by visiting our In Memory page.
When you shop online
Did you know you can support the RNLI when you shop online? Whether that’s donating when you shop on Amazon or buying a gift in our online shop.
Find out more by visiting our Give as you shop page.