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Charitable Trust delivers £1m to good causes in 2022
22nd December 2022
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- During 2022, the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust has distributed more than £1,021,000 to good causes
- FareShare is featured as a recipient charity
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust has announced its donations for 2022 amount to more than £1,021,000.
The funding will help to deliver a range of initiatives for 25 good causes, including rural poverty relief, helping small farming businesses to thrive, educating and mentoring young people, and supporting the UK’s air ambulance network.
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust is one of the main ways leading rural insurer NFU Mutual provides charitable donations, and its work forms part of NFU Mutual’s £3.25m charitable giving pledge to support its members and their communities during 2022.
The organisations benefitting from the Trust’s donations during 2022 are:
- Air Ambulances UK
- Disasters Emergency Committee
- FareShare
- Farming and Forestry Aid
- Farming Community Network
- Farms for City Children
- Farmstrong Scotland
- Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Scholarship
- LEAF
- Mental Health Innovations
- National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC)
- NFU Education
- Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust
- Open Farm Weekend, Northern Ireland
- Oxford Farming Conference
- Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI)
- Royal Highland Education Trust
- RSABI
- Rural Support
- Samaritans
- Scottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs
- The Prince’s Countryside Fund
- The UK Sepsis Trust
- Wales Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs
- Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
Applications for the Trust’s next round of donations, to be awarded in June 2023, are now open, and full details can be found on NFU Mutual’s website.
Nick Turner, Group Chief Executive of NFU Mutual, said: "Supporting our communities has always been at the heart of our approach at NFU Mutual. We understand these are challenging times, and we have been determined to support charities and organisations working incredibly hard to deliver essential services.
"We’re very proud to be championing the work of these great causes through the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust."
FareShare, the UK’s biggest food redistribution charity will be using their donation of £100,000 from the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust to support their work to fight food poverty and food waste.
The charity collects surplus food from farmers and growers, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers to get food onto the plates of people who need it most, via charities across the UK.
Lindsay Boswell, CEO of FareShare, explained how the Trust’s donation will make a difference: "FareShare is extremely grateful for the support of the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust. The donation of £100,00 will help us to source the equivalent of 400,000 meals through the cost of living crisis.
"With thousands of families currently facing an uncertain winter this support comes at such a crucial time. It will help stop families across the UK from having to choose between heating and eating and ensure that thousands of vulnerable people will not go to bed on an empty stomach."
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Notes to Editor:
Breakdown of NFU Mutual Charitable Trust donations made during 2022:
| Organisation | Donation |
| Air Ambulances UK | £20,000 |
| Disasters Emergency Committee | £150,000 |
| FareShare | £100,000 |
| Farming and Forestry Aid | £6,000 |
| Farming Community Network | £70,000 |
| Farms for City Children | £10,974 |
| Farmstrong Scotland | £50,000 |
| Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Scholarship | £2,000 |
| LEAF | £40,000 |
| Mental Health Innovations | £25,000 |
| National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) | £30,000 |
| NFU Education | £30,000 |
| Open Farm Weekend, Northern Ireland | £10,000 |
| Oxford Farming Conference | £15,000 |
| Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust | £13,000 |
| Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) | £70,000 |
| Royal Highland Education Trust | £25,000 |
| RSABI | £70,000 |
| Rural Support | £65,000 |
| Scottish Association of Young Farmers’ Clubs | £13,875 |
| Samaritans | £25,000 |
| The Prince’s Countryside Fund | £70,000 |
| The UK Sepsis Trust | £70,000 |
| Wales Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs | £11,000 |
| Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster | £30,000 |
| Total number of organisations: 25 | Total amount donated: £1,021,849 |
For further information, please contact:
Hannah Binns, Press Officer
Tel: 07779992619
Email: Hannah_Binns@nfumutual.co.uk
About NFU Mutual:
NFU Mutual offers a wide range of products, including general insurance, life, pensions, and investments. These products and services are delivered through our network of NFU Mutual Agent offices, as well as through our direct sales and service centres. With 295 local businesses located in rural towns and villages throughout the UK, NFU Mutual has become part of the fabric of rural life and remains committed to serving the needs of our members nationwide.
NFU Mutual is proud to deliver more than simply insurance. Making farming safer, supporting rural initiatives across the UK and helping to look after the environment are just some of the ways we do that. To find out more about everything we do to support our communities, visit https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/about-us/responsible-business
About the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust:
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust is an independent charity NFU Mutual set up in 1998 to support other charities and organisations working in the interests of agriculture, rural communities and the countryside, and it’s one of the main ways NFU Mutual support good causes who operate nationally.
Since it was first set up, the Trust has distributed donations totalling more than £7.6M and made a positive difference to education, research, social welfare and poverty relief.
To find out more visit: https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/about-us/charitable-trust/
To find out more about NFU Mutual Charitable Trust’s support for FareShare please visit: https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/news-and-stories/join-the-fight-against-food-poverty/