Fundraising

How does Autism NI spend donations? 

We rely on donations and fundraising to provide local services to autistic people and their families. Your support helps us continue to provide invaluable services including Early Intervention, Family Support, our Helpline, accredited training, and lobbying. 

With over 35,000 autistic people in Northern Ireland, it is vital that we continue to support our vibrant autism community, and campaign for autism acceptance within society. Fundraising is the best way you can make a difference and support Autism NI, to help us grow our services and to help more autistic people. 

With over 35,000 autistic people in Northern Ireland and 1 in 20 school age children having an autism diagnosis, our services are needed more than ever. 

Whether you would like to make a donation on a monthly basis, get involved in one of our key events, or fundraise in your workplace or in your school; there are lots of ways in which you can get involved and support our vital services. 

Support us today and help us build an inclusive society in Northern Ireland. 

Gift Aid is a no hassle, low effort way to help Autism NI. Gift Aid is a scheme that allows charities to reclaim tax on a donation make by a UK taxpayer, which means that your donation can be worth 25% more to us at no extra cost to you. Imagine what a difference that could make and it doesn’t cost you a thing.

This additional income makes a big impact to the donations we receive to help support our services, so please don’t forget to Gift Aid your donation if you are a UK taxpayer.

How it works:

If you are a UK taxpayer, the Government allows charities to reclaim 25% of your donation and it won’t cost you anything extra. With your permission, Autism NI can re-claim tax on your behalf. All you need to do is read the Gift Aid statement and if you are happy to proceed then download and sign the form attached.

What we need to claim Gift Aid:

• Your full name and home address
• Your donation amount
• Confirm you are a UK taxpayer
• We cannot claim Gift Aim from company accounts. Therefore, your donation must be your own and not the proceeds of a collection
• Using your completed form, we can claim Gift Aid on all your donations in the last 4 years and all future donations

Please inform us if you have stopped paying tax or if you have changed your name/address so that we can update our records 

Download Gift Aid form

If you would like any further help and advice on fundraising, or if you would like to start fundraising, please contact our Fundraising team on events@autismni.org or call 028 9040 1729 option 3

We would like to thank you for helping us raise vital funds to support our local autism services and help us build an inclusive society where autistic people can achieve their full potential.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of our supporters. 

By supporting Autism NI through different fundraising activities, we pledge that we will use your donation responsibly and for the purpose given, our Fundraising team will support you during your fundraising journey, we will keep administration costs minimal, we will protect your personal data in line with Data Protection principles, we will respond to queries or complaints as quickly as possible, and your support will be acknowledged. 

If you have any questions, please contact our Fundraising team on events@autismni.org