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Funeral Directors And Charity Donations?
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Can anyone come up with definitive information as to if or not funeral directors take a % of donations made via them to a deceased chosen charity?
I ask because as I said on here, a close friend recently died of cancer. Tomorrow we are holding a sponsorship event to raise cash for his chosen charity . His wife says that the money has to be given to the funeral directors to pass on. The actual funeral was 7 weeks ago now.
I have heard that undertakers take a % of the donation as a fee for acting as agents between the deceased's family and the charity. If there is any truth in this we will not donate the proceeds via the funeral director , there could be £1000 or more involved so a % will be a sizeable sum that is intended only for the charity . Thanks for any help.
I ask because as I said on here, a close friend recently died of cancer. Tomorrow we are holding a sponsorship event to raise cash for his chosen charity . His wife says that the money has to be given to the funeral directors to pass on. The actual funeral was 7 weeks ago now.
I have heard that undertakers take a % of the donation as a fee for acting as agents between the deceased's family and the charity. If there is any truth in this we will not donate the proceeds via the funeral director , there could be £1000 or more involved so a % will be a sizeable sum that is intended only for the charity . Thanks for any help.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I've never heard of funeral directors taking a percentage of donations to specified charities. Money raised from fund-raising events doesn't 'have' to be given to funeral directors, but may be at the request of the family. Funeral directors will pass money on to chosen charities long after the funeral has taken place.
At least one has done it
http:// www.tel egraph. co.uk/n ews/201 6/08/03 /funera l-direc tor-sto le-char ity-don ations- from-gr ieving- familie s/
bednobs , I would not believe a word a funeral director said lying barstuards the lot of them .
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bednobs , I would not believe a word a funeral director said lying barstuards the lot of them .
Some funeral directors make it clear that they don't make any deductions. e.g. http:// stneots funeral directo rs.co.u k/2012/ 12/how- much-of -your-d onation -actual ly-goes -to-cha rity/
However it's still possible that some might make some form of administration charges.
Many charities now encourage 'in memory' donations to be made via JustGiving. Although they take 5%, they also check that Gift Aid is claimed, where applicable, on donations (which most funeral directors, operating on their own, wouldn't do and which would probably wouldn't be claimed if donations were made direct to the charity), meaning that the charities actually end up with more money that way:
https:/ /www.th eguardi an.com/ volunta ry-sect or-netw ork/201 3/oct/0 3/justg iving-c harity- donatio ns-fune ral-mem ory
However it's still possible that some might make some form of administration charges.
Many charities now encourage 'in memory' donations to be made via JustGiving. Although they take 5%, they also check that Gift Aid is claimed, where applicable, on donations (which most funeral directors, operating on their own, wouldn't do and which would probably wouldn't be claimed if donations were made direct to the charity), meaning that the charities actually end up with more money that way:
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HereIam, unfortunately that's not true. One of the girls at work lost her stepdad recently, and made it known they would be making a collection at the crematorium for the local Carers Association who had supported the family. The funeral directors then made it clear they would be taking a percentage of what was taken, my friend then made it equally clear that her family would be personally taking charge of the collection box and did not expect any deductions to be made.