Support us to help reduce involuntary suffering.
Your generous donation helps us research cooperative and effective strategies to reduce involuntary suffering.
- Donors from the UK can claim Gift Aid on donations to CLR directly through the form above
- Donors in the USA and the Netherlands can support us tax-deductibly through the Giving What We Can platform (CLR, CLR Fund).
- Donors in Germany and Switzerland can support us tax-deductibly via Effektiv Spenden: Germany, Switzerland
- Donors from all other countries can donate to us using the below form, but unfortunately tax deduction will not be available
You can find answers to frequently asked questions below. If the FAQ doesn't answer your question, please send us an email at info@longtermrisk.org.
If you'd prefer to make a restricted donation to our grantmaking project the CLR Fund, please use the donation form on the CLR Fund page.
Frequently Asked Questions
- You can make either one-off or regular monthly donations.
- We offer multiple payment methods but encourage donors to use direct debit by default since the fees are low and we can track payments with less effort. For larger donations (over 5000 USD) we recommend bank transfers.
- Registration: Choose the bank transfer option in the form. You will see the transfer instructions in the last step, which you will also receive via email.
- Transfer: Make the transfer using the reference code specified in the instructions.
- Confirmation: You will receive an email from us confirming receipt of the transfer at the latest five weeks after we receive your payment.
Currently, we can offer tax-deductible donations in the following countries:
- Donors from the UK can claim Gift Aid on donations to CLR directly through the form above
- Donors in the USA and the Netherlands can support us tax-deductibly through the Giving What We Can platform (CLR, CLR Fund).
- Donors in Germany and Switzerland can support us tax-deductibly via Effektiv Spenden: Germany, Switzerland
UK donors making donations to CLR with and claiming Gift Aid will receive a tax receipt from us.
CLR sends a tax receipt at after the beginning of the UK tax year, covering all donations on which you claimed Gift Aid in the preceding tax year. We can only issue receipts if all fields in the registration form—including the address field—were filled out. The tax year runs from April to March. Iff you don't get your receipt by the end of April, you're welcome to contact us.
Donation receipts are issued in the name of the account holder from which the donation is made. Keep in mind that a donation is included in a given year if we receive the donation in that year, independently of when you make the transfer. Please keep this in mind for donations via bank transfer made soon before the end of the tax year, since they could reach our accounts after the year boundary.
Donors donating via other platforms, namely Giving What We Can or Effektiv Spenden (Germany, Switzerland) will receive a tax receipt from the organization on whose accounts you have donated.
If you have questions about your tax receipt, you can contact the organization in question directly.
If you choose to donate with, CLR will claim an additional 25% on the value of your donation from the UK government, reclaiming taxes that you paid/will pay. You can read details about this on the government website here. There is also a useful post about Gift Aid and UK income tax here.
To be eligible for Gift Aid, you must confirm that you are a UK taxpayer, and understand that if you pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the current tax year than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations, it is your responsibility to pay any difference.
If you believe you are no longer eligible for Gift Aid, or would like us to stop claiming Gift Aid on your recurring donation, please contact us at info@longtermrisk.org.
If you believe you are no longer eligible for Gift Aid, or would like us to stop claiming Gift Aid on your recurring donation, please contact us at info@longtermrisk.org.
For donations made via the above form, payment processors charge a small fee that is deducted from your donation:
- Bank transfer: typically no fee, although your bank may charge for international transfers (recommended for large donations)
- Direct debit: 1%, capped at 4 GBP, with an additional fee of 0.3% on transactions over £2000 (recommended)
- Debit/credit card: 2-3%
You can find detailed information about our activities and goals as well as our financial situation on our transparency page. CLR’s finances are checked annually by an independent auditor.
If you'd like to stay up to date with our activities, you can sign up to our mailing list using the signup box in the footer of this page.
To change the amount of your monthly bank transfer donation, please fill in the donation registration form again with your updated preferences. You can then adjust the standing order with the new reference number / purpose.
If you wish to change or cancel your monthly direct debit or credit card donation, please send us an email at info@longtermrisk.org. We will cancel your donation and you can set up a new one on this website.
You can update your personal details when registering a new donation via our website. Alternatively, you can send us an email at info@longtermrisk.org.
CLR only collects personal details necessary for the donation process. For instance, we need your contact details (email and postal address) to send an annual tax receipt. We keep your personal details strictly confidential. You can find more information on this topic in our Privacy Policy.
Giving What We Can can accept donations in cryptocurrency on our behalf, and donations in stocks made in the USA. For details see their FAQ page. If you'd like to make a large donation in stocks from another country, please contact us at info@longtermrisk.org.
Please get in touch with us at info@longtermrisk.org. We'll do our best to answer within two working days.