Why are there limits to the financial gifts sponsors can send?

We want to make sure that your gifts really do benefit families and communities in the long-term, which is why we put limits on the amount that can be sent.

Ultimately, we want to enable communities to support themselves, so we don’t want to encourage a culture of dependency on gifts. Also, we don’t want to overwhelm families or single them out for special treatment, which is why we have limits in place.

• Individual Gifts, including birthday gifts between £8 and £120 can be sent to your sponsored child. Sponsors can make two individual gifts per calendar year with a maximum amount of £240 in total.
• Family Gifts between £18 and an annual maximum of £800 can be sent for the family of your sponsored child.
• Project Gifts between £35 and an annual maximum of £3,000 can be sent to the project your child attends
• Graduation Gifts between £8 and £2,250 can be sent during your sponsored child’s final year in the Child Sponsorship Programme.

If you’d like to make a large donation to support the work of Compassion, it’s best to get in touch with us directly and we can suggest how your donation can make the greatest impact. We have a number of interventions, which supplement the work of our sponsorship programme, and could be the ideal way to ensure your gift makes a real and lasting difference.