Christmas 2022 Fundraising FAQs

All funds raised go to Manchester City F.C City in the Community Foundation (Charity number 1139229), to fund their work uplifting the health of young people across Manchester through football. City in the Community are a UK registered charity, and the official Club charity of Manchester City Football Club. More information about their work can be found at https://www.mancity.com/city-in-the-community 

City in the Community conducts regular impact measurement through participant surveys, coach reports and feedback from local schools they operate in. Results are published in the community section of Manchester City FC’s annual report, the latest version of which can be accessed here: https://www.mancity.com/annualreport2021/citc.html

Manchester City FC has pledged to donate £5 for every product from its Christmas clothing range sold in its retail store in November and December 2022, to City in the Community. This includes a hat and scarf set, dressing gown, Christmas jumpers, and pyjamas. In addition, Manchester City FC will match cash donations on a 1:1 basis, which are made to City in the Community via Club channels throughout November and December (so a £1 donation would be matched by Manchester City contributing an amount equal to £1) subject to a maximum donation of £75,000. This is known as ‘match funding’. The overall Manchester City FC donation is subject to the campaign limits set out below.

Overall, Manchester City FC will contribute a maximum of £75,000 to City in the Community through this campaign, and a minimum of £25,000.  This includes through matched donations and donations linked to Christmas retail clothing product sales.

You can donate to City in the Community via the donate button on Man City FC’s website: https://www.mancity.com/city-in-the-community at the end of the purchasing journey or the Man City ticketing platform or at the tills when buying products in person from the Man City store.

Manchester City FC will make it’s donation no later than 28 February 2022.

For any donations made via the City in the Community page on JustGiving.com which can be visited here, JustGiving will act as the data controller in relation to your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable local legislation. Your personal data will not be passed by JustGiving to CFG. For further information on the data which JustGiving will require from you and how this will be used, please refer to JustGiving’s privacy policy which can be found here. You can also access City in the Community’s Privacy Policy here.

Yes, City in the Community access multiple donations and fundraising opportunities from Manchester City FC each year as well as in kind support, including staff time, volunteering, shared office services, player engagement, training for young leaders, connectivity with a global network of youth led community football projects supported through the Clubs global Cityzens Giving programme, and year-round advocacy on Club channels.

All donations made via JustGiving are subject to fees, more information on JustGiving’s applicable fees can be found here. JustGiving’s Terms of Service can be found here.

Donations made in the City Store after the point of purchase are processed by Adyen and are subject to fees, full details of pricing for different payment methods can be viewed here. All donations made via Adyen are subject to Adyen’s Terms & Conditions which can be viewed here.

Donations made via Man City’s ticketing website will be transferred in full to City in the Community and are not subject to any fees or deductions.

If you are a UK taxpayer and make a qualifying donation supported by a valid Gift Aid declaration, Just Giving will be able to reclaim Gift Aid on your donation and pass this on to the charity partner. You should seek independent tax advice if you wish to consider whether you are eligible to apply for personal tax relief in relation to your donation.

This will depend, amongst other things, on your personal circumstances, tax status, choice of currency and country of tax residence. You should seek local independent tax advice if you wish to consider applying for this.