Grants given to Charities (FOI)

Request

A

How much money was handed out by the Government to charities in Jersey in 2019 collectively?

B

How many charities in Jersey received money from the Government in 2019?

C

What was the largest amount of money paid out to one charity in Jersey in 2019?

D

How much money was handed out by the Government to charities in Jersey in 2018 collectively?

E

How many charities in Jersey received money from the Government in 2018?

F

What was the largest amount of money paid out to one charity in Jersey in 2018?

G

How much money was handed out by the Government to charities in Jersey in 2017 collectively?

H

How many charities in Jersey received money from the Government in 2017?

I

What was the largest amount of money paid out to one charity in Jersey in 2017?

Response

A to I

The exact information requested is not held. The following information may be of use.

The Jersey Charities’ Law was passed in November 2014. The register of Jersey Charities opened in May 2018, and all charities wishing to receive tax exemption, and to continue to call themselves a charity must register. Prior to May 2018 there was no requirement for charities to register as charities.

The current register of Jersey Charities can be viewed at the following website:

Jersey Charities Commissioner

The Government of Jersey may contribute grant funding or subsidies to some of these entities, however this would require cross checking the current register of charities against the Annual Reports of the Government of Jersey, available at the following link:

States of Jersey accounts

Information in relation to Government of Jersey grant funding of the Jersey Association of Charities is also available within the annual reports of the States of Jersey at the link above.

The Jersey Association of Charities web site is available at the following link:

Jersey Charities

Information is further available within the 2017 and 2018 annual reports in relation to:

i) the Jersey Reclaim Fund which can distribute funds transferred under the Dormant Bank Accounts (Jersey) Law 2017 for charitable purposes; and

ii) the Channel Islands Lottery (Jersey) Fund which promotes and conducts public lotteries, the draws, distributing the proceeds to charities.