How we are funded

The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF) is an independent charity (company limited by guarantee, registered in England no. 2398586, charity reg. no. 1000340). It is the only organisation of its kind in the United Kingdom.

We rely largely on individual donations and it is a testament to the support we attract year after year that this has been the core of our income throughout the charity's history, contributing over two thirds towards our overall income nearly every year.

However, our ongoing strategy is to raise income from a variety of sources rather than focus on one particular donor or source of funding. Our objective is to give the organisation a safe and sustainable framework that allows us to continue providing services to survivors of torture.

We do not accept any money from the Government so as to remain completely impartial and independent. The only exception is funding we receive from the Department of Health towards the production of guidelines for assessing torture survivors and for the training of health professionals.

2008 income statistics: