Double The Love – your donation matched
Feed a child this Christmas and your kindness can go twice as far. Right now, donations to Mary’s Meals are being DOUBLED, meaning you can help us reach even more hungry children with life-changing school meals.
This Christmas, a donation to Mary’s Meals will have double the impact. Give today and your gift will be matched, thanks to a group of generous donors, up to £700,000.
Double your love for Mary’s Meals this Christmas!
From 10 November, donations made to Mary’s Meals will be doubled by a group of generous supporters, up to £700,000!
This means your kindness will go even further and we can reach even more hungry children with a life-changing school meal. Millions of children are still waiting for Mary’s Meals, unable to go to school because of poverty and hunger. Those that do attend are often to too hungry to learn. With your support, more and more children will wake each morning knowing they will eat a good meal today – and have hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Your donation doubled
It costs just £19.15 to feed a child with Mary's Meals every day for a school year. And, with Double The Love, a donation of £19.15 will feed two children.
Thank you for helping us to reach more than three million children around the world with Mary’s Meals every school day, so that they can achieve their ambitions and look towards a brighter future.
Together, through Double The Love, we can turn hunger into hope for many more desperately hungry children waiting for Mary’s Meals.
This Christmas, a donation to Mary’s Meals will have double the impact. Give today and your gift will be matched, thanks to a group of generous donors, up to £700,000.
Make a donation to Mary's Meals
Your donation is matched by a group of generous donors
More children will be served life-changing school meals
Regular giving during Double The Love
If you choose to set up a regular gift during 2025, then your first two donations to Mary’s Meals will be doubled.
And if you are already a regular giver, any increase to your gift made during our Double The Love campaign will also be matched for two payments!
To increase your Direct Debit or recurring card payment, you can fill out this form or please contact us on 0800 698 1212. To increase your standing order, please contact your bank.
Before I eat my meal, I’m tired and exhausted. When I eat, I’m energised and I can participate and be active in class.
Priviledge, from Zimbabwe
It costs just £19.15 to feed a child for a whole year.
This winter, the same donation will feed two children!
Frequently Asked Questions
You can find out more about how Double The Love works by reading our FAQs
What is match funding and how does it work?
As part of our Christmas campaign, from 10 November 2026, donations made to Mary’s Meals will be doubled thanks to a group of generous supporters, up to £700,000. This means that a Christmas donation of £19.15, which normally feeds one child for a whole school year, will feed two children for a whole school year.
We also have a further match pot of up to £250,000 reserved to match regular gifts set up in 2026. Regular gifts will be doubled for the first two payments.
With Mary’s Meals, you can make a Christmas donation in a range of ways, meaning we can reach even more hungry children with a nutritious meal at school.
Does this match funding apply to all donations?
All monetary donations raised from 10 November until the target is reached will be doubled, except for:
- Donations already pledged, for example existing regular gifts or expected grants
- Donations in wills
- Certain items purchased from our online shop (see below)
- New donations from trusts and foundations, unless Double The Love is cited as a motivating factor
- Donations as a result of foreign currency exchange collections.
Will my matched donation contribute towards the global Mary's Meals target of providing 25 million meals this Christmas?
Your kind donation will contribute towards our global 25 million meals target this Christmas. The match component will not contribute to our global Christmas target but will help us to serve hungry children in 16 countries around the world.
Where can I find out more about your Christmas appeal?
Discover our Feed a Child this Christmas campaign here.
Will funds raised through items bought in your online shop be match-funded?
Gift cards, digital gift cards and our range of life-changing digital gifts will be match-funded. This is because buying these items is classed as a donation.
Other items bought in our online shop – such as Christmas cards – are not eligible for match funding. This is because these are classed as purchases, rather than donations.
Will my regular gift be match-funded?
Until the end of 2026, new regular gifts are doubled as part of a separate campaign, up to a value of £250,000, so any new regular gifts set up by the end of the year (including new payroll gifts) will be matched for the first two payments. Any increases to existing regular gifts will also be doubled, for the first two payments.
Will donations to my Feed A School project be match-funded?
Yes, any donation made towards your fundraising goal will be doubled. However, the matched amount will be allocated to our Christmas campaign – not the school that you sponsor. This will help to feed even more hungry children across the 16 countries that we work in.
Can you claim Gift Aid during the match funding period?
We can claim Gift Aid on donations made during the match funding period, so please complete our form. However, the Gift Aid amount itself cannot be doubled.
Can funds I raised before 10 November 2026, but haven’t yet donated, be doubled?
To be eligible for match funding, all funds must be raised during the match period (from 10 November until the target is reached). Funds raised before this time cannot be matched regardless of when these are paid in.
Do I need to make my donation by a certain date for it to be match-funded?
Funds must be received from 10 November and before the target is reached. There is no ‘end date’ for the match period as it depends on when we hit the match pot total.
What happens if my donation reaches you after £700,000 target has been reached?
Funds which reach us after the target match fund has been reached will not be doubled.
Will donations made through third-party platforms, such as JustGiving, be match-funded?
Donations through the following third-party platforms will be doubled:
- CAF
- Stewardship
- JustGiving
Will a donation made through my Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) be match-funded?
Yes, donations from DAFs will be doubled as long as they reach us before the match pot is used up and they are not previously pledged donations.
Will a donation made by corporates be match-funded?
Yes, donations from corporates will be doubled, as long as they reach us before the match pot has been used up and they are not previously pledged donations.
How will the money be spent?
Funds raised during Double The Love will allow Mary’s Meals to provide daily school meals to even more hungry children in the world’s poorest countries including Lebanon, Haiti and Ethiopia.
Who has provided this match-funding?
A group of generous supporters have provided this funding to help us reach even more hungry children with Mary’s Meals.
What is the exact match-funding pot worth?
The exact total for the match-funding pot, as per 10 November 2026, is £700,000. There is a further £250,000 pledged only to match regular gifts in 2026.
Can I contribute to the match-funding pot to inspire other people to donate?
Yes, the match pot remains open for contributions while the appeal is running. If you’d like to inspire other people to donate by adding to the match pot, please get in touch with us on 0800 698 1212 or email info@marysmeals.org.
Any further questions?
Do you have any other questions about the Mary’s Meals Match-Funded Christmas campaign?
Get in touch with us on 0800 698 1212 or email info@marysmeals.org