Regular giving
Donate monthly and join our regular giving community
Promise Pledgers is a special community of regular givers, made up of more than 15,000 people who simply can’t accept that millions of children around the world should go hungry. A group united by the belief that hunger should not stand in the way of children getting an education. Not only do we believe it – we do something about it.
Promise Pledgers is the foundation of our ability to expand our programmes and reach the next hungry child who is waiting for Mary’s Meals. The security of regular gifts allows us to share that special promise with thousands, perhaps even millions, more children who need us.
Don’t forget to sign up for monthly email updates so you can hear how your gift is changing the lives of children around the world.
Good news – regular gifts tripled!
During Mega Match May, your generosity will go three times as far – meaning you can feed even more hungry children with Mary’s Meals. From 1 May until 31 May, if you set up a regular gift to Mary’s Meals, your first three donations will be tripled by a generous donor, up to £200,000.
Help us access all the available funding so that we can bring life-changing school meals to even more hungry children.
And if you are already a Promise Pledger and choose to increase your regular gift, your increase will be tripled for the first three payments at the new rate.
To increase your Direct Debit or recurring card payment, please fill out this form or contact us on 0800 6981212. To increase your standing order, please contact your bank.
How your monthly donation can help
£5 can provide a nutritious school meal for 50 children
£10 can provide a nutritious school meal for 100 children
£19.15 can feed a child every school day for a whole year
Mercy's story
Mercy, a 15-year-old student in Liberia, has a visual impairment, but has always shown remarkable bravery in pursuing her dreams. She is known for encouraging other young girls to stay focused in class. So, it may not be surprising that she hopes to become a teacher.
She says: “Education is very important for every child. When a girl is empowered to go to school and be educated, that girl will be able to help herself and her country tomorrow.”
Thanks to the security of a daily meal, Mercy has been able to stay in school instead of dropping out. And the food is helping to unlock the promise within her; she recently achieved a top spot in her class with a 90% average.
I set up a monthly regular donation because I know that every month, I am allowing a child to receive a daily school meal for a whole year. At the end of the year I like to think of those 12 children who now have a chance at a brighter future because of my small gift.
Payroll giving – donate through your salary
Payroll giving, workplace giving or Give As You Earn (GAYE) is an easy and tax-efficient way to become a regular giver to Mary's Meals.
A payroll giving scheme allows you to make donations directly from your gross pay before tax (but after National Insurance deductions). This means that your donation will cost you up to 45% less than if you simply made a one-off donation after tax.
Update my regular gift to Mary's Meals
If you already have a regular gift set up and would like to make changes to the gift – including changing the amount, pausing your Direct Debit or changing the date of your regular gift – find out more on our page about updating a regular gift.
Make your promise today
Become one of the more than 15,000 people making a difference to the lives of children by setting up a regular gift to Mary's Meals.
Frequently asked questions about Regular Giving
What is regular giving?
Regular giving is a great way to donate to Mary’s Meals – it simply means that a supporter has chosen to create a Direct Debit, standing order, recurring card payment or recurring payroll gift to support our work. Most commonly this is organised on a monthly basis but it can also be set up for other frequencies and at any donation value.
We know that having a Direct Debit, or similar method of regular giving set up, also gives our supporters the convenience of spreading their donations over the year.
How does the regular gift matching work?
If you set up a monthly regular gift to Mary’s Meals in 2025 your first two donations will be doubled by a generous donor who has promised to make match funding available, up to £250,000. Your generosity can help us to access all the available funding.
Will existing regular gifts be doubled?
If you already have a regular gift to Mary’s Meals, any increase made to its value will be doubled for the next two payments when increased in 2025.
Will all donations to Mary’s Meals qualify for doubling?
The match funding only applies to regular gifts set up 2025 (which we recognise as a new Direct Debit, standing order, recurring card payments or payroll gift), and increases in donation value for existing regular givers.
Regular gifts can be set up at any time in 2025 and will be doubled for the first two payments.
What kind of donations can be doubled?
- New regular gifts (Direct Debits, recurring card payments, standing orders or payroll gifts) set up in 2025: the first two donations made will be doubled.
- Existing regular gifts: if a supporter chooses to increase the value of their regular gift in 2025, the additional amount will be doubled for the next two payments.
- There are no upper or lower limits on gift amounts.
I have a Sponsor A School Direct Debit set up. Can this be doubled?
Any increases to Direct Debits for Mary’s Meals made during 2025 are eligible, including those which go towards Sponsor A School projects.
However, the additional (doubled) amount will not count towards your Sponsor A School goal and will instead go towards our work feeding children around the world. Only your increased regular donation will count towards your Sponsor A School fundraising target.
What donations will not qualify for matching?
- Regular gifts set up after the end of 2025. These donations will, however, still make a big difference to our life-changing work.
- Existing regular gifts. An exception applies if the supporter decides to increase their donation, with the increased difference being doubled for two donations.
- Only regular giving donations will be doubled – not single donations, funds raised, digital gifts, gift cards etc.
- If you are unsure if your donations are eligible to be matched, please contact us at info@marysmeals.org or on 0800 698 1212.
How will the money be spent?
Donations from our regular givers will help us to continue reaching more than 2.6 million children every school day with our nutritious meals and give us the ability to expand our work where we are most needed.
How do I become a regular giver?
- You can sign up on our website
- Call us on 0800 698 1212
- Or email us at info@marysmeals.org
How do I increase the amount of my existing regular gift?
If you would like to make changes to an existing regular gift, find out more on our page about updating a regular gift.
To increase your Direct Debit or recurring card payment, contact us on 0800 698 1212 or info@marysmeals.org To increase your standing order, please contact your bank. To increase an existing payroll gift, please contact your employer.
How will I be kept up to date about the impact of my regular gift?
You will receive an exclusive monthly newsletter, called The Promise, which will show the huge impact of your generosity.
To receive this, please ensure you’re signed up to receive our emails. You can do this by phoning us on 0800 698 1212 or visiting marysmeals.org.uk/subscribe.