Announcing the York City Supporters’ Trust Charitable Fund.
In July 2023 we raised funds to help the Shrimpers Trust’s campaign to support Southend staff while their club was in a crisis. These monies were used to help staff with their living expenses while their wages were unpaid. Thankfully the crisis was resolved with new ownership stabilising the club and staff were fully paid what they were owed. With funds remaining in the pot Shrimpers Trust kindly offered to return the majority of funds raised by us to be used for charitable purposes in our community. We thank them for this very generous gesture.
Our plan is to maintain these funds as a charitable fund, separately accounted for from other trust monies. We shall donate these funds over time to charitable causes that align with YCST values & causes, but we also aim to raise additional funds for this fund on an ongoing basis. We will however clearly communicate when we are raising funds for this purpose versus funds for general Trust aims such as YCFC infrastructure.
Our first donation is £500 to Yorkie’s Mascot Gold Cup GoFundMe raising funds for YCFC charity partners. Please get behind Yorkie & give what you can at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-amazing-work-of-our-charity-partners.
About York City Supporters’ Trust
Established in 2002, York City Supporters Trust is a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. We were formed to protect the long-term future of the football club and represent the interests of the fans. We are also 25% shareholders in York City Football Club Ltd.