Charities aid foundation is a registered charity no. 268369 of which prince Philip was the patron. Caf trustees, board, committees and executive teams are responsible for management. The trustees reportedly delegate management responsibility to the chief executive and various other functions to committees and reports. According to caf they can offer experts and the benefit of research to fundraising efforts. Reportedly they both fund organisations and charities in the form of loans and oversee and report on them.
Reportedly caf have partners in the usa, south Africa, Australia New Zealand, Canada, Bulgaria, Brazil, Russia and the uk, and are involved in numerous reportedly successful fund raising innitiatives. Some specific projects listed are an involvment in the development of future leaders in south Africa, and loans for social housing and drug rehabilitation in the uk.