Editing Cliff Richard (section)

===Philanthropy===
[[File:Cliff Richard Denmark 2015 ubt.jpg|thumb|Richard [[List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards|promoting]] his wine in Denmark, 2015]]
Since March 1966, Richard has followed the practice of [[Tithe|tithing]], giving away at least one-tenth of his income to charity.<ref>{{cite book |last=Turner |first=Steve |title=Cliff Richard: The Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=He0S6tFOGPUC&pg=PA365 |access-date=28 September 2013 |year=2008 |publisher=Lion Publishing |location=UK |isbn=9780745939827 |page=364}}</ref> Richard has stated that two biblical principles have guided him in how to use his money. He said: "Firstly, it was the love of money (not money itself) that was the root of all evil. Secondly, to be good and responsible stewards of what was entrusted to us."<ref>{{cite web |title=Modern day philanthropists: Cliff Richard |url=http://www.besignificant.co.uk/cliffrichard.htm |publisher=besignificant.co.uk |access-date=28 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001145616/http://www.besignificant.co.uk/cliffrichard.htm |archive-date=1 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1990, Richard said: "Those of us who have something to offer have to be prepared to give all the time."<ref name=charity/>

For over forty years, Richard has been a supporter of [[Tearfund]], a Christian charity that aims to tackle poverty in many countries across the world. He has made overseas visits to see their work in Uganda, Bangladesh and Brazil. Richard has said: "Playing a part in relieving poverty is, as I see it, the responsibility of us all."<ref>{{cite web |title=Friends of Tearfund |url=http://www.tearfund.org/en/about_us/whos_who/friends_of_tearfund/ |access-date=14 February 2013 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126065824/http://www.tearfund.org/en/about_us/whos_who/friends_of_tearfund/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Richard has donated to the dementia research charity, [[Alzheimer's Research UK]]. He has helped to raise funds and awareness of the disease by speaking publicly about his mother's condition.<ref name="patrons"/>

Richard has also supported numerous UK charities over many years through the Cliff Richard Charitable Trust, both through donations and by making personal visits to schools, churches, hospitals, and homes for special needs children. Richard's passion for tennis, which was encouraged by his former girlfriend, Sue Barker, also led him in 1991 to establish the Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation. The charity has encouraged thousands of primary schools in the UK to introduce the sport, with over 200,000 children taking part in the tennis sessions which tour the country. The foundation has since become part of the charitable wing of the [[Lawn Tennis Association]].<ref name="autogenerated3"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Cliff Richard – Why I'll always love Surrey |url=http://www.surreylife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/sir_cliff_richard_why_i_ll_always_love_surrey_1_1632896 |work=Surrey Life |access-date=16 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002093400/http://www.surreylife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/sir_cliff_richard_why_i_ll_always_love_surrey_1_1632896 |archive-date=2 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Latest tennis opportunities for you |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/tennis/give_it_a_go/newsid_3380000/3380753.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref>