Editing Phil Collins (section)

==Charity work==
Collins has performed at the ''[[The Secret Policeman's Ball|Secret Policeman's Ball]]'', a benefit show co-founded by [[Monty Python]] member [[John Cleese]] on behalf of [[Amnesty International]]. He made his first appearance at the 1981 show held in London's [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], and he subsequently became an activist.<ref>{{cite news |title=Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074qw2 |access-date=21 August 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref> Collins was appointed a [[Royal Victorian Order|Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)]] in the [[1994 Birthday Honours]], in recognition of his work on behalf of [[The Prince's Trust]], a leading UK youth charity founded by King [[Charles III]] (then-Prince of Wales) which provides training, personal development, business start up support, mentoring, and advice.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=53696 |date=11 June 1994 |page=4 |supp=y }}</ref> Since appearing at the first Prince's Trust's rock concert in 1982 which included a performance as part of singer [[Kate Bush]]'s backing band, Collins has played at the event numerous times since, most recently at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.katebushencyclopedia.com/princes-trust-rock-gala |title=Prince's Trust Rock Gala |website=Kate Bush Encyclopedia |date=18 August 2017 |language=en |access-date=19 May 2021 |archive-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519184827/https://www.katebushencyclopedia.com/princes-trust-rock-gala |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TRH attend The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010|url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/trh-attend-the-prince%27s-trust-rock-gala-2010|agency=PrinceofWales.gov.uk|date=4 March 2018}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On 9 April 1989, Collins topped the bill at a benefit concert for the veteran English comic actor [[Terry-Thomas]]. Held at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, the event raised over £75,000 for Terry-Thomas and [[Parkinson's UK]].{{sfn|McCann|2009|p=188}}

Collins has stated he is a supporter of [[animal rights]] and [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA). In 2005 he donated autographed [[Drum stick|drumstick]]s in support of PETA's campaign against [[KFC|Kentucky Fried Chicken]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/c-philcollins.asp|title=Phil Collins|publisher=Kentucky Fried Cruelty|access-date=26 March 2010}}</ref>

In February 2000, Collins and Cevey launched the Little Dreams Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to "...realise the dreams of children in the fields of sports and art" by providing future prodigies aged 4 to 16 years with financial, material, and mentoring support with the help of experts in various fields.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ldf.cc/EN/fondation/mot.html|title=Little Dreams Foundation|publisher=Ldf.cc|access-date=29 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405133210/http://www.ldf.cc/EN/fondation/mot.html|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref> Collins took the action after receiving letters from children asking him how they could break into the music industry. Mentors to the students who have benefited from his foundation include [[Tina Turner]] and [[Natalie Cole]]. In 2013 he visited [[Miami Beach, Florida]], to promote the expansion of his foundation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/phil-collins-says-he-is-writing-songs-again-1.6539216|title=Phil Collins says he is writing songs again|work=Newsday|date=4 December 2013|access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref>

Collins supports the South African charity ''Topsy Foundation'', which provides relief services to some of South Africa's most under-resourced rural communities through a multi-faceted approach to the consequences of [[HIV/AIDS]] and extreme poverty. He donates all the [[royalties]] earned from his music sales in South Africa to the organisation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thebody.com/content/art11481.html|title=Musician Phil Collins Donates Nearly $54,000 in South African Royalties to AIDS Foundation|work=The Body|date=29 October 2003|access-date=20 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521145546/http://www.thebody.com/content/art11481.html|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.budapestreport.com/2010/09/17/phil-collins-gives-money-away/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114091248/http://www.budapestreport.com/2010/09/17/phil-collins-gives-money-away/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 January 2011|title=Phil Collins gives money away|work=Budapest Report}}</ref>