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The distribution of money to 'good causes' is not the responsibility of the operator (CamelotAllwyn Entertainment). It is the responsibility of the twelve distributors that make up The National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF), administered by the government [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]] (which also sponsors the [[British Film Institute]], which uses a portion of the National Lottery's funds to encourage film production). At present, 40% is awarded to health, education, environment and charitable causes, 20% to Sports, 20% to Arts and 20% to Heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/life-changing/where-the-money-goes|title=Where the money goes &#124; Winners and Good Causes|website=The National Lottery|accessdate=11 March 2023}}</ref> On 19 November 2014, the National Lottery celebrated 20 years of its Good Causes fund, which as of 2014, has raised £32 billion for charities and projects in the UK. The National Lottery celebrated the 20th anniversary with the, 'Just Imagine' campaign which highlighted how the money has filtered through society to improve UK communities. Notable facts included that Good Causes had funded over 1300 elite athletes including Sir Chris Hoy, invested £43.5 million into the National Cycle Network and funded 12,700 after school clubs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lottogo.com/en/noaccess|title=Access Restricted|website=www.lottogo.com|accessdate=11 March 2023}}</ref>