Beyond Shelter - Australia. Financial Support. From Welfare to Work and re-establishing the dignity of the individual

Financial Support
Beyond Shelter - Australia relies on the contributions of private donors, corporations and foundations to help operate its programs and services. Below are suggestions of ways you can make a difference.

Send A Cheque
By making a donation to Beyond Shelter - Australia, you can play an important role in helping homeless families.
Cheques mailed to us should be made payable to Beyond Shelter - Australia Gift Fund and marked "Not Negotiable" and the word "bearer" crossed out.
We don't accept credit or debit cards as this would mean the Banks would receive part of the money meant for those in need of help.
If you are near our office and have time to drop in we would accept cash or Cheques and issue you with a receipt.
Should you wish to donate on a regular basis we can assist you make payments direct from your bank.

Join the Capital Campaign
Help Beyond Shelter - Australia raise Capital to buy land for its housing project. This innovative plan sees young families move into low-cost homes that are mostly built by Volunteers. The key to low-cost being that Beyond Shelter - Australia will provide land on a 99-year renewable lease.

Contribute Assets
Beyond Shelter - Australia welcomes contributions of stock, real property and other assets to support our programs.

Establish Planned Gifts
As you consider your estate, you can make a lasting contribution towards furthering the important work of Beyond Shelter - Australia, ending, preventing and combating family homelessness, by naming Beyond Shelter - Australia as a beneficiary in a will or bequest. Designate gifts to the Beyond Shelter - Australia Fund

Raffles
Beyond Shelter - Australia no longer conducts "special events" such as raffles or count the number of beans in a jar.
Fundraising Appeals
Beyond Shelter - Australia organises two major appeals each year, before the end of the financial year (June) and at Christmas (December). Our existing donor database and new clients are included in the mail out.
We produce an informative newsletter in March and September to ensure that our donors are aware of new research or events of interest. Our newsletter is circulated to the donor and Participants databases. Many additional donations are made on receipt of the newsletter.
Appeals to the public or to the database to make a donation provide a regular source of income for Beyond Shelter - Australia work

Tax Deductions

The Australian Tax Office has what is referred to as DEDUCTIBLE GIFT RECIPIENT [DGR] endorsement. This allows any person or company donations made to an organisation with DGR to obtain a tax benefit. We do not have DGR status.

However with regards to tax deductibility, we believe that businesses will still be able to claim any donations that they make to Beyond Shelter - Australia as a tax deduction regardless of the DGR status, as their contribution is part of their overall business strategy and in promoting their business or promoting goodwill for their business in the community.

The costs for businesses are therefore deductible as an ordinary expense rather than under the specific gift provisions.

Each year towards the end of the financial year we encourage donors to make a donation at that time in order to maximise the tax deductibility for their tax return.

Government

Beyond Shelter - Australia is not associated with and has not received any funds from any government organisation to date. We do intend however to present details of our demonstration projects to enable expansion to wider benefits being made available.

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