Anatercia with other students in front of her local school in her village in Mozambique. Photo credit: Emidio Josine/Caritas Australia.
What if there was a way to make your monthly donation go even further?
Workplace Giving is the most simple and tax effective way to make regular donations to Caritas Australia through your pre-tax pay. This greatly reduces Caritas Australia’s administration costs so more money reaches the people who need it most.
What is Workplace Giving?
Workplace Giving allows you to make regular donations to Caritas Australia through your pre-tax pay. By signing up to Workplace Giving, you and your organisation can help make a real and lasting difference for people living in poverty around the world.
As the international aid and development agency of the Catholic Church in Australia, Caritas Australia works with and for all people, to address immediate needs and long-term goals, regardless of religion, race or political beliefs.
With your support, we can accompany communities to build on existing local strengths and resources, supporting them to drive their own development, for more transformative and sustainable change.
How it works
Employees make an ongoing donation, which is deducted from their pre-tax salary each pay period. Companies can choose to match their staff’s giving to double the impact and inspire more staff to get involved.
Workplace Giving saves both Caritas Australia, and your organisation, costly and time-consuming administration work, and means that even more in every dollar goes towards helping the people who need it most.
Workplace Giving won’t affect your superannuation and payroll tax calculations like salary sacrificing. It reduces your PAYG liability but it doesn’t decrease your gross income.
Workplace Giving in action
When you give
$25
a month
It only costs you
$4.25
a week
You save
$96
a year on tax
Caritas receives
$50
if your company matches* your $25
* Based on 2018/2019 annual taxable income of $37,001 - $90,000, excluding medicare levy.
Your Workplace Giving can help change lives
$25
per pay can help provide a chicken for families like Priscilla in Zimbabwe.
$20
per pay can help go towards one term of school fees for a girl in Zimbabwe.
$25
per pay can help support clubs for people with disabilities in Vietnam.
$25
can help women in Indonesia set up a savings and loans group to improve their income.
Benefits of employee
With Workplace Giving, all your donations are made from your pre-tax salary. This reduces your salary for taxation purposes but doesn’t affect the amount you are giving to Caritas Australia.
Benefits for employers
Demonstrate corporate social responsibility; show investors, stakeholders, employees and customers you care about a just world, drives positive culture and is a high impact, low cost community investment.
Benefits for people in need
Your donations goes towards programs that help to create a brighter future for communities living in poverty.
Getting started with Workplace Giving
Step 1
Ask your Payroll office if your company has a Workplace Giving Form. If they do, nominate Caritas Australia as your charity of choice and select your donation amount.
Alternatively, you can download and complete the Caritas Workplace Giving Application Form:
Step 2
Return your completed form to your Payroll office/Workplace Giving Coordinator to setup your pre-tax deductions.
Step 3
Ask your workplace to contact Caritas Australia by contacting workplacegiving@caritas.org.au
Downloads
Workplace Giving Resources
Help promote Workplace Giving in your workplace with these useful resources
