Workplace giving for Catholic Mission

HOW TO GET STARTED?
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN
A BETTER TIME TO GIVE
DON’T DELAY –
TAKE ACTION TODAY!

Just hand the Catholic Mission form to whoever does your payroll.
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A little contribution each pay can

• bring good news to the poor,
• proclaim release to captives and recovery of sight to the blind,
• let the oppressed go free,
• proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour (Cf. Lk 4: 18)

Workplace Giving is a simple yet powerful way for employees to assist Catholic Mission in delivering services to vulnerable communities via regular payroll deductions.

Once established, Workplace Giving provides both Catholic Mission and your organisation with a low cost and low maintenance way to support local churches and communities world wide.

How it works

Workplace Giving donations are deducted from your employees' salary before tax is applied, thus reducing the tax they need pay. Because donations are made pre-tax, it only costs each employee 52 cents for every dollar they pledge*. The Australian Taxation Office effectively makes up the balance.
(* based on a marginal tax rate of 48.5%)

• Employees agree to participate in the program by donating a regular amount each pay – as much or as little as they like. All donations of $2 or over are eligible pre-taxation components.
• The money is deducted from the employees’ salaries via the payroll system - pre-tax.
• Catholic Mission provides a tax receipt to the business after the end of the financial year.

No amount is too small to make a positive difference to the lives of vulnerable people.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF WORKPLACE GIVING?

Workplace Giving programs provide a unique set of benefits for employers, employees and Catholic Mission:

Employers: Workplace Giving provides a low cost, simple way to build employee morale and loyalty. Participating in Workplace Giving is also a great way for businesses to show corporate social responsibility. It demonstrates that a business is committed ethically and commercially to the economic and social development of communities and families worldwide. This in turn sends positive signals to shareholders, employees and customers.


Employees:

• It is easy - only one form needs to be filled out by nominating employees to specify the donation amount each pay period.
• It is flexible - employees can join, alter or withdraw at any period.
• Employees are able to make donations to Catholic Mission in an efficient and tax-effective manner, eliminating the need to collect receipts or wait until the end of the year to claim a tax refund.
• Your donations are made from your pre-tax salary. This reduces the amount of tax you have to pay but doesn’t affect the amount you are giving to Catholic Mission.

Catholic Mission: Workplace giving greatly reduces Catholic Mission’s administration costs because we only process one donation from each employer, and there is no need to issue receipts to the individual employees who make the donations.

Therefore, more money reaches the parishes and communities which need it most.

Your donation assists exploited and marginalised communities to reclaim their rightful participation and inclusion in the human family.

In 160 countries around the world Catholic Mission is:

• Providing education, health, hygiene and nutrition
• Building schools, orphanages, health clinics and churches
• Partnering local churches and communities with spiritual and pastoral care.
• Fostering local church leadership
• Caring for children

How to set up workplace giving

1. Ask your employer to include Catholic Mission as a part of their workplace giving program
2. Download the Catholic Mission Workplace Giving From, complete the form and give it to your payroll department.
3. Your donation (you determine the amount) is deducted from your pre tax salary each pay period.
4. Your employer will provide documentation of your donations.
5. If you wish you can receive updates from Catholic Mission about the community programs and people you will be supporting.
   
   
   Catholic Mission is a registered Deductible Gift Recipients (DGRs) and registered on the Australian Business Register

More information?

For government information on the latest Workplace Giving Guidelines, visit the Australian Tax Office

For more information contact Catholic Mission on 1800 257 296 or download the or download the Catholic Mission Workplace Giving From