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Helping in a disaster

Donations to help the victims of a disaster in Australia or overseas are tax deductible if made to a DGR.

Last updated 29 October 2019

In response to a disaster, you may wish to collect funds or make donations to help victims. Donations to help the victims of a disaster in Australia or overseas may be tax deductible.

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Collecting to help victims of disaster

If you are an NFP organisation, but not a DGR, and you want to collect money for disaster relief, you can collect for an established DGR or start your own fund. You can also collect to help victims without supporters being eligible to claim a tax-deduction. Collecting for an established DGR offers advantages as the existing fund will already have systems in place to handle gifts and get assistance to the disaster victims quickly.

Donating to a disaster relief appeal

If donors make a gift of cash to the value of $2 or more to a disaster relief appeal they may be able to claim a tax deduction if the organisation receiving the gift is a deductible gift recipient (DGR). They may also be able to claim a deduction for non-cash gifts.

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