Public Benevolent Institution Status
St James Ethics Centre has been granted Public Benevolent Institution status (ref no: AF1595C/SF8939B) by the Australian Taxation Office pursuant to item 4.1.1 of section 30-45 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
The Australian Tax Office defines Public Benevolent Institution status as follows:
A PBI is an institution organised for the direct relief of poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, disability or helplessness. The characteristics of a PBI are:
- it is set up for needs that require benevolent relief
- it relieves those needs by directly providing services to people suffering them
- it is carried on for the public benefit
- it is non-profit
- it is an institution
- its dominant purpose is providing benevolent relief
Please note that donations to St James Ethics Centre of $2.00 (AUD) or above are tax deductible in Australia.
For further information about St James Ethics Centre,
please contact us by telephone on +61 (0)2 9299 9566
or by email at contact@ethics.org.au