Preferred donor fund

NFAW is the only broadly focused women's organization to have tax-deductible status in its own right, through its listing in the Schedule to the Income Tax Assessment Act.

NFAW encourages other women's organizations or projects to access this assistance to tax-effective fund raising through the NFAW Preferred Donor Arrangements

Projects and organisations whose objectives are consistent with NFAW's can seek the Board's agreement to a preferred donor arrangement. Once agreed, tax deductible donations can be made to the NFAW, with donors expressing a preference about the particular fund or purpose for which their donation is to be used.

These preferred donor arrangements suit organisations and individuals who do not have large financial resources at their disposal. Most of the donor funds now established have a corpus in the range of $5,000 to $40,000.

Supporting womens’ groups

NFAW currently provides this fund-raising support to a growing number of women's organisations. If you would like to contribute to one of the organisations, use  the online form.

Establishing a Fund

There is no standard application form to establish a Fund, but an application in writing should be made to the NFAW Secretary outlining the purpose of the fund, which cannot be for political lobbying purposes, but can be to cover an organisation’s administrative costs, public education, research and such like.

NFAW requires a minimum establishment donation of $200 to the Fund. Current NFAW administrative charges are 7% of donations, to contribute to the costs of managing the fund. Annual audited statements are provided, as well as more frequent updates on balances held.