Australia – Dominant Non Profits and NGOs
*Wesley Mission http://www.wesleymission.org.au/homepage.asp
*Brotherhood of St. Laurence http://www.bsl.org.au/main.asp
*St. Vincent De Paul http://www.vinnies.org.au/home.cfm?CFID=2804222&CFTOKEN=4e323a9a3ee6ad5e-00238031-ED04-97CA-6ED8B46841041F9A
Autralia – Non profit tax exemption
Only certain types of non-profit organizations are exempt from income tax.
The following organizations must be endorsed by the Tax Office to be exempt from income tax:
* charities, and
* Non-charitable funds that distribute money, property or benefits solely to deductible gift recipients that are income tax exempt.
If the Tax Office notifies to an organisation is endorsed as an income tax exempt charity or income tax exempt fund:
* it is exempt from income tax, and
* it does not need to lodge income tax returns, unless specifically asked to do so.
If the organisation has as an income tax exempt charity or income tax exempt fund. The organisation will need to:
* regularly review whether it is entitled to endorsement, and
* tell the Tax Office if it ceases to be entitled.
Australia – Non Profit general characteristics
A non-profit organization is one which is not operating for the profit or gain of its individual members, whether these gains would have been direct or indirect. This applies both while the organization is operating and when it winds up.
Any profit made by the organization goes back into the operation of the organization to carry out its purposes and is not distributed to any of its members.
Organizations’ will be non-profit where their constituent or governing documents prevent them from distributing profits or assets for the benefit of particular persons, both while they are operating and on winding up. These documents should contain acceptable clauses to indicate non-profit character. The organization’s actions must be consistent with this requirement:
A non-profit organization can still make a profit, but this profit must be used to carry out its purposes and must not be distributed to owners, members or other private people.
Acceptable clauses indicating non-profit character Various forms of words can be used to show non-profit character in an organization’s constituent or governing documents.The following are examples:
Non-profit clause: The assets and income of the organization shall be applied solely in furtherance of its above-mentioned objects and no portion shall be distributed directly or indirectly to the members of the association except as bona fide compensation for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the organization.
Dissolution clause: In the event of the organization being dissolved, the amount that remains after such dissolution and the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities shall be transferred to any organization with similar purposes which is not carried on for the profit or gain of its individual members.
Australia – AusAId Education program
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), manages the Australian Government’s official overseas aid program.The Global Education Website is initiated and funded by AusAID to support its Global Education Program.
- international development issues and ways to reduce poverty,
- peace-building and resolving conflict,
- appreciating and valuing diverse cultures, languages and religions,
- promoting human rights and social justice, and
- working towards environmental sustainability.
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Australia – International Cooperation focuses
The international community recognizes Australia’s leading role in the region, particularly in PNG and the Pacific.
Australia – International cooperation, an overview
The Australian Government’s overseas aid program is a federally funded program that aims to reduce poverty in developing countries. The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) manages the program.The aim of the program is to assist developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia’s national interest.
The Australian aid program is organized around four interlinked themes:
*accelerating economic growth
*fostering functioning and effective states
*investing in people
*promoting regional stability and cooperation.
In 2007-2008 Australia will provide $3.155 billion worth of official development assistance of which $2.731 billion will be managed by AusAID.
All Australians contribute to Australia’s aid program. This amounts to around 1% of Federal Government expenditure compared to the 42% spent on social security and welfare. The ratio of Australia’s aid to Gross National Income (GNI) for 2007-08 is estimated at 0.30 per cent. Australia’s aid program focuses on the Asia Pacific region.
Australia – Factors of the Third sector evolution
Australia – Non profit organizations employees
About 36,000 non profit organisations employ staff.
In 1999/2000, nonprofit organizations that employed staff:
*empolyed 604.000 people, 6.8 of australian in employment
*had an income of $33.5 billion
*contributed $21 billion,or 3.3 to GDP.
If an adjustment is made for the uncosted component of volunteer activity, which is such a major characteristic of the not for profit sector, then the contribution to GDP is believed to be around 5% – clearly an enormous benefit being delivered to the Australian community by the not for profit sector. (ref. ABS Non-Profit Institutions Satellite Account, 2002).
www.nonprofitroundtable.org.au
Australia – Number of non profit organizations
There are approximately 700,000 non profit organisations in Australia, most of which are small and entirely dependent on the voluntary commitment of members, icluding: hobby clubs, local sporting clubs, advocacy groups, public hospitals, medical research oragizations, special schools, philantropyc foundations, community child care centres,environmental conservation organizations, charities that provide assitance to the needy and disadvantaged.
Approximately 380,000 non profit organisations are incorporated in some form or another, meaning that they have a legal identity independent from their members.
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