Lutheran Welfare Trust – Applications Open

The Lutheran Welfare Trust was created to contribute towards the support or establishment of welfare projects primarily within the Lutheran Church. This Trust is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient, and as an Income Exempt Charitable Entity – this means donations can be tax deductible.

The Trust was established to provide relief to those who are in necessitous circumstances, which according to the Commissioner of Taxation definition, involves some degree of poverty. To the extent possible, the Trustees take a broad approach to this definition, although the Trustees must still be bound by the description. Careful consideration should be given to this definition in the application for funds.

The Trust operates on a 1 July to 30 June year in accordance with the Tax Office rules, so applications are now open until 31 March 2022 for the 1/7/21 – 30/6/22 year. In the 2020-21 period, the Trust distributed $4500 to organisations within the Victorian District for projects that fit the criteria.

The Trustees are seeking applications for the funding of welfare related projects that are tax deductible, not for specific individual welfare cases. The amount available in any one year is dependent on prevailing interest rates.

The application form is attached, or email me at: hilton.haeusler@gslps.vic.edu.au  Applications close on Friday, 01st October 2021.

The Trust is always seeking additional members to be involved in the work of the Trust. Please contact me if further information is required regarding applications or joining the Trust.

Hilton Haeusler
on behalf of the Lutheran Welfare Trust