Lutheran Welfare Trust News

2024 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 needy 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 ATO description. Careful consideration should be given to this definition in the application for funds.

The Trust operates on a 1 July to 30 June financial year in accordance with the Tax Office rules, so applications are now open for the Financial Year Ending 30 June 2024.

The Trustees are seeking applications for funding welfare related projects, not for specific individual welfare cases. The amount available in any one year is dependent on prevailing interest rates and income returns. The application form is available by emailing Hilton Haeusler at: hilton.haeusler@gslps.vic.edu.au . Applications close on Friday 15 February 2024, and funds need to be spent by 30 June 2024.

New Trustees Sought

The current Trustees of the Lutheran Welfare Trust (LWT) are seeking new members to join the trustees. The Lutheran Welfare Trust was created to contribute towards the support or establishment of welfare projects primarily within the Vic/Tas District of the Lutheran Church. Over recent years the Trust has distributed funds to organizations within the Victorian District, for aged care and refugee support projects. The commitment to being a Trustee is not onerous with a couple of on-line meetings each year.

Please contact Lester Kerber at lester.kerber@lca.org.au to find out more about serving the Church through being a Trustee of the LWT.