Donation, Sponsorship & Bequest

Donation

Vietnam Foundation is an approved charity under the Overseas Aid Gift Deductibility Scheme (OAGDS) and our VNF Vietnam Relief Fund was granted Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status by the ATO. All donations of $2.00 or more to the Fund by individuals, organisations and Companies in Australia are fully tax-deductible.

You can make a significant difference to the lives of poor and disadvantaged children and communities in Vietnam by making a donation through one of the following methods:

PayPal or Credit Card

A monthly donation is a simple and most effective way to help transform lives in Vietnam. We will issue you with a receipt at the end of each Financial Year for tax deduction purpose.

Please click on the PayPal Giving Fund button below to make a one-off or monthly tax-deductible donation to VNF Vietnam Relief Fund using PayPal or Credit Card:

PayPal Giving Fund

Direct bank transfer to our account

Account Name: VNF Vietnam Relief Fund

BSB: 062 334

Account number: 1155 9666

To help us acknowledge your donation and issue you with a receipt, when making the transfer, please:

include a message stating your name to help us identify you as the donor.
download and fill in the Donation Form and email it as an attachment to us at mail@vietnamfoundation.org.au

By cheque

Please make cheque payable to “VNF Vietnam Relief Fund” and post to:

Vietnam Foundation Australia
137 Lancelot St,
Blacktown, NSW 2148
Australia

To help us acknowledge your donation and issue you with a receipt, when donating by cheque, please download and fill in the Donation Form and post it to us together with the cheque.

Major Donors & Corporate Sponsors

Individuals or Businesses who donate over $2,000 a year to Vietnam Foundation are gratefully acknowledged as our Major Donors or Corporate Sponsors. Their generous on-going donation and support help further our work to alleviate poverty in remote rural areas in Vietnam. For Businesses, this is a great way to fulfill your Corporate Social Responsibility goal, and to raise your Corporate profile and increase your brand recognition.

Major donors and Corporate Sponsors can elect to sponsor our work in general, or one of our Development & Aid Programs which is aligned with your core values, mission, or products and services.

Corporate Sponsors’ Logo with link to their Website will be displayed in the Major Donors & Sponsors Page of our Website.

Major donors and Corporate Sponsors will receive our Newsletters as well as invitation and tickets to our fund-raising, cultural and social events and functions.

Bequest

Why leave a bequest to Vietnam Foundation?

A bequest to Vietnam Foundation is one of the most powerful and enduring ways you can leave behind your legacy to help the poor and disadvantaged people and communities in Vietnam.

How to leave a bequest to Vietnam Foundation

If you already have a Will but would like to leave a gift to Vietnam Foundation, you can update your Will by a simple addition to your existing Will. Please discuss this with your Solicitor if necessary.

If you do not yet have a Will, you can simply include a bequest to Vietnam Foundation when you write your new Will.

Depending on your circumstances, you can make your bequest to Vietnam Foundation in one of the following ways:

Residuary Bequest: Your bequest to Vietnam Foundation will be a gift of what remains after you have made provisions for your loved ones, or
Percentage Gift: Your bequest to Vietnam Foundation will be a percentage of your estate or of the residue of your estate, or
Pecuniary Bequest or Specific Sum: Your bequest to Vietnam Foundation will be a fixed sum of money.

You may use the following suggested wording when writing or updating your Will to include a bequest to Vietnam Foundation:

“I give and bequeath to:

Vietnam Foundation Ltd, a Company limited by guarantee,

ABN 60 071 999 838.

Registered Charity Number CFN 15347

137 Lancelot St,

Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia

the residue, or

xx percent of my whole estate, or

xx percent of the residue, or

the specific sum of $xxxxx

to be used for its general purposes.”

Please let your family and loved ones know that leaving a gift to Vietnam Foundation is important to you, and advise any executors and guardians of your wishes.

Please also let us know once you have left a gift in your Will to Vietnam Foundation, by writing to us at: mail@vietnamfoundation.org.au