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First Step Georgia is a very unique charity as we have no overhead costs outside Georgia
All fundraising and administration by The Next Step in Ireland and the UK, and by our affiliate in the USA, Georgian Foundation, is carried out by volunteers or pro bono by professionals.
Disclaimer: Please consult your own tax advisors on tax related issues. The Next Step is not responsible for tax advice. The information provided above is for your convenience and information only and is not intended to replace official tax advice.
Irish Tax Payers
If you are an Irish Tax Payer please donate to our Irish charity Children of the Caucasus The Next Step (We hope that by October 1st 2009, Donations using Pay Pal will be possible)
You can donate by
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Cheque (Please post to The Next Step, 5 Clanwilliam Square, Dublin 2)
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Standing Order (download form)
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Bank Transfer:
Account Name: Children of the Caucasus - The Next Step
Bank of Ireland, Lower Baggot Street Branch, Dublin 2
Euro A/C 36589275 Branch No 90-14-90
Swift Code BOFIIE2D
IBAN IE16 BOFI 9014 9036 5892 75
If you pay tax under the PAYE system please complete the CHY2 form which you can download from this web site. Depending on your tax bracket we can get an extra 20cents or 41 cent on every Euro donated.
If you pay tax in Ireland under the Self Assessment system you can claim a tax credit on your donation. We would ask that you tick the relevant box on the donation form and we will send you a letter confirming your donation for submission with your tax returns. For example on a donation of Euro 100, if you pay tax at 41% - you will get a tax credit of Euro 41 for every Euro 100 donated therefore the donation will actually have cost you Euro 59.
If a company pays Irish Corporation tax and makes a donation to The Next Step. The company can claim a deduction of the current corporation tax rate (currently 12.5%). For example if a company makes a donation of Euro 1000 to The Next Step the cost of the donation to the company will be Euro 875 (Euro 1000 – Euro 125)
UK Tax Payers
If you are a UK Tax Payer please donate to our UK Charity and complete the Gift Aid form which you can download from this web site. We can then get an extra 28p on every £1 donated.
US Tax Payers
The Next Step charity and First Step Georgia are affiliated with the United States 501 (c) 3 registered charity Georgian Foundation. Please follow the instructions for US Tax payers:
First Step Georgia is affiliated with the Georgian Foundation, a US registered charity, which is a non profit, non-sectarian, non-political 501(c)3 registered organization. The Georgian Foundation, will accept donations on behalf of First Step project. United States Tax Payers are eligible to claim their donations to the First Step Foundation, of Tbilisi, Georgia as a tax-deductible charitable donation. First Step have been working with Georgian Foundation since 1998. GF will acknowledge and provide 501(c)3 tax identification number so that the donor may claim tax benefits. Please contact Jane Corboy if you have any queries [email protected] or Georgian Foundation
How to donate money to First Step Georgia through the Georgian Foundation:
By wire or bank transfer:
Beneficiary Bank:
Citibank, 2 Exchange Place, New York, NY.
ABA number 021 000 089
Bear Sterns account number 092 53186
Further credit to: Georgian Foundation
Account No 486-09591
By Check: (only checks drawn on American Banks – no Euro checks please)
Mail checks payable to GEORGIAN FOUNDATION to:
Georgian Foundation,
1361 Corte Loma,
Walnut Creek, California 94598
(indicate Funds are for First Step Georgia)
About the Georgian Foundation
The Georgian Foundation was set up in 1992 as a collaboration of Georgian and American medical professionals. The Foundation has been involved in bringing into Georgia, medical supplies, equipment and medicines at an estimated value of $15 million. They have initiated other programs in the medical field in conjunction with other organizations.
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