What is Deductible Gift Recipient status?
A Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) is a charity or other organisation that is approved by the Australian Taxation Office as entitled to receive tax deductible donations. Not all charities are DGRs and a great variety of organisations, for example libraries, universities, etc, can be DGRs.
Once you know the name or Australian Business Number (ABN) of an organisation you are considering donating to, the DGR status can be checked on the
Australian Business Register (www.abr.business.gov.au), or by ringing 1300 130 248.
It is the employer's responsibility for ensuring that the participating community organisations have ongoing DGR status. Organisations that are listed on a database also have DGR status- please note this database is not a full list of all organisations with DGR status.