Total donation tax credits claimed by type of recipient organisation

For the 2024 tax year there was a total of $1,008 million in donations for which donation tax credits (DTC) were paid.

We track donations given to:  

• schools and kindergartens 
• religious organisations  
• other donee organisations. 

This graph shows the change in donations paid to schools and kindergartens, religious organisations and to other organisations between 2012 and 2024. Over the last 5 years it shows that:

• donations to schools and kindergartens increased 8%, from $75 million in 2019 to $81 million in 2024
• donations to religious organisations have increased at a faster rate, increasing 23%, from $518 million in 2019 to $635 million in 2024
• donations to other organisations increased 7%%, from $272 million in 2019 to $291 million in 2024.