The Central Remedial Clinic is a national organisation for the care, treatment and development of children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities - over 4,500 children and adults attend the CRC free of charge each year.
Although largely funded by the State, the CRC has a significant annual shortfall which must be made up through voluntary donations and fundraising.
Your support is vital, without it the Central Remedial Clinic would not be able to deliver such high standards of service.
Help us to help those who need it most. To make a donation to Central Remedial Clinic simply contact the Allied Irish Bank, quoting the following account details:
Bank: AIB Bank
Account Name: Central Remedial Clinic (No.1 A/C)
A/C No: 07684074
Sort Code: 93-21-32
Address: 53/54 Main Street, Finglas, Dublin 11
If you are sending a donation through the post, please forward your cheque or postal order to the following address:
Public Relations and Fundraising
Central Remedial Clinic
Vernon Avenue
Clontarf
Dublin 3
Ireland
Or freephone us on:
1800 612 612.
Many thanks for continued support.
'The freedom to live happy and productive lives, is a gift most children are born with. For many physically disabled children in Ireland - the Central Remedial Clinic is their gift.'
Please contact your solicitor to include the Central Remedial Clinic in your will.
Central Remedial Clinic
Vernon Avenue
Clontarf
Dublin 3
Phone: 01 8542200
Fax: 01 8542633
For a minimum subscription of EUR €50 a year you can become a friend of the Central Remedial Clinic.
In doing so, you will be supporting the clinics work for children and adults with physical disabilities and helping to maintain the high standard of services for which we have become renowned.
By becoming a friend of the CRC you will receive:
Your involvement and support is invaluable to the continued success of the clinic.
Central Remedial Clinic
Vernon Avenue
Clontarf
Dublin 3
Phone: 01 8542200
Fax: 01 8335496
Making a difference to the lives of others
Since its inception, the Central Remedial Clinic has played a vital role in improving the lives of children and adults with physical disabilities. Such is the case with 16-year old Jessica Gough from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, who was born with a form of cerebral palsy that affects both her upper and lower limbs, particularly her mobility and balance.
Since she was two years of age, Jessica began attending the CRC in Clontarf to avail of essential physiotherapy and occupational therapy services that help to improve her mobility and balance. While such services have made a vital difference to Jessica's quality of life, the continuous trips up and down to Dublin over the 10 years were tiring for both Jessica and her parents.
The opening of a new clinic in Waterford a number of years ago has made a big difference to Jessica's life, as she no longer has to miss out on full school days to avail of the CRC's services in Dublin. Having the locally based service is of vital importance to Jessica, as she is currently studying hard for her Leaving Certificate at St. Augustine's College in Abbeyside, Dungarvan and hopes to go on to study applied languages at the University of Limerick. Jessica highlights how the services of the CRC have made an immense contribution to her life.
"Without the help of the CRC, I would not be able to enjoy the extremely high quality of life I have now," she outlines.
"Their services have and are continuing to improve my life by monitoring my condition and doing everything they can to make sure my quality of life remains the same as that of any other person of my age."
She adds that although her life is generally the same as that of her peers, living with a physical disability is by no means easy. However, the help of therapists and doctors at both the Waterford and Clontarf clinics, alongside the unwavering support of her family and friends, have given her the strong determination to succeed.
"All the staff at the CRC work continuously to improve my life and the lives of so many others like me, and I can honestly that say my life would not be the same without them," says Jessica.
The CRC is continuing to make a difference to the lives of people like Jessica. However, because its services are provided free of charge, it relies greatly on voluntary contributions and fundraising for a significant part of its funding. The Clinic would greatly value your support to ensure the continued provision of such services. There are a number of ways in which you can make a contribution. You can either set up a standing order, paying a certain sum on either a monthly, quarterly or annual basis, or you can make an immediate donation to the CRC.
All you have to do is complete the form on the reverse
of this sheet and return to:
Fundraising Department, Central Remedial Clinic FREEPOST, Vernon
Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3.
We are grateful for any donation you can afford, regardless of how small it is.
(as of April, 2001)
What donations qualify for relief?
The minimum donation in any year that must be made to any one eligible
charity or approved body is €250. Donations made by instalments
(e.g. Standing Order) will also qualify.
For the purposes of tax relief and where there is no association between the donor and the charity, there is no maximum qualifying donation. However, where there is an association between the donor and the charity at the time the donation is made, e.g. if donor is an employee or member of the charity, then relief will be restricted to 10% of the total income of the individual for the relevant year of assessment.
A donation must also satisfy the following conditions:
Nature of Relief
The arrangements for allowing
tax relief on donations will depend on whether the donor is a PAYE
taxpayer or an individual on self-assessment
or a company. For a PAYE taxpayer, the relief will be given on a
'grossed-up' basis to the eligible charity or approved body, as the
case may be, rather than by way of separate claim to tax relief by
the donor. In other words the donation will be treated as having
received by the eligible charity or approved body 'net' of income
tax. In the case of a donation made by an individual who pays tax
on a self-assessment basis, the individual will claim the relief
and there is no grossing up arrangement. Similarly, in the case of
corporate donations, the company will claim a deduction for the donation
as if it were a trading expense; again there is no grossing up arrangement
in this case.
PAYE Individual
(a) Individual on the standard rate
of tax i.e. 20%
Individual
donates €500. Value of donation to the eligible charity/approved
body = €625 (i.e €500 x 100÷80
Tax associated with the donation (€625 - €500) = €125
The eligible charity or approved body will therefore be able to
claim a repayment of €125 from Revenue at the end of the tax year.
(b) Individual on higher rate of tax i.e. 41%
Individual donates €500. Value of donation to the eligible charity/approved
body = €847.45 (i.e. €500 x 100÷59)
Tax associated with the donation €847.45 - €500) = €347.45
The eligible charity or approved body will therefore be able to
claim a repayment of €347.45 from Revenue at the end of the tax year.
(Note: Where sufficient tax has not been paid to cover the donation made, the refund of tax will be limited to the amount of tax actually paid by the donor).
The individual PAYE donor must complete an 'Appropriate Certificate' and forward it to the relevant charity or approved body, as the case may be, to allow it to claim the grossed up amount of tax associated with the donation. For repayment purposes, the details contained in the Appropriate Certificates must subsequently be forwarded by charities and approved bodies to Revenue in an agreed electronic format together with a declaration that the details are correct and complete. Where the charity or approved body does not have the facilities to forward the details electronically, they may be given in writing in a format approved by Revenue.
Self-assessed Individual
(1) Individual on the standard rate of tax i.e. 20%
Example: Individual donation of €500 will receive 20% tax relief
i.e. €100. Therefore a €500 donation to the CRC will only cost
the individual €400.
(2) Individual on the standard rate of tax i.e. 41%
Example: Individual donation of €500 will receive 41% tax relief
i.e. €205. Therefore, a €500 donation will only cost the individual
€295.
Corporate Donations
A company donates €1000 to the CRC. Assuming a corporation
tax rate of 12½%, the tax relief to the company is €125.
Therefore, the cost
of the donation to the company is €875 while the CRC receives
€1000.
The company simply claims a deduction for the donation as if it were a trading expense.
All repayment claims should be sent to:
Inspector of Taxes,
Claims section,
9/15 Upper O'Connell Street,
Dublin 1
Ph (01) 8746821 , Fax (01) 8746862,
Email: DIRD@revenue.ie
Information
For more information on tax benefits contact:
Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Charities Section
Government Offices
Nenagh
Co. Tipperary
Ph: (067) 63400 Ext. 63302. Lo call: 1890 666333 Ext. 63300.
Email: charities@revenue.ie
Internet: www.revenue.ie