GiveDirectly
Unconditional cash transfers
Sends money directly to people living in poverty via mobile payments. Recipients can spend the money on whatever they need most, from food and medicine to education and business investments.
Donate via bank transfer with tax deductibility
Enter the amount you'd like to donate and scan the QR code with your banking app to make a direct transfer to GiveDirectly via the King Baudouin Foundation.
Note that donations are not processed through our website, but directly through the King Baudouin Foundation. A 5% fee is applied to your donation. This fee allows for tax deductibility to foreign charities from Belgium. Learn why.
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How does it work?
GiveDirectly is an effective charity operating outside of Belgium. This means that, by default, donations to this charity are not tax deductible in Belgium.
However, thanks to the Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) scheme, it is possible to do cross-border donations to this charity, while also benefiting from the tax benefits of your donation In Belgium, this is done through the King Baudouin Foundation (KBS/FRB). The downside of this approach, is that TGE takes a 5% fee on your donation. However, given the 45% tax deduction available for Belgian donors, the overall benefit still makes it a highly worthwhile option.
The King Baudouin Foundation will send you a tax statement each February detailing the total amount of your donation from the previous year. By default, the certificate will be sent to your residential address as it appears in the national register.
For further information, please contact the King Baudouin Foundation at tge@kbs-frb.be or check out this page.
If you prefer, you can also donate directly to GiveDirectly through their website (without the tax deduction).