Donations from Greece

In order for donations from Greece to be tax-deductible, donations have to be made via HIGGS, the Greek partner foundation of “Transnational Giving Europe” (TGE). HIGGS is the Greek partner in the European foundation network “Transnational Giving Europe” (TGE) which has been established to enable cross-border donations to be made in a tax-efficient manner for donors. Upon completing your donation, HIGGS will provide you with more information regarding your donation receipt, allowing you to claim tax relief on your donation. For further details please visit TGE here.

Please note that for funding via the TGE network of foundations, 5% of any donation amount will be withheld by TGE as a “Free Donation Share” (for donation amounts above EUR 100,000, the Free Donation Share goes down to 3%, 2%, 1% (depending on the relevant amount).

For further details please visit here.

Donations from Greece can be made via the following methods:

  1. Credit Card – please click here. You will be directed to make a donation HIGGS, the Greek public-utility organisation and member of Transnational Giving Europe, to support ULI Charitable Trust. Upon completing your donation, HIGGS will provide you with more information regarding your donation receipt, allowing you to claim tax relief on your donation.
  2. Wire transfer – to make a donation by wire transfer, for large contributions, or for any queries, please do not hesitate to contact HIGGS at [email protected].

Further information can be found on the HIGGS website here.

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Please complete this brief online form with your details so that we can track your donation and follow up with you.

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If you have any questions or wish to discuss your donation at any stage of the process please do not hesitate to contact Katrina Cross at [email protected]

*Tax-Efficient Giving

The following tax deductions apply to donors in Greece:

Donations to public structures are exempt from donation taxes.

Donations to Non-profit Organizations, municipalities, communities with charitable activities are subject to an independent tax of 0.5%, as long as they exceed the tax-free limit of € 1,000 per tax year and per donor.

It is possible to reduce the amount of taxes by 20% of the total amounts, in the following cases: a) when these donations exceed € 100 during the tax year, b) when the total amount of donations does not exceed 5% of the donor’s taxable income and c) the recipients of the donation belong to the General Government, legal entities under public law, Non-profit Organizations, Charitable Foundations.

The tax authority may request a review of the donation receipts for the final tax clearance processes.