OzBargain 2023 EoFY Charity Donations - $20,000 to 5 Charities of Your Choice

scotty on 07/06/2023 - 17:33
Last edited 16/06/2023 - 13:03

Updated 14 June 2023

Here are the charities that we will be donating to this year:

  • Lifeline
  • OzHarvest
  • Kids With Cancer Foundation Australia
  • Pets of the Homeless Australia
  • Fred Hollows Foundation

It's the end of financial year charity donation time. Over the past 10 years we have been donating to various charities that ozbargainers voted for in June and in December, and for 2023 EoFY we will be donating $20,000 to 5 charities ($4k each). Your task is to vote on the charities that we should donate to, from a list of 30. The 5 most voted charities would then receive our donations next week.

The list of 30 was taken from our Christmas donation last year that didn't get picked. Here they are, ordered alphabetically:

Poll ends next Tuesday (13 June).

Some rules:

  • At most 1 vote per account. Ghost accounts will be penalised as per OzBargain terms of use.
  • Votes will be hidden until the poll finishes.
  • Top 5 charities will picked, based on the number of votes.
  • Users are allowed to change votes before the poll finishes.

Moreover, some ozbargainers are currently participating in The Push-up Challenge to raise fund for suicide prevention & mental health awareness. Feel free to donate to anyone on Team OzBargain, and we'll also donate to individuals in the team that manages to do 50% of the required push-ups (1,572 or more over 23 days).

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Why I can't see <my favourite charity> on the list?

The list of 30 charities were taken from last December's list of charities that didn't get picked. So if your favourite charity is not on it, we might have already donated to it last December (Sikh Volunteers Australia, Cancer Council, beyondblue, Royal Flying Doctor, Dementia Australia & RSPCA), or it wasn't suggested in previous years. We should be taking suggestions again this coming December so you can recommend it to be added to our list.

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  • 29
    Lifeline
  • 25
    OzHarvest
  • 24
    Kids With Cancer Foundation Australia
  • 23
    Pets of the Homeless Australia
  • 20
    Fred Hollows Foundation
  • 19
    HAART (Homeless & Abused Animal Rescue Team)
  • 18
    Foodbank Victoria
  • 18
    MND Australia (Motor Neurone Disease)
  • 15
    Médecins Sans Frontières Australia
  • 15
    Salvation Army
  • 15
    Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation
  • 14
    Black Dog Institute
  • 13
    Australian Red Cross
  • 13
    RU OK?
  • 12
    NeuroEndocrine Cancer Australia
  • 12
    Smith Family
  • 11
    Aboriginal Literacy Foundation
  • 11
    Kids Helpline
  • 9
    Compassion Australia
  • 9
    headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
  • 8
    Indigenous Literacy Foundation
  • 8
    MS Australia (Multiple Sclerosis)
  • 8
    Orange Sky Laundry Australia
  • 5
    Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
  • 5
    Crohn’s & Colitis Australia
  • 4
    Heart Foundation
  • 4
    MAA International (Muslim Aid Australia)
  • 2
    Act for Kids
  • 2
    Heart Kids
  • 1
    PanKind
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Comments

  • dust on 07/06/2023 - 17:39
    +7

    Thanks Scotty! Good on you!

  • SnowDragon on 07/06/2023 - 17:45
    +3

    Another reason why this community is so great. Great work Scotty.

  • Tee Rex Arms on 07/06/2023 - 17:51
    -3

    Good old EOFY tax deduction

    • scotty on 07/06/2023 - 19:48
      +47

      Yes, donations to DGR are tax deductible, just like all other business expenses, but don't make it sound like it's some free money flowing around. Here's a table on who gets what with $20,000 charity donations:

      Donate to Charity Don't Donate
      OzBargain $0 $15,000
      Tax Office $0 $5,000
      Charity Organisations $20,000 $0

      So by not donating, OzBargain has actually $15k extra profit after tax, government gets extra $5k to spend on whatever, but charities get none.

  • capslock janitor on 07/06/2023 - 17:56

    No DEMENTIA Aus?

    It's always Dementia and Kids for me, both ends of the spect

  • tsunamisurfer on 07/06/2023 - 18:02

    Why is there an Aboriginal Literacy Foundation and an Indigenous Literacy Foundation?

    Are they the same?

    • scotty on 07/06/2023 - 18:17
      +6

      They might do similar things but two different organisations.

  • morse on 07/06/2023 - 18:24
    +1

    All great causes - Thank you!

  • Cherry12 on 07/06/2023 - 18:45
    +1

    Can you add MIND Australia

  • Car-la-la on 07/06/2023 - 19:20

    I still don't understand why this poll has to be anonymous?

    I'd much prefer to see my vote was relevant rather than wasted on a charity that was never going to get enough votes … Does that make sense?

    • kerfuffle on 07/06/2023 - 19:23
      +6

      Could be so people don't game the system, so to speak. e.g. sign up a bunch of new accounts and vote on the one they want the money to go to the most

      • Car-la-la on 07/06/2023 - 19:25

        That theory would still apply with an anonymous vote.
        There's nothing stopping me from creating 1000 new accounts and voting for the same charity (well except for sockpuppeting rules)

    • CrispyChrispy on 07/06/2023 - 19:30
      +5

      Avoid herd mentality?

      • scotty on 07/06/2023 - 19:37
        +12

        That's the reason. It was implemented at the beginning of 2016 to prevent everyone flocking onto the same charities because they have already gained votes. It was actually suggested by someone in the comments although I can't seem to be able to find it (should have included the link in my commit notes).

        • Car-la-la on 07/06/2023 - 19:45

          Thanks for the reply Scotty.
          Any chance we can take a vote whether people prefer an anonymous or transparent voting system?

          • cookie2 on 07/06/2023 - 19:50

            @Car-la-la: Why? This way is fair to each charity?

          • scotty on 07/06/2023 - 19:52
            +2

            @Car-la-la: The poll is always anonymous — you don't get to see who voted and what was voted. The result will be shown after the poll has ended so it would be transparent then. Sorry we don't have an option to opt out before the poll expiry.

        • capslock janitor on 09/06/2023 - 19:22

          IDK what's Commit notes?

          Thoughts?
          plz gimme a sleuthing badge or promotion.

    • cookie2 on 07/06/2023 - 19:49
      +2

      Removes people not deciding for themselves and just looking at what people have already voted for and just giving one of those another vote, or at least more consideration.

  • CyberMurning on 07/06/2023 - 19:56
    +5

    Suggest to donate rscpa or other pet organisations

  • Switchblade88 on 07/06/2023 - 19:59
    +1

    Unrelated question, but why can we upvote @scotty in this particular post?? I thought that wasn't possible for mods…

    • Moderatorscotty on 07/06/2023 - 20:01

      Users cannot vote on comments flagged as a moderator comment. Mods can decide whether to flag a specific comment as a "moderator comment" (which would then have a "Mod" tag before the username). Mods usually do this when the comment itself is moderation related, such as this one.

      • Switchblade88 on 07/06/2023 - 20:06
        +4

        Ahhh, I see, thanks for clarifying

      • CandyMan on 10/06/2023 - 16:09
        +1

        Thanks for explaining, here’s an upvote +

  • Almost Banned on 07/06/2023 - 20:11

    There's a couple on there I'd downvote if it was an option.

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 07/06/2023 - 21:49

    Done.
    Btw No Gerry Harvey Racehorse Retirement Home plan?

  • HardQuiz on 07/06/2023 - 22:10
    +1

    Any chance we can have preferential voting ?

    Or maybe exclude the 10 least voted charities from this poll, then do another poll and exclude 10 more. With the final poll for the top 5 receiving the donation.

    Thanks Scotty and team.

  • Pharos5 on 07/06/2023 - 22:15

    Great stuff. Is the revenue all from site ads?

  • Clear on 07/06/2023 - 22:24
    +6

    Last year my vote for Neuroendocrine Cancer Australia didn't make the cut and this year I'm making the vote again after surviving this terrible cancer. One that I explained in great detail in my AMA earlier this year.

    Neuroendocrine cancer is becoming an increasingly common and flying under the radar with little knowledge from doctors and everyday people alike. The neuroendocrine system consists of the cells and nerves responsible for making hormons and releasing them into the bloodstream. NETs can appear anywhere in the body, with the lungs and pancreas more common, like in the case of Steve Jobs.

    This is one of the cancers where chemo is ineffective and surgery is usually the only option if it hasn't spread too far. If it's in an inoperable location and radiation is out of the question, then you better hope one of the emerging clinical trials (where funding is needed most) is available. Otherwise you'll probably… you know.

    For me I had one of the rarest and most aggressive types of gastroinestinal NETs. My experimental surgery included the Whipple Procedure, which is the removal of the head of my pancreas, most of my duodenum (first part of small intestine), 1/3 of my stomach, the gallbladder, part of the bile duct and about 20 lymph nodes. After which they staple it all back together (not graphic).

    So that's my vote. Feel free to vote for it or not. Otherwise I'd still be happy if PanKind manages to win.

    • Clear on 07/06/2023 - 22:26

      And on a lighter note I can't eat Tim Tams anymore without being violently ill. With the inflation on those it's not exactly the worst thing in the world 😜

    • SydneySwan on 08/06/2023 - 11:10
      +2

      I have changed my vote to NCA.

    • Jeannie77 on 10/06/2023 - 09:04

      Voted for it too. Fingers crossed for this year.

  • lisamacoz on 08/06/2023 - 08:20
    +1

    Thank you Scotty.

  • 2esc on 08/06/2023 - 09:40

    My vote is for anonymous. Your vote is for the one you think is most valuable.

  • payless69 on 08/06/2023 - 10:11

    Where is the "Gerry's" dog box?

  • [Deactivated] on 08/06/2023 - 11:50
    +2

    More animal and environmental charities please.

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 08/06/2023 - 14:42
    +1

    Good on Ozbargain for doing this!

  • Cashy78 on 11/06/2023 - 12:57

    Great job Ozbargin, a fantastic thing to do

  • Eliza-Beth on 12/06/2023 - 11:24

    Great idea, but as usual we disabled people are left off the list, and to add insult to injury I picked MS as the closest thing and they wouldn't accept anything under $50. Keep up the good work, but maybe instead of some people getting two different votes you just pick one and pick one for some other worthy causes, the disabled (always forgotten but we have the biggest bills and multiple disabilities) the aged, volunteers, and the poor.

  • scotty on 14/06/2023 - 11:20
    +4

    It has been a tight poll and in hindsight I probably should highlight it on the OzBargain front page for a while to get attention from the rest of the community. Anyway, here's the result:

    • Lifeline
    • OzHarvest
    • Kids With Cancer Foundation Australia
    • Pets of the Homeless Australia
    • Fred Hollows Foundation

    I will be organising the donation later this week.

    • Reggie74 on 16/06/2023 - 14:54
      +1

      That would be good as I always vote in this great idea but didn't know it was on this time

    • capslock janitor on 01/07/2023 - 11:20

      super happy with those results

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