Donate to Arthritis Ireland
Donations
Imagine what it is like to be in the prime of your life and diagnosed with a disease that means you can do less as time goes on?
Many people think that arthritis is an old person’s disease. Something, perhaps their grandparents just had to learn and live with. In fact, the average age of people newly diagnosed with arthritis is just 35 years old. At best, arthritis is debilitating. At worst, it’s a killer. Intense, severe pain and joint swelling leads to immobility, fatigue and depression. The social isolation that results can devastate lives.
There is no cure for arthritis, but there is plenty we can do. Your support will make a real difference to the lives of people living with arthritis.
How the money your donate will make a real difference:
€100 pays for over 50 people to receive the information they need to better understand and manage their disease - as a person with arthritis who is informed about their condition is more likely to lead a better quality of life*
€500 pays for our trained volunteers to provide vital, practical and emotional support to over 40 people affected by arthritis via our Arthritis Helpline, LoCall 1890 252846.
€1000 will dramatically improve the quality of life of 2 people living with arthritis by teaching them how to take back control of their disease by attending one of our award winning Self Management Programmes
To hear how we have helped people take their lives back, watch Claire's story below;
You can donate to Arthritis Ireland in a number of ways:
- Make an online credit card donation
- Direct Debit:
- Cheque or Postal Order:
- Credit Card:
Click here to make an online donation with any major credit or debit card through our secure and easy to use online donations system.
Rather than sending a once-off donation to Arthritis Ireland , you may wish to spread your gift throughout the year by setting up a direct debit. This type of donation is especially valuable to us because it enables us to sustain current projects while also planning for the future.
If you would like to set up a direct debit please phone Caroline Gormley on tel. 01-647 0209 and we will send you a mandate form in the post.
If you would like to make a donation by cheque or postal order, please make it payable to Arthritis Ireland and post to:
Arthritis Ireland
1 Clanwilliam Square, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2.
If you would like to donate to Arthritis Ireland using your credit card, you may call us on 01-647 0209 or email Caroline Gormley e.cgormley@arthritisireland.ie
Tax Benefits
You may not be aware, but if you made a donation of €250 or more to Arthritis Ireland, there is a very simple way for Arthritis Ireland to claim the tax back on this donation and make your contribution go even further.
How can you help?
Here’s how it works. If you are currently a PAYE employee, your donation can be increased without any further cost to you. As you may have already paid tax on the money donated to us, we can reclaim this tax from the revenue commissioners. Tax refunds are calculated at 42%, 21% or a combination of both depending on which rate is applicable. That means if you pay tax at the higher rate of 41%, a donation of €250 could be worth €431 to Arthritis Ireland.
Donations are cumulative throughout the tax year, so a standing order of €21+ a month will take you over the €250 threshold. At the end of the year we will send you a CHY2 form (or download it here) that we need to claim back the tax .
*Those who are self-assessed may not claim back the tax that they have paid on donations, so in order to pass on the benefit to Arthritis Ireland please remember to take this into account when deciding what donation to make.
So please pick up a pen and fill out the form which you can download here.
For further details on donations to charity and tax, please visit w.The Irish Charities Tax Reform website, or to make a donation to Arthritis Ireland you can call tel. 01-661 8188.
Registered Charity No: 6297