Give back, for humanity – Donate your tax credit
Claiming and donating your tax credit to New Zealand Red Cross is a simple way to make your original donation have an even greater impact. Donate your tax credit and help reach more people in need.
Did you know you may be eligible to claim 33% of your donations back from the IRD? By donating your tax credit to New Zealand Red Cross, you can help extend the impact of your original gift.
Just imagine how much more impact your donation could have to help those in need.
Your donated tax credit could help provide essential supplies in times of disaster, help deliver nutritious meals with community programmes such as Meals on Wheels, or fund training for Disaster Welfare and Support Teams.
Please consider donating your tax credit to New Zealand Red Cross today.
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Donate your estimated tax credit now
If you'd like to make an immediate impact, you can donate the estimated amount of your tax credit today.
Donate your tax credit after you receive it from IRD
If you prefer to wait, you can donate your tax credit once you have received it from IRD. Check out the below steps to learn more.
Steps to claim or regift your tax credit through IRD
You can claim your tax credit online or by post. To claim online, you will need a myIR account (myir.ird.govt.nz) or a RealMe login (http://www.realme.govt.nz).
Claim your tax credit online
- Log in to your myIR account. Under 'Account Summary', look for the 'Donation tax credit' option. Click it to begin the process.
- Enter donation tax credit receipts. On the Donation tax credit page, select 'Enter donation tax credit receipts', then click 'Add a receipt'.
- Select the organisation type. The form will ask for the type of organisation – religious, school, kindergarten, or other. Choose ‘Other’ for New Zealand Red Cross, then click 'Next'.
- Attach your receipt. Click ‘Add receipt attachments’. If you have a physical copy, IRD will accept a scan or a photo of the receipt. Select the type of attachment and add a description (e.g. 'Tax receipt 2025-2026').
- Submit your claim. Once all required fields are filled, press 'OK'. A summary of your receipt will appear. If everything looks correct, press ‘Submit’ to send your claim to IRD.
Claim your tax credit by mail
- Visit the IRD website to find the form. Go to www.ird.govt.nz. Under the search bar, click on the ‘Forms and Guides’ button.
- Download the IR526 form. On the forms and guides page, select the IR526 form. Scroll down, click ‘Other ways to do this,’ then click ‘Download Form’ and print it.
- Complete the form. Fill in the form with your details and attach your receipts.
- Post your claim. Send the completed form and receipts to:
Inland Revenue
PO Box 39090
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045
What your donation today will support
Your donation will help New Zealand Red Cross provide essential support to people and communities across Aotearoa New Zealand. By giving today, you will help us:
- Train and equip Disaster Welfare and Support Teams
- Deliver Meals on Wheels and other community services
- Fund vital communication and emergency response tools
- Support refugee-background families as they build new lives in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Help reconnect families separated by conflict, disaster, or migration
Support us with your regular donation
Be there in every hour of need – become a Humanitarian Partner
Join a community of caring supporters who are there when a disaster strikes, when an elderly or ill neighbour needs a hot meal, when a former refugee family arrives in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In every hour of need, the ongoing support of people who care, is what makes our life-changing humanitarian work possible. So please, turn your compassion into action and become a Humanitarian Partner today.
Frequently asked questions
Your donation today will help support Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, including International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to:
- Provide emergency medical care to the ill or injured
- Supply clean water, food, and shelter to displaced families
- Send trained international delegates to support emergency operations
- Help families recover and rebuild after emergencies
Making a regular donation is one of the most powerful ways to ensure that relief, care and hope can reach people whose lives have been devastated by disaster or crisis, here and around the world.
To learn more, click on the below link:
When you make a donation of more than $5.00, you could claim 33.33% back from IRD. We will send you a receipt for your donation within 3 business days. If you have any questions or queries, please contact our Supporter Care team on 0800 733 276 or email at fundraising@redcross.org.nz
To donate via Internet Banking, please use the following account information
Account name: NZRC Fundraising
Account number: 12-3192-0043737-00
Particulars (Limited to 12 characters): Your first name or initials and surname or organisation name.
Code: Donation
Reference: Your supporter ID number if known. You will find this number on correspondence from Red Cross, it starts with “RE"
OR
Leave blank if you don’t have a supporter ID number.
Tax Receipts
To receive a tax receipt after donating via internet banking email fundraising@redcross.org.nz after you have made the donation.
Tell us your name, email, phone number, amount donated, and date deposited.
We will email you a receipt.
If you need us to post you a receipt, please tell us your address.
There are five ways you can make a one-off donation.
- Online using a credit or debit card.
- Talk to us on the phone.
- Via internet banking.
- Via international telegraphic transfer.
- Visit a Red Cross shop or office.
Learn how to get involved and make a difference by volunteering, fundraising, participating in our events, or working in one of our teams within Aotearoa New Zealand or as an international delegate.
New Zealand Red Cross does not accept management payments on behalf of any entity or organisation. Any and all transactions received via this page, are a donation to New Zealand Red Cross (CC21860). If you have any questions or queries, please contact our Supporter Care team on 0800 733 276 or email at fundraising@redcross.org.nz
Learn more about New Zealand Red Cross terms and conditions for regular direct debit donations and our donations refund policy.
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New Zealand Red Cross Incorporated is a registered charity (CC21860), making you eligible for a tax refund of up to a third of your donation. All transactions are billed in New Zealand dollars.
New Zealand Red Cross operates from 69 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington 6011, New Zealand.