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Australia’s environment is vulnerable to the introduction of invasive plants and animals. In recent years the temperate zones and coastal regions have had their biodiversity drastically altered. Deforestation and overgrazing are contributing to the increase in desertification and the destruction of animals’ natural habitats. Water scarcity is becoming an issue for Australia.1 In a recent study done by the United Nations, Australia was ranked with a high human development score and an extremely low score for climate change progress.2 In 2017, Australia’s carbon pollution was increasing significantly; it increased by 1.6 percent in the March quarter alone.3Family
Domestic abuse against women is a significant problem in the country. The government estimates that since 2014 one woman dies each week due to domestic violence. Across the entire country of Australia, one woman is hospitalized due to injuries sustained from domestic violence every three hours.1 One in four women report experiencing violence at some point in their lives, which totals around 1.5 million women.2Human Rights
Australia faces international pressure to better receive refugees. The government currently pays islands off its coast, like Nauru and Manus Island, to take disproportionate amounts of refugees and put them into refugee camps. There are also issues with discrimination against indigenous peoples, especially in the justice system.1 Indigenous peoples were reportedly 24 times more likely to be incarcerated. The age for criminal liability is 10 years old, extremely low according to international standards..2 Additionally, Australia has been reluctant to call attention to countries that are committing human rights abuses if they have strong economic ties with them.3Education
Each of the eight states or territories in Australia is responsible for their own education system. 1 This divided responsibility for school systems makes the implementation of federal education reforms difficult.2 There is a large discrepancy in performance between Aboriginal students and their peers; 60 percent of Aboriginal children are significantly behind going into their first year of school, and only 10 percent of them graduate from their twelfth year.3Poverty
13 percent of all Australians live below the poverty line, which totals around 3 million people. 730,000 of these people are children. The Borgen Project also observed that Aboriginal peoples are more likely to suffer from poverty due to the history of discrimination and oppression they have faced.1 Indigenous people who live in rural areas were also found to be disproportionately more impoverished than non-indigenous people living in urban areas.2Religion
The population of Australia is approximately 23 percent Protestant, 23 percent Catholic, and the remaining population identifies as Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Eastern Orthodox, other, or nonreligious. Religious conflict in Australia is largely nonexistent.1Clean Water
100 percent of the Australian population has access to potable water and improved sanitation infrastructure.1 The country has dedicated $47.9 billion to water aid in its 2017–18 budget, focusing mainly on the Indo-Pacific region.2Economy
Australia has a free economy and consistently ranks in the top five countries in the Asia-Pacific region for freedom from corruption and greatest economic growth. Australia participates in international trade, and foreign investments and entrepreneurship are encouraged. Anti-corruption measures are implemented and enforced, and the economy is highly transparent.1 The country imports large amounts of machinery, crude oil, and computers, while exports consist largely of coal, iron ore, and gold. The unemployment rate in Australia is 5.6 percent. Public debt is 47 percent of the GDP, and the country’s main trade partners are China, Japan, and the United States.2Government
The Commonwealth of Australia is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. The chief of state is the king or queen of England, since the country is a Commonwealth realm. The head of government is the prime minister.1There are strongly enforced anti-corruption measures in place in Australia and high levels of transparency. The high levels of economic growth can be attributed to the country’s competitiveness in services, manufacturing goods, and technologies.2 Transparency International ranks Australia 13th out of 176 countries for perceived corruption, and the Australian public scores their own government at 79 out of a possible 100.3Health
In Australia, alcohol is a major cause of death, disease, and injury. A recent study by the Australian Bureau for Statistics found that the average Australian drinks 680 beers a year.1 Healthcare in Australia is provided both by the government and by private institutions. 16 percent of Australians have reported intentionally skipping out on either doctors visits or medication because of prohibitive costs.2 The maternal mortality rate is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births, and infant mortality is around 4.3 deaths per 10,000 live births. The government spends 9.4 percent of GDP on health expenditures.3Children
Approximately 17 percent of children live below the poverty line in Australia, despite the high standard of living and relative wealth of the country.1 There are approximately 4 million children in Australia, and around 200,000 of these are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.2 Aboriginal children face much higher chances of suffering sexual abuse, especially in rural areas. In 2013, 39 cases of children with STIs were reported. The Australian Institute states that an estimated 90 percent of child sexual abuse in rural areas is unreported. Aboriginal girls in rural areas are more than 10 times as likely to be sexually abused than other girls.3 A five year study by the Australia Royal Commission found that nearly 4,500 children had been sexually abused by hundreds Read More of Catholic priests.4 Show LessAnimals
The southern part of Australia contains the Great Victoria Desert and experiences extreme temperatures, providing an ideal habitat for many species of reptiles, including the great desert skink, and nine species of geckos.1 The northern regions in Australia have rivers and floodplains that reflect the common monsoons that sweep through the area annually between November and March. Home to the Kakadu National Park, the area provides habitats for freshwater turtles and crocodiles, seabirds, and the burrowing snake. Threats to the legally well-protected natural habitats include brush fires and invasive species, and are rarely endangered by human activity.2australia
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PWI assists specific nonprofits in managing their Google Ad Grants ads account from Google, a prominent internet company (“Grantor”), for use in internet advertising within the following conditions located at https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/google-ad-grants.html
PWI Convene
A customizable conference app. Provides a Registered Nonprofit User real-time access to the PWI Convene app, where they can build out their conference agenda into an app while including specific agendas, breakout sessions, maps, bios, notes, polls, surveys, and more for their conference. All conference data and attendee data are available for use by PWI in connection with PWI Convene and related marketing and promotional activities.
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PWI provides up to 50% off on marketing services (websites, apps, graphic design, social media, seo, marketing campaigns, video, etc.) to Registered Nonprofit Users who have subscribed on projectworldimpact.com. The discount is determined by the standard amount the PWI charges nonprofits and for-profit organizations who are not currently on the site. The amount of the discount is not guaranteed and is determined solely by and at the discretion of PWI.
PWI Events
An event platform for Registered Nonprofit Users to post, promote, and track events for their organization, and includes ticketing. PWI is not responsible for the number of tickets available. PWI will not be held liable for ticket validity. When a Registered Nonprofit User does ticketing, they will be charged standard credit card processing fees. PWI does not keep any percentage of the money raised by ticket sales. Event attendees are solely responsible for researching the validity of the event. PWI shall not be responsible for any misrepresented event details listed by a nonprofit. All tickets purchased are nonrefundable.
PWI Swipe
PWI Swipe is a software product for Registered Users to donate the spare change from their daily purchases (credit or debit card) to Registered Nonprofit Users. Money will be donated to the PWI Foundation at the beginning of every month based on the previous month’s change recorded on the cards they have submitted in the app. The change donated by a Registered User will be directed to the PWI Foundation, an approved 501c(3) organization. At the end of the quarter, donations will be aggregated and distributed by PWI Foundation to the Registered Nonprofit User selected by the Registered User.
PWI Foundation will keep a one time setup fee of $2.50 for each Registered User. This one time setup fee is still considered a donation (to PWI Foundation), but will reduce the amount passed on to the Registered Nonprofit User.
PWI Foundation will email Registered Users monthly with a report on the amount contributed. At the end of the year, PWI Foundation will distribute appropriate tax receipts to the Registered Users.
It is possible for Registered Users to designate a nonprofit organization that is NOT a Registered Nonprofit User (a “Non-subscribing Nonprofit”). For Non-subscribing Nonprofits, PWI Foundation will retain 10% of the funds received related to PWI Swipe to help cover additional costs incurred for project management and associated fees.
The donation will be distributed by PWI Foundation to the designated Registered Nonprofit User and Non-subscribing Nonprofit on a quarterly basis once the total raised is above $25.
Dedicated Team Members
If a Registered Nonprofit User subscribes at the appropriate level, they will have access via a ticketing system to PWI team members to help better use the available software and tools, as well as to help maximize visibility on projectworldimpact.com. Although PWI Team members will have Registered Nonprofit Users as their prime priority, there is no guarantee as to the amount of time (hours) PWI team members will spend working on any individual Registered Nonprofit User. PWI team members will not interact with Registered Users that are connected to nonprofits or Registered Nonprofit Users, but are not Nonprofit User Admins.
Dedicated Apps & Programs (white-labeled products)
If a Registered Nonprofit User subscribes at the appropriate level, they will receive dedicated branding on specific PWI apps and programs (Convene, Storyteller, Fund, and Swipe). This means that the apps and programs will be white-labeled (appear to come directly from the Registered Nonprofit User) and the users will not be as exposed to the PWI brand.
PWI App - Access projectworldimpact.com from a smartphone mobile device.
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PWI Foundation
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS AS COMPONENT OF THE PWI FOUNDATION
Donor Advised Funds established at the PWI Foundation (PWI Foundation) are component funds of PWI Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation. All contributions to PWI Foundation’s funds are treated as gifts to a public charity and are generally tax-deductible, subject to individual limitations. Contributions of property other than cash and marketable securities may be added to a fund only with the written consent of PWI Foundation. PWI Foundation does not provide tax or legal advice; we recommend consulting a professional advisor with questions about a gift to PWI Foundation.
INVESTMENT OF ASSETS
In making a gift to PWI Foundation, donors give up all right, title and interest to the assets contributed. In particular, donors cannot choose investments, investment managers or brokers after their gift has been made, with the exception of a recommended customized investment approach as stated below. The Board of PWI Foundation have the right to make any or all investment decisions regarding gifts received, except that fund advisors have advisory privileges with respect to fund investments. All assets contributed to funds will be managed in PWI Foundation’s investment pools, subject to certain approved exceptions. Investment allocations among PWI Foundation’sinvestment pools can be changed. All income and capital gains or losses will be allocated to the fund on a monthly basis.
A donor may recommend a customized investment approach through an outside investment advisor for funds carrying a significant balance. PWI Foundation’s Board must approve the recommended advisor, the advisor’s proposed investment strategy and underlying investments. For current investment fees, please contact PWI Foundation (pwifoundation.org..
USE OF THE FUND
All distributions shall be for charitable, educational, scientific, literary, or religious (including any combination of such purposes) and for administrative purposes, all in furtherance of the purposes of PWI Foundation. Grants must be for charitable purposes, and those grants may be recommended to any 501(c)(3) organization or verified charitable entity located in the United States or any nongovernmental organization outside of the United States having a verifiable charitable purpose.
Grants may also be given for charitable purposes to non-501(c)(3) organizations if the charitable expenditure can be verified through a process called expenditure responsibility.
Expenditure responsibility is required for any organization not described in IRS Section 170(b)(1)(A), including for-profit companies, private operating foundations and new public charities that do not yet have 501(c)(3) status and disqualifying supporting organizations.
Grants given within the United States must be for a minimum of $100. Grants to organizations outside of the United States or grants requiring expenditure responsibility within the United States must be for a minimum of $1,000.
PWI Foundation shall assume responsibility for check writing, bookkeeping, investment management, tax reporting, auditing and evaluation of projects, and for making available to the fund advisors and fund representatives reports of fund income, expenses and grantmaking, as appropriate.
RESTRICTIONS ON GRANTS
In compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, grants are not permitted, for non-charitable purposes; for political contributions or to support political campaign activities; or for any purpose that would provide benefits, goods or services to a donor to the fund, the fund’s advisor(s) or other related parties. A fund advisor is subject to IRS penalties if the fund’s donor(s), advisor(s) or other related parties receive benefits, goods or services in connection with a grant recommendation. This includes grants to satisfy pledges made by any person, including a fund advisor, and non-deductible (or partially tax-deductible) memberships, event tickets, sponsorships, registration fees in tournaments and cause-related marketing activities. Grants are generally not allowed to private non- operating foundations, unless certain exceptions are met. Please contact PWI Foundation if you have questions about the exclusion of benefits from grant recommendations and/or multiple-year payments.
FEES AND MINIMUMS
While there is no set-up fee to open a donor advised fund at PWI Foundation, with certain exceptions, gifts must meet specific initial gift minimums, which vary by fund type. A list of current fees, management fees, and initial gift minimums is available upon request. PWI Foundation reserves the right to change its fee or minimum policies at any time.
Supporting Fees
PWI Foundation’s annual operating budget is supported by the fees we receive from managing the assets of Donor Advised Funds. Supporting fees cover the costs of the Foundation’s core services, including philanthropic advising, grantmaking, gift and grant processing, investment and charitable asset management, planned giving services, new fund development, civic leadership activities, communications and non-profit capacity building. Subject to change, supporting fees are calculated as follows:
Please note: the minimum annual fee for money that is not immediately distributed is $500/year.
Investment Fees
Funds invested in several of our funds incur costs related to third-party investment management and consulting and bank custodian servicers. PWI Foundation’s investment fee is a blended rated based on the asset values and current fees charged by our underlying investment managers and custodians; returns are net of those fees.
ROLE OF ADVISORS
Donors establishing an advised fund may designate any person over 18 years of age to be an advisor on the fund. A fund can have more than one fund advisor. If a fund is advised jointly, upon the death of one fund advisor, the remaining fund advisor(s) retains the privileges associated with the fund.
SUCCESSOR ADVISORS
The donor and any fund advisor may designate any person to be a successor advisor to exercise the privileges and duties of a fund advisor. Successor advisors may assume the privilege to advise the fund only after the deaths or resignations of all initial fund advisors named on the fund. The successor advisor(s) may be required to provide written notification and sufficient proof of the donor’s or fund advisor’s death prior to assuming the privileges and duties of a fund advisor. Successor advisors may appoint further successors. If the successor advisor is a minor, PWI Foundation’s Board of Trustees reserves the right to require that grant recommendations be made by the minor’s legal guardian.
All requests to modify advisor appointments or appoint additional advisors and successor advisors to a fund must be communicated to PWI Foundation in writing. In addition, a written acknowledgement must be received from PWI Foundation confirming that the request has been granted. If PWI Foundation has not received the name(s) of an additional advisor(s) or successor advisor(s) to the fund, or other special instructions,in writing, PWI Foundation will use the fund’s balance to support PWI Foundation’s ongoing internal growth and management.
The following Fund Advisory Privileges and Fund Relationship Definitions further explain the role of advisors and other interested parties to funds at PWI Foundation. These terms correlate to the Fund Agreement forms and will determine the fund’s contacts and advisors.
FUND RELATIONSHIP AND FUND ADVISORY PRIVILEGES DEFINITIONS:
Primary Contact: One person per fund who should be contacted first for anything concerning the fund. This individual may or may not have fund advisory privileges.
Fund Advisor: Individual has full advisory privileges over a fund, including grant recommendations, investment recommendations, naming the fund and appointment of other fund advisors and successor advisors. (This is the highest level of authority.)
Secondary Advisor: Individual also has full advisory privileges over grant recommendations but has no other fund administration advisory privileges. (This is an intermediate level of authority.)
Fund Representative: Individual has access to fund information but no fund advisory privileges. (This is the lowest level of authority.)
Successor Advisor: The second generation fund advisor; he or she has no advisory privileges until the cessation to act of all initial fund advisors. (Primarily for donor advised funds, committee advised funds and scholarship funds.)
PAYMENTS FROM AN ADVISED FUND
PWI Foundation does not permit expense reimbursements, loans, compensation or other similar payments from an advised fund to any donor, fund advisor or related party. All expenses must be paid by PWI Foundation directly after appropriate review of the expenses and their payees, and all expenditures must be pre-approved by PWI Foundation prior to being incurred. The expense submitted for review must be charitable in nature or support a charitable purpose.
FUNDRAISING POLICY
PWI Foundation may consider permitting a fund to raise money. All fundraising activities must be pre-approved by the PWI Foundation. Fund advisors must allow at least 30 days for approval. Use of PWI Foundation’s name on any fundraising material is expressly prohibited without prior written approval by PWI Foundation. PWI Foundation cannot reimburse the donor, fund advisor or related parties for expenses related to fundraising activities. All contributions raised in support of the fund must be made payable to PWI Foundation with the specified name of the fund in the memo line. PWI Foundation is not responsible for the success of fundraising activities.
VARIANCE POWER
As required by law, all assets contributed to funds become irrevocable gifts to the PWI Foundation, and legal control and responsibility for the funds rest with the PWI Foundation. All funds established at PWI Foundation are subject toPWI Foundation’s variance power, subject to individual limitations, as set forth in PWI Foundation’s bylaws. Variance power gives PWI Foundation the authority to modify any restriction or condition on the distribution of funds for any specified charitable purposes or to specified organizations if, in the sole judgment of PWI Foundation’s Board, such restriction or condition becomes unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community served.
DESIGNATED FUNDS
Designated funds can only be established for the benefit of one qualified public benefit organization. If that organization ceases to exist or dramatically changes its charitable purpose, PWI Foundation will use its variance power to find, if reasonably possible, a similar organization that matches the donor’s general intent. Should the donor request that the organization be changed, all remaining assets will be granted to the original organization and a new fund must be established.
FUND INACTIVITY
PWI Foundation does not require a fund to receive contributions into it nor to make distributions from the fund every year. However, if a fund advisor is no longer willing or able to advise the fund’s distribution, and no successor advisor is named, PWI Foundation’s Board will assume responsibility for grantmaking.
Dormant Fund Policy
The PWI Foundation annually reviews all of its donor advised funds for inactivity. An inactive donor advised fund is defined as a fund in which there is an absence of contributions to the fund or grant awards issued from the fund for a period of three years.
After a three year period of inactivity, PWI Foundation staff will contact the donor advisors and/or successor advisors (via letter, email and/or telephone) to educate them on how to make grant recommendations through the PWI Foundation. If there is no response from the donor advisors to PWI Foundation’s outreach, and there has been five years of inactivity, PWI Foundation will begin to initiate grants from the inactive funds. If the fund balance is equal to or in excess of the minimum fund size (currently $25,000), then the Board-approved spending policy for the year in question will be applied to the fund balance and grants will be issued in support of PWI Foundation’s grant making. If the value of the fund is less than the current minimum fund size, then the fund will be terminated and the remaining balance will become available for PWI Foundation grantmaking. After seven years of inactivity, the entire balance of the fund will become available for PWI Foundation grant making as directed by PWI Foundation’s Board.
If a donor or successor advisor chooses to become involved in the activity of the fund, then the privilege to advise on the fund reverts back to them, as long as the fund was not fully liquidated. The three year rule for inactivity would resume from the last time of activity in the fund.
CLOSING A FUND
A fund advisor may recommend closing a fund by granting up to 100% of the fund balance to a qualified charitable organization, including any of PWI Foundation’s funds (e.g., field of interest funds,endowment funds, operating funds). Such recommendations must be received in writing, and, if approved, funds will be disbursed in accordance with PWI Foundation’s current grantmaking policies and applicable laws and regulations. Closing a fund by recommending a grant to another qualified charitable organization that is approved will occur as follows: 80% of the current balance will be granted within 10 business days of the request date, barring any issues with the organization’s status as a qualified public charity or equivalent. The remaining balance of the fund, including any residual net earnings, will be granted within the following 45 days. Endowed funds are permanent and may not be closed.
CONFLICT OF TERMS
In the event of an inconsistency between these terms and conditions and any terms and conditions appearing elsewhere in connection with any fund, these terms and conditions, as interpreted by PWI Foundation, shall govern, and PWI Foundation reserves the right to take any actions at any time which, in its discretion, it deems reasonably necessary or desirable for the proper administration of any fund at PWI Foundation or to comply with applicable law.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is a donor advised fund?
A donor advised fund is not a separate legal entity like a trust or a corporation. It is a fund defined by the IRS that a sponsoring charity, like PWI Foundation, creates through a written agreement with a donor. The donor contributes assets to the PWI Foundation, and the PWI Foundation agrees to treat those assets as a separate fund on its books. The donor retains the privilege of recommending charitable grants from the fund and the way in which PWI Foundation should invest the fund’s assets.
Who owns the assets once the gift is made and the fund is opened?
The law requires PWI Foundation to make clear in the agreement, and to obtain the donor’s written acknowledgement, that the assets in a donor advised fund are the property of PWI Foundation and that PWI Foundation has discretion and control over the use and investment of the donor advised fund’s assets.
In order for a donor to take advantage of the tax benefits that flow from a charitable gift, the gift has to be complete—that is, the donor has to part with control over the donated assets. The appearance of donor control could put the donor’s tax deduction in jeopardy. Therefore, fund advisors cannot make pledges on behalf of the fund and can only make non-binding recommendations about grants; they cannot control when and how PWI Foundation will make grants nor control decisions about which grantees will receive funding.
What are the limits on donor benefits in connection with donor advised fund grants?
Donors, fund advisors and related parties (such as family members or business interests) may receive only “incidental” benefits from a grant or investment of a donor advised fund. If a donor, fund advisor or related party receives more than an incidental benefit in connection with a donor advised grant, the IRS can assess a penalty of 125% of the amount of the improper benefit. The penalty may be assessed against either the person who recommended the grant or the person who received the benefit. (There is a separate penalty if a donor, fund advisor or related party receives a direct distribution from the donor advised fund, such as compensation or an expense reimbursement.)
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