Donations

Thank you for your interest in making a donation to the Friends of Valkenberg Trust. Your support will mean recovery for many people living with mental illnesses.

Mental health settings are different!  We do not often need big expensive machinery to aid people’s recovery.  We need people to walk alongside those who are struggling.

Patients at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital receive clinical treatment from their doctors and nurses that does wonders for their recovery.  However, state budgets only go so far and doctors and nurses don’t always have the time to give each patient the kind of human interaction and time they need.

While we keep costs low by taking advantage of a small team of paid staff and a large network of volunteers, the fact is that projects and volunteers cost money if they are to be effectively and safely run.  Because we are a non-profit organisation, we rely on donations, both in-kind and financial, to keep our projects afloat.

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Monthly Donations

Join our mission to make a lasting impact by setting up a monthly donation today. Your consistent support through monthly donations ensures stable funding, allowing us to plan and execute long-term projects that create meaningful change. Together, we can build a brighter future for our community.

Tax benefits

All donations made to the Friends of Valkenberg Trust are exempt from donations tax and qualify the donor for deductions from taxable income in accordance with the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962.
Please let us know if you would like a Section 18A tax certificate enabling you to claim a deduction from personal or corporate taxable income.

Donor deductibility applies to cash donations, bequests and donations in kind. To read more about PBO and Section 18A criteria, log on to the SARS website.

BBBEE points

The Friends of Valkenberg Trust serves the patients of Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital of which more than 75% are Black South Africans, as defined by the BBBEE Codes of Good Practice. This means companies may qualify for SED points on their BBBEE scorecard. Let us know if you need the documentation to apply for these points. Make a difference in the recovery of a person who has a mental illness.  Tomorrow it could be your friend, your family member, or yourself.