We aim to equip young people and help communities develop practical solutions. The legal and tax status below must be confirmed before any donation is accepted.
Reviewed 30 September 2026. Documents and numbers have not been supplied for public verification. This is not a finding that the organisation lacks registration.
No tax certificate is offered in preview. Each future donation page must identify the legal recipient and separately state its verified eligibility.
NPO registration does not itself confer tax exemption or a deduction. SARS PBO approval concerns the recipient’s tax treatment. Section 18A approval is a separate basis for eligible donors to claim deductions, subject to the approved activities and a compliant receipt.
SARS: public benefit organisationsAn exemption for donations to an approved PBO is distinct from Section 18A deductibility; it does not depend on an 18A certificate. Taxable gifts also depend on the donor’s exemptions and other gifts in that year. A R150,000 comparison cannot assume tax is payable without that context.
SARS: donations taxRecognition is programme-specific. SED requires qualifying beneficiary evidence and expenditure; Skills Development and ESD have separate requirements. No points or recipient-wide eligibility are promised. Ask for the programme evidence and obtain verification against your applicable scorecard.
B-BBEE Commission: SED guidanceInnovation Army’s approval and receipt issuer are not publicly verified. This models an eligible donation to an independently approved recipient.
Enter a valid donation and taxable income. Blank income does not mean an unlimited deduction.
An individual’s marginal rate can change as income falls. Other deductions and donations affect the available cap. This does not calculate donations tax or B-BBEE recognition.
SARS guidance on PBOs and Section 18AYouth programmes, platform operations and support for ideas are intended uses. A venture fund, investment allocation policy and returns are not confirmed. No allocation percentage or platform fee has been finalised.
Before launch, publish programme budgets, donor restrictions, fees, governance, related-party interests and reporting dates. If Innovation Army has a financial interest in a campaign, disclose it on that campaign and assign review to an independent decision-maker.
Commercial sponsorship is different from a pure gift. Branding, event access or other benefits must be documented separately; no Section 18A receipt is promised for a sponsorship.
Fee status and an illustrative calculation