Parceiros da Educação RJ – Fund of BrazilFoundation
Supporting Public Education for a More Equal Society
Objective
Education transforms. Education creates opportunities. Education changes lives. More than 80% of school-age children in Brazil attend public schools. Therefore, the way to reduce discrepancies between public and private education and reduce societal inequalities is by investing in public schools.
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About the Fund
More than 60,000 children from the public school network benefited
Promoting quality public education
Since 2009, Parceiros RJ has impacted more than 60,000 children in Rio’s public schools, and provided training to more than 800 teachers and administrators in 27 schools.
In 2021 alone, Parceiros RJ is working with 24 public schools, reaching 8,000 students.
About Parceiros da Educação RJ
Parceiros da Educação RJ is a non-profit, certified OSCIP organization that promotes and fosters partnerships between civil society, Secretaries of Education and public schools to improve student academic performance and public education.
Tax Benefits
USA: Contributions to BrazilFoundation – EIN 13 4131482, a non-profit under Section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Tax Code – are deductible to the full extent permitted by law. Individuals can deduct up to 50% of their adjusted gross income; companies may deduct up to 10% of taxable income, prior to discounting the philanthropic investment. BrazilFoundation provides a tax-receipt acknowledgement of the contribution it receives.
Brazil: BrazilFoundation is a non-profit organization, designated as a Public Interest Civil Society Organization (OSCIP, as per its initials in Portuguese) under Law 9.790/99, Ministry of Justice file no. 08071.000389/2004/01, Corporate Taxpayer Registration No. 04.839.572/0001-10. A donation receipt can be issued for donations made in reals. The donor must request their receipt directly from BrazilFoundation. Since we are an OSCIP, tax incentives are only awarded to businesses taxed on their profits. These businesses can deduct the cost of donations up to 2% of their operating profit. An individual donor may report the amount donated when filing income tax, but will not receive a tax incentive.