Bat Conservation Gift Fund
The fund was established by Ku-ring-gai Bat Conservation Society Inc. in 1998. It is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and is endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR).
KBCS Inc. actively solicits donations (donations of more than $2 are tax deductible) from the general public, government, corporations and community groups, in support of its aims and objectives as detailed in our constitution KBCS_Constitution.
Aims & Objectives
Preservation & conservation
- Of grey-headed flying-foxes generally, and in particular Ku-ring-gai Flying-fox Reserve, Gordon
Protection
- By law, of this species and other bat species (order Chiroptera) wherever their habitat
Education
- Increase public awareness and understanding of bats, particularly flying-foxes, as part of the natural environment
Research
- Encourage and fund further research into Megachiroptera, their biology and importance in the natural ecology of Australia and their effect on commercial fruit crops
Gift Fund Management
The management committee meets at least three times each year to approve distribution of monies from the Fund for environmental purposes and consider any other relevant business.View or download the gift fund rules:Bat_Conservation_Gift_Fund_Rules
The committee is responsible for ensuring that:
- Proper accounting records and procedures are kept
- Donations are properly recorded, receipted and banked into a separate account
- An annual audited statement of income and expenditure is presented at the annual general meeting of KBCS Inc.
- A statistical return is submitted annually to the Register of Environmental Organisations administered by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
