Collaborate

Your support means a lot

We are currently focusing our efforts to fight COVID-19, without forgetting research into the eradication of HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases. Find out how you can help us.

How is your donation used?

Visit our Transparency section to see where we get our resources and how we use them

COVID-19

Development of antibodies, drugs and a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

HIV/AIDS cure

We apply a combined strategy to the eradication of HIV/AIDS

Basic HIV research

We investigate viral mechanisms and disease progression

Other biomedical areas

Research into HIV/AIDS has led us down other biomedical research pathways

What are the tax benefits?

Financially aiding research into HIV/AIDS is now even more advantageous, given the new tax framework in force since 2015.

Both individuals and companies can deduct donations from their annual income or corporate tax statement.

Some examples:

Mr. Martinez made donations worth €1,000 (in 2014), €1,500 (in 2015) and €2,000 (in 2016). In his income tax statement for 2016 he can deduct 75% of the first €150 (€112.50) and 35% of the rest up to a maximum of €2,000 (€647.50)
A company called Axiac made donations worth €1,000 (in 2014), €1,500 (in 2015) and €2,000 (in 2016). In its corporate tax statement for 2016 it can deduct 40% of the donation up to a maximum of €2,000 (€800).

Do you need a tax certificate for your donation? Contact us to find out what you need to obtain a certificate.

How to become a collaborating company

Business Collaboration Agreements Regarding Activities of Public Interest (Article 25 of Law 49/2002)

What you need to take into account:

In return for donations as a collaborating company — which should be used for activities that comply with the specific object or purpose of the organization — IrsiCaixa will undertake in writing to publicize your company’s assistance.
The amount agreed in the collaboration agreement will be tax deductible by the donor.
Since donations are VAT-exempt, your company will not be charged this tax.
Amounts paid pursuant to a collaboration agreement are incompatible with tax relief for donations or sponsorships.

Do you need a tax certificate?

We need the following information/documents in order to issue your tax certificate:

First name(s)/surname(s) of the donating individual or name of the donating company.
Photocopy of tax ID.
Date and amount of the donation (if monetary).
Public or other authoritative document attesting delivery of the donation (if not monetary).

, 12/07/16

"I once said I needed 50,000 euros to hire an investigator to launch a new line of research on the gut microbiome, an area that affects many biomedical fields. The person I was speaking to looked at me and said: ‘I’ll give you the money to hire three investigators.’ Thanks to this person we now have our Microbial Genomics group. "

Dr. Bonaventura Clotet

, 12/07/16

"A few years ago on the radio I explained how we were looking to fund a device to measure the viral reservoir with much greater accuracy and sensitivity than the equipment we had at the time. Research into the viral reservoir is crucial to HIV eradication. After leaving the radio station, I got a call from someone who offered me the 70,000 euros I needed to buy the equipment. This help was crucial and thanks to this person’s generosity we are making great progress in developing eradication strategies. "

Dr. Bonaventura Clotet

, 12/07/16

"I remember how I once gave a talk to relatives of patients. It was in the late 1990s; IrsiCaixa would only have been founded three or four years earlier. And there was a great deal of ignorance about AIDS compared to now. At the end of the talk a woman came up to me and offered me 10,000 pesetas in an envelope. Her son had died of AIDS six months previously and had said he wanted to do something to help any mother avoid what she had gone through. She even apologized for not being able to give more. For me, the worth of that 10,000 pesetas is incalculable."

Dr. Bonaventura Clotet