Supporting
Australian Soldiers
and their Families

We provide financial assistance to those Australian
(Army/Navy/Air Force) veterans and direct family members who need support.

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Our Mission

The overall purpose/mission of The Rising Sun Charitable Trust is to provide financial assistance (aimed at addressing necessitous circumstances – that is, any difficulty being experienced in relation to: paying debts as they fall due and/or providing “essentials” required as part of daily life), to those families who have had Australian (Army/Navy/Air Force) soldiers:

Killed In Action (KIA); or
Lost to, or severely impacted by, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) related illness

Note: Definition of “essentials” includes but is not limited to: health/medical/wellbeing, education, welfare, food, transport, clothing, household maintenance, accommodation, security, bereavement, childcare, disaster, recreation/leisure related costs.

Our Vision

The Vision of The Rising Sun Charitable Trust is to become the most visible, most recognised, most trusted, most dependable, most honest, most committed, most genuine and most generous military themed charity for families affected by KIA’s and PTSD related illness.

Who we support

Those families who have had Australian (Army/Navy/Air Force) soldiers:

Killed In Action (KIA); or
Lost to, or severely impacted by, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) related illness.

Definition of “families” and “soldiers” is as follows:

“Families” Wives/husbands (legally married); Wives/Husbands (divorced and not re-married and with soldier having at least 50% custody of any dependent children); De-facto Spouse; biological children or children legally adopted; Mothers and Fathers (biological or those legally adopting soldier); Brothers and Sisters (biological or those legally related through adoption or similar)
“Soldiers” = Army/Navy/Air Force member current or retired, who must have joined the military no earlier than the year 1990.

If you fit into the categories described in the “Who we Support” section above, we want to hear from you such that we can get you the help you need. Please hit the “Get Support” button to give us the information we need to get you the help you need as quickly as possible.

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Who we are

At The Rising Sun Charitable Trust, we could not be more passionate about or committed to, helping families of our fallen soldiers and helping soldiers and their families struggling with PTSD. In early 2021, our founding Directors, Neil and Chris, came together with a common purpose and a shared dedication to giving back and showing our gratitude to those service men and women, and their families, who desperately need our help.

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Donations are the engine room of our charity and allow us to provide the desperately needed financial assistance to those soldiers and their families in need.

Please click the donate button below to make your very much appreciated, fully tax-deductible donation.

Testimonials

I recently reached out to the boys at The Rising Sun Charitable Trust to get some help paying my bills. These guys could not have been more helpful and got me the help I needed when I needed it – I couldn’t be more grateful.

10 year Army Veteran from 3 RAR

The lad's have helped my family get through a difficult time while I try to integrate back into civilian life, and find employment. We couldn't praise them highly enough.

7 year Navy Veteran

News & Stories

15 April 2024

We are extremely proud to announce that our supporters helped us raise over $42 thousand dollars at the Iron Bark Station in what was an amazing day. The turn out was brilliant, the weather played its role, and the support staff, food trucks and entertainment groups made the day a huge success. ADBO World have… Continue reading Home

The Rising Sun Annual Charity Day Event, VOL.2

21 September 2023

The crew have been working away steadily at designing another amazing day full of activities for children and adults alike. We have attendances from the Geelong Military Reinactment Group, live music throughout the day, mechanical bull rides including a prize for our best cowboy or girl on the day. The IronBark station is a beautiful… Continue reading Home

Pepper money donate $20,000 to The Rising Sun Charity.

28 January 2023

The team at Pepper Money have acknowledged the work of Neil and Chris for their contribution to community services in the veteran and defence families sector. They have donated $20,000 dollars to the trust and also rewarded Neil with the purchase of a brand new Martin Guitar to the value of $5000 dollars which he… Continue reading Home

Store

The Rising Sun Charitable Trust’s Store stocks a full range of the highest quality branded merchandise including: T-Shirts, Hoodies, Tank Tops, Singlets/Military Undershirts, Polo Shirts, Stickers, Flags, Caps/Hats.

Your purchase of this merchandise is a critical and highly valued part of how we raise money for our soldiers and their families in need.

Please access the link below to purchase and we will send your kit out without delay, anywhere in Australia

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Our Partners/Major Donors

Some donors to The Rising Sun Charitable Trust are particularly generous in their contributions to our cause. Each of our partners/major donors have contributed over $5,000 towards soldiers and their families in need. We sincerely thank them for their contribution and we undertake to get the money into the hands of those who need it as soon as possible.