The relationship between church and state in Italy is governed by agreements with the single denominations (Intese) and with the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican in particular by the Concordat. State funding to the Catholic Church, guaranteed since 1929 with the Concordat signed between Mussolini and the Vatican and redesigned in 1985 through a system of a tax sharing in the proportion of 8/1000 ("otto per mille"), was extended to other religious bodies that have stipulated "Intese" with the Italian State. Each year every eligible group makes its position known through publicity so that each tax payer can be aware of the various possibilities and make their choice on their tax return. Those taxpayers not making a choice are divided proportionately among the groups asking to take part in this further subdivision, according to the choices made by the others – a complicated system which involves the following Protestant churches:

The Waldensian Church (Union of the Waldensian and Methodist Churches in Italy). Their slogan of this year is "Your 8/1000 spent for those in need" accompanied by faces of people with different looks, different colors, different ages and from different ethnic groups with the writing "Waldensian twins" over them, saying that everyone should be treated equally. The money coming in (just over 3.4 million euro last year) is used for social work, peace and human rights projects, hospital services, work with the aged and youth and projects coming from abroad.

The Lutheran Church in Italy received about 2.9 million euro in 2002, a third going directly to the churches for local projects while the rest was sent to the World Federation of Lutheran Churches and other international organizations to share in their projects of diaconate, evangelization, culture and mission. This year's campaign is centered on Martin Luther's theology and the doctrine of justification by faith alone.

The Union of the Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Italy also receives funds from 8/1000 (last year about 2.7 million euro). Their motto this year is "Give eight for a thousand reasons". Pastor Ignazio Barbuscia explained: "We help whoever is in need without looking at age or making distinctions of race or religious or political affiliation. For this reason we ask the support of the taxpayers even if they do not know us or if they profess another religion or do not profess any faith because we are all equal when there's help to be given to others. We've created centers to assist young people and the aged; we've saved many people from the claws of usury; we've helped thousands of children from Chernobyl, etc."

The Assemblies of God is using the motto "Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things" (Matthew 6,32) and received about 1.1 million euro last year. The projects of the Assemblies of God are aimed at humanitarian efforts in the fields of food, medicine, schooling and social activities to aid people throughout the world. Some of their projects have been nutritional aid for children in Argentina, an orphanage in Rwanda and assistance in Burkina Faso, work with drug users and support of associations in cancer research.