Welcome to Melbourne Community Foundation

The Melbourne Community Foundation aims to generate and distribute philanthropic resources to address emerging social issues and to meet the needs of its communities.

Established in 1997, Melbourne Community Foundation was the first independent, not-for-profit community foundation in Australia. As a community based endowment fund, all donations are pooled and invested to generate income to help build social capital. MCF offers individuals, families, groups, corporations and charitable organisations an easier and more satisfying way of giving something of real value back to the community. We use our grantmaking expertise and knowledge of community issues to assist donors develop strategic giving plans and make effective grants, which meet their own philanthropic and charitable goals, and address needs in the community.

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MacroMelbourne 2009

MacroMelbourne towards 2030

MacroMelbourne is one of Melbourne Community Foundation’s major initiatives. It is designed to ensure that Melbourne is, and continues to be, a liveable city for all its people as it faces the challenges of growth over the next 20 years.

Despite an increasing public policy focus on addressing disadvantage and increasing social inclusion, research indicates there have been continuing and growing levels of poverty and inequality over the past decade.

Understanding that disadvantage and inequality can divide communities, the Initiative aims to identify areas where philanthropic investment can contribute to creating a more equitable, sustainable and liveable Melbourne.

Two key reports have been produced as part of the initiative:

The research report Social and Economic Disadvantage in Melbourne: Trends, Challenges and Priorities for Philanthropic Investment provides a solid evidence base for the initiative.

Click here to download the research report

The project report MacroMelbourne: A Liveable City for all its People? A focus on the urban growth areas of Melbourne outlines 14 community based projects which address the six key priority areas for funding identified through the research. Over 2010 MCF will be seeking partnerships with individual donors, philanthropic organisations and business to raise the funding and inkind support required to implement these projects and help build robust communities in the urban growth areas of Greater Melbourne.

Click here to download the project report