About Australian Communities Foundation

Australian Communities Foundation is a non-profit organisation that supports and enables smart, rewarding and effective giving. As Australia’s only national community foundation, we are a community of givers made up of thousands of people from all over the country. What unites us is our desire to make a difference.

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We make philanthropy easy and accessible

Our Services

Are you looking to take your giving to the next level? We provide the structures, services and community that will get you there. With over 27 years of experience in supporting structured giving, our areas of expertise include strategic grantmaking, tax-effective giving, donor-advised funds, private ancillary funds, scholarships, collective giving, workplace giving and family legacy.

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We make philanthropy easy and accessible

Our Impact

At Australian Communities Foundation, we help our giving community effectively support the causes they care about. While our community supports a broad spectrum of charitable causes, we track our impact as a Foundation across five focus areas.

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Ways to Give


Unlock the benefits of structured giving with your own Fund or Foundation.

Search our community of Funds you can support with a direct donation.

Join a growing collective of funders tackling Australia’s biggest issues.

Support the causes you care about for generations to come.

Access our fundraising infrastructure through a Named Fund.

Take your giving to the next level with ACF Advisory services.

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Contact Us
Level 6, 126 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Australian Communities Foundation is a proudly inclusive organisation and an ally of LGBTQIA+ communities and the movement toward equality.