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Make a difference with your own tax-effective Fund for charitable giving

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Get started with giving

Make a difference with your own tax-effective Fund for charitable giving

Open your own tax-effective charitable Fund and see real change happen

Establishing a Fund or Foundation means you can make a difference and enjoy an immediate tax advantage without committing to any giving decisions until you’re ready.

Get started with tax-deductible giving

How to get started

Join Australia’s largest community of everyday philanthropists

1

Contact us

Australian Communities Foundation offers a range of options to help you structure your charitable giving. The easiest way to work out which option best suits your needs is to have a conversation with a member of our team.

2

Use our expertise

Once we have an understanding of what you want to achieve with your charitable giving, we’ll provide advice on the best giving options for you.

3

Establish your Fund or Foundation

We can help you get started in as little as 48 hours. All you need to do is make an initial donation and you’ll enjoy an immediate tax advantage.

4

Start giving when you’re ready

When you’re ready to give, we can take care of the administration and compliance and help you maximise your impact, allowing you to focus on the joy of giving.

How to get started

Join Australia’s largest community
of everyday philanthropists

1. Contact us

We offer a range of options to help you structure your charitable giving. The easiest way to work out which option best suits your needs is to have a conversation with a member of our team.

2. Use our expertise

Once we have an understanding of what you want to achieve with your charitable giving, we’ll provide advice on the best giving options for you.

3. Establish your Fund or Foundation

We can help you get started in as little as 48 hours. All you need to do is make an initial donation and you’ll enjoy an immediate tax advantage.

4. Start giving when you’re ready

When you’re ready to give, we can take care of the administration and compliance and help you maximise your impact, allowing you to focus on the joy of giving.

Get started

Give us a call on 03 9412 0412 or register below to book in your free consult and start a conversation about your giving journey.

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Benefits of giving via your own Fund

Learn more: Starting a Fund or Foundation

Give now, decide later

When you give via your own Fund or Foundation, you receive the tax deduction now, then decide where you’d like to give at a time that’s right for you.

Build a lasting legacy

Your Fund’s balance can be invested for the long term so you can make a lasting impact. Establishing a Fund or Foundation is also a great way to get future generations involved in giving and start a meaningful family legacy that can be passed down.

Get advice on your giving

If you choose to open your Fund or Foundation with ACF, you gain access to our philanthropic expertise. We can help you develop a giving strategy and support you with recommended giving opportunities aligned with your interest areas.

Ethical investing

All pooled funds at ACF are professionally managed and ethically invested, meaning your money does good in the community while it waits to be granted out to the causes of your choosing.

Benefits of giving via your own Fund


Give now, decide later

When you give via your own Fund or Foundation, you receive the tax deduction now, then decide where you’d like to give at a time that’s right for you.


Build a lasting legacy

Your Fund’s balance can be invested for the long term so you can make a lasting impact. Establishing a Fund or Foundation is also a great way to get future generations involved in giving and start a meaningful family legacy that can be passed down.


Get advice on your giving

If you choose to open your Fund or Foundation with ACF, you gain access to our philanthropic expertise. We can help you develop a giving strategy and support you with recommended giving opportunities aligned with your interest areas.


Ethical investing

All pooled funds at ACF are professionally managed and ethically invested, meaning your money does good in the community while it waits to be granted out to the causes of your choosing.

Other ways we support

TAILORED SUPPORT FOR GIVING: ACF ADVISORY

Looking for extra support with your giving? ACF Advisory provides bespoke philanthropic solutions and services to take your giving to the next level.

Learn more | Support for Professional Advisors

LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY

When you leave a legacy through your own Fund or Foundation, your gift is invested and can grow into an ongoing source of funding for the causes and charities you care about.

Learn more

MAXIMISE YOUR ORGANISATION’S IMPACT: WORKPLACE GIVING

Establish or extend your workplace giving program with a Corporate/Workplace Fund, and give without the administrative burden on internal resources.

Learn more

Learn from other donors

Making a difference doesn’t take millions”

“Taking action is the best antidote to any form of paralysis. That’s why my answer to anyone who’s unsure about what they can do about the climate crisis or how to start giving is always, ‘Just start’.”

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“It’s not about big dollars”

“I think that most people think about philanthropy as being for the very wealthy in society… but you don’t have to come in with a million dollars. Regular people like us can afford to make something happen.”

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“How we make an impact

“ACF staff’s expertise and sector knowledge gives us a high level of trust in their funding recommendations. That’s especially true when it comes to making our grants work meaningfully in high-impact areas.”

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