Community Foundations in Australia

List of Community Foundations in Australia

Last updated 20 May, 2010

Established Foundations with Public Fund and DGR status

• Eyre Peninsula Community Foundation (Port Lincoln, SA)
• Ballarat Community Foundation (Ballarat, VIC)
• Bass Coast Community Foundation (Bass Coast, VIC)
• Bendigo and Central Victoria Community Foundation (Bendigo, VIC)
• Border Trust (Albury-Wodonga Region Community Foundation, VIC/NSW)
• Buderim Community Foundation (Buderim, QLD)
• Capital Region Community Foundation - Greater Good (Canberra)
• Central Queensland Community Foundation (Rockhampton, QLD)
• The Community Foundation for Tumut Region (Tumut, NSW)
• Foundation Barossa (Tanunda, SA)
• Foundation Boroondarra (Hawthorn, VIC)
• Geelong Community Foundation (Geelong, VIC)
• The Greater Melbourne Foundation of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund (Melbourne)
• Hunter Region Community Foundation (NSW)
• Inner North Community Foundation (Melbourne, VIC)
• Mackay Community Foundation (QLD)
• Melbourne Community Foundation (Melbourne, VIC)
• Mumbulla Community Foundation (Bega, NSW)
• Northern Rivers Community Foundation (Lismore, NSW)
• South West Community Foundation (Warrnambool, VIC)
• The Southern Highlands Foundation (formerly Wingecarribee Community Foundation) (Bowral, NSW)
• Stand Like Stone Foundation (South Eastern South Australia)
• Sydney Community Foundation (Sydney)
• Tasmanian Community Foundation (Hobart)
• Tomorrow: Today Foundation (Benalla, VIC)
• Western Australian Community Foundation (Perth)
• Wyndham Community Foundation (Werribee, VIC)
• Victorian Community Foundation (Melbourne) operated by ANZ Executors and Trustee Co. Ltd.
• Queensland Community Foundation (Brisbane) operated by Queensland Public Trustee. The QCF has regional foundations established under its umbrella. These include the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation, Cairns Community Foundation, and the Gold Coast Community Foundation.
• The South Australia community Fund has been modelled on the lines of the Queensland Public Trustee operated Queensland Community Foundation.

Incorporated Community Foundations

• Broken Hill Community Foundation (Broken Hill, NSW)
• Eastern Victoria Community Foundation (Lakes Entrance, VIC)

Other cities and regions of Australia are also in the process of conducting and finalising feasibility studies, such as the Central Eyre Peninsula - Le Hunte (Wudinna, SA), Loxton/Waikerie, Noosa, Toowoomba, Outback Regional Trust, Whittlesea (VIC), Wangaratta & district (VIC), Southern Fleurieu Peninsula (Victor Harbor, SA) and Marrickville (Sydney) to determine if they can support and benefit by establishing a Community Foundation in their area.

The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal has played a major role as catalyst for the development of foundations in giving financial support for feasibility studies to 12 regions, Bruce Rock WA, Keith SA, Bendigo and Central Victoria, Eastern Victoria, Tumut and Northern Rivers in NSW, Townsville QLD, Peel Valley WA, Barossa Light SA, Eyre Peninsula SA, Buderim QLD, and Burra SA.

FRRR has also supported the work of the following 10 foundations: Chaffey in Mildura, Bendigo and Central Victoria, Ballarat, Geelong, Tomorrow Today in Benalla, Mumbulla at Bega, Wingecarribee at Bowral, Central QLD at Rockhampton and Tasmania.

Philanthropy Australia has supported feasibility studies for Central QLD, Bass Coast, Loxton/Waikerie, South East South Australia, Broken Hill, Albury and Newcastle.