How you can become involved

Anyone – individuals or organisations – can donate to the Sydney Community Foundation. The Foundation welcomes donations of all sizes – every dollar makes a difference.

Your options for smart giving are:

1. Make a gift

Your tax deductible donation to the Sydney Community Foundation Tax Deductible Fund can be of any size. Grants from this fund are given to support SCF’s community funding initiatives and are determined by the Foundation Board.

2. Set up a Sub-Fund

You can set up a tax deductible sub-fund under the umbrella of the Foundation on the understanding that it will reach a minimum amount of $50,000 within a five year period. You can name the sub-fund and make requests to the Board about how the income is to be distributed.

For further information on how a sub-fund can be established, please see: Establishing a sub-fund.

3. Leave a Bequest in your Will

Sydney Community Foundation offers an ideal way to leave a bequest in your Will that will take account of your future funding wishes and be carefully managed to benefit local people in your community forever. It will also associate your name with the community you lived in and loved.

After providing for family and friends in your Will, an increasing number of people are considering leaving a proportion of their estate to help others in their local community. Please call the Foundation office for further information.

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Download your tax deductible donation form here [PDF document - 37Kb].

Alternatively, we would be very happy to meet with you or your advisor, in complete confidence, to discuss the various options available to you.

In order to process donations and establish subfunds, the Sydney Community Foundation collects and uses personal information from donors. We respect your right to privacy and do not want to infringe it. The Sydney Community Foundation has developed a privacy policy which sets out your rights and our responsibilities. To read a copy of our privacy policy, please click here. [PDF document- 19Kb].

For further information, or to set up a meeting, please contact the Sydney Community Foundation:

Sydney Community Foundation
PO Box 767 Crows Nest NSW 1585
Phone: 02 9322 1320
Email: enquiries@sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au