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Melbourne Community Foundation does not have a public submission process.
Decisions regarding the organisations and projects to be considered for support by MCF are based on knowledge, research and discussion between MCF Board members, donors, staff and community partners.
MCF primarily makes grants to the community in 2 ways:
- Through recommendations from our donors, on the basis of their areas of interest. These fall broadly in the areas of arts & culture, community development & advocacy, community services & welfare, disability, education, training & employment, environment, health & medical research, overseas aid and development. Specific target groups which are also supported include Indigenous communities and refugee/asylum seekers.
- Through MCF’s identified funding priority areas, such as the Youth at Risk and MacroMelbourne Initiatives.
As part of its overall grantmaking strategy, MCF is increasingly focusing its attention in the greater
Melbourne area. However, MCF can provide funding to any charitable organisation, operating anywhere in the world, as long as they have ATO endorsement as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and Tax Concession Charity (TCC) here in Australia.
While the bulk of funding does go into Melbourne and Victoria, some funding does go to assist communities interstate and overseas. More information about our Grantmaking Process can be found here.
Funding Initiatives
Through research and collaboration with the broader community, not-for-profit, philanthropic and government sectors, MCF identifies several strategic funding priorities which become the focus of its future grantmaking. To date the Youth at Risk and MacroMelbourne Initiatives have been developed and implemented.
In meeting these priorities, MCF demonstrates its commitment to:
- developing partnerships with like minded people and organisations;
- building a quality understanding of community needs and issues based on research and expert input; and
- raising a pool of funds from a range of donors to meet those needs.
Click here to Find out about MacroMelbourne & Youth at Risk.
Grants made
MCF in the community – Grant Stories
Not For Profit Sector Assistance
Several of MCF's sub-funds have been set up for by not-for-profit (NFP) organisations looking to secure the future of their organisation and their work in the community, by starting to build an endowment.
Read more about MCF's Not For Profit Sector Assistance programs
Knowing Community
As part of its strategic grantmaking approach, MCF is continually developing its role as a knowledge hub. We are constantly building our research and knowledge for our donors and the broader philanthropic community, understanding current needs, emerging trends and the impact of government policies on the social, cultural and environmental fabric of our community. We also need to understand what works, what has lasting benefit and which organisations are likely to be most effective in addressing need, strengthening the community and preventing problems from emerging.
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MCF Grantmaking 
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