In 2024, we awarded over $502,000 to 10 smaller Victorian charities, helping more than 2,500 children and young people in our local communities thrive.

Since launching in 2013, Bank of Melbourne Foundation has provided over $7 million in funding to more than 200 local charities dedicated to helping thousands of Victorians in need. 

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About us

Meet our team and learn more about our work in our in local communities.

 

Our grants

Our grants support smaller, local charities that provide children and young people with opportunities to thrive through connection and participation in education and community life.

 

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Help us create brighter futures for children and young people in Victoria. 

 

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2024 Foundations Impact report

In 2024, the five foundations established by Westpac Group invested $10.7 million toward job creation, next generation leaders and helping young people thrive. Together, they are building a stronger, more inclusive future for all Australians. Learn more about the collective achievements of the Bank of Melbourne, Westpac, St.George, and BankSA Foundations along with Westpac Scholars Trust in their 2024 Impact Report.

Read the 2024 Impact Report

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Bank of Melbourne Foundation acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We pay respects to Elders past and present and celebrate the diversity of First Nations peoples and their ongoing cultures and connections to the lands and waters of Australia.

Bank of Melbourne Foundation is part of St.George Foundation. Donations to St.George Foundation are administered by St.George Foundation Limited as trustee for St George Foundation Trust (ABN 44 661 638 970). St George Foundation Trust is a Public Ancillary Fund, endorsed by the ATO as a Deductible Gift Recipient.

Currently, St.George Foundation adopts the Westpac Group Speaking Up Policy in dealing with whistleblowing disclosures. A copy of that policy can be viewed here. Some aspects of that policy may not be applicable in the operational environment of St.George Foundation. As such, St.George Foundation adopts the Westpac Group Speaking Up Policy to the extent reasonably possible.