Community Enterprise Foundation (CEF)

Bringing together people who care about their communities
The Community Enterprise Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, helping Australian communities to tackle major societal challenges with grants, scholarships and community-focused appeals.

We’re here for our Community Bank network, our corporate partners and the Australian community and together we do great things. Because using our business to help communities thrive, is at the heart of what we do.

At Community Enterprise Foundation we're all about helping communities with grants and community focused appeals.

Communities and not-for-profit organisations are supported in raising and distributing tax-effective donations. We're committed to providing you with the expertise, tools, and resources to respond to current and future needs.

We recognise that the real hero in your community is you. And we, along with our trustee Sandhurst Trustees, are honoured to play a supporting role. 

We have walked alongside you, as one, to help you achieve your community outcomes.

• Community grants
• We facilitate a wide range of grants to assist eligible charities and not-for-profit organisations across Australia invest their profits back into local communities.
• Scholarships
• Each year we award scholarships to community-minded students. You need to be studying at an Australian university, or TAFE campus for the first time.

How to Apply for Grant Funding
Is your organisation in need of funds for a Community project? The Foundation facilitates a wide range of grants for eligible charities and not-for-profit organisations in Australia.

The Foundation works closely with Community Bank and Corporate partners that choose to reinvest their profits back into their local communities via a structured charitable grant programs.