Westpac Foundation
Announcing our next 100 Community Grants
We’re delighted to announce the 100 organisations across Australia to receive a 2019 Community Grant from Westpac Foundation. An estimated 12,000 Australians will benefit from the grants which will help to deliver educational opportunities, employment pathways and improve quality of life for people who need it most.
Collaborating for job creation
Four social enterprises will be the first to benefit from a new collaborative funding approach to create more jobs for vulnerable Australians.
Social enterprise: untapped potential in creating jobs
A new report released by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) Swinburne in partnership with Westpac Foundation looks at how and why social enterprise is proving more effective than mainstream employment solutions in delivering greater employment outcomes for people with complex needs.
Creating impact
We support social enterprises and community organisations creating jobs and opportunities for those who need it most.
240
Grants awarded by Westpac Foundation in 2018.
$3.7m
Value of grants awarded in 2018.
5,800
Jobs and employment pathways by 2022 created by our 14 social enterprise grantees from 2016, 2017 and 2018*.
12,790
Skilled volunteering hours contributed by Westpac employees in 2018.
*These figures are forecasts provided by our 2016, 2017 and 2018 social enterprise grantees on the jobs and pathways they will create over the three years of their funding.
Helping for 140 years
Westpac Foundation is a charitable organisation that has been helping people for the past 140 years.
Today, we provide funding and programs to help social enterprises and community organisations taking a fresh approach to complex social issues and creating jobs and opportunities for those who need it most. We are committed to helping to create a more inclusive Australia with a goal to change 100,000 lives for the better by 2030.
Things you should know
Public donations to Westpac Foundation are administered by Westpac Community Limited as trustee for Westpac Community Trust (ABN 53 265 036 982). Westpac Community Trust is a Public Ancillary Fund, endorsed by the ATO as a Deductible Gift Recipient.