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Over 25 years, the Foundation has funded many community groups and charity organisations whose projects have positively impacted countless lives: the effects ripple through our community.
For every car accident averted through driver training or every heart health check that forestalls a cardiac event, families and communities are spared grief.
For every child or vulnerable adult given a helping hand at a pivotal moment, renewal and positive engagement can take root – for them, for those they love and for the community. And the list goes on.
We are very proud of all of the groups and projects that have used their grant funding to save a life, provided a chance and enriched the fabric of our communities.
2024 PROJECTS
We are very proud of the 58 projects for 2024, showcased in this video, which keep our communities safer, better nourished, better prepared for life’s challenges and able to re-engage after tragedy.
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Over the last quarter of a century, we have supported volunteer, charity and not-for-profit organisations across six broad categories that inform our grant recipient selections. We salute these 25 Drivers for Change across the last 25 years.
Projects that mentor and empower men and women in our communities, building inclusion, diversity and equity.
Post-crisis long-term support for women who have survived domestic, family or sexual violence.
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Peer mentoring and social education programs for boys and young men.
Delivering free heart health checks to thousands of Australians.
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Providing comfort, support, and connection to cancer patients.
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24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.
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Community initiatives including healthcare and foster services.
Programs that help people acquire skills, break free and embrace new challenges, and projects that support community health and wellbeing – both mental and physical.
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Youth driver safety and awareness training.
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Services and for low socio-economic community facing hardship and trauma.
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Programs creating music opportunities and tuition.
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Youth dairy education and career guidance.
Projects that enhance experiences for locals and visitors alike, provide economic and social benefits and develop community assets and programs that support shared prosperity.
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Health education and equipment.
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Keeping waterways safe for all.
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Creating cultural education experiences.
We invest in projects that improve the environment by way of regeneration of community habitats, encouraging recycling, assisting in recovery from disaster, and driving sustainability using clean energy.
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Maintaining priceless native habitat.
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Community gardening project and food security.
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Recycling tons of plastic that would otherwise go to landfill.
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Bushfire fighting heroes across NSW.
Nurturing culture in our communities, supporting programs that recognise and preserve heritage and history to benefit local communities and make our lives so much richer.
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Maintaining priceless native habitat.
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Programs helping new arrivals engage in employment and the community.
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Keeping our beaches safe for all.
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24-7 helpline and support services for those experiencing hardship.
Initiatives that bring communities together, connecting residents, businesses, the vulnerable and volunteers for mutual benefit.
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Equipment and buildings for the Men's wellbeing community.
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Helping children with disabilities or impaired balance to run.
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A range of programs for the youth activity organisation.
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Helping make the ocean inclusive for everyone.
What we fund
Each year, we fund a wide variety of important projects across six key themes:
Social
Educational
Community Development
Environmental
Cultural
Community Connection
ACT
Far
South Coast
Newcastle
Illawarra
Shoalhaven
Sydney
Melbourne
Southern Highlands
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The Foundation supports projects that support the communities we’re a part of. To receive funding, your project will need to serve communities in these regions, and you’ll need to be able open an IMB Bank Account in one of our branches.
1. The IMB Bank Community Foundation may consider funding for professional fees and wages for trainer or instructor related costs where the project is dependent on such positions to be successfully completed, and where the project is otherwise able to demonstrate that it is sustainable.
2. The Committee closely assesses each application before anything is ruled out on these grounds. It is accepted that either type of expenditure may well be an integral part of a whole project.
If your application is successful, your organisation will be required to have open a current bank account with IMB for the purpose of direct transfer of funds. If there are extenuating circumstances, e.g. local government organisation procedures, etc.., we will discuss with you the possibility of specific alternative arrangements.
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