Leaving a gift in your Will to the Hobsons Bay Community Fund is a unique way of supporting your local community and leaving a lasting legacy without impacting on your present income and assets.

When you and your family are undertaking your estate planning, you want to provide for those people and causes nearest and dearest to you. Once you have provided for your loved ones, please consider giving a gift to the Hobsons Bay Community Fund.

By including a gift to the Hobsons Bay Community Fund in your Will, you can help shape a better future for those in need in your community. Our regular Fund grants, made possible by the generosity of donors, address key impact areas of:

• The mental health of our young people

• Family violence and its impact on women and children

• Building and enabling digital literacy for older people

• Helping generate employment opportunities for he unemployed, especially women and youth.

A gift in your Will, of any size, makes a significant difference.

How do I include the Hobsons Bay Community Fund in my Will?

Gifts to the Hobsons Bay Community Fund are held in trust by the Fund under terms agreed by you. There are several options when giving: Your gift can be made during your lifetime as a one-off donation, over a period of time, or provided for in your Will as a bequest – or a combination of these options. Gifts made during a donor’s lifetime are tax deductible.

The manner in which you wish to support the Foundation can be easily arranged.

• A member of the Fund can work with you to understand your wishes and provide the documentation your solicitor will require to include a gift in your Will

• You may choose to work directly with your solicitor to make a gift in your will to the Hobsons Bay Community Fund. To assist in making your gift, please download ‘Instructions to my Solicitor – Leaving a gift in my will’

How can I ensure that my gift leaves a lasting legacy? 

Informing us of your decision to leave a gift, or that you have already done so, allows us to thank you in person, gives you insight into the impact being created by the Fund, and gives your family further detail after you have passed on about how the funds have had effect in the Hobsons Bay community. The information you provide us can also be held strictly private and confidential should you wish.

Contact us to find out more

For a confidential discussion, or suggested wording for your Will, please contact our Executive Officer on the form below.