how to donate
You can donate to our Open Corpus via the online credit card system, via the direct deposit mechanisms through our website or through the mail via a cheque or money order. To donate to any specific cause including the Open Sub-funds such as the:
or the Back to School Voucher program you will need to contact our office or send a cheque together with some documentation detailing your instructions as to which fund you wish to support.
Please always include your name, address, phone number and email address so we can confirm any details, send you your receipt and advise you of future pertinent information.
Some Gift Options
Immediate gifts
- Cash gift - any amount; or
- pledged over a number of years; or
- can be added to at any point over time
- Real estate
- Securities
- Personal property
- Interest from an account or earnings from an investment - Donor retains the principal, the gift is the income the principal generates
- Life insurance - the cash value of a policy
Deferred gifts
- Bequest - contact us for helpful tips and guidelines
- Life insurance - proceeds of the policy when claimed
- Personal superannuation plans
- Investments
- Residual interest - gift of an asset with provision for lifetime use by the donor
For further assistance and advice on making a donation or establishing a fund, please contact the CEO.
If mailing, send your donation to:
The Ballarat Foundation
PO Box 1676, Bakery Hill Post Office, 3354
The Ballarat Foundation thanks you for your kind and generous support.
