Rye & District Community Financial Services Limited – Community Funding

Welcome to the Rye & District Community Financial Services Limited Community Funding page.

Please note that outside of our specific community funding tranches, this page is not being actively monitored and applications for community funding will not be accepted or reviewed.

Contact Sarah Marshall, Company Secretary on sarah.marshall@ryedistrict.com.au for any further enquiries.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook for further updates and information regarding our Community Funding program. 

About us

The Community Bank Southern Peninsula is community-owned, operating three Peninsula branches in Rye, Rosebud and Dromana, and a dedicated lending hub in Rosebud. We employ over 20 local staff to ensure our commitment to creating excellent customer service is front of mind.

Our Company is a certified Social Enterprise and holds the franchise agreement with Bendigo Bank, to operate our Community Bank branches.

Community banking is based on a Profit-With-Purpose model, meaning profits are returned directly to the community that generated them. We reinvest most of our profits back into the community through grants and sponsorship.

Our presence on the Peninsula for over twenty-two years has resulted in the return of 10 million dollars to the community in funding, a significant achievement of which we are immensely proud.

Vision

To be the bank of choice on the Southern Peninsula

Purpose

To feed into the prosperity of our local Southern Peninsula Community, and not off it

Mission

To focus on building and improving the prospects of our customers, community partners and shareholders, whilst offering an exceptional Community Bank experience.

Click here to review and download our 2023/24 Community Impact Report.

Click here to download a snapshot of our Community Funding Guide.

Community Funding

The role we play is to feed into prosperity, not off it.

Community Bank Southern Peninsula is committed to developing partnerships that assist in achieving positive community outcomes.

We recognise that without successful communities, there cannot be successful businesses.

We invest in local organisations that facilitate activities to build and strengthen our community.

Our community funding is made possible by the profit generated from banking services provided at our branches.

Community Funding plays a valuable role in financially supporting local community organisations while also promoting local Community Bank branches.

We need you to help us to spread the word on how banking local can contribute to a thriving community. The more people that choose to bank with Community Bank Southern Peninsula: Rye, Rosebud and Dromana, the more funds we will have available to invest back into the teams, groups and activities that mean the most to you.

Support Categories

• Emergency and community support
• Sport and recreation
• Environment and animal welfare
• Arts, culture and heritage
• Health and wellbeing
• Facilities and infrastructure
• Education and research

Key Funding Conditions

Rye & District Community Financial Services Limited funding will only be provided to organisations that meet the following criteria.

• Operate on the Mornington Peninsula.
• Be of a not-for profit nature.
• Maintain banking status with Community Bank Southern Peninsula Branches.
• A limit of one receipt of funding in a twelve-month period.
• To review the full eligibility criteria for Grants & Sponsorship funding, please follow the below links to download the documentation. Please read carefully prior to commencing your application.

Community Grants

Our grants are paid to an organisation to address a social issue within the community.

Your community and not-for-profit organisation can apply for funding to support projects that offer clear community benefit, contributing to social outcomes, community welfare, environmental, health, education, or cultural areas. 

Click here for guidelines and eligibility criteria

Community Sponsorship

Our community sponsorship program facilitates mutually beneficial partnerships with eligible organisations in our community. 

We sponsor events, projects or organisations through the provision of money, goods or services in return for customer acquisition opportunities and brand recognition.

Click here for guidelines and eligibility criteria

The Process

1. Review and meet the eligibility criteria
2. Develop your project proposal
3. Complete and submit your online application (APPLY BELOW)
4. Provide supporting documentation
5. You will be notified by email whether your application was successful, unsuccessful or requires more information or development.
6. Successful applicants will be required to sign an Agreement
7. Funds will be paid on submission of a Tax Invoice
8. You’ll deliver the project as proposed
9. You’ll submit the acquittal and impact story

 Before you begin make sure you have:

• Your organisation's administration & contact details.
• All the project details
• Your project budget
• Project partner details
• Supporting documents for upload.

Keep up to date with our upcoming community funding programs, by visiting our Facebook or Instagram page.

For further information or to apply to our Community Grants & Sponsorship Program, please contact Sarah Marshall at sarah.marshall@ryedistrict.com.au

Sarah will be able to assist and issue you the instructions and online application form link for these programs if your organisation is eligible.

*Our next round of community funding will open on 1 March and will close at 5:00 pm 31 March 2025*