Established in 1984 to mark the company’s 50th anniversary, the Tobin Brothers Foundation makes annual grants to organisations and individuals whose work can be shown to have meaningful “community benefit”.

Since its establishment, the Foundation has made over 231 separate monetary awards totalling around $335,000 to an array of worthy community groups.

Grants from the Foundation are limited to organisations that are Deductible Gift Recipients (DGR) under Division 30 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. To assist in verifying your status, please provide a photocopy of your DGR certificate from the ATO together with your registered name and Australian Business Number (ABN).

Click here to view the Award Recipients for 2011.

How to Apply for a Grant

Prior to lodging an application, we suggest that you also download a copy of the Guidelines which will help you to assess whether you are eligible to apply for a Grant.

Grants are made annually and applications can be downloaded by clicking here or by contacting Donna Jenkins at our North Melbourne branch on (03) 9328 3999 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it