We Build New Beginnings
Forms may include traditional villages; apartment or townhouse developments with integrated green spaces and gardens; retirement villages; or similar inclusive community initiatives in both rural and urban settings
We support intentional community living based on sustainability principles, incorporating low-impact design, energy and water self-sufficiency, and biodiversity enhancement
We support build-to-rent EcoVillages that delivers affordable, secure, long-term, and inclusive living solutions
Advancing Build-to-Rent Intentional EcoVillages
Join us as a Patron
Your involvement can directly shape the support we can offer,
creating real-world impact, whether by funding or sharing your expertise
Master Planning & Development
Access to best practices in developing and building sustainable, self-sufficient EcoVillages
EcoVillage master planning and property development
Community engagement to build local support for EcoVillage projects
Regenerative design and permaculture integration, including site-specific ecosystem assessments
Startup & Funding
Facilitating sustainable, long-term, low-cost financing
Start-up support, including legal entity structuring, seed funding and incubation engagement
Mission-driven Program-Related Investments in EcoVillage developments or similar initiatives
Development grants for innovative technologies e.g., renewable energy or waste-to-resource systems
Ongoing property management services
Financial and administrative services, including secretarial function
Educational workshops on sustainable living skills, community governance, and conflict resolution
EcoVillage Custodianship
Charitable Contributions
To select environmental conservation projects
To select social development initiatives relieving disadvantage or distress
Support for impact monitoring and research to inform best practices
We tailor support for a wide range of initiatives that are in alignment with our mission and charitable purposes
Initiatives are selected based on feasibility and potential for scalable impact
Support may include start-up incubation engagement, facilitating funding, training, charitable contributions, or fee-based services
Mission-Driven Funding
As a not-for-profit organisation, we rely on external funding to advance our mission to support EcoVillage initiatives
To ensure long-term sustainability and maximum mission impact, we diversify our funding streams, through philanthropic contributions, donations, loan arrangements, grants, and surpluses from fee-based services
Donations, grants, Patron contributions, and fees-for-services flow into this fund for distribution as approved by the Board of Trustees
Examples include:
Funding mission-driven projects and initiatives
Program-related investments (e.g., EcoVillages or other ventures)
Maintaining a reserves fund for financial longevity, resilience and sustainability
General foundation administration and operation (small core team)
By directing your support to any of these funds, you co-create lasting change, whether seeding an EcoVillage or conserving ecosystems
The EcoVillage Project Fund
Earmarked donations, grants, or loans for specific EcoVillage initiatives
These restricted funds can only support the named project associated with your contribution
The Ecosystem Services Gift Fund
Donations to this environmental-focused fund are used solely for charitable distributions to qualifying conservation projects
Contributions may be tax-deductible in Australia, pending ATO endorsement of the gift fund as a deductible gift recipient (DGR)
The Necessitous Circumstances Gift Fund
Donations here support necessitous charitable causes, such as relieving poverty or distress
Contributions may be tax-deductible in Australia, pending ATO endorsement of the gift fund as a DGR
Governance of Funds Under Management
All four funds are separately governed and audited annually
We prioritise accountability through real-time tracking and offer customised impact reports in alignment with your philanthropic goals
When the Foundation has received status as a not-for-profit charitable organisation from the ACNC, financial reporting will be made available through the ACNC portal
The Foundation Development Fund
