An endowment for everyone

Giving that grows
with you.

Build a charitable fund that grows over time — and gives to the causes you love every quarter, forever.

Contribute regularly Invest professionally Grow compound yield Give every quarter forever
Regulated AFSL-licensed
Tax-deductible DGR-only charities
Capital preserved Your principal stays invested
Australian Built locally, owned locally
The problem with giving

Charity, today, is transactional.
It deserves to be structural.

You give. The money is spent. The impact ends. And next year, you're asked again. Australians donate billions every year — and yet, for the charities receiving it, every cycle starts from zero. There is no compounding. No accumulation. No infrastructure beneath the goodwill.

Traditional giving

A one-way transaction.

  • Your donation is spent and gone.
  • Charities start from zero each year.
  • Donor fatigue follows every campaign.
  • Impact disappears the moment the money does.
Benefund

A perpetual ecosystem.

  • Your capital stays invested. Forever.
  • Charities receive yield every quarter.
  • One setup. A lifetime of giving.
  • Your impact compounds — like wealth.

Endowments have always belonged to the few. Now they belong to everyone.

Benefund. It's yours, to give.

How it works

Five steps. One loop.
Set it once.

Benefund replaces the one-and-done donation with a self-sustaining cycle. You set it up, you contribute regularly, and the system does the rest — quietly, professionally, and forever.

01

Set up

Pick your investment strategy and the charities you want to support.

02

Contribute

Top up your fund weekly, fortnightly, or monthly — your call.

03

Invest

Your capital is professionally managed and never spent.

04

Grow

The fund compounds quietly, building a larger base for giving.

05

Give

Every quarter, the yield goes to your chosen charities — automatically.

— and then it begins again.

Your fund continues compounding. Charities receive yield the next quarter, and the next, and the next. One setup. A lifetime of giving.

The endowment effect

See what your fund could become.

Move the sliders. Watch a small, regular contribution turn into a self-sustaining engine for charitable giving.

Initial deposit $100
Recurring contribution $25
Time horizon 20 years
Give to charity 100%

You're giving every dollar of yield. Your fund grows from your contributions.

Your fund balance after 20 years
$0
Capital preserved. Continues compounding indefinitely.
You contribute $0 Total over the period
Charities receive $0 Total over the period
And from year 21 onwards, your fund gives $0 a year, every year — forever.
Fund balance
Cumulative given to charity

Illustrative only. Calculations assume an indicative average return of 8.5% per annum, with the percentage you choose distributed to charity each year. The remainder reinvests into your fund. Contributions are assumed at the start of each period. Actual investment returns vary. Capital is not guaranteed. This is not financial advice — it's a tool to help you visualise the endowment model.

For employers

Workplace giving
that actually compounds.

Turn payroll deduction into permanent charitable capital. Match your team's contributions, generate measurable CSR impact, and offer a benefit that genuinely engages — without FBT exposure.

0% FBT liability for after-tax payroll deduction
75%+ Typical employee participation rate
1.5× Match multiplier on long-term charitable impact
Explore the employer programme
Charity partners

Giving to the causes Australians trust.

Every charity on Benefund is registered with the ACNC and endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient — making your distributions tax-deductible by default.

Beyond Blue
RSPCA Australia
The Smith Family
WWF Australia
Oxfam Australia
Lifeline
Cancer Council
Foodbank
Mission Australia
The Heart Foundation
Médecins Sans Frontières
+ 200 more

All charities verified by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.

Ready when you are

Start your fund.
Start your forever.

Open a Benefund in minutes. Start with as little as $50. Pick your charities. Set your contribution.

We'll handle the rest — for giving that grows with you.

Benefund. It's yours, to give.