The MCU Charitable Trust Management Committee will be accepting applications for the 2006 Community Grants from the 1st May 2006. Applicants must be established community organisations that are based or operate within the greater Maleny area.

Each year the Maleny Credit Union allocates up to 10% of before tax profit to the Maleny Credit Union Charitable Trust for the Community Grants Scheme. This is combined with private donations also earmarked for the program.

The MCU Charitable Trust is a tax deductible, tax exempt Trust established by the Maleny Credit Union to assist financing local non-profit community groups whose activities enhance the local environment, alleviate poverty and generally help improve the living conditions for those in the Maleny and district communities.

Your tax deductible donations for this program would be gratefully accepted at the Maleny Credit Union, or regular electronic payments can be arranged. MCU Charitable Trust can also be nominated to receive points via the Maleny IGA’s Community Benefits Fund.

Examples of projects who have received assistance from the MCU Charitable Trust Community Grants Scheme include:

Grant application forms and the information brochure may be collected from the Maleny Credit Union at Bunya House, this page (below), or by writing to:
Maleny Credit Union
28 Maple Street
Maleny, QLD. 4552

Application period closed 30th June 2006.

The next round of Community Grants will be in 2007 and new forms will be available from May 2007.