Supporting a Stronger OMFC

The Old Melburnians Football Club (OMFC) was established in 1920 and is one of the oldest Australian Rules football clubs. The founding members, the players and all supporters appreciate a strong OMFC where life long friendships are forged which has been pivotal in developing a culture of excellence.

The Dark Blue Foundation (DBF) was established to operate as a ‘futures fund’ for the OMFC to meet the the rigorous demands of an amateur football club and to ensure the OMFC continues to reflect its past successes and enduring culture.

Funding for the future

The Dark Blue Foundation was formed in XXXX to support the OMFC through funding for club facilities, medical support, medical inventory, coaching support, player development, fitness and football equipment. Your donation will help all our players for the upcoming season and into the future.

Our Stated Purpose

The stated purpose of The Dark Blue Foundation is to:

  • Raise & accumulate funds to ensure the OMFC has a strong capital base to help support projects that benefit the current and future playing group.
  • Distribute income from its funds to the OMFC

The OMFC, and the Trustees of The DBF, welcome your donations, gifts, bequests and legacies so that we can continue the long tradition of families and businesses supporting our Club.

The Committee

David Elam

PRESIDENT OMFC

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Mark Michelmore

CHAIRMAN

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Tim Watkins

TRUSTEE

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John Thomson

TRUSTEE

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21,091

Number of people who have played for the OMFC since 1920

$400k

Annual budget to field all of the OMFC teams in 2026

$2m

DBF target for OMFC future funding 2030

Any Questions?

Any donation to the ASF of $2 or more is tax deductible. The ability to claim a tax deduction means that the cost of donating to a project on the ASF platform is substantially reduced (typically by 32% to 45% depending on the donor’s tax rate).

For example, if a donor donates $1,000 to the ASF for your project, they will receive a tax refund of $450 (based on the assumed top income tax rate of 45%), and therefore the actual cost of that donation will only be $550.

The Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) is an item 1 Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) specifically listed in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Subdivision 30-B, s30.90). The ASF was provided with this DGR status to raise funds for the development of sport at all levels in Australia. Through this status, donations of $2 or more to ASF in support of approved fundraisers or campaigns are tax-deductible.

The ASF is a small non-profit organisation. To cover the operating costs of running a fundraising platform, and to provide support to our organisational and individual fundraisers, we retain 5% of online donations.

Paying by credit card or Apple Pay/Google Pay will incur merchant processing fees, however, you have the option to “top up” your donation when donating online so that more money gets to your chosen project. 

Anyone can donate to a campaign, including individuals, businesses, trusts and foundations.   

For some campaigns and individual fundraisers, where there are clearly identified beneficiaries, the ATO has some restrictions on donations from relatives and associates. 

Read more about donations from relatives and associates at https://asf.org.au/resources/guide/information-for-relatives-and-other-associates

The ASF distributes funds raised on a fortnightly basis. This is commonly referred to as a grant payment. The ASF considers donors’ preferences before releasing grant monies.

The only action required as a fundraiser, is to ensure your bank account details are up to date and that you have no overdue acquittals. You can update/edit your bank account details in the platform under ‘Account’ on the top right-hand side of the homepage.

Donations processed 1-15th are remitted on the last day of that month, and  

Donations processed 16-30th/31st are remitted on the 15th of the following month.

Note: donations processed on weekends may not be included in a grant round i.e. a donation made on the 13th of the month on a Saturday may miss the processing window.