Raise More For Your Sport This EOFY

Organisations are eligible to sign up with the ASF if they:

• Are an incorporated* entity,

• Have an ABN and bank account, and

• Are looking to fundraise to develop sport in Australia.

*Some entity types are not eligible to fundraise with the ASF, including sole traders, Personal/Family Trusts, Funds and Estates.

Individuals* are eligible to sign up with the ASF if they:

• Are an Australian citizen or permanent resident, and

• Are raising funds to participate in their chosen sport.

** The ASF platform is not limited to athletes. It is also open to coaches, officials and support staff.

Signing up with the ASF is free and it takes 5-10 minutes at: https://asf.org.au/sign-up

The Australian Sports Foundation’s charter, and what we have our tax-deductible status for, is to raise money for the development of sport in Australia. 

For a community club, this could include: 

• Facilities (capital works, maintenance, and hire/lease) 

• Equipment (purchase and maintenance/repairs) 

• Coaching (payment of staff or contractors) 

• Travel (training camps, competitions etc) 

• Hardship funds (paying rego fees and other costs for players experiencing financial hardship) 

• Medical costs, player welfare programs 

• General operational costs (i.e. to “keep the lights on”) 

• ‘Future Fund’ (i.e. to ensure the sustainability of the club into the future) 

For an athlete this could include (but is not limited to): 

• Equipment and uniform (purchase and maintenance/repairs)

• Travel (training camps, competitions etc)

• Medical costs, physio & conditioning

• Coaching

These lists are not intended to be exhaustive. 

If you have a campaign in mind and you aren't sure if it's eligible, please contact our Support Team.

As a general rule, if your campaign aims to develop Australian sport in any way, it’s likely to qualify!

You can log in to the new ASF fundraising platform with your unique username (note: this is not your full email address).

If you’re having trouble accessing your account, here are the most common scenarios:

1. I already have an account

ASF launched a new fundraising platform in 2025, and all active accounts were migrated at that time. If you completed your account set-up but can't log in, here is a guide on how to find or reset your username.

2. I haven't logged in for a while

If your account has been inactive for some time, you may need to create an account on our new platform. This only takes a few minutes.

3. I received an invite but haven't set up my access

If you were invited to the new platform but haven’t completed setup, you will need a new invite link to log in. Please get in touch with our Support Team with your full name and ABN (if you have an organisation account) and we’ll help you get started.

Our fundraising guides include messaging templates, best practice advice and promotional tips to help you share your campaign with your supporters.

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.

• 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.

To be included in a Grant Round, your account must meet all of the required compliance steps.

Our platform is  free to use – there are no setup or account fees involved! As the ASF is a small non-profit, we do retain a small percentage of all donations to cover the operating costs of running a fundraising platform and providing support to every fundraiser. To cover these costs, we retain 5% of donations.

More information about our retention and processing fees can be found in our  Terms & Conditions.