Support us

This year we turn 40 years old, meaning we’ve been supporting artists 24x7x365x40! Over four decades, Melbourne Fringe has led the game-changing city-shaping artist-making revolutions that have transformed our culture. We’ve got big plans for the next four decades, but we need a hand (preferably one with a wallet in it) to make it all into a reality.

Every dollar you give will be matched by some of our amazing donors, effectively meaning your donation will do double the work with out you having to lift a finger.

We’re gunning towards a goal of $80,000 (40K to celebrate our past and another 40K to secure our future).

All you have to do is help us get to the first 40 grand with some tax-deductible gift-giving, so our legendary double-or-nothing donors can get us to the big 80K.

Fringe Fund is our game-changing new approach to ensuring our vision of cultural democracy has the financial resources to be realised.  And because we don’t mess around, we also run creative workshops, info sessions, and offer one-on-one assistance all year long, with cultural equity at the forefront of everything we do.

So, give us your money (pretty please!), and choose from the following three funds:

• The Cash to Create stream pays independent artists to make new work to be presented in the Festival or at Fringe Common Rooms.
• The Cash for Equity stream is our way of levelling the playing field and making sure that anyone who has an amazing idea or project can be part of Melbourne Fringe including people facing financial hardship or structural disadvantage
• The Cash for Core stream will strengthen the team, keep the lights on and secure the future of Melbourne Fringe!

Just select the fund of your choice at checkout (or you can leave us to decide!)

I’m sold. So how do I donate?

• Online – select the amount you want to donate (or choose your own) and add it to your account.
• Phone – give us a buzz on 03 9660 9600 and we can process your donation live (we’ll sing you a thank you song)
• Cheque or EFT – just fill out the online form here and then donate by posting us a cheque or sending your donation by bank transfer (take a look at the form for our bank/post details).

Legacy Program:

Why not give your money to Fringe ­- the child you always wanted (and never knew you had)?!?

Etch yourself into the arts Hall of Fame with a posthumous gift to the Melbourne Fringe.

To find out about how you can leave a gift in your will, go here.

Melbourne Fringe is on the Register of Cultural Organisations under Subdivision 30-B of the income Assessment Act 1997 and is endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR). But all you need to know is that every donation of $2 or more is tax-deductible.