CDF Community Fund


Work for a Catholic organisation?

You can earn a higher return on your savings through an account with CDF Community Fund.

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CDF Community Fund


Reach your savings goals while supporting the community

If you're looking to invest your money for the common good, you can choose from a range of savings and term investments accounts with CDF Community Fund.

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Faith in action


Recently funded projects


Why CDF?


Good news for everyone

From humble beginnings supporting local schools and parishes, today, CDF supports a range of Catholic organisations across a multitude of sectors that impact the broader community at an enormous scale. 

About Us

Did you know the Catholic sector accounts for:

1 in 5 Australian students

30% of Private Hospital Care in Australia

12% of Aged Care in Australia


Mission Saver Plus

An everyday savings account designed to reward those working within Catholic organisations.

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Mission Saver Student

An account for children and students to help develop good habits and save for the future.

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Mission Saver

A savings account for Parishioners and Individuals to meet savings goals while doing good.

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Term Investment

An account to help boost your savings with a competitive interest rate and terms to suit you.

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Good News Blog


News from across our community

By Serge Jankovic 22 Feb, 2024
Pictured: Bede and his mother with Brendan Hoy; CDF GM Client Services and Aaron Gupta; CDF Relationship Manager.
By Kristen Sikora 25 Jan, 2024
In one of the most powerful and hard-hitting documents of his pontificate, Pope Francis has challenged humanity to address the “indubitable impact of climate change” on “our suffering planet” that he fears will devastate the lives of people around the world, and particularly the poorest.
By Kristen Sikora 22 Jan, 2024
Mercy Health is expanding its commitment to healthy ageing in the City of Kingston , Victoria, with the development of a new aged care facility, Mercy Place Mentone, with $22m in funding from CDF. Once complete, the new $40m establishment will be home to 128 residents, who will live across 16 small households. Each household will be shared by eight residents, featuring bedrooms with private ensuites, a kitchen, living and dining areas and laundry. The unique care model, characterised by small household living, has a primary objective to enhance resident independence through mission-driven aged care service in the Bayside region of Victoria.
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CDPF Limited, a company established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, has indemnified the Catholic Development Fund ABN 15 274 943 760 (the Fund) against any liability arising out of a claim by investors in the Fund. In practice, this means your investment is backed by the assets of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. The Fund is required by law to make the following disclosure. Investment in the Fund is only intended to attract investors whose primary purpose for making their investment is to support the charitable purposes of the Fund. Investors’ funds will be used to generate a return to the Fund that will be applied to further the charitable works of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and the Dioceses of Sale and Bunbury. The Fund is not prudentially supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority nor has it been examined or approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). An investor in the Fund will not receive the benefit of the financial claims scheme or the depositor protection provisions in the Banking Act 1959 (Cth). The investments that the Fund offers are not subject to the usual protections for investors under the Corporations Act (Cth) or regulation by ASIC. Investors may be unable to get some or all of their money back when the investor expects or at all and investments in the Fund are not comparable to investments with banks, finance companies or fund managers. The Fund’s identification statement may be viewed here or by contacting the Fund. The Fund does not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence.

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