Grants and funding guide
Need some cash for your project or program? Well
look no further. This guide covers major philanthropic (i.e. non
government) and government grants available. If you know of any
grants we should include in this guide email YACVic.
This is meant as a guide only so before you apply for a grant please
check with the funding body on application closing dates and procedures.
Funding
info sheet for young people: An information sheet that explains
a range of options to fund your project and tips on writing applications.
Yearly grants: These
grants come around each year and are are sorted by alphabetical
order.
Resources and further info:
Can't find what you need on this page? Check out these other sites
for more info and handy tips on writing a funding application.
The Office for Youth also has a grants and funding guide. Click
here for more.
Yearly grants
These grants are sorted in alphabetical order. If you discover
that any of the info has changed please let us know by emailing
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Alan (AGL) Shaw Trust
Contact: Susan Ahmelman, Manager Trusts
and Foundations
Address: Perpetual Trustees Australia
Ltd, GPO Box 4172, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Phone: (02) 9229 3951 Fax:
(02) 9229 3957
Email: foundation@perpetual.com.au
About the grant: To assist organisations
in areas, amongst others, of social and community welfare
Limitations: Not individuals
Closing Date: 31 March and 30 September
Application procedure: Electronic applications
via Perpetuals website
Website: www.perpetual.com.au
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Alfred Felton Bequest
Contact: Charitable Services
Address: ANZ Charitable Trusts, ANZ
Executors and Trustee Company Ltd, PO Box 389D, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1800 808 910 (Grant seekers
Line) Fax: (03) 9273 2319
Email: charitabletrusts@anz.com.au
About the grant: Primarily focusing
on women and children, particularly disadvantaged in rural and urban
Closing Date: 1 April and 1 September
Application procedure: Details available
from ANZ Charitable Trusts
Website: www.anz.com/australia/charitabletrusts/
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Alfred Gersham Johnston and Ivy Doreen Johnston Perpetual Trust
Contact: Charitable Services
Address: ANZ Charitable Trusts, ANZ
Executors and Trustee Company Ltd, PO Box 389D, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1800 808 910 Fax:
(03) 9273 2319
Email: charitabletrusts@anz.com.au
Amount: each grant up to $10,000
About the grant: Must have current
connections with Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove
Closing Date: 30 September each year
Application procedure: Details available
from ANZ Charitable Trusts
Website: www.anz.com/Australia/charitabletrusts/
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AMP Foundation
Contact: Grants Co-ordinator
Address: 33 Alfred Street, Sydney,
NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9257 7601 Fax:
(02) 9257 2864
About the grant: Health and health
services, community welfare, youth and children's special programs
(such as drug education and youth suicide prevention)
Limitations: Must have deductibility
for income tax purposes
Closing Date: Quarterly
Application procedure: Provide a written
submission with support documents, use checklist provided
Website: www.amp.com.au
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Angus Swain Caring Kids Australia Trust
Contact: Scott Marshall, Director
Address: Tasmanian Community Foundation,
5th Floor, 15 Murray St, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6233 2859 Fax:
(03) 6233 2896
About the grant: Assistance to children
who are primary carers within the family group
Application procedure: Written contact
with Foundation
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Anne Danks Trust
Contact: Prof David Danks
Address: PO Box 156, Mordiallic, VIC
3195
Phone: (03) 9264 5000 Fax:
(03) 9587 1719
Amount: $70,000 - $90,000
About the grant: Charitable organisations
Limitations: Tax deductible, prefer
not research or travel
Closing Date: 31 January and 31 July
Application procedure: No formal application
forms. Apply in writing including overall admin of organisation
and purpose and outcomes of project and sum sought
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ANZ Staff Foundation
Contact: Frank Mazzeo (03) 9273 4492
Address: ANZ Charitable Trusts, ANZ
Executors and Trustee Company Ltd, PO Box 389D, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1800 808 910 (grant seekers
enquiry line) Fax: (03) 9273 2319
About the grant: Aims to fund projects
which give people the skills to manage their lives and provide them
with independence; offer long term solutions to problems of unemployment
especially in rural areas
Limitations: Must have charitable status
Closing Date: 30 June and 31 December
each year
Application procedure: Must use special
application form and follow guidelines available on website
Website: www.anz.com/Australia/charitabletrusts
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Australia Foundation
Contact: Lisa Fletcher
Address: State Trustees Ltd, 168 Exhibition
Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9667 6740 Fax:
(03) 9667 6741
Email: lfletcher@statetrustees.com.au
About the grant: For charitable organisations
addressing community needs
Limitations: Must have tax deductible
status
Closing Date: May of each year
Application procedure: Send and application
to State Trustees, clearly stating cause/project
Website: www.statetrustees.com.au
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Australian Gas Light Company 150th Anniversary Foundation
Contact: Bruce Miller
Address: PO Box 944, North Sydney,
NSW 2059
Phone: (02) 9922 8203 Fax:
(02) 9922 8465
Email: bmiller@agl.com.au
About the grant: To provide money,
property or benefits to charitable organisations
Closing Date: May and October each
year
Website: www.agl.com.au
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Australian Sports Foundation
Contact: Karin Hughes, Marketing Manager
Address: Level 17, 207 Kent Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9256 0992 Fax:
(02) 9252 3651
Email: info@asf.org.au
About the grant: To assist non-profit
sporting and community organisations to become self sufficient,
particularly for facilities and equipment
Limitations: Must be incorporated
Closing Date: Every two months, applications
accepted all year round
Application procedure: Guidelines and
application form available on website
Website: www.asf.org.au
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Besen Family Foundation
Contact: Debbie Dadon, Trustee and
Executive Officer
Address: 24-40 Rosslyn Street, West
Melbourne, VIC 3003
Phone: (03) 9254 1149 Fax:
(03) 9254 1269
Email: solo@sussan.com.au
About the grant: To encourage, nurture
and assist programs and projects, including those with health and
welfare.
Limitations: Not to be damaging to
the environment
Closing Date: Fri 14th April 2006 and
13th October 2006 (It changes each year)
Application procedure: Must follow
instructions in guidelines and lodge funding proposal.
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Camp Mallana Trust
Contact: Peter Evans, President
Address: 51 Woodleigh Crescent, Vermont
South, VIC, 3133
Phone: (03) 9803 5865
Email: pevans_oo@yahoo.com.au
Amount: Approx $3000
About the grant: Camping for disadvantaged
individuals, particularly young people
Closing Date: Early October each year
Application procedure: Guidelines available
in August, contact Trust regarding final lodgement
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Centenary Foundation
Contact: Barrie Dermody, Manager Charitable
Trusts
Address: Trust Company of Australia
Ltd, 151 Rathdown St, Carlton South, VIC 3053
Phone: (03) 9639 0100 Fax:
(03) 9639 0289
Email: trustco@enternet.com.au
About the grant: To provide for people
of all ages care, maintenance, support and education
Limitations: Tax exemption and deductibility
Closing Date: 30 June or earlier if
numbers are high, therefore early submission is encouraged
Application procedure: In writing
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Children with Disabilities in Victoria
Contact: Charitable Services
Address: ANZ Charitable Trusts, ANZ
Executors and Trustee Company Ltd, PO Box 389D, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1800 808 910 (Grant seekers
Line) Fax: (03) 9273 2319
Email: charitabletrusts@anz.com.au
About the grant: Designed to enable
children with physical disabilities in Victoria to gain access to
mainstream community activities
Application procedure: Details available
from ANZ Charitable Trusts
Website: www.anz.com/Australia/charitabletrusts/
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Colonial Foundation Trust
Contact: Christopher Crawford, Secretary
and Administrator
Address: Level 10, 330 Collins St,
Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Phone: (03) 9200 6186 Fax:
(03) 9200 1678
Email: Ccrawford@Colonial.com.au
About the grant: Amongst others disadvantaged
young people
Limitations: Excludes political activities
and those considered to be responsibility of government, building
or capital works
Application procedure: In writing not
exceeding 3 double spaced A4 pages
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Daniel Scott Trust
Contact: Susan Ahmelman, Manager Trusts
and Foundations
Address: Perpetual Trustees Australia
Ltd, GPO Box 4172, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Phone: (02) 9229 3951 Fax:
(02) 9229 3957
Email: foundation@perpetual.com.au
About the grant: General charitable
purposes
Limitations: Not individuals
Closing Date: 31 March and 30 September
Application procedure: Electronic applications
via Perpetuals website
Website: www.perpetual.com.au
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David Syme Charitable Trust
Address: PO Box 863, Hawthorn, VIC
3122
About the grant: Amongst others community
organisations focused on youth
Closing Date: 15 June and 30 November
each year
Application procedure: In writing with
supporting documentation including your organisations Annual Report
Website: www.davsym.com.au/home.htm
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Dodds Family Memorial Trust
Contact: Barrie Dermody
Address: Trust Company of Australia
Ltd, 151 Rathdown Street, Carlton South, VIC 3053
Phone: (03) 9639 0100 Fax:
(03) 9639 0289
Email: trustco@enternet.com.au
About the grant: Ballarat Charitable
organisations
Limitations: Ballarat only, tax deductible
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Education Foundation
Contact: Margaret McCaffrey, EO
Address: Hour Glass Building, 4/252
Collins St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9650 4277 Fax:
(03) 9650 5443
Email: edfound@connect.net.au
Amount: varies
About the grant: Grants made to teachers
and students in primary and secondary govt schools
Closing Date: 1 April approximately
Application procedure: Guidelines should
be requested prior to application
Website: www.educationfoundation.org.au
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Eric Ormond Baker Charitable Fund
Contact: Bee-Lee Fairweather, Client
Services
Address: C/- Equity Trustees Limited,
472 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9641 6240 Fax:
(03) 9602 5336
Email: Bleow@equitytrustees.com.au
About the grant: Amongst other priorities,
disadvantaged children and young people
Limitations: ABN and tax deductible
Closing Date: 30 May each year
Application procedure: No fixed format
need to include financial statements and tax status info
Website: www.equitytrustees.com.au
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Family and Community Support in Victoria
Contact: Charitable Services
Address: ANZ Charitable Trusts, ANZ
Executors and Trustee Company Ltd, PO Box 389D, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1800 808 910 (Grant seekers
Line) Fax: (03) 9273 2319
Email: charitabletrusts@anz.com.au
Amount: 130000
About the grant: Programs which support
families
Closing Date: 15 February, 15 June
and 15 October
Application procedure: Details available
from ANZ Charitable Trusts
Website: www.anz.com/Australia/charitabletrusts/
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Feilman Foundation
Contact: Margaret Feilman, Governor
Address: 60 The Avenue, Nedlands WA
6009
Phone: (08) 9389 5245
Amount: approx $20,000
About the grant: Amongst others children
and youth
Limitations: Must be an endorse Deductible
Gift Recipient (DGR), ABN
Closing Date: mid April and mid October
Application procedure: Initially a
1 or 2 page letter describing the project, objectives and level
of funding
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Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Address: PO Box 41, Bendigo, VIC, 3551
Phone: 1800 170 020
Email: info@frrr.org.au
Amount: Approx $5 million
About the grants: A range of large and small grants across rural
and regional Australia.
We have a unique tax status that allows us to grant Deductible
Gift Recipient (DGR) funds to non-DGRs in rural Australia.
Limitations: None
Closing date: Various - contact FRRR
Application procedure: Written submission
Website: www.frrr.org.au
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Foundation for Young Australians
Contact: Chief Executive
Address: GPO Box 239E, Melbourne, VIC
3001
Phone: (03) 9670 5436 Fax:
(03) 0609 3246
Email: headoffice@youngaustralians.org
About the grant: For individuals between
18 to 28 years and organisations who are seeking to assist the development
of disadvantaged young people and development of leadership potential
in young Australians
Limitations: Australian citizens only
Application procedure: Via website
Website: www.youngaustralians.org
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George Alexander Foundation
Contact: Executive Secretary
Address: Level 3, 111 Collins Street,
Melbourne, VIC 300
Phone: (03) 9650 3188 Fax:
(03) 9650 7986
Email: admin@gafoundation.org.au
About the grant: Education, health,
social welfare, environment and conservation
Limitations: Must have DGR status
Closing Date: Quarterly; first working
day of February, May, August and November each year
Application procedure: Follow guidelines
available on website
Website: www.gafoundation.org.au
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Grosvenor Settlement
Contact: Bee-Lee Fairweather
Address: C/- Equity Trustees Ltd, 472
Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9614 6240 Fax:
(03) 9602 5336
Email: Bleow@equitytrustees.com.au
Amount: $350,000 - $400,000
About the grant: Education and self-help
groups
Limitations: Must quote ABN and be
tax deductible
Closing Date: 30 April and 31 October
Application procedure: In writing (no
fixed format) with financial statements and tax status
Website: www.equitytrustees.com.au
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H and L Hecht Trust
Contact: Susan Ahmelman, Manager Trusts
and Foundations
Address: Perpetual Trustees Australia
Ltd, GPO Box 4172, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Phone: (02) 9229 3951 Fax:
(02) 9229 3957
Email: foundations@perpetual.com.au
About the grant: General charitable
purposes in Victoria
Limitations: Not individuals
Closing Date: 31 March and 30 September
Application procedure: Electronic applications
via Perpetuals website
Website: www.perpetual.com.au
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Helen M Schutt Trust
Contact: Susan Wauchope
Address: 8th Floor, 20 Queen St, Melbourne,
VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9614 7933 Fax:
(03) 9614 8471
Email: hmschutt@bigpond.com.au
Amount: Approx $2.25 million
About the grant: Supports education,
public health, cultural activities, social welfare and medical research
Limitations: Charitable Institutions
Closing Date: 15th of February, June
and September each year
Application procedure: No specific
application form but guidelines should be followed
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Henry Berry Fund
Contact: David Linley
Address: PO Box 67B, Melbourne, VIC
3000(03) 9288 8000
About the grant: For charitable and
care-giving organisations - for those dealing with family and youth
support and homelessness and basic necessities
Limitations: Not for travel, research,
books, arts
Closing Date: Biannually, applications
accepted year round
Application procedure: Annual report
to be submitted with application
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J and Hope Knell Trust Fund
Contact: Susan Ahmelman, Manager Trusts
and Foundations
Address: Perpetual Trustees Australia
Ltd, GPO Box 4172, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Phone: (02) 9229 3951 Fax:
(02) 9229 3957
Email: foundations@perpetual.com.au
About the grant: Public benevolent
societies in Victoria
Limitations: Not individuals
Closing Date: 31 March and 30 September
Application procedure: Electronic applications
via Perpetuals website
Website: www.perpetual.com.au
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Jack Brockhoff Foundation
Contact: Ken Mayberry, Executive Officer
Address: Suite 9 "Sterling House",
1012 Doncaster Road, Doncaster East, VIC 3109
Phone: (03) 9842 0667 Fax:
(03) 9482 0663
About
the grant: Amongst others to provide care and support for
homeless young people and those recovering from substance abuse
Limitations: Organisations must be
incorporated and have an ABN
Closing Date: 30 March and 30 September
each year
Application procedure: In writing (no
fixed format) with evidence of tax deductibility and ABN
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James N Kirby Foundation
Contact: Jocelyn Sinfield, Executive
Assistant
Address: PO Box 332, Broadway, NSW,
2007
Phone: (02) 9212 2711 Fax:
(02) 9211 4474
Amount: $35,0000
About the grant: Technical education
projects to assist young Australians to reach the highest standards
Limitations: Endorsement letter from
ATO for charitable status required
Closing Date: 30 September each year
Application procedure: Form to be completed
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Lance Reichstein Foundation
Address: Level 2, 172 Flinders Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03)9650 4400 Fax:
(03) 9650 7501
Email: lancerf@vicnet.net.au
Amount: Approx $500,000 - $600,000
About the grant: The Foundation supports
community development which can promote social change by assisting
people to take greater responsibility both for their own well-being
and for the critical social issues currently facing our society.
Ongoing support is offered by the Foundation
Limitations: Tax deductible status
Closing Date: May, September, November
each year
Application procedure: Contact Foundation
office or website
Website: www.vicnet.net.au/~lancerf/
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Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund
Contact: Peter Hudson, Chief Executive
Officer
Address: GPO Box 1851Q, Melbourne,
VIC 3001
Phone: (03) 9650 3939 Fax:
(03) 9650 9142
Email: admin@lordmayorsfund.org.au
Amount: Approx $1.25 million
About the grant: Charitable organisations
providing relief of poverty, sickness and homelessness within Melbourne
metro area
Limitations: Tax deductibility, exempt
from Victorian Probate Duty
Closing Date: End of April each year
Application procedure: Request application
form
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Lorraine McKenzie Memorial Trust
Contact: Susan Ahmelman, Manager Trusts
and Foundations
Address: Perpetual Trustees Australia
Ltd, GPO Box 4172, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Phone: (02) 9229 3951 Fax:
(02) 9229 3957
Email: foundations@perpetual.com.au
About the grant: Benevolence within
eastern suburbs of Melbourne
Limitations: Not individuals
Closing Date: 31 March and 30 September
each year
Application procedure: Electronic applications
via Perpetuals website
Website: www.perpetual.com.au
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LUMBU Indigenous Community Fund
Contact: Darren Godwell, Chief Executive
Officer
Address: Level 5, 165 Flinders Lane,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9639 6272 Fax:
(03) 9639 8236
Email: lumbu@conneect.net.au
About the grant: Supporting development
of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- of the 4 priority areas, youth is currently one.
Limitations: Tax Deductibility
Application procedure: Guidelines available
on request
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Mazda Foundation
Contact: John Ray, Secretary
Address: PO Box 183, South Melbourne,
VIC 3205
Phone: (03) 9698 5910 Fax:
(03) 9690 5481
Amount: $5000 - $50,000
About the grant: Assist broad range
individuals and organisations including young people through education
and employment
Limitations: Not to fund overseas studies
Closing Date: 28 February and 31 August
each year
Application procedure: Request copy
of guidelines. Must include evidence of tax deductibility
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Melbourne Newsboys
Club Foundation
Contact: Rhonda McNeill, Executive
Officer
Address: Level 3, 766 Elizabeth Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9347 2754 Fax:
(03) 9348 1273
Amount: $250,000
About the grant: Advancement of well-being
and welfare of young people in Victoria, particularly children and
young people of school age.
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Mercantile Mutual Fund
Contact: Mr Geoff Prenter, Trustee
Address: GPO Box 3938, Sydney, NSW
2000
Phone: (02) 9234 7925 Fax:
(02) 9234 8987
Amount: $100,000
About the grant: Disadvantaged children
and young people
Limitations: Not conferences, seminars,
drug abuse
Closing Date: 28 February and 31 August
each year
Application procedure: Contact Mr G
Prenter
Mercy Foundation Ltd
Contact: Eveline Crotty, Executive
Secretary
Address: PO Box 1027, Waterloo DC,
NSW 2017
Phone: (02) 9699 8726 Fax:
(02) 9699 9657
Email: mercyfoundation@ozemail.com.au
Amount: $20,000
About the grant: Community groups seeking
to address the causes and elimination of poverty and work toward
a more just society
Limitations: Tax Deductible
Closing Date: 1 March, 1 July, 1 October
each year
Application procedure: See website
Website: www.mercyfoundation.com.au
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Milton Corporation Foundation
Contact: John F Church, Chairman
Address: GPO Box 2528, Sydney, NSW
2001
Phone: (02) 9233 4166 Fax:
(02) 9221 5317
Amount: $50,000
About the grant: A focus on disadvantaged
people
Limitations: Not individuals or endowment
funds
Closing Date: Enquire at Office
Application procedure: Guidelines should
be requested
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Myer Foundation
Contact: Irene Tury, Office Manager
Address: Level 44, 55 Collins Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9207 3040 Fax:
(03) 9207 3070
Email: irene@myerfoundation.org.au
Amount: Approx $2 million
About the grant: Amongst others youth
Limitations: Not individuals, non-incorporated
societies
Closing Date: Enquire at Office
Application procedure: Guidelines should
be requested
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Perpetual Foundation
Contact: Philanthropic Services
Address: Perpetual Trustee Company
Limited, GPO Box 4171 SYDNEY 2000
Phone: 1800 501 227 Fax: (02)
8256 1471
Email: philanthropy@perpetual.com.au
Amount: over $470 million
About the grant: General charitable
purposes with over 270 trusts and foundations managed
Limitations: Not individuals
Closing Date: 31 March and 30 September
Application procedure: Electronic applications
via Perpetuals website
Website: www.perpetual.com.au
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Pethard Tarax Charitable Trust
Contact: Digby Looker
Address: C/-Hall and Chadwick, Level
9, 459 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 8625 5200 Fax:
(03) 9614 5495
Amount: Approx $45,000
About the grant: To assist public benevolent
institutions in Victoria with particular targets being, amongst
others, youth and children
Limitations: Must have tax deductibility
status
Closing Date: 30 May each year
Application procedure: Provide evidence
of eligibility per by-laws, annual accounts, constitution or articles
or association
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RE Ross Trust
Address: Level 7, 24 Albert Road, South
Melbourne, VIC 3205
Phone: (03) 9690 6255 Fax:
(03) 9696 5497
Email: information@rosstrust.org.au
Website: www.rosstrust.org.au
Amount: Approx $3 million
About the grant: A focus on social
welfare activities that assist people gain greater control over
their lives
Limitations: Charitable status
Closing Date: There is no formal closing
date. The trustees meet 8 times each year
Application procedure: Guidelines available
on request or download form website
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Sabemo Trust
Contact: David Osborn, Trustee
Address: Po Box 1163, Crows Nest, NSW,
2065
Fax: (02)
9953 8352
Email: admin@sabemo.org.au
Amount: Approx $200,000
About the grant: Focusing on children
up to 8 years and also those advocating for young people
Limitations: Tax Deductible
Closing Date: 1 November and 1 May
each year
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Shell Foundation in Australia
Contact: Jenny Odger, Social Investment
Advisor
Address: 1 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC
3000
Phone: (03) 9666 2292 Fax:
(03) 9666 8735
Email: jenny.jd.odgers@shell.com.au
About the grant: To assist community
organisations with social investment
Application procedure: Written submission
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Sidney Myer Foundation
Contact: Irene Tury, Office Manager
Address: Level 44, 55 Collins Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9207 3040 Fax:
(03) 9207 3070
Email: irene@myerfoundation.org.au
Amount: Approx $1.8million
About the grant: Amongst others Addiction,
Disadvantaged, Homelessness, Indigenous, Unemployed
Limitations: Not individuals, non-incorporated
societies
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Sir Andrew and Lady Fairly Foundation
Contact: Susan Ahmelman, Manager Trusts
and Foundations
Address: Perpetual Trustees Australia
Ltd, GPO Box 4172, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Phone: (02) 9229 3951 Fax:
(02) 9229 3957
Email: foundations@perpetual.com.au
About the grant: General charitable
purposes particularly in Goulburn Valley Region
Limitations: Not individuals
Closing Date: 31 March and 30 September
Application procedure: Electronic applications
via Perpetuals website
Website: www.perpetual.com.au
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Small Grants Program in Victoria
Contact: Charitable Services
Address: ANZ Charitable Trusts, ANZ
Executors and Trustee Company Ltd, PO Box 389D, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1800 808 910 (Grant seekers
Line) Fax: (03) 9273 2319
Email: charitabletrusts@anz.com.au
Amount: $20,000
About the grant: To assist smaller
charities to assess role and functions and achieve improvements
in effectiveness
Application procedure: Details available
from ANZ Charitable Trusts
Website: www.anz.com/Australia/charitabletrusts/guidelines.
Sony Foundation
Contact: Paul Taylor, Administrator
Address: PO Box 1342, North Sydney,
NSW, 2059
Phone: (02) 9955 1822 Fax:
(02) 9956 8130
Email: admin@sonyfoundation.org.au
Amount: Approx $300,000
About the grant: To support people
under 25 years from disadvantaged backgrounds and gifted and talented
young people
Limitations: Tax Deductible
Closing Date: Quarterly
Application procedure: Written proposal
to Administrator
Website: www.sonyfoundation.org.au
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St George Foundation
Contact: Sandra Harris, Administration
Officer
Address: Level 4, 4-16 Montgomery St,
(Locked Bag 1), Kogarah, NSW, 2217
Phone: (02) 9952 2298 Fax:
(02) 9952 2393
Email: wisdoms@stgeorge.com.au
Amount: Approx $4.1 million
About the grant: For children with
special needs 0 to 18 years
Limitations: See website
Closing Date: April and September each
year
Application procedure: See website
Website: www.stgeorge.com.au
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Stan Willis Trust
Contact: Susan Ahmelman, Manager Trusts
and Foundations
Address: Perpetual Trustees Australia
Ltd, GPO Box 4172, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Phone: (02) 9229 3951 Fax:
(02) 9229 3957
Email: foundation@perpetual.com.au
About the grant: To assist organisations
who care for people living or working in Altona, Bacchus March,
Keilor, Essendon, Footscray, Melton, Sunshine, Werribee and Williamstown
Limitations: Not individuals
Closing Date: 31 March and 30 September
each year
Application procedure: Electronic applications
via Perpetuals website
Website: www.perpetual.com.au
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STA Travel Trust
Contact: Sponsorship Co-ordinator
Address: STA Travel Trust 224 Faraday
Street Carlton VIC 3053
Fax: (03) 9347 1902
About the grant: The STA Travel Trust
was developed to assist individuals and community groups to explore
the world and make their big ideas come to life. Every year STA
Travel is dedicated to investing significant dollars and air tickets
in the community.
Limitations: Applicants must be over
18 years of age and be an Australian or New Zealand resident
Closing Date: See website
Application procedure: See website
for more info
Website: www.statravel.com.au/traveltrust.asp
State Trustees
Contact: Ben Halliwell, Manager Financial
Products
Address: Level 7, 168 Exhibition Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9667 6795 Fax:
(03) 9667 6741
Email: www.statetrustees.com.au
About the grant: Youth work is one
of the many priorities
Closing Date: May each year
Application procedure: Short, written
applications detailing purpose and purpose, and scope of need
Website: www.statetrustees.com.au
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Sunshine Foundation
Contact: Jane Burne-Draper, Administrator
Address: PO Box 126, 2 Wellington Parade,
East Melbourne, VIC 3002
Phone: (03) 9419 5133 Fax:
(03) 9417 5982
Email: sunshine@mgandg.com.au
About the grant: Alleviation of human
suffering, attention to matters of social need
Limitations: Need ABN, GST registered,
Tax deductible
Closing Date: 1 July and 15 December
Application procedure: Obtain and comply
with guidelines
Website: www.sunshinefoundation.org
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Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation
Contact: Charitable Services
Address: ANZ Charitable Trusts, ANZ
Executors and Trustee Company Ltd, PO Box 389D, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1800 808 910 (Grant seekers
Line) Fax: (03) 9273 2319
Email: charitabletrusts@anz.com.au
About the grant: Of four categories
one is children and youth, particularly dealing with problems of
educational under-achievement, youth unemployment, substance abuse
and youth crime
Application procedure: Must read Foundation
guidelines and submit letter of inquiry
Website: www.anz.com/Australia/charitabletrusts/
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Telematics Course Development Fund Trust
Contact: Scott Anderson, Administrator
Address: Level 3, 111 Collins St, Melbourne,
VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9659 3188 Fax:
(03) 9650 7986
Email: admin@telematics.org.au
Amount: Loans up to $100,000 or grants
up to $25,000
About the grant: To assist in the promotion
and support of new technology to expand the range and forms of delivery
of education and training
Limitations: Must have ABN and GST
status
Closing Date: Varies each year
Application procedure: In writing following
procedures outlined in guidelines available on website
Website: www.telematics.org.au
The Danks Trust
Contact: Prof David Danks
Address: PO Box 156, Mordiallic, VIC
3195
Phone: (03) 9264 5000 Fax:
(03) 9587 1719
Amount: $400,000 - $500,000
About the grant: Currently targeting
projects around problems of youth, educational failure, truancy
and homelessness
Limitations: Not research or travel
Closing Date: 31 January and 31 July
Application procedure: No formal application
forms. Apply in writing including overall admin of organisation
and purpose and outcomes of project and sum sought
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Tobin Brothers Foundation
Contact: Desmond Tobin
Address: PO Box 251, North Melbourne,
VIC 3051
Phone: (03) 9328 3999 Fax:
(03) 9329 8553
About
the grant: Groups or individuals seen to be assisting the
wider community
Limitations: Open to organisations
with tax deductible organisations only
Closing Date: Usually mid October each
year
Application procedure: Written application
Website: www.tobinbrother.com.au/
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Victorian Community Foundation
Contact: Charitable Services
Address: ANZ Charitable Trusts, ANZ
Executors and Trustee Company Ltd, PO Box 389D, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1800 808 910 (Grant seekers
Line) Fax: (03) 9273 2319
Email: charitabletrusts@anz.com.au
Amount: Grants are between $1000 and
$5000
About the grant: General charitable
purposes and projects benefiting amongst others children
Limitations: Open to charitable organisations
only
Closing Date: 15 February, 15 June
and 15 October each year
Application procedure: Must complete
common grant application form attached to grant guidelines
Website: www.anz.com/Australia/charitabletrusts/
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Victorian Volunteer Small Grants
Contact: Grants Information Line
Address: Department of Planing and
Community Development, Grants Unit,
PO Box 2392, Melbourne, Vic 3001
Phone: 1300 366 356
Amount: Up to $5000 (To be spent within six months of grant being
received)
About the grant: To assist Victorian not-for-profit organisations
to
increase the diversity of their volunteers or involve and encourage new
volunteers.
Limitations: Not-for-profit organisations/groups that
involve
local volunteers with small operating budgets
Closing Date: Open all year
Application procedure: Electronic applications via website
Website: www.grants.dpcd.vic.gov.au
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VSDC Youth Awards
Contact: Trust Manager
Address: VSDC - Services for Deaf Children,
597 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3004
Phone: (03) 9510 9961 Fax:
(03) 9525 2595
Email: vsdc597@comcen.com.au
About the grant: For deaf and hearing
impaired young people between 15 to 21 years
Limitations: Groups of more than four
people may not apply
Application procedure: Application
forms available on request
Website: www.vsdc.org.au
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William Angliss Charitable Fund
Contact: Secretary
Address: Level 6, 114 William St, Melbourne,
VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9642 1322 Fax:
(03) 9642 1355
Email: wacfic@bigpond.com
About the grant: Services for youth
welfare
Limitations: Must have deductibility
for income tax purposes, must be an incorporated organisation
Closing Date: 31 August each year
Application procedure: Compete application
form and statement of purposes and last annual report
William Buckland Foundation
Contact: see ANZ
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Foundation for Young Australians
Street Address: 3, 385 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne 3000
Postal Address: Melbourne VIC 3000 GPO Box 239E Melbourne VIC
3001
Phone: (03) 9670 5436 Fax: (03) 9670 2272
Email fya@youngaustralians.org
Website: www.youngaustralians.org
The Foundation for Young Australians is a dynamic, not-for-profit
organisation committed to developing innovative initiatives that
support and empower the lives of young Australians aged 12 to 25.
They provide seed-funding for ideas; proactively seek co-funding
to support initiatives; and help grant recipients build their organisational
capacity to ensure long-term sustainability.
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Resources and further info
Arts and cultural grants:
> Arts
Victoria
> Australia
Council for the Arts
> Dramatic
Online
Government grants
> Community
Support Fund The Community Support Fund (CSF) was set up to
ensure that a proportion of Government revenue from electronic gaming
machines in hotels is made available for worthwhile projects which
will benefit the Victorian community. It is a significant source
of funding for projects at both the local community and statewide
level.
> Grantslink
This is the Commonwealth community grants site which outlines the
types of grants the Commonwealth provides and get some general tips
on completing your application form.
> FReeZA
The FReeZA Program, a Victorian Government initiative in partnership
with Local Government and local communities, was established in
1996 for people aged 12 to 25, and targeting people aged 14-18
Philanthropic, corporate and non government grants
> Australian
Clearing House for Youth Studies Info on funding sources across
Australia
> Pro
Bono Australia A funding resource site for the Australian not
for profit sector
> ourcommunity.com.au
ourcommunity.com.au strengthens Australia's 700,000 community, education
and non-profit groups by providing funding advice, a free online
donations & volunteers service and practical information.
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