Deadline: 25-Mar-22
The Besen Family Foundation is accepting online applications for the Arts & Culture and Jewish Community Grants Programs.
The Foundation aims to assist these communities to build capacity and community connection and to achieve long-term change towards a better quality of life.
The Foundation will consider supporting pilot studies, or providing seed grants for projects in Victoria that aim to achieve considerable community benefit and have a strategic impact in a selected area of need.
Program Areas
- Jewish Community Grants: The Foundation aims to enhance the quality of life, resilience and development of the Jewish community in Victoria through grants towards projects that support the immediate and long-term needs of the community, build capacity and affect long-term change towards a better quality of life. Grants are given to projects that aim to enrich the health and welfare of the community, support education and arts and cultural activities.
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Arts & Culture: The Foundation seeks to nurture the creative talents of Victorian artists and is deeply aware of the significant contribution that can be made by a dynamic and well-resourced arts sector. The Foundation supports projects in Theatre, Dance, Music and Visual Arts with a focus on the role of arts and culture as a vehicle for strengthening and enriching the community and:
- Providing education
- Supporting innovation
- Audience development
- The arts as a vehicle for building a sense of community
- Extending cultural opportunities to regional areas
- Community cultural development
Funding Information
Grants for up to $10,000 can be sought through the open grants rounds of the Arts & Culture and Jewish Interest Programs.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Besen Family Foundation is a Private Ancillary Fund and can only approve grants to organisations endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a Deductible Gift Recipient Type 1 (DGR1) status and which are Income Tax Exempt.
- The recipient organisation must be based in Victoria or must be proposing to use the grant funds for the benefit of Victorians.
- Applications will not be accepted if made within twelve months of a previous grant being approved or before an existing grant is completed. Applications will not be accepted from organisations that have not acquitted a previous grant from the Foundation.
For more information, visit Besen Family Foundation.
For more information, visit https://www.besenfoundation.org.au/how-to-apply