Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation Grant Program

Deadline: 31-Aug-24

The Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation is currently accepting applications to support registered charitable organisations who are actively making a positive difference in the lives of humans, animals and the natural environment.

The Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation is a philanthropic organisation based in Melbourne Australia. Many of their grants have been awarded to small scale grassroots groups, who may otherwise struggle to attract the funding of larger more prominent organisations.

Aims and Objectives

The support, promotion, development and advancement of public art galleries and museums.
The relief of poverty and the suffering of children.
The provision of or support for scholarships to disadvantaged children or young adults up to the age of twenty-five years (25) to enable them to pursue their education at primary, secondary or tertiary institutions.
The protection of women from abuse, assisting women in these circumstances to further their education and providing support to women in these circumstances.
The initiation and support of social change which goes towards increasing the equal treatment and social acceptance of all persons in the community.
The protection of wildlife and habitat, and to preserve natural reserves of forest, oceans and wilderness and for the rehabilitation of flora and fauna.
The prevention of cruelty to animals and the promotion of animal welfare.

Priorities

Given the current environmental and humanitarian crises facing the planet, their dedication to supporting groups involved at the grassroots has never been stronger. As a result of this, they tend to prioritize projects that deal with their response in a practical and clear way. Examples of this include: Purchases of vital equipment, such as vehicles for wildlife rescue, purchase of plants for revegetation projects, or funding of projects that qualify vulnerable women to begin paid employment.
Much of the funding is allocated to small scale, grassroots groups that are well placed to make a real difference but have limited resources and often struggle to find funding. They prioritise groups who are entirely or predominantly run by volunteers. If an organisation is in the fortunate position of having many supporters and corporate sponsors or can secure mainstream funding such as government grants, their application will likely be unsuccessful.
They are looking for an honest and transparent breakdown of how the funds they provide will be put to work. If your application is too long or provides little or no real transparency about how the funds are to be allocated, your application will likely be unsuccessful.
The Foundation’s support extends both to organisations that have demonstrated success and to those seeking to make well-considered innovations. The Foundation favours programs that are preventative in nature and seek to address the root causes of disadvantage.
They prioritise applications for projects that:
- Are in line with one or more of the Foundation’s aims and objectives;
- Work towards an equitable, inclusive and diverse world;
- Focus on root causes;
- Identify specific goals and objectives that can be effectively measured to evaluate success;
- Include a clear budget including any funding from other sources and in-kind/pro bono etc;
- Include a clear methodology, aims and outcomes;
- Demonstrate a capacity to achieve stated outcomes;
- Are for the benefit of the Public.

Funding Information

Grants of up to $25,000 will be considered.
Grants are available to organisations with income tax exemption and ACNC registration for local, regional or national projects anywhere in Australia.
They are unable to fund organisations that are based overseas, however Australian organisations seeking funding for projects undertaken overseas may be considered.

Eligibility Criteria

Any charitable organisation which is entitled to be exempt entities as defined in Section 995-1 (1) of the lncome Tax Assessment Act.
Current registration with the ACNC (Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission).
Applications must be for projects that address at least one of the Foundation’s Aims and Objectives.
If an applicant intends to be auspiced by another organisation it is the responsibility of the Applicant to find an auspicing organisation. Contact information for both organisations must be provided in the application form.
Organisations who were successful in a previous application whose project is not yet due for acquittal are welcome to re-apply but will be required to include a brief project update with their application.
Organisations who were successful in a previous application whose acquittal report was received late or is overdue are ineligible to re-apply.