Deadline: 26-Mar-21
The Besen Family Foundation is seeking applications for its 2021 grant program to support the immediate and long-term needs of the wider community in Victoria and Israel. The Foundation has three priority areas for grant making: Health & Welfare, Jewish Interests and Arts & Culture.
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. Grants are also made to assist innovative and creative arts projects that challenge the current boundaries of their given discipline.
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
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Health & Welfare:
- The Foundation's Health & Welfare program currently focuses on Early Childhood Development for children aged 0-5 from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD).
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Jewish Interests:
- 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 will be 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.
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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 our 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.
- Grants within the Health & Welfare area are only by invitation.
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.
- The application comes within the Besen Family Foundation granting priorities.
Exclusions
Currently, applications for projects in the following areas will not be supported:
- Doctoral and post-doctoral research
- Travel and conferences
- Grants directly to individuals
- Deficit funding or organisations with a potential negative equity position
- Retrospective funding, meaning support for programs that have already taken place
- Capital fund raising for major building purchases, construction and maintenance works
- General fundraising appeals
- Purchases of major items of equipment
- Activities that are harmful to the environment
- Single issue health organisations (i.e. organisations that target a single specific condition)
For more information, visit The Foundation.
For more information, visit https://www.besenfoundation.org.au/how-to-apply