Deadline: 9-Oct-20
The Besen Family Foundation is seeking applications for its Arts & Culture and Jewish Interests Grant Programs. 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.
Grants are made to support the immediate and long-term needs of the wider community in Victoria and Israel. 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.
Program Areas
- 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.
- 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 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 is also available for catalogs, commissions, exhibitions, publications, and symposia. Projects may be funded for development, presentation, and touring.
- Individual artists should contact the Foundation directly for advice on applying for project funding.
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 organizations endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a Deductible Gift Recipient Type 1 (DGR1) status and which are Income Tax Exempt.
- The recipient organization 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 organizations that have not acquitted a previous grant from the Foundation.
Application Process
- The Besen Family Foundation accepts online applications for the Arts & Culture and Jewish Interests Programs.
- Applicants should be aware that, for the purposes of assessment, their proposal may be sent to external experts for review. This is done on a confidential basis.
- Before you apply please check that your organization is eligible for funding and that your project fits within the granting guidelines.
- If you are unsure as to the suitability or eligibility of your project, they strongly encourage you to contact their Foundation office.
For more information, visit https://www.besenfoundation.org.au/how-to-apply