Deadline: 25-Sep-20
St.George Foundation has launched a call for applications for its 2020 Community Grants program – Round 2 to support small Australian children’s charities that attract little assistance from government and are not able to generate significant income of their own.
Community Grants aim to support grassroots projects that brighten the lives of children experiencing disadvantage.
In order to help little dragons soar they:
- Invest in projects that will improve the lives of children in Australia who are experiencing a physical, social or economic disadvantage.
- Partner with small community organisations who attract little funding from government and who aren’t big enough to generate significant fundraising income on their own.
Funding Information
- The Governors of St.George Foundation meet twice per year to consider applications for Community Grants of up to $50,000.
The Foundation Funds
- Children’s projects in NSW, ACT, QLD, WA.
- Early intervention services.
- Educational equipment and assistance.
- Youth workers.
- Recreational and respite programs.
- Counselling and therapy.
- Medical equipment.
The Foundation does not Fund
- Projects or treatments in VIC, TAS, SA, NT (unless the project is national in scope); or projects outside Australia.
- Organisations with revenue of more than $5M per annum.
- Organisations that receive more than 40% of their annual funding from government (unless they have an income of under $1M per annum).
- Applications that do not include recent, audited financial statements, signed by the auditor.
- Auspiced applications.
- Sponsorship or fundraising appeals.
- Parenting programs or programs for adults.
- Residential camps, except where that is the core purpose of the applicant organisation.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding your organisation will:
- Focus your efforts on children in Australia under the age of 24 years.
- Be located in NSW, ACT, QLD or WA.
- Have an annual gross revenue of less than $5M.
- Receive less than 40% of your income from state, federal or local government funding (unless you have an income less than $1M per annum, in which case your government funding can exceed 40%).
- Provide recent, audited financial statements, signed by the auditor.
- Be endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (but not another ancillary fund). Deductible Gift Recipients must be listed with the Australian Taxation Office under Item 1 of the Table in Section 30–15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act, 1997.
For more information, visit https://www.stgeorgefoundation.com.au/apply/community-grant-guidelines