Deadline: 06-Aug-2024
Creative Australia is offering grants to help organisations build new relationships and networks, increase their private sector support, and develop their fundraising capacity.
Plus1 is a program to assist small-to-medium not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations develop their fundraising capacity, attract private sector support, grow stronger and broader networks and build supportive partnerships.
The program pledges dollar-for-dollar matched funding of monies raised through a nominated fundraising campaign. Successful organisations are able to leverage this pledge to help develop and secure support.
Funding Information
- Plus1 is divided into two streams:
- Stream A: for applicants with an annual turnover in the previous financial year of up to $500,000. Stream A applicants are eligible to request up to $25,000 in matched funding.
- Stream B: for applicants with an annual turnover in the previous financial year from $500,000 up to and including $5 million. Stream B applicants are eligible to request up to $50,000 in matched funding.
- If your organisation falls into Stream A due to annual turnover, but you believe you would like to be considered for Stream B (up to $50,000 in matched funding) please contact the Private Investment Capability team to discuss an exemption.
Impacts
- Plus1 campaigns should have a legacy impact on supported organisations, with benefits to the organisation beyond the funding period. Typical impacts include:
- New donors contributing to the organisation
- Increased investment from existing donors
- Acquisition of new skills through the undertaking of the fundraising campaign
Activities
- The type and scope of the project/activity presented for Plus1 support is determined by the applicant.
- Examples include but are not limited to:
- Employment of artists or arts/culture workers (new contracts or continued employment of existing staff)
- Core operational costs
- Creating and presenting new works. E.g. artist’s fees, creative development, production, marketing and touring costs
- Program initiatives. E.g. education programs and/or scholarship opportunities
- Employment of new staff. E.g. an artistic director, business development manager, or fundraising and marketing staff
- Fundraising support. E.g. campaign expenses, customer relationship management, and IT software and hardware
- Capital works or building upgrades
Eligibility Criteria
- legally constituted entities (with an ABN).
- those registered as a not-for-profit organisation, as defined by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
- with an annual turnover of less than $5 million in the calendar year 2023 or financial year 2022/23
- based in Australia and are carrying out the majority of their arts activity or practice within Australia
- operating with the primary purpose of providing arts and cultural opportunities for Australian artists and audiences
Ineligible
- recipients of Plus1 2023/24 funding
- schools or tertiary training institutions. Please note: Plus1 will accept applications from organisations that are linked to a tertiary training institution, if and only when the organisation can demonstrate that they do not receive any financial income from the institution
- organisations with an annual turnover of $5 million or more in the calendar year 2023 or financial year 2022/23 depending on which financial calendar your organisation adheres to
- entities whose primary purpose is to support the fundraising activities of another organisation that would otherwise not meet the Plus1 eligibility requirements
- Applicants should not undertake any activity that depends on support from them prior to notification of Plus1 decisions.
For more information, visit Creative Australia.