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ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS

The Charitable Foundation has been supporting important community projects and initiatives since 2003 and in that time has granted more than $22 million for 496 projects and initiatives in regional NSW.

To be eligible for funding you must be:

  • Endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Type 1 Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR)
  • Endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Tax Concession Charity (TCC)
  • Registered with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission
  • A not-for-profit organisation which is charitable at law

  • A legal entity such as an incorporated association or corporation.

You can check your DGR and TCC status by going to the Australian Government’s Australian Business Register website at www.abr.business.gov.au.

If you are unsure if your organisation is eligible, please contact the Charitable Foundation at Foundation@newcastlepermanent.com.au, and include your organisation’s ABN in the email.

Important information

  • Funding principles

    The Charitable Foundation’s grant making is underpinned by the following principles and funds projects, initiatives and programs that:

    • Have goals which are in synergy with the key focus areas of the Foundation
    • Take a new approach to solving problems and have potential for expansion and/or replication
    • Provide evidence of effective project management and outcome evaluation
    • Are sustainable over the long term and/or deliver an enduring community benefit beyond the funding period
    • Directly benefit those most in need in our community
    • Do not have the ability to attract significant government, public or corporate support.

  • Assessment criteria

    Each application will be assessed using the following criteria:

    • Whether the applicant’s organisation and project align with the Charitable Foundation’s vision, mission, values, and strategy grant making model
    • If the project seeks to meet a real need within the community and is the project an appropriate response to that need
    • What benefit(s) the proposed project delivers to the identified target market/group and broader community
    • Whether the project’s primary focus is consistent with the identified focus areas and geographical regions of the Charitable Foundation
    • Whether the applicant has the knowledge, resources, and capacity to deliver what is proposed
    • If the project demonstrates program logic
    • Ensuring the funding request is realistic and well defined, with a detailed budget provided
    • Evidence of effective project management, evaluation, and performance monitoring
    • Whether the project is likely to become self-sustaining after the Charitable Foundation’s support ceases and/or can deliver an enduring benefit beyond the funding period.

  • Funding exclusions

    The following requests are not eligible for grant funding:

    • general sponsorship and fundraising activities
    • events or commercial activities
    • small contributions to large appeals or large capital projects
    • projects of a political or religious nature
    • one-off activities, festivals or events
    • contributions to work that would normally be considered the responsibility of local authorities or government departments
    • requests for recurrent or ongoing wages or personnel costs (non-recurrent personnel costs directly related to project delivery may be accepted)
    • recurrent operational costs such as rent and utilities*
    • requests to support individuals
    • organisations which have not met their obligations and responsibilities under previous funding agreements
    • expeditions or travel outside the Charitable Foundation footprint or overseas
    • unsolicited applications for emergency relief and material aid
    • study or attendance at conferences or seminars
    • projects and programs based outside the Hunter, Central Coast, Mid North Coast, Northern Rivers, Central West and New England
    • endowments, memorials, bursaries or named academic chairs.

*As a direct result of COVID-19 the Charitable Foundation has determined it can best respond to community needs as shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and recession by assessing applications based on critical need. For example, considering operational costs where strong and evident sustainability measures are built in. The Charitable Foundation is committed to remain responsive to the needs of the charitable sector and work as partners in recovery during and post pandemic and recession.

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ABN 79 092 437 379 as Trustee for Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation