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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Have a project that needs funding?
We support projects and initiatives that make a significant difference in our community. Find out if your program or initiative is eligible.

Apply for funding

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; and

  • 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 on 02 4927 4217.

Funding eligibility criteria

  • Funding principles

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

    • Have aims and objectives 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 deliver an enduring community benefit beyond the funding period;
    • Directly benefit those most in need in our community; and
    • Do not have the ability to attract significant government, public or corporate support.

  • Assessment criteria

    Each application will be assessed using the following criteria:

    • Does the applicant’s organisation and project align with the Charitable Foundation’s mission, values, and strategy?
    • Does the project seek to meet a real need within the community and is the project an appropriate response to that need?
    • What benefit(s) does the proposed project deliver to the identified target market/group and broader community?
    • Is the project’s primary focus consistent with the identified focus areas and geographical regions of the Charitable Foundation?
    • Does the applicant have the knowledge, resources, and capacity to deliver what is proposed?
    • Is the funding request realistic and well defined? Has a detailed budget been provided?
    • Is there evidence of effective project management, evaluation, and performance monitoring?
    • Is the project likely to become self-sustaining after the Charitable Foundation’s support ceases and/or 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);
    • requests to support individuals;
    • organisations which have not met their obligations and responsibilities under previous funding agreements;
    • expeditions or travel outside the 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; and
    • endowments, memorials, bursaries or named academic chairs;
    • recurrent operational costs such as rent and utilities.
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