Bennelong Foundation Grant EOIs Open

About this Opportunity
Applications open for our April 2023 grant round are open now!

If your organisation holds a DGR status and are currently seeking funding for projects that align with our target groups and funding areas, apply now.

About the Bennelong Foundation

Established in 2002, the Bennelong Foundation aims to enhance community wellbeing and provide opportunities for positive and lasting change in our community. The Foundation also aims to provide opportunities for people within Bangarra Family Office and within the Bangarra Family Office community to personally get involved in the activities of the organisations it supports.

 

What we support

The activities of the Foundation are overseen by an independent Board working with selected Key Advisors.

We strive to support causes, organisations and projects that possess the following principles and/or criteria:

Innovation and proactivity:
 We seek to support programs that respond to an identified area of need in the community that are presently not being addressed, or that take a new approach to problem solving. Ideally, such programs, if successful, should be able to be replicated in other locations or contexts.

 

Change not charity:
 A focus on prevention is one of our main criteria. We endeavour to fund projects that address the causes of problems, rather than treat the symptoms.  Longevity and sustainability - we support projects and programs that will continue to have an impact over the long term and beyond our period of support. We also encourage programs that are able to become financially self-sustaining.
 

Project-based and goal-orientated:

 The programs that we choose to fund must have strong and identifiable outcomes and key performance indicators over both the short and long term.

 

Partnerships:

 To maximise the impact of our grants, we look towards organisations that are able to combine our funding with other sources. The ability to leverage financial support from other trusts, foundations, governments, businesses and volunteers is seen as an important criteria.  Administration - we look to make grants to organisations that have low administration costs and solid and proven administrative backing. Organisations with a strong volunteer program are also highly regarded.

 

Bennelong Foundation involvement:

​We try to support organisations that have the capacity to allow our staff to become involved in their organisation/projects, should they choose.

 

Low government or institutional support:

 Our preference is to assist organisations that receive little or no government funding and are not currently the benefactor of substantial philanthropic support.

 

Exclusions

 Programs with the main focus on disability, mental health, and healthcare (i.e. programs directly addressing illness and disease) are not current priority areas for the Bennelong Foundation.

• Programs outside of Australia (not relevant for the Bennelong Foundation UK).

• Areas considered a direct responsibility of governments.

• General fundraising projects or appeals.

• Travel, study or conferences (unless incidental to a project being funded).

• Individuals.

• Other foundations, trusts, and philanthropic organisations to fund their general objectives.

• General maintenance or overhead expenses (unless part of a specific project).

• Applications with a religious, political or sectarian purpose.

• Funding deficiencies.

Application Process

A two-step process has been initiated for the Bennelong Foundation's bi-annual open granting rounds.  Step 1 is a submission of an Expression of Interest (EOI). Step 2 is an invited application for shortlisted submissions.

The Foundation is only able to accept applications from organisations which carry Deductible Gift Recipient Status, Item 1 of Section 30-15 from Australian Taxation Office.