The Tucker Foundation

The Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation is a philanthropic organisation based in Melbourne Australia. We are focused on supporting registered charitable organisations who are actively making a positive difference in the lives of humans, animals and the natural environment. Our aim is to support organisations with the provision of grants up to $25,000 per year. Many of our grants have been awarded to small scale grassroots groups, who may otherwise struggle to attract the funding of larger more prominent organisations.

Each year, the Tucker Foundation will consider applications from organisations seeking to undertake projects that further the Foundation’s aims and objectives.

The Tucker Foundation has one funding round each year.

The next funding round will be in from Monday 20th June to Friday 19th August.

AVAILABLE FUNDING

The Foundation’s funding has been made available through the estate of the late Albert and Barbara Tucker, as per their wishes.

Grants of up to $25,000 will be considered. The Tucker Foundation understands that different projects require different amounts of time to complete and therefore do not set a completion date for projects funded by our grants. The proposed project timeline and justification should be included in the application form. 

Grants are available to organisations with income tax exemption and ACNC registration for local, regional or national projects anywhere in Australia. Australian organisations seeking funding for projects undertaken overseas may also be considered.

ELIGIBILITY

• Any charitable organisation which is entitled to be exempt entities as defined in Section 995-1 (1) of the lncome Tax Assessment Act.
• Proof of current registration with the ACNC (Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission) must be provided.
• If an applicant intends to be auspiced by another organisation it is the responsibility of the Applicant to find an auspicing organisation. Contact information for both organisations must be provided in the application form. Information about auspicing can be found here https://www.nfplaw.org.au/auspicing.
• Organisations who were successful in a previous application whose project is not yet due for acquittal are welcome to re-apply. Please upload a brief project update in the supporting documents section of the application form.
• Organisations who were successful in a previous application whose acquittal report was received late or is overdue are ineligible to re-apply.

CRITERIA

• In line with one or more of the Foundation’s aims
• Clear budget including any funding from other sources and in-kind/pro bono etc
• Clear methodology, aims and outcomes
• Demonstrable capacity to achieve stated outcomes

THE FOUNDATIONS AIMS:

1. The support, promotion, devevelopment and advancement of public art galleries and museums
2. The relief of poverty and the suffering of children
3. The provision of or support for scholarships to disadvantaged children or young adult up to the age of 25 years old, to enable them to pursue their education at primary, secondary or tertiary institutions
4. The protection of women from abuse, assisting women in these circumstances to further their education and providing support to women in these circumstances
5. The intitation and support of socail change which goes towards increasing the equal treatment and social acceptance of all person in the community
6. The protection of wildlife and habitat, and to preserve natural reserves if forest, oceans and wilderness and for the rehabilitation of flora and fauna
7. The prevention of cruelty to animals and the promotion of animal welfare

Much of our funding is allocated to small scale, grassroots groups that are well placed to make a real difference but have limited resources and often struggle to find funding. We prioritise groups who are entirely or predominantly run by volunteers. If an organisation is in the fortunate position of having many supporters and corporate sponsors or can secure mainstream funding such as government grants, their application will likely be unsuccessful.

Given the current environmental and humanitarian crises facing our planet, our dedication to supporting groups involved at the grassroots has never been stronger. As a result of this, we tend to prioritize projects that deal with their response in a practical and clear way.

Examples of this include; Purchases of vital equipment, such as vehicles for wildlife rescue, purchase of plants for revegetation projects, or funding of projects that qualify vulnerable women to begin paid employment.

We are looking for an honest and transparent breakdown of how the funds we provide will be put to work. If your application is too long, providing little or no real assessment of how the funds are to be allocated, you will likely be unsuccessful.