Funding
Bennelong Group
Established in 2002 by the Bennelong Group, the Bennelong Foundation aims to enhance community wellbeing and provide opportunities for positive and lasting change in communities throughout Australia. The Foundation supports projects that increase participation in physical activity.
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Easy Grants
The EasyGrants Newsletter and Grants Education Service is a product of www.ourcommunity.com.au and is Australia’s leading grants information service tailored for community groups, schools, local government and government agencies. It is the only consolidated newsletter in Australia that provides monthly in-time details of every Federal and State Government grant as well as philanthropic and corporate grants. This detailed newsletter covers grant information for funding for all community needs - building improvements, environmental projects, community services, sports equipment to performing arts and festivals. It is published monthly with special bulletins for important grant releases, where necessary.
To subscribe to the EasyGrants Newsletter and Information Service go to Our Community Website
Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
The Helen Macpherson Smith Trust makes grants to support the needs of the wider Victorian community across a range of community sectors. The Trust supports programs/projects, including medical research, which will lead to improved health outcomes and quality of life for the elderly.
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National Seniors Australia
National Seniors Australia is the only Australian charity dedicated to helping senior Australians aged 50 years and over. Since 1987, National Seniors Foundation Trust has delivered over $700,000 in small capital grants to more than 400 community organisations that support seniors in need.
Grant requests are called for and considered on an annual basis each November.
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Rita Hogan Foundation
The Rita Hogan Foundation was established in June 2008.
The goal of the Foundation, within the resources it has available and in partnership with others, is to support initiatives and programs which seek to make a sustainable difference to people and communities suffering significant disadvantage.
One of the Foundation's areas of focus is disadvantaged communities and marginalised groups, including the elderly, facing serious inequity in well being and opportunity.
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Sport and Recreation Victoria
Sport and Recreation Victoria provides grants and funding to support groups from local community clubs through to the elite level. Funding is available for a range of activities, from improving or building new facilities to putting in place community projects and programs. Not all these grants, however, may be relevant to older people.
For further information on the range of Sport and Recreation Victoria grants, go to:
Sports Victoria - Grants and Funding
Grants Victoria - Grant Finder
For other funding opportunities, including grants offered by Commonwealth, Victorian and local government, philanthropic and community organisations go to:
DPCD Victoria - Grants Oportunities
VicHealth
Every year, VicHealth fund hundreds of projects, with funds going to a range of organisations, both large and small.
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