www.philanthropy.org.au
Philanthropy Australia is the peak body for charitable trusts and foundations in Australia. Philanthropy Australia also provides assistance to organisations seeking grants and annually publishes the Australian Directory of Philanthropy, a comprehensive reference on sources of non-government funding in Australia.
The Ross Trust is a Leading Member of Philanthropy Australia, the national peak body for philanthropic trusts and foundations in Australia.
Apart from supporting philanthropic members, Philanthropy Australia offers a number of resources to assist community organisations seeking grants these include:
- The Australian Directory of Philanthropy lists over 350 Australian philanthropic trusts and foundations and is a key resource for organisations seeking funding. An annual online subscription can be purchased for $90 from Philanthropy Australia.
- Grantseeker workshops provide an introduction to looking for funding from philanthropic sources. The half-day workshops provide an overview of Australian trusts and foundations and the environment in which they operate. The workshops teach you how to research potential funding sources, what to include in a submission, what to leave out, how to make your application easy to understand, and what makes foundations different to other funders.
- A Grantseekers guide to Trusts and Foundations is a free manual available to download from Philanthropy Australia's website. It is a basic guide to philanthropic trusts and foundations, how they operate, and how you can research them and apply to them for funding.
Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN)
www.aegn.org.au/
The Ross Trust is a sustaining member of the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN).
Links to sources of Government funding in Victoria:
Department of Planning and Community Development - Grants Homepage
www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/home/grants
Grantslink
www.grantslink.gov.au
The Business Working with Education Foundation
www.bwefoundation.org.au
VIC Health
www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
Links to philanthropy in Victoria:
ANZ Charitable Trusts
www.anz.com/australia/charitabletrusts/Guidelines.asp
Aussie Farmers Foundation
www.aussiefarmersfoundation.org.au
Australian Communities Foundation
www.melbournecf.org.au
Bendigo Bank - Community Enterprise Foundation
www.bendigobank.com.au/foundation/
Bennelong Foundation
www.benngroup.com/foundation/about-the-foundation
Besen Family Foundation
www.besenfoundation.org.au
Collier Charitable Fund
www.colliercharitable.org
Equity Trustees
www.eqt.com.au
Gardiner Foundation
www.gardinerfoundation.com.au
Give Where you Live - Geelong
www.givewhereyoulive.com.au
Gordon Darling Foundation
Administrator phone: (03) 9820 3168
Harold Mitchell Foundation
www.haroldmitchellfoundation.com.au
John T Reid Charitable Trusts
www.johntreidtrusts.com.au
Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund
www.lordmayorsfund.org.au
Newsboys Foundation
www.newsboysfoundation.org.au/
Norman Wettenhall Foundation
www.nwf.org.au/
Origin Foundation
reports.originenergy.com.au/sustainability/origin_foundation/
Our Community
www.ourcommunity.com.au/
Perpetual Trustees Australia
www.perpetual.com.au/philanthropy
Rio Tinto Aboriginal Fund
svc018.wic030v.server-web.com/index.aspx
Robet Salzer Foundation
www.robertsalzerfoundation.org.au
Scanlon Foundation
www.scanlonfoundation.org.au
Social Traders
www.socialtraders.com.au
Social Ventures Australia
www.socialventures.com.au
St George Foundation
promos.stgeorge.com.au/stgeorgefoundation
State Trustees
www.statetrustees.com.au/community/state-trustees-australia-foundation
Telematics Trust
www.telematics.org.au
Telstra Foundation
www.telstrafoundation.com.au
The Cass Foundation
www.cassfoundation.org
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
www.frrr.org.au
The Foundation for Young Australians
www.youngaustralians.org
The Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
www.hmstrust.org.au
The Ian Potter Foundation
www.ianpotter.org.au
The Jack Brockhoff Foundation
www.brockhoff.info
The Lance Reichstein Foundation
www.reichstein.org.au
The Myer Foundation
www.myerfoundation.org.au
The Trust Company
www.thetrustcompany.com.au
Victoria Women's Trust
www.vwt.org.au/
Westpac Foundation
www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/sustainability-and-community/westpac-foundation
Links to community foundations operating in Victoria:
Australian Communities Foundation
www.melbournecf.org.au
Bass Coast Community Foundation
www.bccf.org.au
Border Trust - Community Foundation for Albury Wodonga
www.bordertrust.org.au
Foundation Boroondara
www.foundationboroondara.org.au
Geelong Community Foundation
www.geelongfoundation.org
Inner North Community Foundation
www.innernorthfoundation.org.au
Mirboo North and District Foundation
www.mirboodistrictfoundation.org.au
South West Community Foundation
www.southwestcommunityfoundation.org
The Ballarat Foundation
www.ballaratfoundation.org.au
The Cardinia Foundation
www.cardiniafoundation.com.au
Tomorrow: Today Foundation, Benalla
www.tomorrowtoday.com.au