Open Grants

Australian Communities Foundation Funding Platform

• $2,000 – $15,000.
• Showcases granting opportunities so that the Australian Communities Foundation’s (ACF) community of givers can be inspired to support initiatives that are aligned with their interests.
• Closing date: Always Open.
• Learn more and visit Funding Platform Welcome – Australian Communities Foundation

Awesome Foundation Sydney

• $1,000 every month
• Funds community projects that make Sydney ‘more awesome’ $1000.
•  Closing First Wednesday of every month.
• Learn more and visit Awesome Foundation info

Bakers Delight Sponsorships

• Offers sponsorship to community groups, charities, teams and individuals for all kinds of events.
• For more information visit Bakers Delight

Balnaves Foundation Grants  

• $150,000 – $250,000.  
• Support for projects that create a better Australia through education, medicine and the arts with a focus on young people, the disadvantaged and Indigenous Australia.  
• Always open. No closing date. 
• Learn more visit Balnaves Foundation website

Cancer Screening Project (Resource)

• The Settlement Council of Australia (ScoA) has released translated resources to raise awareness about cancer screening, aimed at improving health outcomes for migrant and refugee communities.
• These resources, available in multiple languages, provide vital information on the importance of regular cancer screening for early detection and prevention.
• For further information visit Cancer Screening Awareness Project – Settlement Council of Australia (scoa.org.au)

General Giving, Coopers Brewery Foundation

• Up to $50,000
• One-off funding for projects with proven need in the community that respond to one of the Foundation’s focus areas: Youth education, Aged care; Medical research / Health care.
• Learn more and visit Coopers Foundation. 

Good360 Membership Program

• Enables members to select brand new goods they need for their program services, which have been donated by leading Australian brands and retailers.
• Applications open. For more information visit good360.org.au/get-the-goods

H V McKay Charitable Trust Grants

• Funds: the relief of poverty; the advancement of education; the advancement of religion in accordance with the tenets of the Presbyterian church; and the general benefit of the community not falling under any of the preceding headings.  
• For more information visit HV McKay Trust

IGA Community Chest

• Every day across the country IGA Community Chest raises funds to support local communities, charities, and worthwhile causes.
• For more information visit https://www.iga.com.au/community-chest/

IKEA – Sponsorship and Charity Requests

• Provides sponsorships and other support to local communities near IKEA stores.
• For more information visit Sponsorship and Charity Requests – IKEA

IMB Bank Sponsorships

• The IMB Bank Community Foundation grants seek to address local needs through local community projects that make genuine, enduring, positive contributions.
• Focus areas are the NSW South Coast, to the Hunter Valley, the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands to Metropolitan Sydney.
• There are no fixed maximum or minimum amount of funding.
• Most applications received in the range between $1,000 and $30,000.
• For more information visit IMB Bank Community Foundation

IOOF Foundation Grants, Insignia Financial Group

• No specified limited
• To support initiatives that promote quality of life
• Learn more and visit IOOF Foundation Grants

Macca’s Sponsorships

• We want to deliver valuable benefits to the wider community.
• We want to help children live a more balanced, active and enriched lifestyle.
• Our sponsorships must reflect a grassroots and community focus.
• Fore more information visit https://mcdonalds.com.au/learn/responsibility/maccas-community/get-sponsored

Marketing & Technology Grant

• Up to $30,000.
• The Little Phil Foundation is offering matched funding grants to procure digital technology and implement digital marketing strategies to help keep nonprofit organisation secure and prosperous in the digital age.
• Closing date not specified.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit www.littlephil.org/lp-foundation

Matana Foundation for Young People Grants

• $1,000 to $10,000.
• Funding for projects that focus on improving the welfare and wellbeing of young people from severely disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, or whose concerns and issues are not readily funded from other sources.
• Grant window – always open.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Matana Foundation for Young People » Apply for a Grant

Mental Awareness Foundation

• Up to $25,000
• To support mental health Not-for-Profit organisations
• Learn more and visit Mental Awareness Foundation

Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants

• The Small Grants program supports projects proposed by individuals and or organisations and or communities who would otherwise be limited by the constraints of other funding programs.
• The Small Grants Program is open all year round with particular cut off dates throughout the year for assessment purposes. If an Application is received after the cut-off date, they will be assessed in the next round.
• To learn more visit Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants Program

Purves Environmental Fund

• The Purves Environmental Fund focus areas are: species loss from habitat destruction; landscape and water management; and climate change and solutions.
• For applications of under 50K. Applicants complete an Expression of Interest (EOI) prior to application.
• For more information visit Purves Environmental Fund

Rainbow Giving Australia Grants 2025

• $500 – $2,000.
• In 2025 Rainbow Giving Australia will be seeking expressions of interest for Spark Pride Grants from LGBTQIA+ not-for-profit organisations and initiatives that are committed to empowering LGBTQIA+ people and communities.
• Available all year.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Grants Overview — Rainbow Giving Australia

Sheargold Foundation

• Not specified.
• Provides grants to support and assist not-for-profit or charitable organisations working to make a meaningful impact in the areas of education, welfare, health, and wellbeing in the community.
• Grant window – always open.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Grants (sheargoldfoundation.co)

Young People Grants, Matana Foundation

• Usually $1,000 – $10,000
• To improve the welfare and wellbeing of young people from severely disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds
• Learn more and visit Matana Foundation

Pride Foundation Australia 2025 Large Grants

• Up to $20,000.
• Provide funding for projects with a focus on supporting sexuality, sex and gender-diverse refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia.
• Closing date Thursday 17 April 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Major Grants | Pride Foundation Australia | LGBTQIA+ Grant Making

Macquarie Group Foundation Grants Expression of Interest

• $250,000 to $500,000.
• To support non-profit organisations aligned to our grant making framework help young people access jobs that prepare them for a better future.
• Closing date Thursday 24 April 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Grants expressions of interest | Global Grant Making Focus | Community | Macquarie Group

Macquarie Sports Grants

• Unspecified Amount.
• Grants are aimed at sports-focused organisations that provide education, training or employment opportunities for young people aged between 12 and 20.
• Closing date Thursday 24 Apr 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Community | Macquarie Sports | Macquarie Group

Aurizon Community Giving Fund

• Up to $20,000.
• Grants to support charities or community groups working in health and wellbeing, community safety, environment and education in the immediate areas in which Aurizon operates in NSW. These include Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Wollongong, Illawarra.
• Closing date Thursday 24 April 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Welcome – Aurizon Community Grants

ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant Program

• Up to $10,000.
• Grants to help communities to adopt, adapt and act on the ideas generated by young Australians who attend the annual Heywire Regional Youth Summit.
• Closing date Wednesday 30 April 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation grants | FRRR

100 Women Grants

• Up to $50,000.
• Projects that improve the safety, health, education and economic outcomes of women and girls who are disadvantaged or face barriers.
• Closing date Wednesday April 30 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Current Grant Round – 100 Women

Good Things Building Digital Skills Grant

• $3,000 – $20,500.
• Grants to help organisations to support older Australians (aged 50+) through free digital mentoring sessions. A range of resources and support materials are available on the Be Connected learning site to help organisations to deliver this program.
• Closing date Round 7 Wednesday 30 April 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Good Things Australia Be Connected Program Building Digital Skills Grants Round 7

Rabo Community Fund

• From $5,000.
• Supports meaningful initiatives that will have a long-term positive impact on regional and rural communities.
• Closing date Thursday 1 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit AU Rabo Community Fund Application Form

Lendlease Foundation Grants

• $10,000.
• Funds not-for profit community organisations and charities that are directly supporting people affected by domestic and family Violence and address one or more of the Lendlease Sustainability Framework focus areas.
• Closing date Friday 2 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Lendlease Foundation Community Grants Program

City of Parramatta Annual Community Grants
Small Grants Fund

• $2000.
• Designed to assist voluntary and staffed not-for-profit incorporated organisation within the Parramatta Local Government Area to fund one-off costs that will directly support the progression of their capacity building activities, projects or programs.
• Closing date Friday 2 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Small Grants Fund | City of Parramatta

Sport and Recreation Grants

• $2000.
• Funding for projects within the Parramatta Local Government Area that are designed to increase participation and inclusion of a range of priority groups in local sport and recreation activities.
• Closing date Friday 2 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit City of Parramatta Sport & Recreation Grant

Harcourts Foundation

• Unspecified amount.
• Provides support for a specific event, project, item, or initiative that helps, grows, and enriches our communities. Priority is given to projects that have the widest community impact.
• Closing date Saturday 3 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Harcourts Foundation

Forest Hill Grants

• Up to $10,000.
• Supports projects with a focus on the well-being, education and care of young children (from birth to eight years). Priority will be given to projects that support children and families experiencing social disadvantage, disability or geographic isolation.
• Closing date Monday 5 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Foundation of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies – Foundation of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies

ChangeX

• Up to $45,000.
• The ServiceNow Community Improvement Fund supports projects in Australia that aim to accelerate global decarbonisation efforts. Interested applicants can apply for funding to launch new projects, expand existing projects or introduce one of two established community programmes with proven positive impact in other communities.
• Closing date Thursday 8 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit ChangeX ServiceNow Community Improvement Fund Australia

The Community Connectors for Immunisation Grants

• Up to $100,000.
• This NSW Health program is designed to improve vaccination rates among groups with low vaccine coverage or significant barriers to immunisation.
• Closing date Friday 9 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Community Connectors for Immunisation Grant​ (Priority Populations Immunisation Program) | NSW Government

The Bruce Wong Foundation Grants

• $1,000 – $10,000.
• Funds organisations and initiatives that serve multicultural communities, with a particular focus on local grassroots, Australian-based groups that have not received funding support from elsewhere.
• Closing date Friday 9 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Grants — The Bruce Wong Foundation

Qantas Regional Grants

• Unspecified Amount
• Offers funding to Australian-based communities and projects that are looking to benefit the country’s regional areas.
• Closing date Saturday 10 May 2025
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Qantas Regional Grants | Qantas

Connellan Airways Trust General Grants

• Usually up to $10,000.
• Grants to assist rural and remote people to overcome challenges caused by remoteness. Available for individuals living and working in and organisations that support residents in very remote or remote areas.
• Closing date: Thursday 15th May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Online Grants for outback Australians – Connellan Airways Trust

NSW Government Environmental Restoration & Rehabilitation Grants

• $150,000 to $350,000.
• Program supports community and government organisations to drive meaningful progress to achieve lasting, positive impacts on significant environmental issues in the NSW environment.
• Closing date Monday 19 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit More information and application

National Reconciliation Week 2025

• The theme of National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 27 May – 3 June 2025 is Bridging Now to Next which reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.
• It is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
• For Reconciliation Australia posters, social media tiles and other information visit Access the resources and learn more

Randwick ClubGRANTS

• Various
• Support for projects in the Randwick Local Government Area (LGA)projects targeting youth services, mental health and wellbeing, domestic and family violence, the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, housing affordability and homelessness and in-home support services for people with disability and/or who are frail/aged.
• Closing date: Friday 30 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Randwick ClubGRANTS – Randwick City Council

Fairfield ClubGRANTS

• ClubGRANTS is a community grant program funded by local Clubs. It supports projects that address issues in the areas of Community Welfare and Social Services, Community Development, Community Health Services, and Employment Assistance Activities in the Fairfield Local Government Area (LGA).
• Closing date Saturday 31 May 2025
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Fairfield ClubGRANTS

AGT Community Donations

• Up to $10,000.
• Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) contributes to a project that benefits local rural communities by supporting a grower of AGT crop varieties.
• Closing date Saturday 31 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit AGT Community Donations | Australian Grain Technologies

Collier Charitable Fund

• Approximately $30,000.
• Funding projects to improve the lives of Australians by assisting those in need in the areas of education and training and aid to Australian charitable causes.
• Closing date Saturday 31 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Applying for Grant

Fairfield ClubGRANTS

• Various
• Supports projects that address issues in the areas of Community Welfare and Social Services, Community Development, Community Health Services, and Employment Assistance Activities in the Fairfield Local Government Area (LGA).
• Closing date Saturday 31 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Fairfield ClubGRANTS

Hawksbury ClubGrants

• $500 to $40,000.
• Support community organisations and groups that provide support to people in the Hawkesbury Local Government Area (LGA).Projects can address issues in the areas of Community welfare and social services; Community development; Improving the living standards of low income and disadvantaged people; Initiatives that support vulnerable members of the community.
• Closing date Saturday 31 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Info and Application

Hawksbury Community Sponsorship Program

• $150-$3000.
• Program provides financial assistance to support Hawkesbury based community organisations or individuals wanting to undertake activities that address key strategies and directions within Council’s Community Strategic Plan.
• Closing date Saturday 31 May 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Community Grants and Support

Bank of Sydney Grant for Good

• $20,000.
• Grants to help projects, organisations and initiatives that promote social inclusion activities, health and wellbeing, sports and other fields that benefit local communities and the disadvantaged.
• Closing date Wednesday 4 June 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Grant For Good | Bank of Sydney

Wayahead Small Grants Program

• $500 or $1000.
• Wayahead provides a range of small grants to support mental health events during Mental Health Month (October). These grants are designed to help facilitate initiatives that highlight the importance of mental health within diverse communities and raise awareness of mental health issues in line with the annual theme of Mental Health Month “Taking Steps on Your Wellbeing Journey”.
• Closing date Friday 6 June 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit About the Grants | Wayahead

Refugee Week 2025

• The theme of 2025 Refugee Week 15-21 June This is an is Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community. This is and annual celebration to promote greater awareness of refugees, the issues they face and the contributions refugees are making to the Australian community
• For more information visit Home – Refugee Week

Insignia Community Foundation’s Community Grants Program

• Supports programs that address a specific need in the community and ensure participants are in a better way after programs conclude. Impact areas: Financial Wellbeing; Basic Needs; Reconciliation; Diversity & Inclusion; Mental Health.
• Applications are only welcome during the months of July and December each year. The Foundation will not accept applications outside these timeframes. Applicants are required to submit an Expression of Interest form in the first instance.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Community Grants Program

RESOURCE – Supporting NAIDOC Toolkit

• This resource provides guidance to help teams, workplaces, schools, clubs or community groups to celebrate and amplify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices in National NAIDOC Week July 6-13 but also any time of the year.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit  supporting-NAIDOC-toolkit.pdf

Pride Foundation Small Grants Program

• Up to $1000.
• Funding priority for projects that directly or indirectly assist, involve and benefit LGBTQIA+ people from First Nations people and communities, newly arrived migrants, refugees and people from CALD backgrounds.
• Closing date for Round 2 Monday 14 July 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity visit Pride Foundation Australia (PFA) Small Grants Program 

Cancer Patient Care program

Program (the Program) will support, one-off, time-limited activities that provide national leadership on emerging priorities across the cancer control continuum.

For more information about this grant opportunity.

Closing 1 August 2025

For more information visit: Australian Government Cancer Patient Care Program

Flight Centre Foundation Giving Grants

Grants of $15,000 are available.

Program funds charities focused on supporting vulnerable children and victims of domestic and family violence.

Closing date 16 November 2024

For more information about this grant opportunity: Flight Centre Foundation – Brighter futures for communities where we live, work and travel.