PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING 2017

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Philanthropic funding information:

Museums & Galleries Queensland has compiled a listing of philanthropic funding opportunities of interest to museums, galleries and other collecting and exhibiting institutions in Queensland.

What are philanthropic foundations?

Philanthropic trusts and foundations are entities set up to distribute funds for charitable purposes. There are a number of different types. Some are set up from the proceeds of a deceased estate. Some are set up by high net worth individuals as a way of giving back to the community. Some are established by large corporate entities to standardise their grants to community organisations. Some are set up from multiple sources, in order to advance a specific cause.They fund a range of different causes. They can give out large and/or small amounts. Some support recipients for multiple years, some only for discrete projects.

They all have clearly defined aims, and they fund projects that help advance those aims. In order to successfully attract funds from a foundation, your project has to match those aims.

Source: Creative Partnerships Australia,

The grants and funds are organised into areas of activity. These include:

  • Capital Works
  • Equipment
  • Workshops, Seminars, Conferences, Professional Development, Training including funds for hire of consultants and speakers
  • Conservation/Preservation / Acquisition
  • Project Work inc. exhibitions (travelling exhibitions), public programs, events (inc. special events), collection projects
  • Indigenous Programs
  • Residencies/Internships/Individual Development

This resource is intended as a starting point only and does not necessarily represent all levels of funding available to any particular group. This information is also subject to change. You should check the funding body’s website and speak to a funding body representative before submitting an application. This listing does not include: funding for film, television or radio projects; sponsorship opportunities; or funding for for-profit arts businesses.

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PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING (sorted by type of activity and linked to more information in this document)

Activity / Philanthropic Body / Fund Details / Closing Date
Capital Works / Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal – Culture, Arts, Tourism & Community Heritage / Capital items / The program is currently under review
Equipment or services / Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal – Culture, Arts, Tourism & Community Heritage / Equipment / The program is currently under review
Google Ad Grants / Free AdWords advertising on Google.com.au / Ongoing
Honda Foundation / Materials items / equipment / February & 11 August 2017
Ian Potter Cultural Trust / The Trust may consider supporting the purchase of non-standard musical instruments or equipment / 23 May, 12 September 2017 & 16 January 2018
Queensland Community Foundation – The General Fund / Information technology support systems and training / Opens at the end of January
Workshops, seminars, conferences, training including funds for hire of consultants and speakers / ANZ Staff Foundation / Community projects that relate to one or more of the following:
  • Education and employment
  • Urban and rural economic and social divides
  • Financial capability
  • Urban stability
/ 15 January and 15 July annually
Gordon Darling Foundation /
  • Symposia
/ 31 May, 30 September and 31 December annually
Queensland Community Foundation– The General Fund / Capacity building projects, including:
  • Education, training or accreditation of staff
  • Recruiting, maintaining or recognising volunteers
/ Opens at the end of January
Conservation/preservation/acquisition / American Express Philanthropic
Program – Historic Preservation / Supported projects must embrace the preservation, restoration or sustainability of historic places and demonstrate their significance to the community / Ongoing. By invitation only
Copland Foundation Grants / Support acquisition of objects, and conservation and interpretation of historic houses, gardens, collections, or objects / Acquisitions: Ongoing
Conservation and interpretation: 15November
Gordon Darling Foundation /
  • Purchase or commission of artworks of unique national/local importance
/ 31 May, 30 September and 31 December annually
Project work including: exhibitions, public programs, events, collection projects / ANZ Staff Foundation / Community projects that relate to one or more of the following:
  • Education and employment
  • Urban and rural economic and social divides
  • Financial capability
  • Urban stability
/ 15 January and 15 July annually
Australian Domain Name Administrator Foundation / To promote and encourage education and research activities that will enhance the utility of the internet for the benefit of the Australian community / Currently under review
Balnaves Foundation / Supportsorganisations that aim to create a better Australia through education, medicine and the arts with a focus on young people, the disadvantaged, and Indigenous communities / Applications accepted anytime
Coca-ColaAustralia Foundation – Employee Connected Grants / To support organisations build capability for young Australians aged 13 to 19 years. / 8 May 2017
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal – Culture, Arts, Tourism & Community Heritage /
  • Extension of programs to remote areas
  • Events and activities which have a demonstrable economic benefit to the community
  • Intergenerational activities
/ The program is currently under review
Foundation for Rural and
Regional Renewal – Small Grants for Small Rural Communities Program / Funds projects and activities that offer clear public benefit for communities in rural, regional and remote, including projects that address strong leadership and community capacity; sustainable community infrastructure; equitable access to opportunities; and vibrant local economies. / 31 March 2017
Gandel Philanthropy / Arts and culture projects / Ongoing
Gordon Darling Foundation /
  • Catalogues and publications
  • Exhibition development
  • Purchase or commission of artworks of unique national/local importance
  • Research projects
/ 31 May, 30 September and 31 December annually
Harold Mitchell Foundation / Programs in health, education and the arts that make a difference in Australia / The themeand deadline for the next round of fundinghave yet to be decided. Check website for future details
Ian Potter Foundation / To extend cultural opportunities to regional centres, and encourage the development of arts programs at a local level / EOI close 21 April and 8 December 2017
Jetstar Flying Start Programme Grant / To support projects that make a positive impact and enrich the lives of people in their community / 31 March annually (for QLD & NT)
John VilliersTrust / Arts & Culture is one of the five focus areas for grants, including engaging rural audiences, fostering creativity for youth, and enabling participation by disadvantaged / EOI closed 27 February 2017. Check website for future details
Perpetual Trustee Company / To allow not-for-profit organisations to demonstrate how they improve outcomes for the communities in which they operate. Arts and culture is a main area / 2017 funding round closed 2 December 2016. Check website for future details
SBS Foundation / To support Australian charities and community organisations by donating advertising on television to promote their activities. / 9 June 2017
Tim Fairfax Family Foundation / Arts – supports initiatives that benefit communities by extending their exposure to, and experiences with, a variety of artistic activities, and building the capacity of individuals and communities to access and engage with the arts in a meaningful and sustainable way. / Grant rounds occur in March, May, August and November each year
Westpac Foundation – Community Grants / Projects that will make a demonstrable positive impact for local communities in our target groups (namely Indigenous Australians, refugees, youth at risk, women at risk, people living with a disability or homeless populations) by providing educational opportunities, employment pathways or improving the quality of life for people in need, and costs to run such projects including operating expenses and salaries (but not capital costs) / Applications will open 1 May 2017
Indigenous Programs / Balnaves Foundation / Supportsorganisations that aim to create a better Australia through education, medicine and the arts with a focus on young people, the disadvantaged, and Indigenous communities. / Applications accepted anytime
Westpac Foundation – Community Grants / Projects that will make a demonstrable positive impact for local communities in our target groups (namely Indigenous Australians, refugees, youth at risk, women at risk, people living with a disability or homeless populations) by providing educational opportunities, employment pathways or improving the quality of life for people in need, and costs to run such projects including operating expenses and salaries (but not capital costs) / Applications will open 1 May 2017
Residencies/Internships/Research / AustralianDomain Name Administrator (auDA) Foundation / To promote and encourage education and research activities that will enhance the utility of the Internet for the benefit of the Australian community / Currently under review
Australia-Japan Foundation Grants / To support project proposals which demonstrate the potential for the development of long-term links between individuals and institutions in Australia and their counterparts in Japan / 6 April 2017
Churchill Fellowship / To enable Australian citizens the opportunity to travel overseas to investigate a topic or an issue that they are passionate about. It is for anyone who feels they have exhausted alternatives within Australia and would like to see what other countries are doing successfully in a similar space to inspire new ideas, innovation, and excellence / 28 April 2017
Copland Foundation Attingham Scholarship / Provides a scholarship for Australians to attend any one of the Attingham Trust programs:
- Attingham Summer School
- Attingham Study Programme
- Royal Collection Studies / 15 November 2017
Gordon Darling Foundation / Professional education initiatives including individual professional development / 31 December, 31 May and 30 September annually
Ian Potter Cultural Trust / International residencies, study tour, internships, workshops, conferences / 23 May, 12 September 2017 & 16 January 2018
Myer Foundation – Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship / Fellowships for artists and arts managers across visual, performing, interdisciplinary, new media and literary arts / August 2016. Check provider for future details
Queensland Smithsonian Fellowship / To foster an interchange of knowledge and skills. It supports fellows from Queensland’s research, education and cultural sectors to visit a Smithsonian Institution facility in the United States and complete a project / 27 February 2017

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PHILANTHROPY FUNDING (sorted alphabetically)

AMERICAN EXPRESS PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM – HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Funds available: No minimum or maximum listed

Closes: Applications are accepted by invitation only

Purpose: Tosupport organisations and projects that preserve or rediscover major historic sites and monuments in order to provide ongoing sustainable access and enjoyment for current and future audiences. These programs include historic landmarks and public spaces with an emphasis on preserving sites that represent diverse cultures.

Eligible applicants: Non-profit organisations

Eligible Projects:Supported projects must embrace the preservation, restoration or sustainability of historic places and demonstrate their significance to the community through one or more of the following:

  • Restoring historic places to ensure ongoing public access and interaction with the sites.
  • Preserving historic places for future or innovative use.
  • Sustaining historic places by creating systems to manage increased visitor activities and environmental impacts

Contact: Complete the eligibility quiz at and you will be sent an invitation to apply if eligible.

ANZ STAFF FOUNDATION

Funds available:Up to $5,000

Closes: 15 January and 15 July annually

Purpose: To support projects run by charitable organisations which offer a direct and tangible benefit to local communities. In addition to providing funding for community projects, ANZ staff are also actively encouraged to support the work of the ANZ Staff Foundation by volunteering their time and skills to support the projects.

The Foundation gives preference to organisations and projects that: create opportunities for ANZ staff to participate as volunteers; are already supported by ANZ staff; are initiated by ANZ staff; that have well developed implementation plans, including confirmed additional funding through self funding or other organisations where required.

Eligible applicants: Organisations must be charitable and have Deductible Gift Recipient status

Eligible projects:Community projects that relate to one or more of the following areas:

  • Education and employment – examples of suitable projects may includepurchasing educational resources for communities or programs that help people prepare for employment.
  • Urban and rural economic and social divides – examples of suitable projectsmay include developing and distributing educational materials to remotecommunities or programs that seek to connect isolated community members.
  • Financial capability – examples of suitable projects may focus on improvingfinancial literacy or money saving capability.
  • Urban sustainability – examples of suitable projects may includeenvironmental education programs or revegetation programs.

Contact: Phone: 03 8623 5000 Email:

AUSTRALIAN DOMAIN NAME ADMINISTRATOR (AUDA) FOUNDATION

Funds available: From $5,000 to $25,000

Closes:The program is currently under review. Check website for more information.

Purpose: To promote and encourage education and research activities that will enhance the utility of the Internet for the benefit of the Australian community, including:

  • The provision of open scholarships and prize funds to encourage and reward academic and applied excellence;
  • The funding of pure and applied research including academic positions and the publication of results for the benefit of the Australian community;
  • The funding of community demonstration projects and the publication of results for the benefit of the Australian community;
  • The funding of public education and awareness initiatives through all relevant mediums and institutions.

Eligible applicants:

  • An Australian registered not-for-profit organisation (registered or established under a Commonwealth, State or Territory law, such as a company, partnership or association)or research institution. Profit-making organisations may also apply, but need to articulate their preferred mechanism for establishing a separate not-for-profit entity.
  • Student applicants must provide proof of enrolment in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course at an Australian university.
  • Individuals who are not students are not eligible to apply for funding. They can however, submit an application that is sponsored and authorised by an eligible organisation.

Contact: Phone: 1300 732 929 or 03 8341 4112 Email:

AUSTRALIA-JAPAN FOUNDATION GRANTS

Funds available: $5,000 to $50,000, ‘significant’ applications of $50,000 to $80,000, and multi-year funding of $50,000 per year for up to three years.

Closes:6 April 2017

Purpose: To support project proposals which demonstrate the potential for the development of long-term links between individuals and institutions in Australia and their counterparts in Japan.

Eligible applicants:Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia, organisations with an ABN, a registered charity or not-for-profit, local government body, state or territory government body, corporate commonwealth entity, statutory authority, or a Japanese citizen or organisation.

Contact: Phone: 02 6261 3898 Email:

BALNAVES FOUNDATION

Funds available: Variable

Closes: Applications accepted anytime

Purpose:The Foundation supportsorganisations that aim to create a better Australia through education, medicine and the arts with a focus on young people, the disadvantaged, and Indigenous communities.

Eligible applicants: Organisations with deductible gift recipient status (DGR).

Contact: Phone: 02 9336 8200 Email:

CHURCHILL FELLOWSHIP

Funds available: Average fellowship $26,000
Closes: 28 April 2017
Purpose: To enable Australian citizens the opportunity to travel overseas to investigate a topic or an issue that they are passionate about. It is for anyone who feels they have exhausted alternatives within Australia and would like to see what other countries are doing successfully in a similar space to inspire new ideas, innovation, and excellence.
Eligible applicants: Australian citizens over the age of 18. There are no prescribed qualifications, academic or otherwise, for the award of most Churchill Fellowships. Benefit at a State/Territory or National level is a significant factor.
Contact: Phone: 02 6247 8333 or 1800 777 231 Email:

COCA-COLA AUSTRALIA FOUNDATION – EMPLOYEE CONNECTED GRANTS

Funds available:Up to $25,000

Closes:8 May 2017
Purpose: The Foundation’s mission is to inspire moments of happiness and possibilities for young Australians. To support organisations build capability for young Australians aged 13 to 19 years by addressing happiness, empowerment, increased possibilities for a positive life, and/or wellbeing (emotional, physical and social).

Eligible applicants: Organisations with Deductible Gift Recipient status (Item 1) who are connected to Coca-Cola’s employees.

Eligible projects: Programs must build capability for young Australians aged 13-19.

Contact: Email:

COPLAND FOUNDATIONGRANTS

Closes: Applications for acquisition grants are accepted at any time, and conservation or interpretation grants close 15 November annually.

Purpose: The Copland Foundation supports projects throughout Australia that were important to Alex Copland. These fields include:

  • The study, management, conservation, acquisition and interpretation of relevant historic architecture
  • The provision of education programs, whether for staff of such museums, institutions, societies, organisations or for the general public
  • The purchase of art works and/or other artefacts, to be identified on public display by the purchaser as a gift from the Copland Foundation

Eligible applicants: Museum/institution must be recognised as a recipient under the Commonwealth Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, be open to the public and be seeking assistance to acquire, conserve or interpret an object or collection of objects OR conserve or restore features of an historic building used for cultural purposes, its garden and/or surrounds.

Eligible projects: Acquisitions: To assist galleries, museums and historic houses in the acquisition of objects that may come up at auction.

Conservation and Interpretation: For the conservation, research and/or interpretation of historic houses or gardens, or collections and individual pieces already held by an institution.

Priority programs are those involving historic houses, their collections and gardens.

Contact: Phone: 0413 458 885

COPLAND FOUNDATION ATTINGHAM SCHOLARSHIPS

Closes:15 November 2017

Purpose:The Attingham Scholarship offers three programs that explore historic residencies, their collections and landscapes. To provide scholarships for Australians to attend Attingham Trust courses: