GRANTS
2024 Changemaker Grants
Grants Round closed Friday 9 August, 2024
Applicants will be notified if they have made it to the finalist round by end September
Changemaker Grants Expo – Thursday 24 October, 2024
Meet our six finalist nonprofits at this interactive event. You can engage directly with our ‘changemakers’ and discover firsthand their inspiring stories and transformative work of hope and change for our community.
Meet our six finalist nonprofits at this interactive event. You can engage directly with our ‘changemakers’ and discover firsthand their inspiring stories and transformative work of hope and change for our community.
Expo to be held at JLL event space at Collins St, Melbourne
$80,000 – Capacity Building Grant
$45,000 – Enabling Grant
Three finalist organizations will be shortlisted for each major grant.
Our giving circle members will vote to select two organizations to receive the grants. The four runners-up each receive a $10,000 Spotlight Award.
Grants Focus Areas
- Employment & Economic Empowerment
- Homelessness
- Family Violence
- Mental Health
Key Dates
Application period : 11 July to 9 August 2024
Changemaker Grants Expo: Thursday 24 October 2024
Six grant finalist organisations present at the expo
Finalists notified of their grant success : Friday 25 October 2024
Purpose of our Grants
The aim of the Melbourne Women’s Foundation Grants Program is to boost the ability of an organisation to effect change that actively improves the wellbeing of women or women with families residing in Greater Melbourne.
We do this primarily by distributing two Grants annually to two bold, often smaller, non-profit organisations striving to do outstanding work for the benefit of Melbourne women.
All applications received in the granting round are rigourously assessed by the Melbourne Women’s Foundation Grants Committee. Six finalist organisations are selected to be presented to our membership at the Changemaker Grants Expo on Thursday 24 October 2024.
As a giving circle, our grant amounts are dependent entirely on the funds we receive from our members by 30 June each year.
Grant amounts are announced in July each year when the grants round opens for applications
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to apply for a Melbourne Women’s Foundation grant, organisations must meet these four main criteria.
DGR & TCC
Be endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) as covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, and as a Tax Concession Charity (TCC).
ACNC
Be up-to-date in its reporting to the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC).
Previous Year Finalists
Organisations cannot be a MWF Finalist or Grant Recipient from the previous year. Note: Recipients & finalists from previous years that are not from the immediate past year ARE eligible to apply again.
Beneficiaries
The activity takes place in Greater Melbourne and the direct beneficiaries are: Young and/or adult women OR Young and/or adult women together with their families.
Activities that involve young and/or adult men are eligible if purposed to achieve positive outcomes for the above direct beneficiaries.