Previous Recipients

The Ballarat Foundation has supported many community programs and projects through the annual grant distributions. 

2023 Grant Recipients

In 2023 the Ballarat Foundation proudly announced more than $100,000 would be distributed to community organisations and projects from our annual Community Grants Program. 

The projects funded in the general Community Impact grant round included:

• Meals for Change Café Meals Program – Uniting Vic Tas $7,500.00

• Social Innovators Program - Brophy Family and Youth Services Inc. delivered in partnership with Crazy Ideas College $7,500.00
• BreezeWay Meals Program – Uniting Vic Tas $7,500.00 
• Gardener Access – Ballarat Community Garden Inc $4,908.00 
• Garden Bed Replacement – Lucas Community Garden $3,000.00 
• ‘The Little Things’ Project – Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council $5,638.00 
• Get Forked Garden to Kitchen Program – Sebastopol Mens Shed Inc $3,670.00 
• Reid's Edible Food Garden – Ballarat Community Health $4,248.00 
• Breakfast Clubs Phoenix & Sebastopol – Hilltop Church Ballarat $6,036.00 

The recipients of the Wendouree-Delacombe Sub Fund grants included:

• Open Parachute Program – Hand in Hand Ballarat $5,000.00 
• Source, Grow, Cook, Work - Y Ballarat Youth Services $6,850.00

The Courier Charity Fund awarded the following grants:

• Grade 5 & 6 Skills & Aspirations Program – Ardoch: $14,700 
• Reid's Cooking & Food Security Program - Uniting VicTas Ltd: $8,823.50 
• 1:1 Mentoring - Big Brothers Big Sisters Ballarat $7,120.00

The Peter Amor Sports Participation Fund provided support to:

• ClubMud - ClubMud Ballarat $5,000.00 
• Club Inclusion Program - Ballarat gold Swimming Club Inc. $4,924.80

Past Grant Recipients

2022

A summary of the programs that received funding in 2022 can be downloaded here.

FUNDING RECIPIENTS 2022

2021

A summary of the programs that received funding in 2021 can be downloaded here.

Funding Recipients 2021  

2020

A summary of the programs that received funding in 2020 can be downloaded here. 

Funding recipients 2020

 2019

A summary of the programs that received funding for 2019 can be downloaded here.

Funding recipients 2019

 2018

A summary of the programs who received funding for 2018 can be downloaded here.

Funding recipients 2018

 2017

A summary of the programs who received funding for 2017 can be downloaded here.

Funding recipients 2017

Funding is also provided through several corporate and in memorium sub-funds.