The Ballarat Foundation allocates funding annually through a number of different grant opportunities.
The Community Impact Grants Program is an annual grants program distributing funds in the areas of Early Childhood, Youth Success, Housing Security and programs to the Wendouree and Delacombe areas. The Courier Charity Fund provides funding for projects in our four focus areas.
The Peter Amor Sports Participation Fund provides support for local sporting groups to encourage participation by young people. The Ballarat Foundation also manages the Matthew George Young Stockman Award.
2020 Grant Applications
Applications have closed for the following grants:
- Community Impact Grants, which fund projects up to the value of $10,000 in the areas of childhood success, youth success, food security and housing security.
Download the Community Impact Grant Guidelines - The Courier Charity Fund, which supports two projects up to the value of $15,000 in the areas of childhood success, youth success, food security and housing security.
Download the Courier Charity Fund Guidelines - The Wendouree-Delacombe Fund, which supports projects delivered in those two suburbs.
Download the Wendouree-Delacombe Fund Guidelines - The Peter Amor Sports Participation Fund, which seeks applications from community sporting clubs and groups which host projects to aid disadvantaged young sportspeople.
Download the PASPF Guidelines
The grants are funded through donations to The Ballarat Foundation sub-funds and through appeals such as Feed Ballarat.
Applications closed on Friday 24 July 2020
Past Grant Recipients
2018
A summary of the programs who received funding for 2018 can be downloaded here Funded Programs 2018
2017
A summary of the programs who received funding for 2017 can be downloaded here Funded Programs 2017
2016
A summary of the programs who received funding for 2016 can be downloaded here Funded programs 2016
2015
A summary of the programs who received funding for 2015 can be downloaded here Funded programs 2015
Funding is also provided through several corporate and in memorium sub-funds.
2014
A summary of the programs who received funding for 2014 can be downloaded here Funding recipients 2014
Funding is also provided through several corporate and in memorium sub-funds.
