Tasmanian Community Foundation

Grants from the Tasmanian Community Foundation Open Fund

The Community Foundation awards grants to voluntary organisations in Tasmania.  Our grants are usually recommended by our donors from sub-funds they have set up at the Foundation.

Developing Voluntary Organisations

We believe that local organisations and charities can make a creative difference to our communities that will place them on a firmer footing and enable them to give better service in the future.  The TCF helps in the development of skills, through training and consultancy,  for the staff and management committees allowing them to better manage volunteer groups, enabling a more rewarding experience for all involved.

Innovative and New Ideas

The TCF is keen to respond to new issues as they arise and listen to unusual requests  Contact us if you would like to discuss innovative ideas, projects or initiatives.  The TCF, on occasion, consider bridging genuine emergencies.

General Criteria

In assessing applications for a grant the TCF will always give priority to projects which:

 

• involve minority and disadvantaged groups
• are locally run and led
• use volunteers fully
• demonstrate good practice and management
• are creative and demonstrate community collaboration
• are focused on sustainable community development

We want to help you support your community.

 

Advice on making an application can be obtained from the Executive Director.

The majority of our grants are under $5,000

• We are keen to work with other funding partners.
• We make grants to regions, towns and neighbourhoods as well as supporting projects that work across Tasmania.
• We take account of the different needs of urban and rural areas.
• Many of our grants are made at the suggestion of people who have set up a sub-fund at the Foundation.

The Foundation does not normally make grants for the following purposes:

• sponsorship and fund raising events
• small contributions to major appeals
• large capital projects
• endowments
• individuals other than young people
• political or religious groups
• work which should be funded by health or local authorities
• projects outside our area

(unless funding is made available through other sources of the Foundation.)

You need only to make one application.  We will match your project to the appropriate fund or funds.  You are welcome to call to discuss your idea; even if it is only a broad concept.

Please provide the following information on not more than three sides of A4. Please use the following headings and write briefly and concisely. We can always ask for more details if necessary.

A. OUR ORGANISATION

1. Constitution.

2. Our Management Committee - who is on the committee and who the key people are.

3. Our Staffing structure.

4. The funding of our organisation.

5. The aims and activities of our organisation.

B. OUR PROPOSAL

1. The purpose for which we are seeking a grant.

2. The time scale of our proposal.

3. Who will benefit from our proposal.

4. How we will judge the success of our proposal.

C. COSTS AND FUNDING

1. The budget for our project.

2. Funds raised so far - who from and how much.

3. Funds applied for - who from and how much.

4. The amount requested from the Community Foundation and to whom the cheque should be made payable if successful.

5. How our project will be funded when the grant ends.

D. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

How we encourage equal opportunities

E. REFEREE

The name of a referee who knows our work well and whom you can approach in support of our application. Please enclose your annual report, if you have one, and your latest accounts or financial statement. Finally please add any further information on not more than one side of A4 and tell us why you feel your project is important.

More information is available in The Grant Seekers Information & Funding Policy Guide PDF

 

Applications for the April 2010 Grant Round will open on Monday 15 March 2010 and close on Friday 9 April 2010.

Applications for the October 2010 Grant Round will open on Monday 13 September 2010 and close on Friday 8 October 2010

Further information can be found on the following links:

• Criteria for Grant Applications
• General criteria for charitable organisations
• Grant Application Form

Following the closing date for applications the Grants Committee will meet to go through all applications. The Committee then makes its recommendations at the following Board meeting.

Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their applications within eight weeks of the closing date.

Fore details of the postal address and email address for Grant Applications

* Grant Applications can also be emailed.

Please note that late applications will not be accepted.