Give500 – Collective Giving Grant

Give500 Collective Giving Granting has closed for 2022

Applications are now in review.

In 2022, the Give500 grant aims to support community wellbeing by providing a $18,000 grant though programs, events or campaigns that:

Promote social cohesion, reduce social isolation and connect people to their local community;
Provide support to community members experiencing disadvantage and distress;
Promote healthy living.

Border Trust’s 2022 Give500 Grant is made possible through the generous donations and contributions of local people and businesses.

We would like to thank them for the impact they will have on the wellbeing of our community.

General grant information

Eligibility

All organisations applying for funding must:

Operate for the benefit of communities within Albury and Wodonga LGA’s and Federation, Greater Hume, Indigo & Towong Shires
Be community based and function for charitable purposes with a registered ABN
Organisations with, and without, Deductible Gift Recipient status are invited to apply
ACNC registration strongly preferred

What are we most likely to fund?

Generally, grants will fund

activities which have ongoing benefit to the community
innovative undertakings
projects which are in keeping with the mission and aims of Border Trust and those of our granting partners.

What we are less likely to fund

Capital works
Ongoing salaries
Projects in successive years.

What we do not fund

In accordance with Australian Tax Office Guidelines we are unable to fund:

organisations which are not charitable in purpose
recreational or commercial sporting activities
projects for private or personal benefit

Application process

2022 Applications Now Closed

Key documents:

Give500 General Information for Grant Seekers – Click Here

Key dates

Thursday 8th July 2022 – Grant applications open

Thursday 12th August 2022 – Grant applications close

Thursday 19th September 2022 – Short Listed projects will be advised

Wednesday 3rd October – 17th October 2022 – Video presentations developed with organisation

Thursday 17th November 2022 – Pitch & Vote Night

Projects are funded for one year.

Additional Support

Tax Concession Charity (TCC) – http://www.ato.gov.au/Non-profit/Getting-started-for-non-profit-organisations/In-detail/Tax-concessions/Charities/Tax-concession-charities—FAQs/

Deductible Gift Recipient – http://www.ato.gov.au/Non-profit/

Give500 – History

2021 Pitch Night – and the winner is…..

A massive thank you to all our Give500 2021 donors and everyone who attended our inaugural Give500 Pitch Night.

Each of our 3 shortlisted organisations did an amazing job pitching their project to a room packed with donors and guests.

Congratulations to our winner of the $15,000 grant: Junction Support Services for their Therapy Dog Program.

As part of the process, we worked with each of the finalist organisations to produce a short Pitch video, and we are happy to share these with you now see links below.

Winner

Junction Support Services – Therapy Dog program

Runners Up

Survivors of Suicide & Friends – Solstice the Documentary

Aspect Riverina School – Building Resilience on the Spectrum

Our two runners-up were expecting $2,500 each, but thanks to an additional contribution from ACE Radio 2AY with Philanthropic Partners, the Geoff and Helen Handbury Foundation, they will both receive $6,500 towards their project. This was an unexpected and greatly appreciated bonus announced on the night.

Our thanks to Albury Business Connect for standing with us as our inaugural Business Partner and Paul from Supergoat media for capturing our 3 finalists projects and to our wonderful MC Gaye Pattison

We are so proud of the success we achieved in our first year and look forward to doing it all again bigger and stronger in 2022.

We are also pleased to announce that Solstice the Documentary received further funding to complete the film.

Our thanks to:

MICHAEL & SUE HOULIHAN NAMED SUB FUND

KATHARINE SLEEMAN NAMED SUB FUND GRANT
Don Cameron, Margie Gleeson and Christine Bottrell