2025/26 Main Grant Round - General Application Form

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Use this application form to apply for a grant valued at greater than $15,000 in Geelong Community Foundation’s main grant round. If your application is for a grant valued less than $15,000 please use the Small Grant Application Form.

There are a small number of large and multi-year grants available for between $50,000 and $100,000.  Discussion is required with the Program and Impact Manager prior to submitting a large grant or multi-year application.
Name and Details of Applicant Organisation


Grant Contact
Please enter the contact details for the main contact for this grant application.
CEO and Board Chair Contact
Please enter the contact details for the CEO of your organisation.
Please enter the contact details for the Board/Committee Chair of your organisation.
Details of Auspice Organisation
If your organisation does not have DGR1 or TCC status you are required to have an auspice arrangement in place with an organisation that has DGR1 status. Please enter the details of this organisation below.
Auspice organisation contact person details


About Your Organisation

The Activity

About Your Activity


Please enter dollar amount without $


Select the most appropriate.
Check as many as apply.
If you have a supporting document for example program logic, program flyer, powerpoint presentation that demonstrates your activity etc.  that you would like to provide please upload here. A maximum of one document can be uploaded.
Impact and Outcomes
Activity Budget


Organisational Governance
Previous Grant Funding

Permissions and Declaration

Permissions
The Geelong Community Foundation is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that all information provided in relation to this grant application is kept confidential. During the assessment process however, the Foundation may need to collect, use and disclose information about your organisation and the activity to third parties. This information could be passed on to the Board of the Foundation, its officers and agents or external people to assist in assessing the grant application.
Adroit Business Insurance Risk Review
As you may be aware Adroit Insurance & Risk has been an important partner of the Geelong Community Foundation for over 10 years providing office space and operational support ensuring our administration costs can be kept to a minimum, maximising our grant contributions. Adroit has also pioneered their unique Major Capital Grant in partnership with the Foundation over the past 5 years. This grant has been a 'game changer' for a number of our region’s community organisations. The Foundation is grateful for the in-kind support provided by Adroit.

Adroit is offering a complimentary risk review of your insurance.
Acknowledgement of Grantmaking Process
Please note submission of a grant application does not guarantee funding. The 2025-26 Main Grant Round is an open-competitive process, with all applications reviewed and compared against each other.

The process adopted by the Geelong Community Foundation to review and assess Grant Applications is as follows:

  • Grant Applications are reviewed and assessed against the Foundation’s grants criteria and scoring matrix by the Program and Impact Manager and CEO. 
  • Applications are shortlisted by the Program and Impact Manager and CEO. 
  • Where additional information is required, organisations may be required to present their case for funding at a face-to-face interview with members of the Grants Committee. 
  • Shortlisted Applications are reviewed by the Foundation’s Grants Committee. The Grants Committee is responsible for recommending the funding amount for each grant application. The Grants Committee will prioritise funding based on the need in the community and intended impact. 
  • The Foundation’s Board is responsible for reviewing and approving the funding recommendation from the Grants Committee. 
  • All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application in mid-May 2025. 
  • Feedback on applications is available if requested.

Declaration
I am authorised by my organisation named in this application to make this application on its behalf. I confirm that my organisation agrees to the terms and conditions relating to grants of the Geelong Community Foundation detailed in the Grant Agreement. The application acknowledges that the Foundation is under no obligation to make a grant even though the application meets all guidelines and eligibility requirements.
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