2026 Community Grant Round - Small Grant Application Form

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Use this application form to apply for a Small Grant valued at less than $15,000 in Geelong Community Foundation’s 2026 Community Grant Round. If your application is for a grant valued at more than $15,000, please use the General Grant Application Form.

Note: All Small Grant applications are for single year grants, and funds must be expended between 1 July 2026 - 30 June 2027.

Name and Details of Applicant Organisation

Organisation name

Street

Suburb

State

Postcode

Website

Facebook page

ABN

Does your organisation have DGR1 status?

Does your organisation have Tax Concession Charity status?

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.

Organisation name

ABN

Street

Suburb

State

Postcode

Auspice Organisation contact

First name

Last name

Position held

Phone

Please confirm that the auspice organisation has DGR status.

If the auspice organisation does not have DGR status please confirm that the auspice organisation has TCC status.

Please upload form confirming auspice arrangements here.

Grant Contact Person

Please enter the contact details for the main contact for this grant application.

First name

Last name

Phone

Position held

CEO Contact

Please enter the contact details for the CEO of your organisation.

First name

Last name

Phone

Board Chair Contact

Please enter the contact details for the Board/Committee Chair of your organisation.

First name

Last name

Phone

About Your Organisation

Please provide a brief description of your organisation, its mission, services and activities (maximum 200 words).

The Activity

About Your Activity

Title of the activity

Amount of funding requested:

Please enter dollar amount without $

Which Geelong Community Foundation Grant Stream does your activity best fit within?

Select the most appropriate.

Where will the activity take place? Please hold down the CTRL/Command key to select multiple options.

Check as many as apply.

Provide 2-3 short sentences summarising the activity, including specifically what the funds will be used for and the change you expect to see from your activity. This summary will be used by the Geelong Community Foundation for marketing purposes if your application is successful. (Maximum 50 words)

Outline the need in the community that your proposed activity aims to address. (Maximum 400 words)

Provide a description of the proposed activity and outline how the activity will address the identified need. (Maximum 400 words)

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

How many people will benefit from your proposed activity? Please enter your response as a number.

Outline who your primary and secondary beneficiaries are. (Maximum 100 words)

Who will your proposed activity benefit? Check as many as apply. Please hold down the CTRL/Command key to select multiple options.

Outline the impact the proposed activity will have and the outcomes that will be achieved. You may include both intended and potential unintended outcomes, as well as how you define success in your own terms eg: How will you know if you are making a difference? (Maximum 400 words)

How will you capture and measure the impact of the activity? What data collection methods will be used? Include both quantitative and qualitative approaches and describe how you will capture lessons learned, including challenges or adaptations. (Maximum 350 words)

Activity Budget

Complete the spreadsheet here.

Please note that you do not need to include whole of organisation income and expenses. Only include the budget for the specific activity for which you are seeking funding.

In the Budget tab ensure that you include all income and expenditures related to the activity.

Income section: List all projected income, including all secured and potential funding. List each individual government and/or philanthropic grant and other sources of income or in- kind contributions separately.

Expenditure section: List all expenses related to the activity.

Please upload the Budget Spreadsheet here.

Is there any information that you would like to provide to explain your budget? This may also include an overview of your financial position, net asset position or reserves policy. (Maximum 250 words)

Please upload a copy of your most recent annual report here.

Please upload your most recent audited financial report here. A maximum of one document can be uploaded. Please ensure your financial statement includes both a Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Report.

Organisational Governance

Describe your organisation's governance structure and decision-making processes. How are key decisions made, who is responsible for oversight, and how do you ensure client voice/lived experience is represented? (Maximum 300 words)

Previous Grant Funding

Did your organisation receive a grant from the Geelong Community Foundation in 2025/26 grant round?

If you received a grant from the Geelong Community Foundation in 2025/26 has this activity progressed as planned? Does your organisation have any concerns about your ability to deliver the grant as outlined in your grant application? (Maximum 200 words)

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.

Permission to forward this application to other funding organisations for consideration.

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.

Please provide Adroit with our contact details to complete a complimentary risk review of our business insurance requirements.

Acknowledgement of Grantmaking Process

Please note submission of a grant application does not guarantee funding. The 2006 Community 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.
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 early-May 2026.
Feedback on applications is available if requested.

I acknowledge the Geelong Community Foundation’s Grantmaking Process:

Yes

Declaration

I confirm that the CEO or equivalent has certified that the information in this application is true and correct.

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.

Enter your name below to agree to these conditions.

Submission Checklist

I have applied under the correct ABNI have attached a signed auspice form (only applicable to organisations requiring an auspice arrangement)I have completed the Budget tab in the Budget Excel SpreadsheetI have attached our most recent annual reportI have attached our most recent audited financial statements including balance sheet and profit and loss reportI have only submitted attachments that are in 'pdf', 'excel' and 'word' formats

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