To be eligible for a grant your organisation must have the relevant endorsements, meet the grant criteria, and be based in (or providing services to) the inner north of Melbourne – in the municipalities of Darebin, Merri-bek or Yarra. For more information contact Bianca or Ben at the Inner North Community Foundation.
Funding currently available
Northside Relief Fund
Government Areas:
· Merri-bek City Council
· City of Darebin
· Yarra City Council
Eligible organisations that provide emergency relief, are encouraged to register for this grants round with the Foundation. Funding of $1,000 will be allocated in a randomised fashion, funding one eligible organisation in each LGA.
Read the guidelines here, and register your organisation for funding clicking on the ‘Apply here!’ button below.
Women in North Richmond Fund Grants
Grants now open
Women in North Richmond (WINR), is a named fund of the Inner North Community Foundation.
WINR supports local women, including girls, young women, gender diverse and nonbinary people, to connect through social, cultural, educational, and financial opportunities that enable them to thrive in the community of North Richmond.
The Grants program will offer grants of up to $500 to eligible organisations, to support individuals connected to the North Richmond community.
Read the guidelines here, and apply using the link below.
Recent funding rounds
Pathways to Employment Fund Grants Program
Grants now closed.
The Pathways to Employment Fund is a flagship grants program of the Foundation with a focus on employment pathways for local people disadvantaged in their access to employment. This focus is shaped by our relationship with our founding and key ongoing sponsor, IntoWork, and a strong theory of change demonstrating the multiple benefits to community members that comes through workforce participation. The Foundation aims to be adaptive to the evolving needs of the community
In 2023, the Foundation will grant successful organisations up to $20,000 for either single or multi-year projects.
Multiyear funding will be for up to $20,000 a year for 3 years. Eligible organisations that are known partners to the Foundation, that have received funding from in the Pathways to Employment Fund Grants Program, more than 5 times previously are encouraged to apply.
Find out more and read the guidelines here.
Grants closed Friday June 9 2023
Getting into Sports Fund Grants Program
Grants now closed.
The Get Into Sport Fund was established in 2022 by a local resident. The purpose of the Fund is to increase participation of girls, non-binary people and women in sporting activity in Melbourne’s Inner North (municipalities of Darebin and Merri-bek Yarra).
The Getting Into Sport Fund will make its first grants round in 2022-2023 and funding local sporting groups with grants of up to $2,000.
Read the guidelines here, and apply using the link below.
Bakers Dozen Social Justice Fund Grants Program
Grants closed March 17 2023
- Annual grants: 18 November 2022
- Multiyear grants: EOI close 17 March 2023
- Seeding: open application
The Bakers Dozen Social Justice Fund is a flagship fund of the Inner North Community Foundation. It was established in 2021 through a generous bequest left by local residents, Dr Christopher Baker and Kerri Hall. The purpose of the Fund is to increase social justice in Melbourne’s Inner North (municipalities of Darebin and Merri-bek Yarra).
Christopher and Kerri were keen to have the voice of community at the table, and the fund is supported by local people who volunteer to sit on the Community Advisory Panel. The Fund defines social justice as:
Social justice is about fairness and opportunities for all to shape and participate in social, economic, civic and cultural life.
A socially just society is one of diversity and belonging. It reduces entrenched inequities in the distribution of resources and rights, promotes healing and understanding between people, and recognises the strengths and leadership of those silenced by inequity.
Sustainable social justice also recognises the relationship between care for people and care for place.
The Fund will make its second grants in 2022-2023 across the following grants streams:
- Multiyear: likely to fund up to three grants of $20,000 – $40,000 per year for three years.
- Annual: up to for four grants of $5,000 for larger activity
- Seeding: up to ten grants of $1,000 to respond to emerging needs
Organisations are welcome to apply to more than one grants stream, for different projects.
Inner North Report – Action Grants Program
Grants currently closed
Based on thousands of conversations monitored over an 8-week period from right across the Inner North, the community has identified the things we could do to make the Inner North a better place to live, work and play.
They went on to select the top priorities — the things we should do first. Read more in the Inner North Report 2022: Who We Want to Be.
- Propose local approaches to addressing these priorities
- Want to undertake a feasibility assessment of a new idea
- Want to work in new partnerships to strengthen people’s contribution to areas of local life
Funded organisations through this program will receive grants up to $5,000. For further information on eligibility and how to apply please see the program guidelines.
We know what our community wants us to do, let’s get started — together we can make the Inner North an even better place. If you wish to join us and our other sponsors in investing in the future of our community contact: [email protected] or 8689 1967
Grant applications closed on 6 May 2022
Grants management platform
Below are step by step guides on how to apply for funds using our grants management software, Foundant.
- Written Tutorial
- Video Tutorial 1: Site Access & Account Creation
- Video Tutorial 2: Applying for Funding
- Video Tutorial 3: Your Applicant Dashboard
- Apply for a Grant – Applicant Overview Video – This video covers the content above in an overview format.6 May