• 2015 Annual Review

• Celebrating 15 years
• From the Chair and CEO
• Key Highlights
• Programs in Action
  • Local Leadership and Strong Communities
  • Sustainable Community Infrastructure
  • Equitable Access to Opportunities
  • Vibrant Local Economies
• Lend Your Support

Highlights of 2014/15

The last financial year was another record year. We awarded a record $8.4 million (up from $6.4 million in 2013/14), and supported 757 community projects. The charts below provide a snapshot of our results.

Grants ranged from $50 to $85,000. The average grant was $8,000, although the median was closer to $5,000 as we distributed a small number of higher value grants.
Hover over the graphs below to see the percentage breakdown by type of grants and source of funds.

More 2014/15 highlights

• Donors and partners contributed $9.5 million in funds, up 34% from last year
• $1.8 million was distributed via 39 active Donation Accounts
• 2,445 applications were received, up 17.5% on the prior year
• 14,828 students received Back to School vouchers
• Distributed $840,000 to 245 projects via the Small Grants for Rural Communities program
• Supported 67 projects valued at $736,139 with the Tackling Tough Times Together program, helping communities get through the drought
• A further 65 communities received support through our natural disaster recovery programs
• Launched other new programs including Innovation for Community Impact, Fast-track Ag Innovation, and Community Philanthropy Partnerships Week

• To learn more about our results and impact from 2014/15, read the full version of the annual review.

We acknowledge and extend our appreciation to the Dja Dja Wurrung People, the Traditional Owners of the land on which our Foundation is located in Bendigo, and to the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our programs are assessed and delivered. We pay respect to their ancient and continuing cultures, their connections to the land, and to the Elders, past, present and emerging.