• The Ian Potter Foundation

    The Ian Potter Foundation makes grants nationally to support charitable organisations working to benefit the community across a wide range of sectors and endeavours.

    See when each of our program areas is next open for applications.

    Funding Rounds

  • What We Support

    The Foundation makes grants through nine program areas which reflect Sir Ian's interest in the arts, the environment, science, medical research, education and community wellbeing.

    Program Areas

  • Our Philosophy

    We are a major Australian philanthropic foundation that supports and promotes excellence and innovation, facilitating positive social change, and developing Australia’s creativity and capacity as a nation.

    Funding Principles

  • Our Vision

    A vibrant, healthy, fair and sustainable Australia

    Vision and Mission

  • Our Story

    Honour the past, embrace the future. The Ian Potter Foundation since 1964.

    Our History
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Grants approved (2017-18)
$24.5m
Value of Grants (2017-18)
$299m
Funds distributed since 1964
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Funding Rounds

Next Round | Round 3, 2019 | By invitation

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This round is for Major grants and by invitation only.

Upcoming | Round 1, 2020 | Applications open 4 November 2019

How to apply
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Open Program Areas

Expression of Interest

  • Arts

Important Dates

Expression of Interest

Open:
Monday 4 November 2019
Close:
Friday 22 November 2019

Applications

Open:
Monday 4 November 2019
Close:
Friday 24 January 2020 5pm AEST

Grants announced

late April 2020

Future | Round 2, 2020 | 30 March 2020

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Program Areas to open in this round will be announced late September 2019.

 

Important Dates

 

EOIs/Applications open: 30 March 2020

EOIs close: 17 April 2020 (5pm AEST)

Applications close: 5 June 2020 (5pm AEST)

Grants announced mid-September 2020

 

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Featured Stories

  • Funding Objectives 2020 and beyond

    Over the next few months, our management team will be working with the Board to hone the Foundation’s funding objectives across all program areas.  Changes to program area objectives will be effective from Round 1, 2020.
     
    We expect to be able to announce the full details of revised funding guidelines in late September 2019.

    Learn more

    Check the Funding Rounds page on our website for further updates in September 2019.

  • Open for Good Award

    This week The Ian Potter Foundation was honoured to receive, alongside the Rockefeller Foundation and the C&A Foundation, the inaugural #OpenForGood Award by Candid at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) conference in Seattle, USA. 

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    "Receiving this award strengthens our resolve to strive for greater transparency in our grantmaking."

    -Craig Connelly, CEO 

  • CEO Report May 2019

    In the May issue of The Seahorse newsletter, CEO Craig Connelly outlines the Foundation's focus in the coming months.

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    'The Board of The Ian Potter Foundation met recently and approved a range of exciting projects across many program areas. At this meeting, the Board also considered proposed new funding guidelines that will ensure our future grantmaking remains firmly linked to the four elements of the Foundation’s vision for a vibrant, healthy, fair and sustainable Australia.'  - Craig Connelly

     

     

     

  • The Future of Evaluation: Surveying the Landscape

    In late 2018, Dr Squirrel Main, Evaluation & Research Manager at The Ian Potter Foundation travelled to the US to attend the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference. During this trip, Squirrel attended the Foundation Evaluation Directors’ Meeting where she was able to exchange ideas with 20 peers in the US philanthropic sector.  Here Dr Main shares her learnings and reflections from this knowledge sharing opportunity.

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    Another trend included a greater acceptance of diverse evaluation methodologies.  Emergent evaluation of trickier approaches like capacity building and collaborative grantmaking were still new within the field.

  • A sustained vision

    'I am pleased to share that the vision for the Foundation is now '…a vibrant, healthy, fair and sustainable Australia'. In October 2018, the Board of The Ian Potter Foundation approved the recommendation to add ‘sustainable’ to the vision of the Foundation. 

    Adding ‘sustainable’ as a fourth element to our vision reflects the history of The Ian Potter Foundation as a strong supporter of Australian environmental and conservation initiatives and confirms our commitment to grantmaking informed by the best science and the strongest evidence of the time.'

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    Craig Connelly shares the news of the Board's decision to add a fourth element to the vision of The Ian Potter Foundation. He also explains the reasoning behind this and what comes next for the Foundation. 

News

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July 01 2019

Reflect for success: become a learning organisation webinar

Dr Squirrel Main, the Foundation's Research & Evaluation Manager,...

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June 05 2019

Funding Objectives 2020 and beyond

Over the next few months, our program management team will be wor...

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May 31 2019

Open for Good

This week The Ian Potter Foundation was honoured to receive, alon...

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May 23 2019

Grant payments and GST

Important information regarding grant payments and GST.

Donations

Support Australia's most innovative projects through a donation to The Ian Potter Foundation. Your donation will support projects that address areas of particular need or opportunity, managed by credible organisations with solid track records in their particular fields.
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