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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.

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Rainforest Rescue Community Tree Planting. Image by Martin Stringer.

A fair, healthy, sutainable and vibrant Australia

Learn about our Vision & Mission
  • FAIR

    FAIR

  • HEALTHY

    HEALTHY

  • SUSTAINABLE

    SUSTAINABLE

  • VIBRANT

    VIBRANT

  • 65

    Grants Approved (2020-21)

  • $26m

    Value of Grants (2020-21)

  • +380m

    Funds distributed since 1964

Our Program Areas

Find more detailed information on particular objectives on the program area pages.

Women bottling preserves

FAIR

Community Wellbeing

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MR Melb Health 0121Bio21Cluster

HEALTHY

Medical Research

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SUSTAINABLE

Environment

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FAIR

Early Childhood Development

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Trained Midwife using Baby Comming You Ready app with expectant mum

HEALTHY

Public Health Research

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VIBRANT

Arts

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Funding Rounds

Next | Round 1 2023

Expressions of Interest open

Monday 17 October 2022

Can I apply?

Open Program Areas

Expressions of Interest

VIBRANT
Arts

Applications

HEALTHY
Medical Research

Important Dates

  • Expressions of Interest

    Open Monday 17 October 2022

    Close Thursday 10 November 2022, 5PM AEDT

  • Applications

    Open Monday 21 November 2022

    Close Wednesday 25 January 2023, 5PM AEDT

  • Grants announced
    Late April 2023
All funding rounds

News

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September 12 2022

In Memorium

The Governors of The Ian Potter Foundation offer their sincere condolences to King Charles III and members of the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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8-storey building, top six storeys of apartments with balconies

August 12 2022

Viv's Place - an Australian First

Launch Housing, in partnership with Uniting Vic/Tas, philanthropic donors and the Victorian Government, has welcomed its first families to their new home, Viv’s Place, an Australian-first apartment building in Dandenong for at-risk women and children.

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May 23 2022

Philanthropic collaboration tackles youth unemployment

Five of Australia’s leading philanthropic organisations have co-funded $2 million in COVID-19 recovery grants to unlock employment opportunities in Victoria and Queensland.

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Can we apply? Funding Rounds What We Support

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About Us

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