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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Woman planting seedling

Rainforest Rescue Community Tree Planting. Image by Martin Stringer.

Woman planting seedling

Rainforest Rescue Community Tree Planting. Image by Martin Stringer.

A fair, healthy, sutainable and vibrant Australia

Learn about our Vision & Mission

FAIR
HEALTHY
SUSTAINABLE
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

MR Melb Health 0121Bio21Cluster

HEALTHY

Medical Research

Peole crouched plannting seedlings in open field with rainforest in background

SUSTAINABLE

Environment

Five young children smiling

FAIR

Early Childhood Development

Trained Midwife using Baby Comming You Ready app with expectant mum

HEALTHY

Public Health Research

Dancer jumping in cane field

VIBRANT

Arts

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Funding Rounds

Current | 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

All funding rounds

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News

Sixteen staff members of the Foundation standign in the Ian Potter Queen's Hall

News

October 20 2022

CEO Update October 2022

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News

October 20 2022

Grants Round Up October 2022

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News

October 20 2022

Flagship Grants - a new direction

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Helpful Links

Grantseekers

Can we apply? Funding Rounds What We Support

Grantees

Acknowledge your Grant Find an Evaluator Reporting

About Us

About Sir Ian Potter Board of Governors Our History

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