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.

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.

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FAIR

Community Wellbeing

MR Melb Health 0121Bio21Cluster

HEALTHY

Medical Research

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SUSTAINABLE

Environment

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FAIR

Early Childhood Development

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

Current | Round 3 2022

Expressions of Interest open

Monday 6 June 2022

Can I apply?

Open Program Areas

Expressions of Interest

HEALTHY

Public Health Research

Important Dates

Expressions of Interest

Open Monday 6 June 2022

Close Friday 24 June 2022, 5PM AEST
Applications

Close Friday 26 August 2022, 5PM AEST

Grants announced

early December

All funding rounds

All funding rounds

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News

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News

May 23 2022

Philanthropic collaboration tackles youth unemployment with $2 million in grants

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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News

May 4 2022

CEO Update April 2022

Building capacity

In April 2021, The Ian Potter Foundation commissioned an independent Grantee and Declined Applicant Perception Report.

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News

May 4 2022

Grants Round Up April 2022

In the latest funding round, $18,961,327 was awarded in grants. This included $12,010,000 across seven Major grants.

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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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