The Myer Foundation
Myer Family Philanthropy will support projects that:
- Benefit the Australian community and are conducted within Australia
- Target educational needs of 0-25 year olds
- Address specific educational issues, target a particular audience, and use clearly defined strategies to achieve measurable outcomes
- Find new solutions to old problems
The current priority areas for the Education Small Grants Program are as follows:
- Local community and school based projects to achieve education outcomes for 0-25 year olds
- Small, discreet projects that meet the needs of a community rather than supplementary funding for large projects
- Rural and regional communities
Myer Family Philanthropy will NOT support:
- Professional development of teachers
- International travel for students and/or teachers
- National school competitive arts productions such as the Rock Eisteddfod event.
There are no specific closing dates and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
1. Tax status requirements
Organisations
The Myer Foundation and the Sidney Myer Fund will accept applications for grants for charitable purposes from Australian incorporated organisations that have been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as Tax Concession Charities (TCC).
If your organisation is not endorsed as a TCC, but you are an Australian incorporated organisation, you may still be eligible to apply as long as we can be satisfied that the nature of your project is charitable.
Please note that Deductible Gift Recipient status is not mandatory to apply for funding although if your organisation is so endorsed, please provide evidence to us.
Individuals and Unincorporated Organisations
The Myer Foundation and the Sidney Myer Fund do not provide grants directly to individuals or unincorporated bodies.
2. Funding Exclusions
The Myer Foundation and the Sidney Myer Fund do not accept funding submissions from the following applicants:
- Individuals without a funding partner;
- Private schools;
- For-profit bodies;
- Government bodies
- Sports clubs;
- Political parties or their candidates;
- Organisations based outside Australia; and
- Organisations that have not acquitted previous projects funded through the Foundation or the Fund.
Furthermore, the Foundation and the Fund do not make grants for the following activities:
- Personal living, education, medical or travel expenses;
- Equipment for personal use;
- Conferences;
- Commercial film making;
- Loans;
- Retrospective funding;
- Commercial activities;
- Private scholarships and bursaries;
- Professional development for teachers
- Public appeals and fundraising strategies; and
- Proposals that are identical to a previously submitted, unsuccessful application.
Grants are capped at $10,000, and are made for a one-year period only.
