Small Grants Program
A strong local community creates better outcomes for all
The Small Grants Program is focused on ensuring communities are resilient in the face of social, economic, and environmental change and local support networks are accessible and effective.
We want to ensure that localised solutions and leaders are valued when thinking about creating positive social and environmental outcomes. A strong local community creates better outcomes for all.
Our approach is to reduce the administration burden on organisations, by building efficiencies into the way we facilitate and assess grant rounds. We do this by seeking one application that is considered across multiple, aligned Trusts managed by Equity Trustees.
2025 Grant Round now closed
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The William Buckland Foundation aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged Victorians through grants that support better housing, health, education and employment outcomes, as well as building resilience in rural and regional communities.
The Hazel Peat Perpetual Charitable Trust has been established for the general benefit of charity.
The Foundation is the legacy of well-known Bendigo businessman Harold Athelstane Abbott, who passed away aged 90 in 1979. It is proudly managed by Australia’s leading philanthropy specialists, Equity Trustees.
Sir Reginald Ansett expressed a wish in his Will that the income from his charitable trust be distributed to authorised charities and be used to “assist children to take their place in life”.
The Foundation is the legacy of well-known Bendigo businessman Harold Athelstane Abbott, who passed away aged 90 in 1979. It is proudly managed by Australia’s leading philanthropy specialists, Equity Trustees.
Last updated: 9 April 2025