The Bupa Foundation Community Grants program funds and supports innovative, capable organisations working to prevent and control disease.

Through grants of $10,000, $25,000 and $50,000, they invest in initiatives that improve health and wellbeing in the communities across Australia and New Zealand.

Key focus areas include:

• Healthier People: Improving health and wellbeing through prevention, connection and resilience
• Healthier Communities: Advancing health equity, inclusion and wellbeing for First Nations peoples and vulnerable communities
• Healthier Planet: Improving health through nature, environmental restoration and climate resilience

Applications will be accepted for the following grant streams:

• Stream 1: One-off grants of $10,000 (20 grants available)
• Stream 2: One-off grants of $25,000 (10 grants available)
• Stream 3: One-off grants of $50,000 (6 grants available)

Organisation Eligibility

• Applicants must be registered in Australia or New Zealand as a not-for-profit or charitable organisation, through the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) or Charities Services
• Applicants must have a current ABN/NZBN.
• Government Schools without charity status are eligible to apply
• If the majority of your program participants are First Nations people, you must be a First Nations-led organisation or operate a First Nations-led program (i.e. 50% board/leadership representation)

Although not compulsory, it is preferred that organisations are:

• (Australia) Endorsed by the ATO with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status and covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth). OR
• (New Zealand) An approved donee organisation and registered under the Charities Act 2005.

• Email: foundation@bupa.com.au