Through the annual Make the Difference! Grants program, Future2 supports Australians experiencing social, financial, or physical hardship.

The type of grant offered is a one-year grant of up to $10,000. Each application will be asked to demonstrate how the program fits within one (or more) of the below categories.

Applications to receive grant funding are invited for programs that focus on:

• Financial Wellbeing for Young Australians, Financial literacy and education programs for people under 25.
• Financial Wellbeing for Australians in Need, Financial literacy programs for disadvantaged Australians including those experiencing mental health, social isolation, domestic violence, homelessness or poverty, or for those who come from First Nations and Refugee & Migrant communities.
• Financial Wellbeing for Women, Financial literacy programs for disadvantaged women in Australia.
• Financial Wellbeing for those in Regional and Remote Australia, Programs that support financial literacy in regional and remote Australia. 

Future2 encourages applications from all causes, charities, not-for-profit organisations or community programs that meet the below criteria.  

Organisations are not required to have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.  

Priority is given to grassroots, community programs where you can see the ‘money at work.’ Organisations with significant annual revenue will not be considered for a Future2 Make the Difference! Grant (see details below).

Importantly, applications must be endorsed by a financial services professional and should be able to demonstrate a genuine association between the cause and nominator. For example, involvement with your program, or pro bono support from a financial services professional.

Ineligible

In general, the following are not eligible for funding: 

• Individuals;
• Government entities, for example, government departments, statutory bodies and organisations wholly funded by government;
• Organisations with more than 15% Government funding;
• Organisations with an annual revenue of over $5 million.
• Religious groups, except for programs that support a non-religious purpose;
• Programs outside Australia;
• Capital funds and building works;
• Recurrent costs or general operating expenses of an organisation;
• 100% of the costs of any program unless future financial support can be demonstrated;
• Study programs or conferences;
• Research, except in special circumstances at the Board’s discretion;
• Travel, except where it is integral to the operation of a program and;
• Retrospective requests, general fundraising appeals or commercial sponsorships.

• Phone: 0434 857 934
• Email: maddie.catlin@future2foundation.com.au