Thrive Community Grants provide smaller, local charities with one-off grants of up to $50,000 to assist children and young people to connect with friends, family and the community, participate in activities that build resilience, develop new skills, enrich lives, and create a sense of belonging.

St.George Foundation Thrive Community Grants offer up to $50,000 to support the social and emotional wellbeing of children and young people via opportunities to connect and participate in community life. Grants support smaller, local charities engaging with children and young people facing the greatest barriers to reaching their potential.

Each year, Thrive Community Grants provide smaller, local charities with one-off grants of up to $50,000 to assist children and young people to connect with friends, family and the community, participate in activities that build resilience, develop new skills, enrich lives, and create a sense of belonging. Their support is focussed on children and young people experiencing discrimination and disadvantage.

What they fund

They invest in charities that support the direct involvement of children and young people to:

• Foster individual learning and interests through education, training or skills development
• Develop independence, engage in society and join the workforce
• Create connections and build relationships with others
• Feel they belong to a wider community, social or cultural group
• Build resilience, self-awareness and confidence
• Have the practical things they need to participate and develop as active members of the community
• Have a positive sense of identity and culture
• Have a say about things that matter to them

Their focus is on supporting children and young people (0-24 years):

• From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.
• From culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including children of refugee and asylum seeker families.
• With disability.
• Who identify as LGBTQIA+.
• Living in out-of-home care.
• Who are incarcerated or have had contact with the criminal justice system.
• Experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage.
• Living in regional, rural and remote communities.
• In low ICSEA schools (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage)

To be eligible for funding your organisation will:

• Your organisation is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR-1 status) and registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC).
• Your organisation can provide recent, audited financial statements, signed by the auditor. Those with annual revenue less than $500,000 are exempt from requiring an auditor's report.
• Your organisation has an annual gross revenue of less than $5 million. 
• Your organisation receives less than 60% of its annual revenue from federal, state or local government funding, where income is above $1 million per annum. This is not applicable for Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations or income derived for provision of NDIS services.
• Your proposed program is located within NSW, ACT, QLD, or WA.
• Your organisation is not currently funded with a grant from Westpac Foundation

What is not funded:

• Charity works outside Australia
• Initiatives outside of NSW/ACT/QLD/WA
• Sponsorship or fundraising activities
• Residential camps, except where that is the core purpose of the applicant organisation
• Research
• Individuals
• Programs targeting adults
• Individual therapy
• Health services
• Medical equipment

• Phone: 1300 726 023
• Email: stgeorgefoundationgrants@stgeorge.com.au