To be eligible for a grant, your organisation must have the relevant endorsements, meet the grant criteria, and be based in (or providing services to) the inner north of Melbourne – in the municipalities of Darebin, Merri-bek or Yarra. For more information, contact Bianca or Ben at the Inner North Community Foundation.
Funding currently available.
Northside Relief Fund
Government Areas covered by Merri-bek City Council, the City of Darebin and the City of Yarra.
Eligible organisations which provide emergency relief are encouraged to register for these grant rounds by clicking on the Apply here! button below. Funding of $1,000 – $1,500 will be allocated in a randomised fashion to one or more registered organisations within the Inner North, with the total available funds dictating the value and number of grants each quarter.
Read the guidelines here.
Recent funding rounds
Getting Into Sport Fund
Will reopen in 2025
The Getting Into Sport Fund is a named fund of the Inner North Community Foundation. It was established in 2022 by a local resident, Jenny Vaughan. The purpose of the Fund is to increase the participation of women, girls, gender diverse and non-binary people in sporting activity in Melbourne’s Inner North (municipalities of Darebin, Merri-bek and Yarra).
The multi-year grants round supports local sporting groups with grants of $3,000 each year, for two years (based on satisfactory interim reporting).
To apply, please get in touch with our Grants Manager, Bianca on [email protected] for a copy of the Grant Guidelines and to discuss eligibility
Pathways to Employment Fund Grants Program
Will reopen in 2025
The Pathways to Employment Fund is a flagship grants program of the Foundation with a focus on employment pathways for local people disadvantaged in their access to employment. This focus is shaped by our relationship with our founding and key ongoing sponsor, IntoWork, and a strong theory of change demonstrating the multiple benefits to community members that comes through workforce participation. The Foundation aims to be adaptive to the evolving needs of the community.
In 2024, the Foundation will grant successful organisations up to $20,000 for either single or multi-year projects.
Multiyear funding will be for up to $20,000 a year for three years. Eligible organisations which are known to the Foundation or have received funding from the Foundation for three or more years previously are encouraged to apply.
Find out more and read the guidelines here.
Grants management platform
Below are step by step guides on how to apply for funds using our grants management software, Foundant.