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For close to 100 years, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation has made a real and lasting impact on the big challenges facing Greater Melbourne.
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Homelessness & Affordable Housing
Inclusive, Sustainable Economy & Jobs
Healthy & Climate Resilient Communities
Generous Melbourne
Environment & Sustainability
Initiatives
Affordable housing challenge
Energy efficiency & climate resilience
Climate Change Resilience in the West
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Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation offers many opportunities for you to create enduring positive change in our community.
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Through responsive and proactive granting, Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation supports charitable organisations to develop innovative programs and to grow their capacity.
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Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) Grant
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2023 Affordable Housing Challenge
2023 Climate Resilient Neighbourhoods Challenge
2023 Next Economy Jobs Challenge
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Impact Areas
Homelessness & Affordable Housing
Inclusive, Sustainable Economy & Jobs
Healthy & Climate Resilient Communities
Generous Melbourne
Environment & Sustainability
Initiatives
Affordable housing challenge
Energy efficiency & climate resilience
Climate Change Resilience in the West
Hot spots
Learn about our positive social change
Give & collaborate
Back to main menu
Give & collaborate
Give with us
Donate
Open a Charitable Fund Account
Leave a gift in your Will
Fundraise
Why We Give
Collaborate with us
High impact project collaboration
Professional advisors
Community Charitable Fund Accounts
Youth in Philanthropy
Giving Circles
Start your philanthropic journey
Apply for a grant
Back to main menu
Apply for a grant
The grants program
About
Eligibility
Grant opportunities
Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) Grant
Innovation Grants
2023 Affordable Housing Challenge
2023 Climate Resilient Neighbourhoods Challenge
2023 Next Economy Jobs Challenge
Foote Trust Donor Advised Grants
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Impact Areas
Impact Areas outline the major challenges our community is facing and the outcomes that the Foundation, together with its donors, are strategically working towards to create a more equitable and inclusive future.
Homelessness & Affordable Housing
Supporting people into well-located, sustainable, good quality, safe and affordable housing in a sustainable city.
Inclusive, Sustainable Economy & Jobs
Creating quality jobs in clean industries and ensuring a liveable income for people facing disadvantage in a sustainable economy.
Healthy & Climate Resilient Communities
Communities actively shape equitable health, just transitions, and climate change and disaster resilience, including pandemics.
Generous Melbourne
Increasing the Melbourne community’s ability to withstand shocks and find solutions to our shared challenges through collective and structured giving.
Environment & Sustainability
Reducing urban impacts on the natural environment.
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