The Ian Potter Foundation

The Ian Potter Foundation makes grants nationally to support charitable organisations working to benefit the community across a wide range of sectors and endeavours.

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Members of the Benalla community at the 2025 Education Benalla Celebration.

Children runing under a parachute held by adults

Members of the Benalla community at the 2025 Education Benalla Celebration.

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News

September 24 2026

Grants Round Up September 2026

At its most recent Board meeting, the Foundation awarded $9,547,493 in grants. This included three Major grants totalling $3,250,000.

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September 24 2026

CEO Update September 2026

There is much to share this month, from new community-led grants and ambitious early childhood initiatives to insights from our latest grantee survey and changes to the Foundation’s Board.

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September 24 2026

Effective Philanthropy - Survey Results

The 2026 Center for Effective Philanthropy survey results show that grantee perceptions of the Foundation have remained positive and strengthened across the areas measured.

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A fair, healthy, sustainable and vibrant Australia

Learn about our Vision & Mission

FAIR
HEALTHY
SUSTAINABLE
VIBRANT

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Funding Rounds

Round 1, 2027

Applications open

Tuesday 2 February 2027

Can I apply?

Open Program Areas

Applications

HEALTHY

Medical Research

Important Dates

Applications

Open Tuesday 2 February 2027

Close Thursday 18 March 2027, 5PM AEDT

Grants announced

early July 2027

All funding rounds

All funding rounds

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Grants Approved (2024-25)
$28.9m

Value of Grants (2024-25)
+$530m

Funds distributed since 1964

Our Program Areas

Find more detailed information on particular objectives on the program area pages.

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FAIR

Community Wellbeing

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HEALTHY

Medical Research

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SUSTAINABLE

Environment

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FAIR

Early Childhood Development

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HEALTHY

Public Health

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VIBRANT

Arts

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Can we apply? Funding Rounds What We Support

Grantees

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About Us

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