Eastern Star Foundation Grants

The Eastern Star Foundation is pleased to announce this year's grant round will have a total funding pool of $230,000 with a focus on supporting older members of Queensland's communities. Grant applications can be up to the value of $50,000 for one year (once-off grant).

Funding Considerations

The Eastern Star Foundation aims to support programs and initiatives that support older members of Queensland's communities. The program/initiative must help older people to:

- Remain independent

- Practice choice

- Participate in their community

- Have a support network

- Experience healthy ageing.

The Foundation prioritises programs or initiatives that:

- Have limited access to other funding, or have a funding gap that needs to be filled for the program/initiative to proceed

- Embed sustainability as a strategic priority and can demonstrate implementation of their sustainability plan over time.

To be eligible to apply, your organisation must be:

- Operating in Queensland for the benefit of Queenslanders

- A registered charity with the ACNC

- A Deductible Gift Recipient – Item 1 (DGR 1) or have a partnership in place with an auspice organisation with DGR 1 status.

All projects must:

- Operate in Queensland for the benefit of Queenslanders; there may also be a broader benefit to Australians arising from the program or initiative

- Be an evidence-based program/initiative that helps older people to remain independent, practice choice, participate in their community, have a support network and experience healthy ageing

- If applying for support of a research project: must be at applied research stage (i.e. the research phase where scientific knowledge is designed and translated to solve practical, real-world problems and develop actionable solutions for immediate use for the benefit of the older population).