St Andrew’s Foundation Grants

Provides grants towards hospitals, aged care facilities and community services programmes.

In accordance with the Trust Deed, the Foundation provides annual grants towards the hospitals, aged care facilities and community service programmes provided by the Presbyterian Church of Victoria and the Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria of Tasmania, and to other public benevolent institutions in Australia having objects similar to those bodies or to the objects of the former body corporate known as St Andrew's Hospital.

Every year, the Foundation typically sets aside between $240,000 and $300,000 to provide as grants to eligible entities. The Foundation considers each application on its merits, and in accordance with the Trust Deed.​

The Foundation is currently seeking to support projects that are directed at one or more of the following areas:​
- ​Aged Care / Hospitals
- ​Homelessness
- ​Indigenous Health
- ​Mental Health
- ​Refugee Support.

Submissions will be assessed against the following criteria:
- ​Likelihood of success
- ​Scale of impact
- ​Scope for co-contribution
- ​Sustainability of the program
- ​Participant designed.

The Trustees have the sole right to determine the type of project to be supported by the Foundation and until further determination, will support programs that are innovative and associated with health care and community service projects. Unless there are special circumstances, the Trustees do not consider the provision of capital funds for buildings to be appropriate for the support by the Foundation.

The Foundation is a public ancillary fund with deductible gift recipient (DGR) status. As such, it must follow the tax legislation that funds can only be distributed to organisations who also have DGR status.

Provides grants towards hospitals, aged care facilities and community services programmes.