Tucker Foundation Grants

Supports initiatives in public arts and museums, education for disadvantaged young people, women’s protection and empowerment, poverty relief, social equality, environmental conservation, and animal welfare.

Grants are available to organisations with income tax exemption and ACNC registration for local, regional or national projects anywhere in Australia.

They are unable to fund organisations that are based overseas, however Australian organisations seeking funding for projects undertaken overseas may be considered.

Applications must meet one or more of the Foundation's aims and objectives:
1. The support, promotion, development and advancement of public art galleries and museums.
2. The relief of poverty and the suffering of children.
3. The provision of or support for scholarships to disadvantaged children or young adults up to the age of twenty-five years to enable them to pursue their education at primary, secondary or tertiary institutions.
4. The protection of women from abuse, assisting women in these circumstances to further their education and providing support to women in these circumstances
5. The initiation and support of social change which goes towards increasing the equal treatment and social acceptance of all persons in the community.
6. The protection of wildlife and habitat, and to preserve natural reserves of forest, oceans and wilderness and for the rehabilitation of flora and fauna.
7. The prevention of cruelty to animals and the promotion of animal welfare.

Supports initiatives in public arts and museums, education for disadvantaged young people, women’s protection and empowerment, poverty relief, social equality, environmental conservation, and animal welfare.

Eligibility
- Any charitable organisation which is entitled to be exempt entities as defined in Section 995-1 (1) of the lncome Tax Assessment Act.
- Current registration with the ACNC (Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission).
- Applications must be for projects that address at least one of the Foundation’s Aims and Objectives.
- If an applicant intends to be auspiced by another organisation it is the responsibility of the Applicant to find an auspicing organisation.

Given the current environmental and humanitarian crises facing our planet, the dedication to supporting groups involved at the grassroots has never been stronger. As a result of this, they tend to prioritise projects that deal with their response in a practical and clear way.