Strengthening Our Community

Strengthening our community with place-based grants.

Below are two key ways you can meaningfully contribute to your community

1. Are you an eligible non-for-profit organisation? Apply for up to $10,000 to support a project that provides a solution to a community need through the Margaret Attwood Grant Round.

   
   

2. Are you wanting to see the direct benefits of your donation? Sign up for Forever 500, our FIRST democratically voted grant round, where you decide which project receives your donation.

   
   

Interested? 

Please read more below ...

Grant Round Now Open - Up to $10,000 available

Our 2026 Margaret Attwood Grant Round is NOW OPEN.

This community strengthening grant round will support grassroots projects designed to deliver a big impact for our community.

If you are a local non-for-profit organisation who can provide a place-based solution to meet a community need, please read the grant guidelines to determine if you are eligible to apply.

Applications close at 9am March 13th 2026

Please follow this link to visit the 'Grants' page on our website to read the guidelines and check your eligibility to apply online.  Alternatively, should you wish to discuss your project please email info@greatershepparton.foundation

Do You Want To Support Our Grant Program?

For as little as $50 a month you can make a big impact through the Forever 500 grant round.

This new grant round puts the power of your donation in your hands! You vote which community-based project you would like to see funded.

Forever 500 invests $250 in the future, growing the permanent Forever Fund, to give back year after year, generation after generation, while $250 is invested in current grassroot community projects that make an immediate difference and respond to emerging needs.

To learn more about Forever 500 and to sign up, please click here.