Grants

The Helen Macpherson Smith Trust makes grants to support the needs of the wider community of Victoria across a range of targetted program areas. The Trust’s grantmaking goals are to support the immediate and long-term needs across Victorian communities to build capacity and affect long-term change towards a better quality of life.

Mindful of ever-changing needs in society, the Trust reviews from time to time, the target areas for support.

Target Program Areas

As of October 2011, we will consider applications for support within the following areas:

The Trust channels its grant funds into two streams:

Small Grants – to a maximum of $25,000

Impact Grants – grants above $25,000