Get in touch

GRANT ENQUIRIES: Information on how we grant and a link to the eligibility quiz can be found below.

GENERAL ENQUIRIES: To submit a general enquiry please use the form to the right.

If you would like a copy of Helen’s biography, Helen Macpherson Smith: Her Life and Lasting Legacy, please make a request via the form. We will arrange for one to be posted to you.

TELEPHONE:(03) 9999 3000

EMAIL:info@hmstrust.org.au

ADDRESS:Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
Level 2, 90 Collins Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000

How we grant

To avoid applicants investing time in proposals that are unlikely to proceed, we engage early with prospective grantees to confirm alignment with our funding priorities and strategic approach. This ensures only well-aligned organisations invest time in preparing application material for the Trust.

The Trust accepts applications by invitation only and does not consider unsolicited applications.

Organisations that meet our eligibility criteria will be invited to submit a grant enquiry. The steps to the right outline the prospective grantee process.  

  1. Check eligibility

    If your organisation is a Victorian‑based charity working in areas aligned with the Trust’s strategic priorities, you are welcome to complete the eligibility quiz. Organisations that meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to submit a brief enquiry form.

  2. Initial assessment

    Organisations that demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s priorities may be invited to provide further information, usually through a brief phone call.

  3. Invitation to apply

    Where there is strong alignment with the Trust’s strategic priorities, organisations may be invited to submit a grant application.