
Beyond The Bell
Program: Education
Building capacity for an ongoing complex systems change initative in South West Victoria
As a testamentary trust, HMSTrust is governed by the Will of our benefactor, Helen Macpherson Schutt (née Smith), under both Victorian and Commonwealth law.
The following eligibility criteria reflect HMSTrust’s policy, taking into account both its legal obligations and the spirit of the Will.
Organisations must be registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). Click this link to check your organisation’s ACNC registration.
NOTE: HMSTrust does not require your charity to have DGR endorsement.
Environmental organisations not registered with the ACNC, must be entered on the Register of Environmental Organisations
HMSTrust will only fund:
– a charity based in Victoria and operating solely within Victoria; or
– a charity operating both inside and outside Victoria, if its head office is in Victoria.
If your ACNC registered charity has its head office outside of Victoria it is not eligible to apply.
Applications will only be considered for projects that:
HMSTrust will not consider the following:
(1) Auspicing refers to the practice of an ineligible organisation (one that it not a charity) applying to HMSTrust via an eligible organisation which acts as the auspice. Auspicing arrangements are excluded under HMSTrust’s guidelines. The organisation applying to HMSTrust must be the organisation that will run the project or program for which a grant is being sought.
There are limitations on the number and frequency of grant applications that can be submitted by any one organisation:
Program: Education
Building capacity for an ongoing complex systems change initative in South West Victoria
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Program: Arts and Culture
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Program: Community
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Program: Education
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