Impact100 Sydney operates an annual participatory grantmaking process where members (donors) collectively choose a charitable initiative to support via a $100,000 grant.
In 2024, Impact100 Sydney is seeking grant applications from charities offering solutions that support people experiencing barriers to employment in the Greater Sydney region.
We accept applications from charitable organisations that:
Have Deductible Gift Recipient 1 (DGR1) status.
Have an annual revenue under $5 million (excluding pro-bono and in-kind)
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Conduct projects within Greater Sydney and that benefit Sydney-siders.
Applications are welcome from charities from all states and territories of Australia, for projects undertaken in the Greater Sydney area. We especially encourage organisations that are developing partnerships with other community organisations to apply.
If your organisation has submitted grant applications to Impact100 Sydney in previous years, you are welcome to apply again. The only exception is previous Impact100 Sydney grant recipients who have yet to fully expend the funding.
Current and previous applicants to other Impact100 chapters are also invited to apply, irrespective of their success in those grant rounds.
Watch Joe Kwon, Founder and CEO of ConFit, talk about the snowball effect of being awarded the 2021 grant, with charity partner Shine for Kids.
Impact100 Sydney is a giving circle, which provides members with opportunities to get involved in choosing the focus of our philanthropy and selecting the organisations who receive our grants. Every year, many members participate in the grant assessment process, which is led by our Committee.
The Committee provides the grant assessment process and supporting systems and ensures that the grant applications are assessed objectively and rigorously, under the auspices of the Sydney Community Foundation. In 2024, Impact100 Sydney is seeking grant applications from charities that facilitate access to and development of the necessary skills for securing stable employment, particularly for individuals facing significant barriers in the job market. The focus is on initiatives that can:
Develop Skills: Programs that provide specific vocational training, digital literacy courses, and other educational services that equip participants with necessary knowledge, skills, and confidence to attain meaningful and sustained employment.
Create Opportunities: Efforts that either connect participants to internships or apprenticeships, or enable individuals to gain paid work experience or employment.
Support Transition: Services that assist individuals transitioning from informal employment or unemployment into formal, secure job roles.
Successful applicants will demonstrate how a $100,000 grant would have a transformative impact on their organisation’s ability to help people with barriers to participation in meaningful employment, who are unemployed or underemployed, to develop the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to gain meaningful and sustained paid work.
Overview of the grant application process:
Eligible organisations submit an online Expression of Interest short application.
Our members assess the grant applications using a common set of selection criteria developed by our Committee. Up to ten organisations are shortlisted and invited to submit a more detailed application.
Our members conduct virtual site visits (video conferences with representatives from the applicant organisations).
Our members select up to six finalists to pitch at our live Grant Event. Members vote to select the major grant recipient(s). Residual funds raised are awarded as smaller grants to unsuccessful finalists.
Our 2023 Grant Round has concluded with enthralling pitches presented by our 5 finalists Dignity, House of Welcome, Stepping Stone House, Streetwork, and The Haven.Congratulations to our two major grant recipients in 2023 House of Welcome and The Haven who each received $100,000 to support their work tackling homelessness in Sydney.
Standby for our 2024 grant round that will be kicking off in June.
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