2021 Grant Recipients

The Ballarat Foundation is proud to announce more than $100,000 will be distributed to community organisations and projects following our 2021 Community Grants Program.

The projects funded in the general Community Impact grant round include:

• A Pot of Courage: Tiered Empowerment Project – Funded amount:$5000
• Ballarat Community Garden – Funded amount: $3900
• The Ballarat Tool Library – Funded amount: $1992
• Ballarat Community Church’s Doorways Program – Funded amount: $10,000
• Ballarat East Neighborhood House Playgroup- Funded amount: $3570
• Ballarat Community Health ‘Go4Green’ – Funded amount: $2500
• Anglicare Ballarat cooking sessions – Funded amount: $2500
• Meals for Change (MfC) – Funded amount: $4752
• Mercy Connect refugee mentoring program – Funded amount: $2500
• The Phoenix College Breakfast Club – Funded amount: $2500
• Ballarat Toy Library – Funded amount: $858
• The Salvation Army LARF Mentoring Program – Funded amount: $5000

The recipients of the Wendouree-Delacombe Sub Fund grants include:

• The Refresh project, Wendouree Neighbourhood Centre – Funded amount: $4950
• Wendouree West Exodus Community Family Holiday weekend – Funded amount: $6000
• Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre/Delacombe Chairs Forum – Funded amount: $8000

The Courier Charity Fund has awarded the following grants:

• Wendouree Neighborhood Centre – Funded amount: $9405
• The Breezeway Meals Program – Funded amount: $15,000

Finally, the Peter Amor Sports Participation Fund will provide support to:

• City Junior Rowing Club – Funded amount: $3200
• Ballarat Basketball Association All Abilities Rookie Hoops program – Funded amount  $1804.