Our Grants

Our grants help women and girls thrive. Since 1985, we have seen our targeted grants help community projects take shape, grow and change lives.

We are one of Australia’s few grant-makers dedicated solely to women. Each year, we give to high impact initiatives through our Community Grants Program, reaching women and girls across Victoria. We also proudly honour the life and contribution of women through our Sub-Funds.

Our Sub-Funds

Our Sub-Funds honour women who have made a valuable contribution to the lives of women and girls or in memory of special women whose own lives were remarkable in what they achieved.

Apply for a grant

We conduct an Annual Grants program for programs and projects that directly benefit Victorian women and girls.

Our Story

Since 1985, the Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust has given more than $8 million in grants to nearly 700 social change projects that have improved the lives of Victorian women, girls, non-binary, and gender diverse people.

2019 Small Grants for Women and Girls

This year our Small Community Grants Program demonstrates what we can do as a collective.

Couples Working Together for Gender Equality

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Our new Sub-Funds recognise couples united in their vision to bring about a better world by investing in women and girls.

Maria Chetcuti Read more

New Sub-Fund Creating a Social Justice Legacy that will “touch many lives”

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Social justice was always a motivator for Jan and Sue throughout their long and loving relationship.

Claire Duffy & Bryony Green Read more

Grant story: From Inside the Farm Gate

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What happens when life comes crashing down on the other side of those farm fences we drive past on country highways? The Western District Health Service asked women farmers to reveal how exactly they manage when disaster strikes the farm.

Claire Duffy Read more

Create a Sub-Fund

Would you like to make a lasting impact in your community? Are you passionate about strategic, gender-wise philanthropy?

Establishing a Sub-Fund within the Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust is a practical and lasting way for you to strategically invest in advancing opportunities or reducing barriers for women and girls’ in Victoria without any administrative burden.

Create a Sub-Fund