Gandel Foundation is a proactive funder and most of our grants are by invitation only. However, our annual open grants round is open to eligible organisations through an application process. Details of the open grants round are kept up to date on our website.

Gandel Foundation may only award grants to eligible charitable organisations that fulfil the following requirements:

  • They are charitable at law;
  • They hold the Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status – provision for gift deductibility must be under Item 1, or they must be specifically named as a DGR in Subdivision 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;
  • They are endorsed as Tax Concession Charity (TCC).

Gandel Foundation grants to organisations serving the Jewish community, the wider Australian community and in Israel. With our Australian community granting there is a preference to support organisations operating within Victoria. 

Gandel Foundation funds in five issue areas and has three levels of giving that apply to all our issue areas. 

Further details on our approach to philanthropy including the issue areas and giving levels are available here. 

Gandel Foundation takes a partner-led approach to funding, recognising that our partners are best placed to understand their needs and priorities. What we fund is determined through discussion with each partner.

We encourage all grant partners to consider applying Pay What It Takes principles and to seek funding that reflects the true cost of delivering their work.

Gandel Foundation provides a mix of one-off and multi-year grants. Gandel Foundation is proud of the many long-term relationships we have developed with our partners. We understand the importance of funding certainty for many organisations. Many of our Community Grants are provided as one-off grants whilst more of our Major Grants and Flagship Grants are multi-year. Decisions on the length of grants is determined by the nature of the request, the community need and the need within an organisation.

With our Open Grants round, we make clear the timeframes for outcomes. With our proactive grant making we indicate the likely time it will take from submission of an invited application until a decision is made. Applicant organisations should always allow for this in their planning.

Successful applicants are expected to report on their work. The frequency and focus of this reporting are agreed with our partners at the outset. Online reporting templates are available and may either be submitted directly or used as a guide where alternative formats are more appropriate for partners. Gandel Foundation recognises the administrative burden associated with mandatory reporting and encourages partners to discuss with us flexible reporting options. If an existing evaluation or other form of assessment is already being undertaken, it may be acceptable as the report for Gandel Foundation. Our aim is to minimise duplication and reduce the reporting load for our partners.

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