What are the eligibility criteria for applying for a Grant?

Your organisation must be either an endorsed Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) or be specifically named as a DGR in Subdivision 30-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. You must also have Tax Concession Charity (TCC) status. TCC status was formerly called Income Tax Exempt Charity (ITEC) status. The Australian Government's Australian Business register Online enables you to search your organisation's name or ABN and see whether it is endorsed as a DGR and TCC.

Accordingly, each applicant must provide:

• A copy of the applicant organisation's "Endorsement as a Deductible Gift Recipient" issued by the ATO, OR the item number in which the applicant organization is named in Subdivision 30-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; AND
• A copy of the applicant organisation's "Notice of Endorsement for Charity Tax Concessions" issued by the ATO on or after 1 July 2005.

The Greater Charitable Foundation cannot make grants to other private ancillary funds.

If your notice of endorsement as a DGR states the "Provision for gift deductibility" is "item 2 of the table in section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997", your organization will be an ancillary fund and therefore not entitled to receive grants.

All organizations applying to the Foundation must also advise their ABN.

More information about DGR and TCC status can be obtained from the ATO Non-Profit Organisations website which includes advice on who is eligible to obtain DGR status and how to apply.