The Honig Foundation

• Be endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR Item 1)
• Be endorsed as a Tax Concession Charity (TCC)
• Be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
• Australia based
• Be either:
   
  • A small (annual revenue under $500,000) to medium-sized (annual revenue $500,000–$3 million) for-purpose organisation, or
  • An established organisation seeking support for a new and innovative initiative
• Align with our values:
  
  
  • Equity: We are committed to promoting fairness and justice in the distribution of resources and opportunities, ensuring that all Australian citizens can thrive regardless of their background or circumstances.
  • Innovation: We embrace creative and disruptive solutions to address social challenges, encouraging new approaches that drive meaningful change.
  • Collaboration: We believe in the power of partnerships and working together with funders and funding partners to amplify our collective impact.
  • Integrity: Transparency, honesty, and accountability are fundamental to our actions, ensuring that we operate with the highest ethical standards.
  • Sustainability: We support long-term solutions that consider environmental, social, and economic sustainability, creating a future where communities can flourish.
• We back leaders and organisations that:
  
  
  • Value the experience of those with lived experience
  • Are community-focused and actively listen with empathy and compassion
  • Demonstrate capacity for innovation and service improvement
  • Are committed to organisational learning and growth

The Honig Foundation aims to support for-purpose organisations seeking support for innovative initiatives under our focus area of Necessities. This focus area includes improving access to essential utilities and basic household goods, as well as essentials such as safety, accommodation, food and clothing. Funding is available for new projects, and for the expansion or replication of proven approaches into new communities or settings, where they can improve quality of life for Australian citizens experiencing disadvantage. Initiatives considered for funding must be:

• Achievable within 12 months
• Address at least one of the following cohorts:
  People with Disabilities: Australian citizens living with physical, sensory, intellectual, cognitive, psychosocial, mental health, or developmental impairments.
  Older Australians: Australian citizens, typically those aged 65 and over (or 50+ for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people).
  Women: Australian citizens who identify as females.
  Children and Young People: Australian citizens aged 0–25 years, including infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
  Migrants: Australian citizens who were born overseas.
• Be delivered in South Australia, Tasmania, or the Northern Territory, with priority given to regional and remote communities.
• Be innovative, testing new approaches to solving problems or enhancing access through creative methods.
• Deliver measurable outcomes, evaluation and performance.
• Include a co-contribution (monetary or in-kind)
• Maximise impact on the recipients and/or their communities.
• Address specific barriers
• Provide clear evidence of need and a well-considered response
• Provide Performance Indicator Description and Measure
• Provide evidence that the applicant has the knowledge, resources, and capacity to deliver what is proposed.

Non-Essential but Advantageous Criteria:

• May have the potential for expansion and/or replication
• Projects that may deliver a lasting impact beyond the funding period
• The project proposes an approach, model, or initiative that has not previously been implemented in Australia (to the best of your knowledge), offering fresh insights or solutions to a recognised issue
• Pilot projects that may lead to the rollout of more sustainable long-term initiatives
• Involves meaningful collaboration with community partners, cultural institutions, or cross-sector stakeholders
• Embeds evaluation and learning methods that may contribute to sector knowledge
• Offers co-designed or participant-led elements that centre lived experience

Applications will not be considered for:

• Political activities such as lobbying or policy advocacy
• Projects for public policy development 
• Advancement of Religion(s)
• Covers only administrative and operational expenses, such as marketing, utilities or other overhead costs.
• Retrospective support of existing programs/ projects
• Initiatives that promote animal welfare/rights
• Initiatives that support special interest groups or causes
• Health Research
• Overseas charities and causes