Make the Difference! Grants - 2024

Through the annual Make the Difference! Grants program, Future2 has committed $1.6 million in grant funding to over 150 community programs since 2007.

In 2024, Future2 seeks to support programs that help Australians build stronger financial futures. Each application will be asked to demonstrate how the program fits within one (or more) of the below categories.

All applications must be nominated by a financial services professional and should be able to demonstrate a genuine association between the cause and nominator.

Future2’s 2024 Grants Program focuses on financial wellbeing

The type of grant offered is a one-year grant of up to $10,000. Each application will be asked to demonstrate how the program fits within one (or more) of the below categories.

Applications to receive grant funding are invited for programs that focus on:

• Financial Wellbeing for Young Australians, Financial literacy and education programs for people under 25.
• Financial Wellbeing for Australians in Need, Financial literacy programs for Australians in need including those experiencing mental health, social isolation, domestic violence, homelessness or poverty, or for those who come from First Nations and Refugee & Migrant communities.
• Financial Wellbeing for Women, Financial literacy programs for disadvantaged women in Australia.
• Financial Wellbeing for those in Regional and Remote Australia, Programs that support financial literacy in regional and remote Australia.  

Future2 encourages applications from all causes, charities, not-for-profit organisations or community programs that meet the below criteria.  

Organisations are not required to be registered charities or have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.

Priority is given to grassroots, community programs where you can see the ‘money at work.’ Organisations with significant annual revenue will not be considered for a Future2 Make the Difference! Grant (see details below).

Importantly, applications must be endorsed by a financial services professional and should be able to demonstrate a genuine association between the cause and nominator. For example, involvement with your program, or pro bono support from a financial services professional.