The Mazda Foundation

The Mazda Foundation’s aims and objectives include (but are not limited to) the provision of financial aid to funds, authorities and institutions which qualify for income tax deductibility for gifts and which provide:

• assistance to young people through education and employment skills development, with particular emphasis on children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• assistance in the advancement of education and achievement of excellence at all levels in the community.
• assistance in the development of technology, to help improve Australia’s international competitiveness.
• assistance towards the maintenance and improvement of the natural environment.
• assistance to address community needs identified by the Mazda Foundation from time to time.
• assistance in research, feasibility, surveys and other background work in relation to any of the above aims and objectives.

Foundation Priorities

• Primary Producers Facing Hardship
  Community based organisations with projects to strengthen and build resilience in primary producer communities
• Pathways for Young People
  Programs offering at risk or disadvantaged young people (12-21 years) skills development, vocational training and employment readiness, to help them build resilience and navigate life transitions.

Exclusions

• Programs or initiatives that receive significant (over 70% of the total program budget) government funding
• Programs that are one-off in nature or occur semi-regularly such as camps and/or training courses
• Programs for the sole benefit of young people with a specific disability or illness
• Programs that do not provide wraparound support to young people

Organisations applying for a grant must complete and lodge a Project Notification form. Details must include a précis of the project, how the project relates to the priority area, the amount of funding sought and how it would be used, and the expected outcome of the project. Such notification may be lodged electronically or by hard copy to the Mazda Foundation (at the address on the home page of their website).

Any Project Notification received by the Foundation will be considered at the Foundation’s Board meetings held in April and October. As such Project Notifications must be submitted for notification by 31 March and 30 September. The Foundation’s Board meets approximately four times per year, and accordingly a period of some months may elapse between lodgement of a Project Notification and it being selected for funding.