WISE Grant

Westpac Foundation has teamed up with a collection of Australian leading philanthropic organisations to create a pioneering grant program to support social enterprises in accelerating growth and impact, while creating job opportunities for Australians facing barriers to employment. 

 

The Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) Grant provides funding to WISE to help them strengthen and increase their employment outcomes for people facing challenges getting into the workforce.

 

Partners of the grant program include Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, Paul Ramsay Foundation, Macquarie Group, English Family Foundation, Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, Minderoo Foundation and MinterEllison. By working together and pooling grant funding, Westpac Foundation and partners are able to help create a more accessible and streamlined approach to supporting earlier stage WISE.

 

The WISE Grant is managed by Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation. For more information and how to apply, visit the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation website.  

 

Find out more about the 2024 WISE Grant recipients.

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Inclusive Employment Grants (IEG)

Valued at $50,000 over two years, we support social enterprises creating jobs for those facing barriers to work.

 

About our Social Enterprise Grants

We invest in social enterprises with a proven model for job creation for people in disadvantaged communities across Australia.