The Nelson Alexander Charitable Foundation is excited to announce its major annual fundraiser Foundation Day is set to take place on Saturday 29th May 2021, and applications are now open.

Foundation Day is the day that we do something special: It's the day that each of our sixteen offices donates the professional fee from one of their auctions to a chosen local charity or community group.

Information regarding the application process is detailed below:

Foundation Day grants: grants in the vicinity of $8,000 – $30,000. (Donation level will not be confirmed until the property's sale and will be influenced by location and market conditions on the day of the auction).

The maximum number of Foundation Day grants: 16 local charities/groups.

Applications close: 1st April 2021.

Application Form: can be found at the bottom of this page.

Foundation Day Application Criteria:

The Foundation considers applications for any project or program that demonstrates a benefit to our local community, with a particular focus on youth, education and alleviating disadvantage.

Funding Criteria:

The Foundation considers applications for the following:

• Specific items contributing to community organisations.
• Cultural and educational programs.
• Equipment, e.g. medical, sporting, educational.
• Improvement in the quality of life for a person/group.
  

Please note the committee is not able to consider requests for the following:

• Ongoing administration costs, such as staff wages.
• Projects outside our geographic footprint or require recurrent funding.
• Donations to general appeals, sponsorships or other general funding foundations.
• Capital items that would typically be funded wholly through government sources.
• Merchandise, marketing and catering for events.
• Funding to operate events to raise funds for a particular organisation or cause.
  

Since its inception, the Nelson Alexander Charitable Foundation has distributed over 3.5 million dollars into our local communities.

This year's selected charities will be announced in mid-April via our blog - stay tuned.