Paul Ramsay Foundation Limited

National open grant round supporting small-scale programs aimed at preventing contact with the justice system. Funding available for community-led prevention, alternatives to custody, or post-release support for young people, parents who are or have been in custody, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

A partnership with the Australian Communities Foundation, this grant round supports small-scale and/or early-stage programs aimed at preventing or reducing contact with the justice system, with a focus on diversionary measures and supporting post-release needs.

A $2.1 million national open grant round (7 grants up to $300,000 each) for evaluations of social impact programs that include an ethical experimental component. The grants aim to deepen understanding and experience of evaluation techniques in Australia to better measure and create social impact, aligning with PRF’s outcomes for children, youth, communities, and First Nations people.

Funds evaluations of social impact programs that include an ethical experimental component. The grants aim to deepen understanding and experience of evaluation techniques to measure and create social impact, aligning with PRF’s outcomes for children/young people, connected communities, thriving conditions, and First Nations self-determination. Seven grants available, up to $300,000 each.

Seven grants of up to $300,000 each for evaluations of social impact programs with experimental components. Outcomes sought: children/young people free from poverty and harm; connected communities leading their own futures; enabling conditions for thriving; self-determining First Nations communities.

Grants for evaluations of social impact programs that include an ethical experimental component. Focus areas include children and young people having positive life paths free from entrenched poverty and harm; connected communities leading their own futures; conditions supporting thriving; and First Nations people and communities being self-determining. Maximum of $300,000 per grant.

Fellowship opportunities for 2026 supporting individuals dedicated to creating positive change in communities affected by disadvantage. Provides funding and support for emerging and established leaders.

The Just Futures grant round supports small-scale programs aimed at preventing contact with the justice system, with a focus on community-led prevention, alternatives to custody, and post-release support. Eligible organisations can apply for medium grants of up to $500,000 or large grants of up to $1 million over five years.

Fellowship program announced for 2026 to support Fellows driving bold ideas to stop disadvantage in Australia.

Innovative philanthropy program where organisations work together on projects, with successful grantees determined by the applicants themselves. Ten organisations with ideas to break the cycle of disadvantage collectively developed and evaluated proposals, with five ideas receiving funding.

This program provides impact investments and targeted grants to support market building, aligning with the Paul Ramsay Foundation's impact areas and accepting concessionary financial returns due to the strength of impact created. It is delivered through a $60 million evergreen fund allocation.

A fellowship program supporting individuals who are driving bold ideas to address disadvantage across Australia.

A partnership with Australian Communities Foundation, this grant round supports small-scale and/or early-stage programs that prevent or reduce contact with the justice system, or prevent intergenerational incarceration, primarily for young people, parents who have been in custody and their children, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

These fellowships support individuals who are driving bold ideas to address disadvantage across Australia, fostering positive social change.

This national open grant round, in partnership with Australian Communities Foundation, supports small-scale programs aimed at preventing contact with the justice system. Funding is available for Australian organizations focusing on community-led prevention, alternatives to custody, or post-release support, particularly for young people, parents who are or have been in custody and their children, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This program is an innovative form of philanthropy where organisations work together on projects to help break the cycle of disadvantage, with successful grantees determined by the applicants themselves through a peer review process.

Annual fellowship program supporting changemakers driving bold ideas to stop disadvantage in Australia. Applications open annually.

Supports innovative research ideas with potential to fill key knowledge and practice gaps and create meaningful change. Fellows receive funding and become part of a network creating opportunities to share evidence-informed solutions.

In partnership with Australian Communities Foundation, this program supports families and children to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive upon school entry, with a particular focus on the developmental period between conception and age two.

This grant round supports the self-determination of regional and remote First Nations communities by offering grants to First Nations-led organisations to strengthen capacity and capability in leadership, governance, advocacy, and collaboration.

This grant round aims to strengthen cross-sector collaborations providing long-term support for families experiencing domestic and family violence in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.

This funding opportunity supports programs and organisations focused on addressing the behaviours of fathers and other male caregivers who have used or are at risk of using domestic and family violence (DFV), aiming to improve the safety of victim survivors and achieve long-term family stability, especially for children and young people.

Grants and investments to communities and organisations across Australia, funding from early exploration to substantial investment. Extends beyond traditional grant-making to impact investing.

Impact-first catalytic investments for organisations contributing to strategic impact areas: thriving children, employment, justice and safety.

Funding to help prevent contact with the justice system, supporting early intervention and prevention programs for at-risk youth and communities.

Fellowship program supporting individuals driving bold ideas to end cycles of disadvantage in Australia. The 2026 cohort was announced in May 2026.

This grant awards funding to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) and First Nations-led organisations to create immediate community benefit, increase capacity, improve funding stability, and contribute to First Nations self-determination.

The Paul Ramsay Foundation provides funding to First Peoples Leading to offer scholarships for their First Nations designed and delivered leadership programs (Next Gen, Impact, and Changemakers). These scholarships support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders at all career stages by covering up to 85% of program costs.

This grant round funds evaluations of social impact programs that include an ethical experimental component, aiming to deepen the understanding and experience of evaluation techniques in Australia. It is open to registered charities and non-profit organisations.