Anthony Costa Foundation | Youth Impact Grant

The Youth Impact Grant provides an opportunity for young people to promote causes they are passionate about and to assist organisations working on these causes to make a difference.

The Youth Impact Grant is made possible by Anthony Costa Foundation Chairperson, Rhonda Arnott who has a strong commitment to encouraging philanthropy from a young age. Each year she has the ability to make up to $10,000 in grants to charities of her choice. This year she is choosing to provide young people with a chance to nominate a charity working on a cause or issue that is important to them to receive a small grant.

Each grant is valued at $1,000 and we expect up to 7 grants to be awarded.

Timeline
Applications are open: Monday 17 February 2025, 9am
Applications close: Wednesday 2 April 2025, 5pm
Applications will be assessed during April 2025 and applicants will be notified about status of their application by 30 May 2025.

The Rules
The Applicant: Must be aged 18 or under.
The charity you nominate: To be eligible to receive a Youth Impact Grant the charity that will receive the donation must be endorsed as a Tax Concession Charity (TCC), a Deductible Gift Recipient as covered under item 1 of the table in section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act of 1997 (DGR1) and be registered and up to date with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (DGR, TCC and ACNC status can be checked by visiting www.abr.business.gov.au/).

Please check with your charity before submitting an application. Alternatively, please contact the Foundation – to assist you with checking eligibility.

APPLICATION

All applications must complete the top section of the form and either OPTION 1 or OPTION 2. If you require any assistance, please contact foundation@costaam.com.au
Name(Required)
Suburb(Required)
Have you checked that your charity is:
If you are not sure about the organisation’s ACNC, TCC or DGR1 status, please visit https://abr.business.gov.au/

APPLICATION

All applications must complete either OPTION 1 or OPTION 2.

OPTION 1 - WRITTEN APPLICATION

Address the questions below and submit
Your description should include the activity that would be supported and the difference you think it will make e.g. To support the foodbank program which provides food, including fresh fruit and vegetables, to families and individuals in need in the South Eastern suburbs. This will help decrease the hunger that some residents, including children, experience on a daily basis
Why did you choose this charity and how do they help the community?
For example, if you or your family members volunteer, work or have done any other fundraising for your chosen charity

OPTION 2 - SHORT VIDEO APPLICATION

Create a short video using a phone or tablet, no more than 3 minutes in length, addressing the following questions: Who are you and what charity are you nominating? Why did you choose this charity and how do they help the community? Do you have an ongoing connection with this charity? Is there a particular project or program the charity is running that you like? If so, please tell us about it. Upload the video below and submit. Please note that video content is for internal purposes only and will not be shared or used publicly.
Max. file size: 200 MB.