Frequently Asked Questions

Please refer to The City of Logan Charitable Trust Program – Instructions and Grant Guidelines

To be eligible for funding from the City of Logan Charitable Trust, your organisation must have at least one of the following:

• Be a registered charity on the ACNC register and/or
• Australian Taxation Office Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR1) endorsement and is covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

Your application will be marked ineligible if your organisation is one of the following:

• Under administration
• Not a going concern
• Appears on the ACNC “compliance decision” list published by the ACNC
• The bank account details provided are an individual or do not match the organisation name

A. We recommend that you apply for your organisation’s greatest strategic need that aligns to your charitable purpose. City of Logan Charitable Trust cannot provide advice regarding which type of activity or project you should apply for.

A. Yes, you are welcome to apply for funding for the same project again.

Naturally you should understand why you were unsuccessful previously.

A. Yes, you may apply for further funding. Your success in previous years does not impact your eligibility for future years even if one or more of your projects is still underway. Please ensure you submit your end of project acquittals on time, as failure to do so may result in your application being marked ineligible. Please note that the Trust considers all applicants on its merits within available funding.

A. Applications for general funding for fundraising appeals, capital appeals or solely to cover operational costs are not eligible. Organisations may apply for a specific project or activity that requires funding as part of an appeal.

A. The charitable trust distributes to the following sectors providing services in Logan for:
– welfare of youth and families, and
– financially or disadvantaged members of the local community.

A. You should apply for the amount required for your organisation’s activity, up to a maximum of $30,000 per application.
Amounts over $30,000 will be reviewed on merits of the application and limited to the finding available with and for other applicants.

A. You can submit one application relating to a specific program. Please limit your application to a maximum of 2 projects.

A. Yes, auspice applications are accepted. Please apply under the organisation with the eligible ABN, i.e the ABN that has one of the following:

• is a registered charity on the ACNC register and/or
• Australian Tax Office Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR1) endorsement (covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997).

Note that if successful the auspicor will be deemed as responsible for the grant and for meeting all conditions of funding including ACNC registration and reporting requirements.

A. Common reasons why organisations do not receive funding are:

1. The number of applications received far exceeded available funding.
2. The application did not rate highly enough against the assessment criteria set out in the Grant Guidelines to be recommended for funding by our clients.
3. Not compliant or an illegible recipient.

You should consider the feedback provided in the previous application why you were unsuccessful.

A. As a general guide the Trust grant rounds are held twice a year. Please check our website for details on grant round dates. No extensions will be granted. Late applications will be held for review in the next grant round.

A. If your application does not meet the minimum requirements to be recommended for funding, you will be notified of this outcome. All other applicants will be notified of their outcome no later than 2 months post the application receipt. This information will come via an email to the CEO of the organisation and the applicant contact as provided in the application form.

A. You will be advised via email when the funds will be made available to your organisation, together with information on the corresponding fund acquittal process.

A. Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback. Feedback maybe provided in the letter sent to your organisation if your application is unsuccessful.

A. In order to ensure fairness to all applicants, we are unable to meet with organisations during the grant round application process.

A. Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide updates on the progress of applications. The timing of the grant round and confirmation of outcomes is provided in the published timetables.

A. City of Logan Charitable Trust assesses applications based on the application being lodged in full within the application timeframe and with compliant details. The Grant Review Committee then assesses the application according to the Grants Policy and compares with other concurrent meritable applications, and works within available funding.