SA Organisation Application

The Variety SA Grants Program provides much needed equipment and resources for SA children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs.

As a not for profit organisation, our supporters and staff work hard to maximise the funds available to give through our Grants Program each year. However, as much as we would like to, it is unfortunately not possible to meet each and every request for assistance.

A strong application will demonstrate the following:

• Unmet need i.e. it cannot be met through the organisation's own funding, through government or other organisation funding;

• Direct benefit to the children in the care of the organisation

Assistance is available for organisations supporting South Australian children aged up to 18 years of age, who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs.

To apply for assistance, you must be able to demonstrate a genuine need (including financial evidence) and information on how the assistance requested will meet this need.

Our Grants Program is designed to be flexible to allow you to apply for the items that best meet your needs. Every organisation is different, so every application is considered on an individual basis.

However, there are some restrictions. For example, we don’t fund salaries, research or retrospective grants. See our application form for full details.

Variety aims to ‘fill the gaps’ and prioritise requests for which there are no alternate sources of support. If the Variety Grants Committee believes that funding is already available through another agency you may be referred elsewhere, unless you can explain why you cannot access their support.

Variety does not give cash. Instead, we purchase equipment / services directly on behalf of the grant recipient, or reimburse upon presentation of receipts.

You can request support at any time.

All Variety applications are assessed by an independent Grants Committee, which meets monthly.  The process normally takes several months from the time the application is received, for it to be evaluated and a decision reached.

Variety will advise you in writing of the outcome, as soon as a decision has been made.