The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust has been caring for the Brisbane community since the 1950s. Through a range of critical grant rounds, facilitating connections and support to local and grassroots charities, The Trust makes an impact on Brisbane’s biggest community challenges and most vulnerable residents.
Every dollar donated to the Trust goes directly to the frontline.
In the 2023-24 Financial Year the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust has been working hard to care for Brisbane.
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Every dollar that is donated to the Trust is re-given to local Brisbane grassroots charities.
A single donation can assist over 100 worthy causes. Whether it be people experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, food scarcity, illness or disability, you can be confident that donating to the Trust will have a genuine impact on those who work directly on the frontline.
Grant Information
The Trust supports local Brisbane charities through a range of annual grant rounds.
The Trust is committed to supporting priority causes by distributing funds to lower profile and largely underfunded organisations that have a positive impact on our neighbors.
Supporters and Investors
The work of the Trust would not be possible without the incredible generosity of our supporters and investors.
Our partners, sponsors and investors bring immense value to the Brisbane community through their support for our local grassroots charities and initiatives.
About the Lord Mayor’s
Charitable Trust
The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust has been caring for the Brisbane community since the 1950s. Through a range of critical grant rounds, facilitating connections and support to local and grassroots charities, The Trust makes an impact on Brisbane’s biggest community challenges and most vulnerable residents
Every dollar donated to the Trust goes directly to the frontline.
Corporate investors, community groups and philanthropists can be confident donating to the Trust because of its ability to identify charities able to make a genuine impact where it is needed most. The due diligence and culture of strong governance that the Trust has, provides peace of mind for our investors.
For over 70 years, the Trust has been supporting residents across Brisbane through our fundraising efforts, improving the wellbeing of the most marginalised and vulnerable members of the community
This is what you make possible when you invest in the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust
The Trust is really special because there are all of these different organisations that are supported, some small like us, and other bigger charities that are also doing really impactful work, with the one goal of supporting people in Brisbane.
To be able to see a beautiful smile on sick children undergoing Cancer treatment and their siblings by providing them with simple pleasures such as Easter Eggs donated by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust, makes such a difference for our families
A recent grant from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust allowed us to roll out a hot vending machine with a 24-hour-a-day access to make sure no ones goes hungry. It is estimated that the funding received would support more than 1500 meals to people living on the breadline
Little Star Kids received a much-needed funding boost thanks to a grant presented to us by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust. This grant helps fund our Little Stars Learners program, which provides trauma-informed academic tutoring to QLD kids living in long term foster care
We are so humbled and grateful for the immediate response of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust that allows us to focus on continuing our work to support the disadvantages of Brisbane Central. It is our privilege to serve, but it is made so much easier when we can focus on the need and doing our best to support the community