Transform local lives with Give500

Give500 is Border Trust’s collective giving campaign, supporting life changing community programs across the Border region.

Join Give500 in 2025! Donate $500 and become part of a community creating real change.

Give500 harnesses the power of collective giving to fund projects that directly benefit communities across the Border region. Donations to 2025 Give500 are now open!

Click here to Give500!

How Give500 works

Local community members, families, groups and businesses are invited to join Give500 by donating $500 to the Give500 program.

Each $500 donation is combined to form a grant pool. The more donations, the bigger the funding pot!
For every $500 donation, donors receive one vote to help decide which local project receives funding at our annual Pitch Night (held in November).
Donations are tax deductible and open from mid-November to June 30 each year.

Where does your donation go?

60% funds impactful community projects.
40% builds the Give500 Sub-Fund, ensuring long-term support for local causes.

One donation, one vote, big impact. Be part of Give500 today!

Choosing the Winning Give500 Project

As a Give500 donor, you’re invited to our Pitch Night, where the community comes together to decide which project receives the major grant.

Watch a short video and hear a live pitch from each of the three finalists.
Cast your vote—one $500 donation = one vote—for the project you believe will make the biggest impact.
The winner receives the largest grant, with smaller grants awarded to the two runners-up.

Your vote helps shape the future of our community. Join us and be part of the decision!

Applications to the Give500 grant program open July 2025

Head to our Find a Grant page for more grant options.

Apply for a Give500 grant

Local not-for-profit and community organisations are invited to apply for Give500 funding to support their local projects.

Applications to the Give500 Grant Program open on 1 July each year. (2024 G500 General Information for Grant Applicants 1July)

Applications to the Give500 Program will be shortlisted to three outstanding projects by the Give500 Committee, with the selected short list organisations to be voted on by Give500 donors at the annual Pitch Night held in November.

Get to know Give500

We’re excited to invite you to learn more about the Give500 2025 Grant Program by joining one of our online information sessions.

You’ll hear all about this unique collective giving campaign, the opportunity to unpack and pitch your project, plus how your organisation can connect directly with the donors who make it possible.

Click the below links to secure your spot.

Available online sessions:
Thurs 13^th March, 12:30pm-1:30pm &
Wed 23^rd April, 12:30pm-1:30pm.