To make the process more convenient for donors, we assemble Panels of Noosa Charities by charitable “cluster”. Your funds will be shared across those charities in your preferred Panel.
Choosing one or more charities to support, especially if you are a large donor, is time consuming and a bit hit and miss. Our Panel approach does all the legwork for you; while letting you choose your area of interest.
You can research any Noosa Charity on the Australian Charities and Not for profit Commission (ACNC) website.
Noosa Foundation Charity Panels
Our Panels cover the most common ‘clusters’ of charitable causes available in the Noosa region. Presently these are:
- Education, Training & Employment
- Environment, Conservation and Climate
- Individual / Family Services & Support
- Indigenous Community
- Arts & Culture
- Community & Economic Development
- Housing & Homelessness
- Animal Welfare & Training
- Disaster Relief (when necessary) and
- Untied where you allow us to use donations to the best effect.
Education, Training and Employment
This group focuses on assisting financially challenged youth with progressing their studies.
Noosa Chances
Noosa Chances believes all young people deserve the chance to realise their potential. Through our educational scholarships, we can help transform young lives and create far-reaching opportunities for success. Noosa Chances gives young people who live or study in the Noosa region the chance to fulfill their potential and overcome financial barriers to success. We do this by providing scholarships through local schools and offering ongoing support. Our scholarships of $1500 a year support talented and motivated students who may otherwise lose out on the opportunity to pursue their educational dreams.
Candidates: these local charities and external ones serving the Noosa region may be suitable for Foundation donations but that is not yet confirmed.
Environment, Conservation and Climate
This is a group of Noosa charities working to improve the local environment.
Noosa & District Landcare
With over 20 years experience in vegetation management and horticulture, we provide a diverse range of services including carbon offsets, ecosystem restoration, native forest establishment and environmental property consultancy. Our strong environmental ethic and ability to deliver quality results, starting from project proposal stage through to implementation and post implementation maintenance, is widely recognised. We integrate training and education into everything we do by providing vocational and technical training and community awareness raising programs. We work directly with landholders, local, state and federal government, private investors, schools, universities and catchment care groups in the Burnett, Mary and Sunshine Coast regions. We deliver presentations and workshops both locally and interstate. Since its inception in 1991, Noosa & District Landcare has been operating as a not for profit organisation. Surpluses from commercial activities are used to fund community education programs.
Zero Emissions Noosa
Zero Emissions Noosa raised awareness and advocated to reduce emissions in the stationary energy and transport sectors in the Noosa shire area. We work with the local community and businesses to reach the goal of zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2026 . As Noosa's primary emissions sources are electricity consumption (69%), and fossil-fuel powered vehicles (30%), Noosa is joining communities around the globe committing to meaningful action on climate change. This goal, in line with Noosa Council’s commitment to zero emissions from Council and Noosa’s environmental commitment, assists a key issue facing our planet – keeping global warming under two degrees. We see our role as ‘kick-starting’ that process in our own community, and empowering our residents, businesses and community organisations, to come on the journey to zero net community carbon emissions by 2026.
Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA)
Dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of the Noosa River catchment Established in 1996, the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association, Inc (NICA) is a community-based not-for-profit organisation formed to coordinate and align natural resource management activities in the Noosa River catchment. NICA was responsible for the development of the original Noosa River Catchment Strategy and has since undertaken numerous terrestrial and on-water programs and initiatives to fulfill its aims. Today, NICA is the largest active-participation community organisation in the region specifically dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of the catchment. Learn more about NICA’s strategic goals, current and past programs.
Candidates: these local charities and external ones serving the Noosa region may be suitable for Foundation donations but that is not yet confirmed.
Individual / Family Services & Support
This group focuses on supporting financially challenged individuals and families.
Candidates: these local charities and external ones serving the Noosa region may be suitable for Foundation donations but that is not yet confirmed.
Indigenous Community
This group focuses on supporting indigenous individuals, families and groups.
Candidates: these local charities and external ones serving the Noosa region may be suitable for Foundation donations but that is not yet confirmed.
Arts & Culture
This group focuses on supporting the arts and cultural activities in Noosa
Candidates: these local charities and external ones serving the Noosa region may be suitable for Foundation donations but that is not yet confirmed.
Community & Economic Development
This group focuses on supporting community and economic development activities in Noosa
Candidates: these local charities and external ones serving the Noosa region may be suitable for Foundation donations but that is not yet confirmed.
- Volunteer Coastguard – external but funds used locally
- Rural Fire Brigades Association Qld – external but funds used locally
Housing & Homeless
This group focuses on addressing housing and homeless issues in the Noosa community
Candidates: these local charities and external ones serving the Noosa region may be suitable for Foundation donations but that is not yet confirmed.
- none listed presently
Animal Welfare & Training
This group focuses on groups looking after the welfare of animals and those training animals to help e.g. people with disabilities like sight and PTSD in the Noosa community
Candidates: these local charities and external ones serving the Noosa region may be suitable for Foundation donations but that is not yet confirmed.
- Paws for a Purpose
- Soquilichi Rescue Ranch
Untied Donations
When a donor does not specify their charitable preference, we will use our discretion to allocate money. Generally, we look to support Noosa charities that make a long term impact on the region and the residents. Examples are given below.
Noosa Chances
Noosa Chances believes all young people deserve the chance to realise their potential. Through our educational scholarships, we can help transform young lives and create far-reaching opportunities for success. Noosa Chances gives young people who live or study in the Noosa region the chance to fulfill their potential and overcome financial barriers to success. We do this by providing scholarships through local schools and offering ongoing support. Our scholarships of $1500 a year support talented and motivated students who may otherwise lose out on the opportunity to pursue their educational dreams.