Give Wangaratta has announced the successful recipients of its 2025 grants, aimed at supporting and enriching the Wangaratta community through a range of impactful projects.

Seven grants totalling $30,000 have been awarded, bringing the total which Give Wangaratta has given back to the community since inception to over $200,000.

This year’s recipients include Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys to the Bush, Centre Against Violence, Open Door Neighbourhood House, Pangerang Community Hub, Thread Together, and Zonta Wangaratta.

Give Wangaratta chair Sarah Thompson said this year’s successful recipients have a particular focus on improving community connection and meeting community need.

“Each of these organisations is dedicated to fostering positive change and addressing critical needs within our community,” she said.

“We are thrilled with the calibre of grant applications we received and the tangible outcomes which we believe we can support through these initiatives.

“We would like to thank our partners and donors for supporting this year’s grants”.

Ms Thompson said the grants were enabled by generous Give Wangaratta donors and partnerships with Madge Brown Charitable Trust and Wangaratta RSL.

Give Wangaratta was established in 2019 as a funding body for the municipality’s charitable needs and to grow long term funding across Wangaratta’s nonprofit sector.

It is a sub-fund of Into Our Hands Community Foundation.