Philanthropy
Brisbane Girls Grammar School remains proud of our culture of giving back and the School’s important role in empowering girls and young women to contribute to our collective future.
Investing in our School and its vision has a lasting and life-changing positive impact—your support enables us to continue building a strong future for current and future generations of Grammar girls.
Current initiatives
With your help, Brisbane Girls Grammar School is leading excellence in education, but this cannot happen with fees alone.
Make a gift to the Building Fund and contribute to the building of the Junior School building or help us complete the Periodic Table in the Science Learning Centre.
Our philanthropic focus areas
Ways to support
Gifts in-Kind
Brisbane Girls Grammar School values non-monetary gifts that enrich the student experience and support our academic and co-curricular programs. Contributions such as artwork, special equipment, and other tangible personal items have previously made a lasting impact on our community.
As an approved participant in the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, the School can offer donors additional benefits for eligible contributions.
If you are interested in making a gift in-kind that complements our programs or enhances our collections, please contact the Development team at (07) 3332 1300 or via email.
Make a gift
Supporting Brisbane Girls Grammar School has lasting and life-changing impact—your gift allows the School to build a strong future for Grammar girls.
Thank you to our Giving Day 2024 donors
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raised thanks to the generosity of our community on Giving Day.
Thank you to our Giving Day 2024 donors
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donations gifted during Giving Day 2024.
Thank you to our Giving Day 2024 donors
To support
the Junior School building, the greening of the Creative Learning Centre, and Bursary Program.
Donor stories
Impact of Giving
The annual Impact of Giving Report is an uplifting reminder of the unique impact of our donor's philanthropic contributions to Brisbane Girls Grammar School. Our supportive community plays a fundamentally important role in ensuring the timeless provision of a truly enriching and inspiring education for girls.
Contact us
To discuss giving a gift to Girls Grammar, please contact: Development Manager, Ms April Euler, by email or phone +61 7 3332 1300.
FAQs
Here are some common questions and answers to help you understand more about giving to Girls Grammar.
Why does the School accept donations?
Supporting our School creates opportunities for both current and future generations of girls and young women, enabling them to pave their own positive legacy in their lives beyond school. Gifts come in many forms including tax-deductible pledge gifts, bequests, non-monetary gifts in kind to support School programs, or cultural gifts as part of the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
What level of investment is tax deductible?
Brisbane Girls Grammar School (ABN 31 445 392 850) is a registered Deductible Gift Recipient under Subdivision 30BA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Donations above $2 are tax deductible.
Does my donation allow me to vote in Board of Trustees’ elections?
Under the Grammar Schools Act 2016, gifts of $500 and above (excluding donations made via ASF) entitle the donor to one vote in the subsequent Board of Trustees electoral cycle. Gifts of $2000 and above (excluding donations made via ASF) entitle the donor to a vote in all electoral cycles.
What is the Roll of Electors and how does it work?
The School maintains a comprehensive Roll of Electors based on eligibility criteria determined in accordance with the School’s By-laws, and current and past provisions of the Grammar Schools Regulation 2016. Eligible electors are offered the opportunity to vote in the Board of Trustees elections.
Donations to the School’s Deductible Gift Recipient funds (Library Fund, Building Fund, or Education Fund Bursaries and Scholarships) are gifts to the School for the purposes of eligibility criteria. Donations to the School through the Australian Sports Foundation are not considered gifts to the School for the purposes of eligibility criteria.
For further information regarding elections, or to obtain a copy of the Electoral By-laws that set out detailed eligibility criteria, please contact Secretary to the Board of Trustees via email or phone +61 7 3332 1309.
How are donors acknowledged?
We are extremely appreciative of our generous donors, whose support perpetuates our vision to pioneer exceptional scholarship, creating strong, tangible and meaningful pathways for the advancement of women. We are proud to acknowledge our donors in the School’s Annual Review and Impact of Giving reports, unless anonymity is requested. Only donor names, not donation details, are published.