Donations & Sponsorship
Financial support for eligible community projects, events and initiatives
Each year, Riverina Water supports a wide range of community initiatives in our supply area through both donations and sponsorship.
Signficant requests should be referred to our annual grants program, which is more suitable to these types of projects and funding amounts.
Application process and requirements
All donation requests must be submitted in writing using the donations and sponsorship application form.
Riverina Water will aim to respond to your request within 10 working days. If you are unable to complete the form online, contact our Community Engagement Officer at community@rwcc.nsw.gov.au or 6922 0608.
Some requests may need to be considered by the Board, which only meets every two months. Please allow for this timeframe in your planning.
Please refer to our Donations and Sponsorship Policy for additional information.
Applicants must be eligible under the Donations and Sponsorship Policy and address the criteria in the application form.
Applications will be assessed on their merit, including the project or activities to be funded and the objectives.
Consideration will be given to whether the applicant has already received similar funding when assessing the application.
As per the Donations and Sponsorship Policy, Riverina Water may not approve funding for the full amount requested.
Successful applications for a donation or sponsorship will receive an email of approval confirming the amount in line with the project details.
Successful applicants are required to do the following:
- Email a tax invoice to community@rwcc.nsw.gov.au within 10 working days
- If usage of Riverina Water logo or promotional material is required or offered, email the request to community@rwcc.nsw.gov.au. All usage of corporate branding is to be approved by Riverina Water before publication or distribution.
- Following the completion of the project, recipients are to provide images, video or media coverage to Riverina Water to demonstrate the program, service or events in action. Copies of applicable receipts/invoices may be requested by Riverina Water.
If there is a business reason for a Riverina Water representative to attend in an official capacity such as a guest speaker or award presenter, please email details to community@rwcc.nsw.gov.au.
Organisations are not required to use the Riverina Water logo as part of a program, service or event, or related promotion materials for donations. Sponsorship agreements may require logo use and branding.
If an organisation wishes to use the Riverina Water logo, requests can emailed to community@rwcc.nsw.gov.au.
The Riverina Water Community Engagement Officer must approve logo placement in line with the Riverina Water Brand Style Guide.
All artwork can be emailed to community@rwcc.nsw.gov.au for approval during the draft stage.
Recipients of a Riverina Water donation or sponsoship may be required to complete an acquittal for the donation. The acquittal report will include a brief project report and financial acquittal within one month of the project’s completion.
The acquittal must:
- Provide photos, video or media coverage demonstrating funds acquittal eg the program, service or events in action
- Provide copies of receipts/invoices where applicable
Donations and Sponsorship application form
All applications for donations and sponsorship will be assessed in accordance with Riverina Water’s Donation and Sponsorship Policy.
Riverina Water aims to respond to donation requests within 10 working days of receiving them. Please ensure you have allowed sufficient time for your application to be assessed, particularly if it has been posted.
All sections in this application form must be completed. Please insert N/A if not applicable to your organisation.
Attachments and supporting material may be included in your application (eg formal letter, letters of support, sponsorship packages, designs or plans etc).