About us
Good projects shouldn’t stall because funding gets in the way.
Ready Fund Grow is an independent Australian not-for-profit that helps schools, early learning services and communities overcome funding barriers for practical environmental and learning projects.
- Australian not-for-profit
- Organisation-authorised
- Reviewed by RFG
- 100% reaches the project
- Receipt emailed
Why we exist
The project is ready. The funding often isn’t.
Schools and communities often already have the idea, the people and the plan. What stops the project moving is funding.
Grants help, but they are limited, competitive and often time-consuming.
Ready Fund Grow gives organisations another way to raise the funding they need through their community and funding partners, without a platform fee.
The model
Two ways projects get funded
Communities backing local projects
Families, neighbours and local businesses give to a project they can see from the school gate. 100% of community contributions are applied to the approved project.
Funders creating impact at scale
Foundations, corporates and councils fund a region, a theme or a pool of projects. That support also keeps the platform free for organisations to use.
When both happen at once the effect compounds: a partner's seed or matched funding gives a community campaign early momentum, and a community's own effort shows a funder exactly where their money is welcome.
Our heritage
Where Ready Fund Grow came from
Ready Fund Grow evolved from ReadyFundGo, a crowdfunding platform acquired by WaterUps. Rather than keep running a general-purpose platform, it was restructured as a new charity with a focused mission.
That distinction matters: this is not the old platform with a new name. The charity has its own purpose, its own governance and a narrower remit — projects with clear educational, environmental and community benefit.
WaterUps remains a related party and a supplier some organisations choose to use. Using WaterUps products is always optional and never a condition of approval.
What we do
- Provide the platform at no cost to eligible organisations
- Help shape clear, achievable campaigns.
- Review every campaign before launch.
- Manage and apply campaign funds.
- Track delivery and outcomes.
What we don't do
- Take ownership of your project.
- Solely promote your campaign; your community is your best advocate.
- Charge a platform fee to eligible organisations.
- Require you to buy from any particular supplier.
- Release funds without project verification
What happens if you don’t reach the target?
RFG is not all-or-nothing. Campaigns explain what can still be delivered at different funding levels, so supporters know what their contribution can make possible.
Trust & governance
Built around trust and accountability
An Australian not-for-profit company
Ready Fund Grow Pty Ltd, ABN 19 685 036 702. We have applied for charity registration and DGR endorsement; those applications are not yet determined.
Organisation-authorised campaigns
Every campaign must be approved by the organisation behind it.
Reviewed by RFG
We review the project, budget and campaign before publication.
Funds held and applied by RFG
Funds are applied through RFG’s approved project process.
Impact
Where things stand
$1.42M
Total raised
Passed on to projects in full
128
Gardens and spaces built
Since 2023
24
Live campaigns
Across seven states and territories
31,400
Children impacted
Estimated from delivered projects