How we fund
Overhead and indirect costs
We want every dollar we invest to make a real difference to men’s health, so we fund the direct costs of delivering the work.
We don’t fund overhead or indirect costs, with one exception for Community organisations (see below).
Overhead costs are the general costs of running an organisation, including things like accounting fees, insurance, interest, legal fees, taxes and utilities.
Indirect costs of research, including institutional or organisational overheads, are costs that can’t be tied to a specific research initiative, fellowship or grant. They include running and maintaining facilities like laboratories; general departmental services like finance, legal and insurance; managing the research process; and regulatory and safety compliance, including human ethics, animal care and environmental assessment.
The exception: Community organisations
We know community organisations often run lean, so if you’re a Community organisation, you can put up to 10% of your total requested budget towards overhead costs. Those costs need to be directly linked to delivering the Funded Activities, clearly justified in your budget, backed by evidence, and approved by us in writing. For example, if you request $100,000, up to $10,000 of that can go towards overhead costs. Overhead costs that don’t meet these conditions, or that go over the 10% limit, aren’t eligible.
