In evaluating whom the Scanlon Foundation will provide with a grant, the following funding requests will be excluded:

• Core business of an organisation or general operational or direct service provision expenses (involving salaries, rent, administration and travel costs).
  
  
• Recurrent costs or general operating expenses of established programs
  
  
• Long-standing social care projects
  
  
• Festivals and exhibitions
  
  
• Theatrical performances, productions and workshops
  
  
• Capital and building works, equipment or vehicles
  
  
• Political organisations or campaigns
  
  
• Associations that cannot prove tax deductible status
  
  
• Programs for which funding has previously been sought within the previous 24 month period and rejected.