As a Neighbourhood House, SPAN receives a relatively small amount of funding for its activities and role in the local community. Organisations and people in the community sector have argued long and energetically for the realistic funding of places like SPAN. SPAN will continue to work for greater recognition of the role of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres, and believes that the future holds great promise.
For now and the near future, SPAN's resources are constantly stretched, and SPAN relies heavily on the inspirational efforts and achievements of volunteers from the community to continue its work.

SPAN draws its funding from several key sources:
The Department of Victorian Communities (DVC) fund SPAN under the Neighbourhood House Co-ordination Program. This funding covers some of the wages of management and is intended to enable SPAN to co-ordinate volunteers, support self-help groups and host programs by and for the local community.

The Department of Human Services Home and Community Care Program (HACC) funds SPAN to provide Planned Activity Groups and Volunteer Co-ordination services to older people and differently abled people in the community.

The Adult Community Further Education Board (ACFE) funds SPAN to provide adult education to the community. Each year, SPAN submits a proposal of the courses it will provide, and is contracted to deliver a specific number of student contact hours in areas such as Vocational Education, Language and Literacy, and General Preparatory.

ACFE also funds a group of eight Adult Education Providers in Melbourne's northern suburbs- the ACE North Plus Cluster-of which SPAN is a member. Together, the Cluster works to improve planning of regional needs and to manage individual projects which benefit all Cluster members.

The City of Darebin has a strong history of supporting local community, and provides crucial operational funding to SPAN. SPAN uses this funding to maintain its day-to-day operations.