Summary
Since its establishment in 1964, the Foundation has distributed in excess of $141 million for Victorians.
Grants paid 2022/2023
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- Enabling Education Program: $1,684,443
- Improved Health Program: $934,364
- Advancing Agriculture Program: $841,500
- Pathways to Employment and Housing Program: $1,842,000
- Partnership Program: $514,644
- Trustees' Discretion: $288,750
Our Impact
- All
- Enabling Education
- Improved Health
- Pathways to Employment and Housing
- Advancing Agriculture
- Trustee Discretion
- Partnership Program
Enabling Education
Grants Approved
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/2019
2017/2018
2016/2017
2015/2016
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
| ABCN Foundation | ABCN and WBF Scholarships for high-potential young people | $60,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Colman Education Foundation | Our Place Replication | $300,000 | 1st of 10 instalments |
| Conservation Ecology Centre | Wildlife Wonders | $250,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Discovery Science & Technology Museum Inc | Educating educators STEM program | $5,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| L2R Gen Next Inc | L2R Pathways | $50,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Social Ventures Australia Ltd | E4L Supporting Victorian Schools in Disadvantaged Areas | $300,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| The Malpa Project | Indigenous Young Doctors: Expansion Project in Victoria | $75,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Tomorrow Today Education Foundation | Emergency Relief | $31,000 | one year |
| University of Melbourne: Asia Education Foundation | HarvestEd | $152,300 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| “University of Melbourne: Early Years Education Research Program Consortium” | Changing the Life Trajectories of Australia’s Most Vulnerable Children (STAGE 2) | $50,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| University of Melbourne: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | The William Buckland Foundation Residential Scholarship Program | $30,000 | 5th of 5 instalments |
| Victoria University | Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID): Victorian Sustainability Program | $148,121 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
2019/2020
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABCN Foundation | ABCN and WBF Scholarships for high-potential young people | $60,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Ardoch Youth Foundation Ltd | Improving Vulnerable Childrens School Readiness Through Ardoch’s Early Language & Literacy Program | $95,350 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Banksia Gardens Community Services | Northern Centre For Excellence in trauma informed education | $100,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Chisholm Institute | Career Creation with Caroline: educational relief grants | $50,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Concern Australia | Hand brake turn: Automotive training experience | $149,724 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Conservation Ecology Centre | Wildlife Wonders | $250,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| Country Education Project | Rural Education: Accessible Learning (REAL Project) | $100,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Discovery Science & Technology Museum Inc | Educating educators STEM program | $25,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Jesuit Social Services Ltd | Sudanese Australian integrated learning (SAIL) Program. | $40,000 | 2nd of 5 instalments |
| Kids Thrive Inc | Employing Kids Thrive General Manager. | $100,000 | 3rd and 4th of 4 instalments |
| L2R Gen Next Inc. | L2R Pathways. | $50,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School | Victorian Indigenous Students at the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) | $120,000 | 5th of 5 instalments |
| Melbourne Recital Centre | Learning and Access Program Stream for Children Living with Disability. | $170,400 | 1st and 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Merri Health | Ready Set Prep | $105,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Midnight Basketball Australia | Tournaments and Workshop Framework Support Implementation. | $70,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| North Central Local Learning & Employment | Strong Families Strong Children Loddon Shire (SFSCL): Family education program | $100,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Save The Children Australia | Hands On Learning 2019-22. | $150,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Stars Foundation Limited | Expansion of School-Based Mentoring Program in Victoria. | $50,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Teach For Australia | Enabling Instructional Leadership Pilot (EILP). | $110,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| The Malpa Project | Indigenous Young Doctors: Expansion Project in Victoria | $70,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Tomorrow Today Education Foundation | Education Benalla Program | $400,000 | 1st and 2nd of 3 instalments |
| University of Melbourne: Asia Education Foundation | Rural Develop Harvested. | $65,700 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| University of Melbourne: Early Years Education Research Program Consortium | Changing The Life Trajectories Of Australias Most Vulnerable Children (Stage 2). | $105,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| University of Melbourne: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | The William Buckland Foundation Residential Scholarship Program | $40,000 | 4th of 5 instalments |
| Victoria University | Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID): Victorian sustainability program | $149,508 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association Inc | Young Blood Young Mob: Youth engagement program | $50,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
2018/2019
ABCN Foundation – $60,000 1st of 4 instalments
ABCN and WBF Scholarships for high-potential young people
Ardoch Youth Foundation – $91,380 1st of 3 instalments
Improving vulnerable children’s school readiness through Ardoch’s Early Language & Literacy Program
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre – $103,500 2nd of 2 instalments
Empowerment to education for youth seeking asylum
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship – $140,000 3rd of 3 instalments
Social Enterprise in schools and beyond – Job seeker to job creator
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship – $217,100 one year
Enabling infrastructure to grow enterprising communities across Victoria
Australian National Development Index (ANDI) Limited – $150,000 one year
Community education research project
Banksia Gardens Community Services – $100,000 1st of 2 instalments
Northern centre for excellence in trauma informed education
Baptcare – $25,000 3rd of 3 instalments
Home-Start: Supporting vulnerable parents with school- aged children
Chisholm Institute – $50,000 1st of 2 instalments
Career creation with Caroline: educational relief grants
Concern Australia – $143,549 2nd of 4 instalments
Hand brake turn: Automotive training experience
Country Education Project – $100,000 3rd of 4 instalments
Rural education: Accessible learning (REAL Project)
Discovery Science and Technology Centre – $25,000 2nd of 4 instalments
Educating educators STEM program
Doveton College – $125,000 3rd of 3 instalments
The music futures program: A central program of the Our Place model
EdConnect Australia $150,000 – 3rd of 3 instalments
Intergenerational impact supporting mentors in disadvantaged schools
Jesuit Social Services Ltd – $40,000 1st of 5 instalments
Sudanese Australian integrated learning (SAIL) Program
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) – $120,000 4th of 5 instalments
Victorian Indigenous students at the Melbourne indigenous Transition School
Melbourne Recital Centre – $107,300 6th of 6 instalments
Share More Music – a music education and accessibility program
Merri Health – $105,000 3rd of 4 instalments
Ready Set Prep Program
North Central Local Learning and Employment Network Inc – $100,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Strong Families Strong Children Loddon Shire (SFSCL): Family education program
Orchestra Victoria – $70,000 4th of 4 instalments
Orchestra Victoria regional education program
Polyglot Theatre – $50,000 3rd of 3 instalments
5678: An artistic intervention to early school leaving and social isolation in Collingwood
Shepparton Art Museum $50,000 1st of 4 instalments
Youth ambassadors program design and delivery
Skilling Australia Foundation – $88,000 3rd of 4 instalments
Accessible Pathways to Training and Education (APpeTitE) for young people aged 17–25
Social Ventures Australia Limited – $300,000 1st of 2 instalments
Evidence for Learning: Supporting Victorian schools in disadvantaged areas
Teach For Australia – $107,000 3rd of 4 instalments
Enabling Instruction Leadership Pilot (EILP): Teacher mentoring program
The Malpa Project $50,000 1st of 3 instalments
Young Doctors: Expansion Project in Victoria
Tomorrow Today Education Foundation – $200,000 3rd of 3 instalments
Education Benalla Program: Education support
University of Melbourne: Faculty of Business and Economics
$150,000 – 1st of 3 $150,000 instalments
Early Years Education Research Program Consortium
University of Melbourne: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
$190,000 2nd and 3rd of 5 instalments
The William Buckland Foundation Residential Scholarship Program
Victoria University – $145,984 1st of 4 instalments
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID): Victorian sustainability program
Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association – $50,000 1st of 3 instalments
Young Blood Young Mob: Youth engagement program
Zoe Support Australia – $240,000 4th of 4 instalments
Great Expectations: assisting young mothers to complete education
2017/2018
The Arts Centre – $54,595
The curious case of the perenially unpopular maths
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre – $202,500
Empowerment to Education for youth seeking asylum.
BSTMI trading as Discovery Science & Technology Centre – $75,000
Educating Educators
Concern Australia – $590,840
Hand Brake Turn Local and Mobile
University of Melbourne – $4,500
Koorie Student Support Fund – VCA Wilin Centre
North Central Local Learning and Employment Network Inc – $400,000
Strong Families Strong Children Loddon Shire (SFSCL) – Family Education Program.
Orchestra Victoria – $70,000
Orchestra Victoria Regional Education – Extension Grant.
Philanthropy Australia – $75,000
Philanthropy Champions
Zoe Support Australia – $240,000
Great Expectations – assisting young mothers to complete education – Extension grant.
2016/2017
Melbourne Recital Centre – $219,600 (over 2 years)
Share More Music (A Music Education & Accessibility Program)
Banksia Gardens Community Services – $200,000.00 (over 2 years)
Project REAL (Re-Engagement in Education & Learning)
Anglicare Victoria – $300,000 (over 2 years)
TEACHaR – Transforming Educational Achievement for Children in Home-based and Residential care
Skilling Australia Foundation – $352,000 (over 4 years)
APpeTitE (Accessible Pathways to Training & Education) for young people aged 17-25
Edconnect Australia – $450,000 (over 3 years)
Intergenerational Impact
Country Education Project – $400,000 (over 4 years)
Rural Education – Accessible Learning (REAL Project)
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship – $440,000 (over 3 years)
Social Enterprise in Schools and Beyond – Job Seeker to Job Creator
Colman Education Foundation – $35,000
Doveton Baby College
Berry Street – $119,000
Morwell Central School Community Hub: Early Years Education – Phase 1
Baptcare – $75,000 (over 3 years)
Home-Start: Targeting vulnerable parents with school aged children
Polyglot Theatre – $150,000 (over 3 years)
5678: an artistic intervention to early school leaving and social isolation in Collingwood
Teach for Australia – $442,000 (over 4 years)
Enabling Instruction Leadership Pilot (EILP)
Merri Health – $520,000 (over 4 years)
Ready Set Prep Program
Shepparton Art Museum – $500,000 (over 3 years)
For programming
Kids Thrive – $200,000 (over 4 years)
Core organisational support
Doveton College – $375,000 (over 3 years)
The Music Futures Program: A central program of Our Place
2015/2016
Centre for Multicultural Youth – $150,000 (over 2 years)
Pathway to Opportunity
Hands On Learning Australia – $575,000 (over 3 years)
Increasing accessibility to Hands on Learning across Victoria
Kids Thrive Inc – $210,000 (over 3 years)
Kids Leading Local Change
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School – $600,000 (over 5 years)
Victorian Indigenous Students at the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
Orchestra Victoria – $255,000 (over 3 years)
Orchestra Victoria Regional Education
Tomorrow Today Foundation – $600,000 (over 3 years)
Education Benalla Project
Zoe Support Australia – $600,000 (over 3 years)
Great Expectations – assisting young mothers to complete education
Improved Health
Grants Approved
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/2019
2017/2018
2016/2017
2015/2016
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
| Bendigo Community Health Services | Community Paediatrics in Bendigo | $250,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Children Australia Inc | Capable Parents Healthy Families | $149,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Domestic Violence Victoria Inc | Family Violence Sector Capacity Building Program | $50,000 | 6th of 6 instalments |
| Foodbank Victoria Ltd | Farms to Families Program | $75,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Heartkids Ltd | Heartkids Childhood/Congenital Heart Disease Project Compass (Vic) | $112,049 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Melbourne Health | The Lynley S Aitken Travelling Scholarship | $10,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Mental Health Legal Centre Inc | Covid-19 Response Grant | $50,000 | one year |
| OzChild | Covid-19 Response Grant | $10,000 | one year |
| Sane Australia | Sane Assist | $100,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Summer Foundation Ltd | Covid-19 Response Grant | $50,000 | one year |
| Summer Foundation Ltd | Emergency Relief Grant | $25,000 | one year |
| Syndromes Without A Name (S.W.A.N) Australia Inc | Capacity Building for Organisational Sustainability | $45,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
2019/2020
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo Community Health Services | Community Paediatrics In Bendigo | $250,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Children Australia Inc | Capable Parents Healthy Families | $149,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| Domestic Violence Victoria Inc | Family Violence Sector Capacity Building Program | $55,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Foodbank Victoria Ltd | Farms To Families Program | $75,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Heartkids Ltd | Heartkids Childhood/Congenital Heart Disease Project Compass (Vic). | $122,049 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Orygen | Australians for Mental Health – Regional Victoria Campaign | $150,000 | one year |
| Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children | Equal Access To Services For Children Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing Across Victoria By Taralye Developing Three Micro-Centres And Several Regional Hubs To Provide Seamless Integration Of Services For Children Over 12 Years Of Age | $50,000 | one year |
| Sane Australia | Sane Assist | $100,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Scope (Vic) Ltd | Magic Shoes Project | $136,815 | one year |
| Syndromes Without A Name (S.W.A.N) Australia Inc. | Capacity Building For Organisational Sustainability | $90,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| The Man Cave | Victorian Man Cave Regional Expansion. | $75,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
2018/2019
Bendigo Community Health – $250,000 2nd of 4 Services instalments
Community Paediatrics in Bendigo
Domestic Violence Victoria Inc – $100,000 1st of 2 instalments
Family Violence Sector Capacity Building Program
Foodbank Victoria Limited – $75,000 1st of 4 instalments
Farms to Families Program
Irabina Autism Services – $148,815 one year
Irabina eHealth Program
Kids Plus Foundation – $118,000 2nd of 2 instalments
Capacity building and organisational development
Orygen – $300,000 3rd and 4th of 4 instalments
A Systematic Approach to Youth Suicide Prevention
Royal Melbourne Hospital – $10,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Lynly Aitken Travelling scholarship
Summer Foundation – $150,000 3rd of 3 instalments
NDIS Hospital Liaison Role
SWAN Executive Officer role support – $90,000 one year
Syndromes Without A Name (S.W.A.N.) Inc
Victorian YMCA Youth and The Man Cave Regional Expansion
– $65,000 1st of 4 Community Services Inc instalments
2017/2018
Bendigo Community Health Service Ltd – $1,000,000
Community Paediatrics in Bendigo
Kids Plus Foundation – $232,000
Capacity Building and Organisational support
Melbourne Health – $30,000
Lynly Aitkin Travelling Scholarship
2016/2017
Orygen – $600,000 (over 4 years)
A Systematic Approach to Youth Suicide Prevention
Summer Foundation – $450,000 (over 3 years)
NDIS Hospital Liaison Role
St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne Limited – $165,000 (over 3 years)
The Rural Aboriginal Youth Transitional Health Program
Very Special Kids – $156,908.00 (over 2 years)
The Road to Respite
Taskforce Community Agency – $175,108.00 (over 2 years)
The Hub
Victorian Arts Centre Trust – $30,000.00
Arts wellbeing collective – pilot program
The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research & Public Health Ltd – $69,070.00
Prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among gay and bisexual men in regional Victoria using a best practice peer-led education and testing model
2015/2016
Carrington Health – $150,000
Paediatric Assessment and Treatment at Carrington Health – the PATCH
Eating Disorders Foundation Of Victoria – $200,000 (over 2 years)
Peer mentoring program for eating disorders patients leaving hospital
Good Cycles Ltd – $150,000 (over 3 years)
Bike Therapy
Kids Plus Foundation – $188,790 (over 2 years)
Kids Plus Foundation Organisational Capacity Building
Penington Institute – $200,000 (over 2 years)
Campaign to promote an ice support website for young people and their friends and families
The Advisory Council For Children With Impaired Hearing (Vic) Taralye – $200,000 (over 3 years)
Developing three micro-centres and several regional hubs to provide seamless integration of services for children 0-12 years of age
Yooralla – $365,030 (over 3 years)
On the Move – State-wide Early Functional Mobility Service
Advancing Agriculture
Grants Approved
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/2019
2017/2018
2016/2017
2015/2016
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
| Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) | Donation | $5,000 | one year |
| Farmers For Climate Action | Victorian Climate Smart Agriculture Fellowship Program | $90,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Foodbank Victoria Ltd | Farms to Families Program | $75,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Nuffield Australia | Nuffield Scholarships | $53,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| The Australian National University | Sustainable Farms | $133,549 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
2019/2020
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) | AEGN Knowledge Building Field Trip 2019 | $790 | one year |
| Birchip Cropping Group | BCG Community Network: Solving the big issues in agriculture | $123,500 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Farmers For Climate Action | Victorian Climate Smart Agriculture Fellowship Program | $90,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| Foodbank Victoria Limited | Foodbank Victorias Farms To Families Program | $75,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Nuffield Farming Scholars | Nuffield Scholarships 2018-2021. 3 X Scholars | $159,000 | TBC |
| Sustainable Table | Ripe For Change Small Grants Program | $100,000 | one year |
| The Australian National University | Sustainable Farms. | $255,577 | 1st and 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Worn-Gundidj Aboriginal Cooperative | Southern Victorian Indigenous Plant Foods Commercialisation | $50,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
2018/2019
Australian Conservation Foundation Inc – $59,205 one year
Murray-Darling Rivers Fellowship
Australian Environmental Grantmakers’ Network – $6,000 one year
Annual donation
Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) – $119,500 2nd of 3 instalments
BCG Community Network: Solving the big issues in agriculture
Farmers for Climate Action – $100,000 2nd of 2 instalments
Victorian Climate-Smart Agricultural Fellowship
Foodbank Victoria Limited $75,000 1st of 4 instalments
Farms to Families Program
Nuffield Australia – $52,000 1st of 4 instalments
Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarship for a Victorian farmer: 2016 to 2018
2017/2018
Birchip Cropping Group – $348,000
BCG Community Network – Solving the big issues in Agriculture
Farmers for Climate Action – $176,000
Victorian Climate-Smart Agricultural Fellowship
Nuffield Australia Farming Scholars – $367,000
Nuffield Scholarships 2018 – 2021
2016/2017
Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network – $25,000
Ripe for Change Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity Research Partnership
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal – $5,500
Grant for regional Victorian Women to further their environmental leadership
Western District – Health Service National Centre for Farmer Health – $30,000
From Inside the Farm Gate: Rural Women’s Stories of Thriving and Surviving.
(A partnership grant with the Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust)
2015/2016
United Dairy Farmers of Victoria – $250,000
Supporting the wellbeing of Victorian Dairy Farmers
Pathways to Employment and Housing
Grants Approved
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/2019
2017/2018
2016/2017
2015/2016
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
| Ardoch Youth Foundation Ltd | Improving Vulnerable Children’s School Readiness Through Ardoch’s Early Language Literacy Program | $135,720 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Asylum Seeker Resource Centre | Building Capacity Through Digital Transformation | $125,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia Ltd | Regional Community Pilot Extension | $50,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Concern Australia Welfare Inc | Hand Brake Turn Local and Mobile | $148,857 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Council to Homeless Persons | Everybody’s Home Campaign | $127,184 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Free To Feed Ltd | Vulnerable Victorians Program | $144,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Jesuit Social Services Ltd | Sudanese Australia Integrated Learning (SAIL) Program | $40,000 | 3rd of 5 instalments |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School | Victorian Indigenous Students at the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School | $120,000 | 6th of 6 instalments |
| Sacred Heart Misison | Emergency Relief Grant | $50,000 | one year |
| Sane Australia | Sane Assist | $100,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Save the Children Australia | Hands on Learning | $150,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Stars Foundation Limited | Expansion of School-based Mentoring Program in Victoria | $50,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| The Man Cave Global Ltd | Victorian Man Cave Regional Expansion | $95,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| The Social Studio | The Social Fabric Youth Employment Program | $70,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Thrive Refugee Enterprise | Thrive Capacity Enhancement | $150,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Try Australia | Try Build Project | $200,000 | 3rd and 4th of 4 instalments |
| Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Co-Op Ltd | Growing Up Aboriginal Babies at Home | $50,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Women’s Property Initiatives | Chief Operations Officer Funding | $45,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
2019/2020
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Inc | Emergency Relief Grant | $100,000 | one year |
| Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Inc | Building Capacity Through Digital Transformation | $125,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia Ltd | Regional Community Pilot and Extension | $50,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Careerseekers | Increased Capacity for Sustainability of Victorian Program | $50,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Conscious Creative Ltd (trading as HoMie Street Store) | The Pathway Project: engaging young people who are at risk of homelessness in pathways to retail employment | $145,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Council To Homeless Persons | Everybody’s Home Campaign | $123,800 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Free To Feed Ltd | Now To Launch: Food Startup Incubator | $144,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Habitat For Humanity Australia (Victoria) Inc. | Completing the Yea Heights estate development and building organisational capability. | $100,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Indigenous Employment Partners Ltd | Power 2 Work: Indigenous employment program | $150,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Outer Urban Projects Limited | Linkages Employment Generator. | $50,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| The Social Studio | The Social Fabric: Youth employment program | $70,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Thrive Refugee Enterprise | Increasing Thrive’s Business Support Capacity In Victoria | $150,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Try Australia | Try Build Project. | $150,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency | Growing Up Aboriginal Babies At Home | $50,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Western Community Legal Centre | Westjustice Digital Upgrade Capacity Building Through Digital Transformation | $30,000 | 1st of 4 instalments |
| Women’s Property Initiatives | Chief Operations Officer Funding | $45,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
2018/2019
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre – $125,000 1st of 3 instalments
Building capacity through digital transformation: IT infrastructure project
Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia Ltd -$100,000 1st of 4 instalments
Regional community pilot and extension
Careerseekers – $50,000 1st of 2 instalments
Increased capacity for sustainability of Victorian program
Conscious Creative Limited (trading as HoMie Street Store) – $148,600 2nd of 3 instalments
The Pathway Project: engaging young people who are at risk of homelessness in pathways to retail employment
Free To Feed Ltd – $144,000 2nd of 2 instalments
Now to launch: Food start-up incubator
Geelong Ethnic Communities Council trading as Diversitat – $98,560 3rd of 3 instalments
Rights to work: Supporting refugees into local employment opportunities
Habitat for Humanity Australia (Victoria) – $300,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Completing the Yea Heights estate development and building organisational capability
Indigenous Employment $150,000 1st of 2 Partners Ltd instalments
Power 2 Work: Indigenous employment program
Kids Under Cover – $75,000 2nd of 2 instalments
Partner In Preventing Youth Homelessness
Outer Urban Projects – $50,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Linkages Employment Generator
Permanent Care and Adoptive Families – $120,000 3rd of 3 instalments
Keeping families together: Supporting children and their families joined through permanent care and adoption in regional Victoria
The Social Studio – $100,000 1st of 3 instalments
The Social Fabric: Youth employment program
Thrive Refugee Enterprise Limited – $150,000 1st of 4 instalments
Thrive Capacity Enhancement: Victorian expansion of program
2017/2018
Domestic Violence Victoria – $30,000
Philanthropy Collaboration Project brings together the philanthropic, government and family violence sectors in the implementation of the Royal Commission into Family Violence recommendations
Conscious Creative Limited (trading as HoMie Street Store) – $436,940
The Pathway Project
Free To – $288,000
Now to Launch Food Startup Incubator
Habitat for Humanity Australia (Victoria) Inc – $500,000
Completing the Yea Heights Estate Development (Prospect Rise, Yea) and building organisational capability
Kids Under Cover – $150,000
Partner In Preventing Youth Homelessness.
Outer Urban Projects – $150,000
Linkages Employment Generator
Sacred Heart Mission – $250,000
Journey To Social inclusion – Social Impact Bond Guarantee
SYC – $125,000
Sticking together project extension of a pilot project connecting young people in Melbourne’s inner west with jobs and keeping them employed for 60 weeks
TRY Australia – $500,000
TRY Build Project
2016/2017
Total grants paid in 2016/17 – $1,174,500*
*Due to timing of our program rounds, no new Vulnerable Victorians grants were approved in FY 2017
2015/2016
Arts Centre Melbourne – $75,000
Lord of the Flies – Youth Outreach & Community Participation Program
Dugdale Trust for Women & Girls – $364,000 (over 3 years)
Club Respect
Geelong Ethnic Communities Council trading as Diversitat – $287,774 (over 3 years)
Rights to Work
Homes for Homes Ltd – $750,000 (over 3 years)
Homes for Homes (H4H)
McAuley Community Services for Women – $200,000
Coordination and Expansion of McAuley Children’s Services
Permanent Care and Adoptive Families – $360,000 (over 3 years)
Keeping Families Together – Supporting children and their families joined through permanent care and adoption in regional Victoria
Social Traders Ltd – $450,000 (over 3 years)
Social Enterprise Bridge Initiative
The Mirabel Foundation – $100,000
Looking Forward – Exploring Structures and Models for the Future
The Salvation Army Australia (Southern Territory) – $300,000 (over 3 years)
The Yarrinup Project
Victorian Women’s Housing Association trading as Women’s Property Initiatives – $200,000
Women’s Property Initiatives Social Enterprise – Property Initiatives Real Estate
Worktrainers Ltd – $225,000 (over 3 years)
Geared 4 Careers
Small Grants
Grants Approved
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/2019
2016/2017
2022/2023
Partnership Program
Trustees’ Discretion
2021/2022
Partnership Program
Trustees’ Discretion
2020/2021
Partnership Program
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igniting Change Foundation | Changing Lives 2018 – 2021 | $150,000 | 5th and 6th of 6 instalments |
Trustees’ Discretion
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blazeaid Inc | Fencing Material Bushfire Victims | $10,000 | one year |
| Brotherhood of St Laurence | Dental Care Program | $50,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Philanthropy Australia | Philanthropy Champions Program | $25,000 | one year |
2019/2020
Partnership Program
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal | Small Grants for Small Rural Communities Program (Vic) | $150,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Igniting Change Foundation | Changing Lives Small Grants Partnership | $150,000 | 3rd and 4th of 6 instalments |
Trustees’ Discretion
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philanthropy Australia | Philanthropy Champions | $25,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Walkley Foundation Ltd | Scholarship For An Aspiring Regional Journalist | $15,000 | one year |
| Walkley Foundation Ltd | Fellowship for a Midcareer Journalist From Regional Victoria | $26,000 | one year |
| Farmer Incubator Ltd I | Farmer Incubator Co-Farm Feasibility Study. | $17,000 | one year |
2018/2019
Parnership Program
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal – $150,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Small Grants For Small Rural Communities Program (Vic)
Igniting Change Foundation – $150,000 1st and 2nd of 6 instalments
Changing Lives Small Grants Partnership
Directors Discretion
Alliance for Gambling Reform – $33,000 one off
Friends of Reform: Support for Victorian program
Brotherhood of St Laurence $50,000 1st of 2 instalments
Chairman’s Award: Dental Care Program
Domestic Violence Victoria Inc – $10,000 one year
Collaborative Evaluation Grant
Philanthropy Australia Inc $25,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Philanthropy Champions Network
The Walkley Foundation – $20,000 one year
Scholarship for a rural Victorian reporter
2016/2017
Total grants paid in 2016/17 – $404,500
The Foundation has supported over 100 small grants to small community projects in 2017 with our partner organisations.
Grants Paid July 2022 - June 2023
Enabling Education
Improved Health
Advancing Agriculture
Pathways to Employment & Housing
Partnership Program
Trustees’ Discretion
Grants Paid July 2021 - June 2022
Enabling Education
Improved Health
Advancing Agriculture
Pathways to Employment & Housing
Partnership Program
Trustees’ Discretion
Grants Paid July 2020 - June 2021
Enabling Education
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
| ABCN Foundation | ABCN and WBF Scholarships for high-potential young people | $60,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Colman Education Foundation | Our Place Replication | $300,000 | 1st of 10 instalments |
| Conservation Ecology Centre | Wildlife Wonders | $250,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Discovery Science & Technology Museum Inc | Educating educators STEM program | $5,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| L2R Gen Next Inc | L2R Pathways | $50,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Social Ventures Australia Ltd | E4L Supporting Victorian Schools in Disadvantaged Areas | $300,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| The Malpa Project | Indigenous Young Doctors: Expansion Project in Victoria | $75,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Tomorrow Today Education Foundation | Emergency Relief | $31,000 | one year |
| University of Melbourne: Asia Education Foundation | HarvestEd | $152,300 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| “University of Melbourne: Early Years Education Research Program Consortium” | Changing the Life Trajectories of Australia’s Most Vulnerable Children (STAGE 2) | $50,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| University of Melbourne: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | The William Buckland Foundation Residential Scholarship Program | $30,000 | 5th of 5 instalments |
| Victoria University | Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID): Victorian Sustainability Program | $148,121 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
Improved Health
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
| Bendigo Community Health Services | Community Paediatrics in Bendigo | $250,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Children Australia Inc | Capable Parents Healthy Families | $149,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Domestic Violence Victoria Inc | Family Violence Sector Capacity Building Program | $50,000 | 6th of 6 instalments |
| Foodbank Victoria Ltd | Farms to Families Program | $75,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Heartkids Ltd | Heartkids Childhood/Congenital Heart Disease Project Compass (Vic) | $112,049 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Melbourne Health | The Lynley S Aitken Travelling Scholarship | $10,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Mental Health Legal Centre Inc | Covid-19 Response Grant | $50,000 | one year |
| OzChild | Covid-19 Response Grant | $10,000 | one year |
| Sane Australia | Sane Assist | $100,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Summer Foundation Ltd | Covid-19 Response Grant | $50,000 | one year |
| Summer Foundation Ltd | Emergency Relief Grant | $25,000 | one year |
| Syndromes Without A Name (S.W.A.N) Australia Inc | Capacity Building for Organisational Sustainability | $45,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
Advancing Agriculture
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
| Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) | Donation | $5,000 | one year |
| Farmers For Climate Action | Victorian Climate Smart Agriculture Fellowship Program | $90,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Foodbank Victoria Ltd | Farms to Families Program | $75,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Nuffield Australia | Nuffield Scholarships | $53,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| The Australian National University | Sustainable Farms | $133,549 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
Vulnerable Victorians
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
| Ardoch Youth Foundation Ltd | Improving Vulnerable Children’s School Readiness Through Ardoch’s Early Language Literacy Program | $135,720 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Asylum Seeker Resource Centre | Building Capacity Through Digital Transformation | $125,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia Ltd | Regional Community Pilot Extension | $50,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Concern Australia Welfare Inc | Hand Brake Turn Local and Mobile | $148,857 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Council to Homeless Persons | Everybody’s Home Campaign | $127,184 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Free To Feed Ltd | Vulnerable Victorians Program | $144,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Jesuit Social Services Ltd | Sudanese Australia Integrated Learning (SAIL) Program | $40,000 | 3rd of 5 instalments |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School | Victorian Indigenous Students at the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School | $120,000 | 6th of 6 instalments |
| Sacred Heart Misison | Emergency Relief Grant | $50,000 | one year |
| Sane Australia | Sane Assist | $100,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Save the Children Australia | Hands on Learning | $150,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Stars Foundation Limited | Expansion of School-based Mentoring Program in Victoria | $50,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| The Man Cave Global Ltd | Victorian Man Cave Regional Expansion | $95,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| The Social Studio | The Social Fabric Youth Employment Program | $70,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Thrive Refugee Enterprise | Thrive Capacity Enhancement | $150,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Try Australia | Try Build Project | $200,000 | 3rd and 4th of 4 instalments |
| Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Co-Op Ltd | Growing Up Aboriginal Babies at Home | $50,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Women’s Property Initiatives | Chief Operations Officer Funding | $45,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
Partnership Program
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igniting Change Foundation | Changing Lives 2018 – 2021 | $150,000 | 5th and 6th of 6 instalments |
Trustees’ Discretion
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blazeaid Inc | Fencing Material Bushfire Victims | $10,000 | one year |
| Brotherhood of St Laurence | Dental Care Program | $50,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Philanthropy Australia | Philanthropy Champions Program | $25,000 | one year |
Grants Paid July 2019 - June 2020
Enabling Education
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABCN Foundation | ABCN and WBF Scholarships for high-potential young people | $60,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Ardoch Youth Foundation Ltd | Improving Vulnerable Childrens School Readiness Through Ardoch’s Early Language & Literacy Program | $95,350 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Banksia Gardens Community Services | Northern Centre For Excellence in trauma informed education | $100,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Chisholm Institute | Career Creation with Caroline: educational relief grants | $50,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Concern Australia | Hand brake turn: Automotive training experience | $149,724 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Conservation Ecology Centre | Wildlife Wonders | $250,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| Country Education Project | Rural Education: Accessible Learning (REAL Project) | $100,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Discovery Science & Technology Museum Inc | Educating educators STEM program | $25,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Jesuit Social Services Ltd | Sudanese Australian integrated learning (SAIL) Program. | $40,000 | 2nd of 5 instalments |
| Kids Thrive Inc | Employing Kids Thrive General Manager. | $100,000 | 3rd and 4th of 4 instalments |
| L2R Gen Next Inc. | L2R Pathways. | $50,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School | Victorian Indigenous Students at the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) | $120,000 | 5th of 5 instalments |
| Melbourne Recital Centre | Learning and Access Program Stream for Children Living with Disability. | $170,400 | 1st and 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Merri Health | Ready Set Prep | $105,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| Midnight Basketball Australia | Tournaments and Workshop Framework Support Implementation. | $70,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| North Central Local Learning & Employment | Strong Families Strong Children Loddon Shire (SFSCL): Family education program | $100,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Save The Children Australia | Hands On Learning 2019-22. | $150,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Stars Foundation Limited | Expansion of School-Based Mentoring Program in Victoria. | $50,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Teach For Australia | Enabling Instructional Leadership Pilot (EILP). | $110,000 | 4th of 4 instalments |
| The Malpa Project | Indigenous Young Doctors: Expansion Project in Victoria | $70,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Tomorrow Today Education Foundation | Education Benalla Program | $400,000 | 1st and 2nd of 3 instalments |
| University of Melbourne: Asia Education Foundation | Rural Develop Harvested. | $65,700 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| University of Melbourne: Early Years Education Research Program Consortium | Changing The Life Trajectories Of Australias Most Vulnerable Children (Stage 2). | $105,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| University of Melbourne: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | The William Buckland Foundation Residential Scholarship Program | $40,000 | 4th of 5 instalments |
| Victoria University | Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID): Victorian sustainability program | $149,508 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association Inc | Young Blood Young Mob: Youth engagement program | $50,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
Improved Health
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo Community Health Services | Community Paediatrics In Bendigo | $250,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Children Australia Inc | Capable Parents Healthy Families | $149,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| Domestic Violence Victoria Inc | Family Violence Sector Capacity Building Program | $55,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Foodbank Victoria Ltd | Farms To Families Program | $75,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Heartkids Ltd | Heartkids Childhood/Congenital Heart Disease Project Compass (Vic). | $122,049 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Orygen | Australians for Mental Health – Regional Victoria Campaign | $150,000 | one year |
| Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children | Equal Access To Services For Children Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing Across Victoria By Taralye Developing Three Micro-Centres And Several Regional Hubs To Provide Seamless Integration Of Services For Children Over 12 Years Of Age | $50,000 | one year |
| Sane Australia | Sane Assist | $100,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Scope (Vic) Ltd | Magic Shoes Project | $136,815 | one year |
| Syndromes Without A Name (S.W.A.N) Australia Inc. | Capacity Building For Organisational Sustainability | $90,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| The Man Cave | Victorian Man Cave Regional Expansion. | $75,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
Advancing Agriculture
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) | AEGN Knowledge Building Field Trip 2019 | $790 | one year |
| Birchip Cropping Group | BCG Community Network: Solving the big issues in agriculture | $123,500 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Farmers For Climate Action | Victorian Climate Smart Agriculture Fellowship Program | $90,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
| Foodbank Victoria Limited | Foodbank Victorias Farms To Families Program | $75,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Nuffield Farming Scholars | Nuffield Scholarships 2018-2021. 3 X Scholars | $159,000 | TBC |
| Sustainable Table | Ripe For Change Small Grants Program | $100,000 | one year |
| The Australian National University | Sustainable Farms. | $255,577 | 1st and 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Worn-Gundidj Aboriginal Cooperative | Southern Victorian Indigenous Plant Foods Commercialisation | $50,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
Vulnerable Victorians
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Inc | Emergency Relief Grant | $100,000 | one year |
| Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Inc | Building Capacity Through Digital Transformation | $125,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia Ltd | Regional Community Pilot and Extension | $50,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Careerseekers | Increased Capacity for Sustainability of Victorian Program | $50,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Conscious Creative Ltd (trading as HoMie Street Store) | The Pathway Project: engaging young people who are at risk of homelessness in pathways to retail employment | $145,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Council To Homeless Persons | Everybody’s Home Campaign | $123,800 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Free To Feed Ltd | Now To Launch: Food Startup Incubator | $144,000 | 3rd of 4 instalments |
| Habitat For Humanity Australia (Victoria) Inc. | Completing the Yea Heights estate development and building organisational capability. | $100,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Indigenous Employment Partners Ltd | Power 2 Work: Indigenous employment program | $150,000 | 2nd of 2 instalments |
| Outer Urban Projects Limited | Linkages Employment Generator. | $50,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| The Social Studio | The Social Fabric: Youth employment program | $70,000 | 2nd of 3 instalments |
| Thrive Refugee Enterprise | Increasing Thrive’s Business Support Capacity In Victoria | $150,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Try Australia | Try Build Project. | $150,000 | 2nd of 4 instalments |
| Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency | Growing Up Aboriginal Babies At Home | $50,000 | 1st of 3 instalments |
| Western Community Legal Centre | Westjustice Digital Upgrade Capacity Building Through Digital Transformation | $30,000 | 1st of 4 instalments |
| Women’s Property Initiatives | Chief Operations Officer Funding | $45,000 | 1st of 2 instalments |
Partnership Program
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal | Small Grants for Small Rural Communities Program (Vic) | $150,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Igniting Change Foundation | Changing Lives Small Grants Partnership | $150,000 | 3rd and 4th of 6 instalments |
Trustees’ Discretion
| Organisation | Project | Amount | Instalment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philanthropy Australia | Philanthropy Champions | $25,000 | 3rd of 3 instalments |
| Walkley Foundation Ltd | Scholarship For An Aspiring Regional Journalist | $15,000 | one year |
| Walkley Foundation Ltd | Fellowship for a Midcareer Journalist From Regional Victoria | $26,000 | one year |
| Farmer Incubator Ltd I | Farmer Incubator Co-Farm Feasibility Study. | $17,000 | one year |
Grants Paid July 2018 - June 2019
Enabling Education Program
ABCN Foundation – $60,000 1st of 4 instalments
ABCN and WBF Scholarships for high-potential young people
Ardoch Youth Foundation – $91,380 1st of 3 instalments
Improving vulnerable children’s school readiness through Ardoch’s Early Language & Literacy Program
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre – $103,500 2nd of 2 instalments
Empowerment to education for youth seeking asylum
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship – $140,000 3rd of 3 instalments
Social Enterprise in schools and beyond – Job seeker to job creator
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship – $217,100 one year
Enabling infrastructure to grow enterprising communities across Victoria
Australian National Development Index (ANDI) Limited – $150,000 one year
Community education research project
Banksia Gardens Community Services – $100,000 1st of 2 instalments
Northern centre for excellence in trauma informed education
Baptcare – $25,000 3rd of 3 instalments
Home-Start: Supporting vulnerable parents with school- aged children
Chisholm Institute – $50,000 1st of 2 instalments
Career creation with Caroline: educational relief grants
Concern Australia – $143,549 2nd of 4 instalments
Hand brake turn: Automotive training experience
Country Education Project – $100,000 3rd of 4 instalments
Rural education: Accessible learning (REAL Project)
Discovery Science and Technology Centre – $25,000 2nd of 4 instalments
Educating educators STEM program
Doveton College – $125,000 3rd of 3 instalments
The music futures program: A central program of the Our Place model
EdConnect Australia $150,000 – 3rd of 3 instalments
Intergenerational impact supporting mentors in disadvantaged schools
Jesuit Social Services Ltd – $40,000 1st of 5 instalments
Sudanese Australian integrated learning (SAIL) Program
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) – $120,000 4th of 5 instalments
Victorian Indigenous students at the Melbourne indigenous Transition School
Melbourne Recital Centre – $107,300 6th of 6 instalments
Share More Music – a music education and accessibility program
Merri Health – $105,000 3rd of 4 instalments
Ready Set Prep Program
North Central Local Learning and Employment Network Inc – $100,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Strong Families Strong Children Loddon Shire (SFSCL): Family education program
Orchestra Victoria – $70,000 4th of 4 instalments
Orchestra Victoria regional education program
Polyglot Theatre – $50,000 3rd of 3 instalments
5678: An artistic intervention to early school leaving and social isolation in Collingwood
Shepparton Art Museum $50,000 1st of 4 instalments
Youth ambassadors program design and delivery
Skilling Australia Foundation – $88,000 3rd of 4 instalments
Accessible Pathways to Training and Education (APpeTitE) for young people aged 17–25
Social Ventures Australia Limited – $300,000 1st of 2 instalments
Evidence for Learning: Supporting Victorian schools in disadvantaged areas
Teach For Australia – $107,000 3rd of 4 instalments
Enabling Instruction Leadership Pilot (EILP): Teacher mentoring program
The Malpa Project $50,000 1st of 3 instalments
Young Doctors: Expansion Project in Victoria
Tomorrow Today Education Foundation – $200,000 3rd of 3 instalments
Education Benalla Program: Education support
University of Melbourne: Faculty of Business and Economics
$150,000 – 1st of 3 $150,000 instalments
Early Years Education Research Program Consortium
University of Melbourne: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
$190,000 2nd and 3rd of 5 instalments
The William Buckland Foundation Residential Scholarship Program
Victoria University – $145,984 1st of 4 instalments
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID): Victorian sustainability program
Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association – $50,000 1st of 3 instalments
Young Blood Young Mob: Youth engagement program
Zoe Support Australia – $240,000 4th of 4 instalments
Great Expectations: assisting young mothers to complete education
Partnership Program
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal – $150,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Small Grants For Small Rural Communities Program (Vic)
Igniting Change Foundation – $150,000 1st and 2nd of 6 instalments
Changing Lives Small Grants Partnership
Improved Health Program
Bendigo Community Health – $250,000 2nd of 4 Services instalments
Community Paediatrics in Bendigo
Domestic Violence Victoria Inc – $100,000 1st of 2 instalments
Family Violence Sector Capacity Building Program
Foodbank Victoria Limited – $75,000 1st of 4 instalments
Farms to Families Program
Irabina Autism Services – $148,815 one year
Irabina eHealth Program
Kids Plus Foundation – $118,000 2nd of 2 instalments
Capacity building and organisational development
Orygen – $300,000 3rd and 4th of 4 instalments
A Systematic Approach to Youth Suicide Prevention
Royal Melbourne Hospital – $10,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Lynly Aitken Travelling scholarship
Summer Foundation – $150,000 3rd of 3 instalments
NDIS Hospital Liaison Role
SWAN Executive Officer role support – $90,000 one year
Syndromes Without A Name (S.W.A.N.) Inc
Victorian YMCA Youth and The Man Cave Regional Expansion
– $65,000 1st of 4 Community Services Inc instalments
Advancing Agriculture Program
Australian Conservation Foundation Inc – $59,205 one year
Murray-Darling Rivers Fellowship
Australian Environmental Grantmakers’ Network – $6,000 one year
Annual donation
Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) – $119,500 2nd of 3 instalments
BCG Community Network: Solving the big issues in agriculture
Farmers for Climate Action – $100,000 2nd of 2 instalments
Victorian Climate-Smart Agricultural Fellowship
Foodbank Victoria Limited $75,000 1st of 4 instalments
Farms to Families Program
Nuffield Australia – $52,000 1st of 4 instalments
Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarship for a Victorian farmer: 2016 to 2018
Vulnerable Victorians Program
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre – $125,000 1st of 3 instalments
Building capacity through digital transformation: IT infrastructure project
Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia Ltd -$100,000 1st of 4 instalments
Regional community pilot and extension
Careerseekers – $50,000 1st of 2 instalments
Increased capacity for sustainability of Victorian program
Conscious Creative Limited (trading as HoMie Street Store) – $148,600 2nd of 3 instalments
The Pathway Project: engaging young people who are at risk of homelessness in pathways to retail employment
Free To Feed Ltd – $144,000 2nd of 2 instalments
Now to launch: Food start-up incubator
Geelong Ethnic Communities Council trading as Diversitat – $98,560 3rd of 3 instalments
Rights to work: Supporting refugees into local employment opportunities
Habitat for Humanity Australia (Victoria) – $300,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Completing the Yea Heights estate development and building organisational capability
Indigenous Employment $150,000 1st of 2 Partners Ltd instalments
Power 2 Work: Indigenous employment program
Kids Under Cover – $75,000 2nd of 2 instalments
Partner In Preventing Youth Homelessness
Outer Urban Projects – $50,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Linkages Employment Generator
Permanent Care and Adoptive Families – $120,000 3rd of 3 instalments
Keeping families together: Supporting children and their families joined through permanent care and adoption in regional Victoria
The Social Studio – $100,000 1st of 3 instalments
The Social Fabric: Youth employment program
Thrive Refugee Enterprise Limited – $150,000 1st of 4 instalments
Thrive Capacity Enhancement: Victorian expansion of program
Directors Discretion
Alliance for Gambling Reform – $33,000 one off
Friends of Reform: Support for Victorian program
Brotherhood of St Laurence $50,000 1st of 2 instalments
Chairman’s Award: Dental Care Program
Domestic Violence Victoria Inc – $10,000 one year
Collaborative Evaluation Grant
Philanthropy Australia Inc $25,000 2nd of 3 instalments
Philanthropy Champions Network
The Walkley Foundation – $20,000 one year
Scholarship for a rural Victorian reporter
Total Grants Paid in the 2018-2019 Financial Year – $7,411,493
Grants Paid July 2017 - June 2018
Anglicare Victoria – $125,000
The Home Stretch Campaign
Anglicare Victoria – $150,000 (2nd of 2 instalments)
TEACHaR – Transforming Educational Achievement for Children in Home-based and Residential Care
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre – $99,000 (1st of 2 instalments)
Empowerment to Education for youth seeking asylum
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre – $150,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Empowerment to Education for youth seeking asylum
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship – $150,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Social Enterprise in Schools and Beyond – Job Seeker to Job Creator
Banksia Gardens Community Services – $100,000 (2nd of 2 instalments)
Project REAL (Re-Engagement in Education and Learning)
Baptcare Home-Start – $25,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Targeting vulnerable parents with school aged children
Bendigo Community Health Services – $250,000 (1st of 4 instalments)
Community Paediatrics in Bendigo
Birchip Cropping Group – $105,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
BCG Community Network – solving the big issues in agriculture
Concern Australia – $148,710 (1st of 4 instalments)
Hand Brake Turn Local and Mobile
Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria – $100,000 (2nd of 3 instalments) – $100,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Peer mentoring program for eating disorders patients leaving hospital
EdConnect Australia – $150,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Intergenerational Impact
Farmers for Climate Action – $76,000 (1st of 2 instalments)
Victorian Climate-Smart Agricultural Fellowship
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal – $30,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Back to School Project
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal – $250,000
Upper Murray Rural Services – The Walwa Project
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal – $5,500
Grant for regional Victorian Women to further their environmental leadership
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal – $150,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Small Grants For Small Rural Communities Program (Vic)
Free To Ltd – $144,000 (1st of 2 instalments)
Now to launch food startup incubator
Geelong Ethnic Communities Council trading as Diversitat – $89,531 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Rights to work
Glenallen School – $100,000
Glenallen STEM Learning Hub
Good Cycles Ltd – $50,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Bike Therapy
Habitat for Humanity Australia (Victoria) – $100,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Completing the Yea Heights estate development and building our capability
Haileybury Foundation – $25,000 (4th of 4 instalments)
William Buckland Foundation and Haileybury Scholarship Fund – Scholarships for Indigenous students
HoMie – $143,340 (1st of 3 instalments)
The Pathway Project
Igniting Change Foundation – $150,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Changing Lives Small Grants Partnership
Discovery Science and Technology Centre – $20,000 (1st of 4 instalments)
Educating Educators
Kids Plus Foundation
Capacity building and organisational development – $114,000 (1st of 2 instalments)
Core organisational support – $50,000 (2nd of 4 instalments)
Kids Under Cover – $75,000 (1st of 2 instalments)
Partner In Preventing Youth Homelessness
Royal Melbourne Hospital – $10,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Lynly Aitken Travelling Scholarship
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School – $120,000 (3rd of 5 instalments)
Victorian Indigenous Students at the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
Melbourne Recital Centre – $112,300 (5th of 6 instalments)
Share More Music – a music education & accessibility program
Merri Health – $180,000 (2nd of 4 instalments)
Ready Set Prep Program
North Central Local Learning and Employment Network Inc – $200,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Strong Families Strong Children Loddon Shire (SFSCL) – Family Education Program
Nuffield Australia – $51,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarship for a Victorian farmer – 2016 to 2018
Orchestra Victoria – $70,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Orchestra Victoria Regional Education
Outer Urban Projects – $50,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Linkages Employment Generator
Permanent Care and Adoptive Families – $120,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Keeping Families Together – Supporting children and their families joined through permanent care and adoption in regional Victoria
Philanthropy Australia – $25,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Philanthropy Champions
Polyglot Theatre – $50,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
5678: an artistic intervention to early school leaving and social isolation in Collingwood
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (formerly Taralye) – $50,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Developing three micro-centres and several regional hubs to provide seamless integration of services for children 0-12 years of age
Save The Children Australia (formerly Hands on Learning Australia) – $180,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Increasing accessibility to Hands on Learning across Victoria
Skilling Australia Foundation – $88,000 (2nd of 4 instalments)
APpeTitE (Accessible Pathways to Training and Education) for young people aged 17-25
Social Traders Ltd – $300,000 (2nd and 3rd of 3 instalments)
Social Enterprise Bridge Initiative
Summer Foundation – $150,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
NDIS Hospital Liaison Role
SYC Ltd – $125,000
Sticking Together Project
TaskForce Community Agency – $175,108 (1st and 2nd of 2 instalments)
The Hub
Teach For Australia – $105,000 (2nd of 4 instalments)
Enabling Instruction Leadership Pilot (EILP)
Dugdale Trust for Women & Girls – $70,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Club Respect
The Salvation Army Australia (Southern Territory) – $100,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
The Yarrinup Project
Tomorrow Today Foundation – $200,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Education Benalla Program – Extension
University of Melbourne – $4,500
Koorie Student Support Fund – VCA Wilin Centre
Very Special Kids – $66,176 (2nd of 2 instalments)
The Road to Respite
Victorian Arts Centre Trust – $54,595
The Curious Case of Perenially Unpopular Maths
Western District Health Service – $30,000
From inside the farm gate: Rural Women’s stories of thriving and surviving
Wettenhall Environment Trust – $110,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Small Grants Partnership Program
Worktrainers Ltd – $75,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Geared 4 Careers
Orygen – $150,000 (2nd of 4 instalments)
A Systematic Approach to Youth Suicide Prevention
Yooralla – $93,999 (3rd of 3 instalments)
On the Move – State-wide early functional mobility service
Zoe Support Australia – $240,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Great Expectations – assisting young mothers to complete education
Total Grants Paid in the 2017-2018 Financial Year – $6,905,759
Grants Paid July 2016 - June 2017
Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network – $25,000
Ripe for Change Sustainable Agriculture & Biodiversity Research Partnership
Andrew Dean Fildes Foundation – $20,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Sustainability & succession planning for The Andrew Dean Fildes Foundation
Anglicare Victoria – $150,000 (1st of 2 instalments)
TEACHaR – Transforming Educational Achievement for Children in Home-based & Residential Care
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre – $150,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Establishment of the Asylum Seeker Innovation Hub
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship – 150,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Social Enterprise in Schools and Beyond – Job Seeker to Job Creator
Banksia Gardens Community Services – $100,000 (1st of 2 instalments)
Project REAL (Re-Engagement in Education & Learning)
Baptcare – $25,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Home-Start: Targeting vulnerable parents with school aged children
Dugdale Trust for Women & Girls – $159,500 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Club Respect
EdConnect Australia – $150,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Intergenerational Impact
First Step – $95,000 (2nd of 2 instalments)
First Step marketing & business development
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal
Back to School Project
$30,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Grant for regional Victorian Women to further their environmental leadership
$5,500
Small Grants For Small Rural Communities Program (Victoria)
$150,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Habitat for Humanity Australia (Victoria) – $70,000
Organisation capacity building
Haileybury Foundation – $25,000 (3rd of 4 instalments)
William Buckland Foundation & Haileybury Scholarship Fund – Scholarships for Indigenous students
Hands On Learning Australia – $197,500 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Increasing accessibility to Hands on Learning across Victoria
Homes for Homes Ltd – $250,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Homes for Homes (H4H)
Igniting Change Foundation – $144,500 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Changing Lives Small Grants Partnership
Orygen – $150,000 (1st of 4 instalments)
A systematic approach to youth suicide prevention
Penington Institute – $100,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Campaign to promote an ice support website for young people and their friends & families
Polyglot Theatre – $50,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
5678: an artistic intervention to early school leaving & social isolation in Collingwood
Royal Melbourne Hospital – $10,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Lynly Aitken Travelling Scholarship
Skilling Australia Foundation – $88,000 (1st of 4 instalments)
APpeTitE (Accessible Pathways to Training & Education) for young people aged 17-25
St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria) – $12,085 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Volunteer recruitment & training project
St Kilda Gatehouse – $120,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Young Women’s Project Dandenong
St Vincents Hospital Melbourne – $55,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
The Rural Aboriginal Youth Transitional Health Program
Summer Foundation – $150,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
NDIS hospital liaison role
Teach For Australia – $120,000 (1st of 4 instalments)
Enabling Instruction Leadership Pilot (EILP)
Wettenhall Environment Trust – $110,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Landscape Restoration Partnership Program
Bass Coast Health – $10,000
Bass Coast Youth Assist Clinic
Berry Street – $119,000
Morwell Central School Community Hub – Early Years Education – Phase 1
Castlemaine District Community Health – $151,720 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Learning To Live – A Project of Wellbeing Mount Alexander
Centre for Multicultural Youth – $75,000 (2nd of 2 instalments)
Pathway to Opportunity
Colman Education Foundation – $35,000
Doveton Baby College
Country Education Project – $100,000 (1st of 4 instalments)
Rural Education – Accessible Learning (REAL Project)
Doveton College – $125,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
The Music Futures Program: A Central Program of Our Place
Kids Plus Foundation – $95,790 (2nd of 2 instalments)
Kids Plus Foundation organisational capacity building
Kids Thrive Inc
Kids Leading Local Change
$70,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Core organisational support
$50,000 (1st of 4 instalments)
Loddon Mallee Housing Services – $250,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
The Sidney Myer Haven Program
Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health – $69,070
Prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among gay and bisexual men in regional Victoria using a best practice peer-led education and testing model
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School – $80,000 (2nd of 5 instalments)
Victorian Indigenous students at the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
Melbourne Recital Centre – $43,663 (4th of 6 instalments)
Share More Music – a music education & accessibility program
Merri Health – $130,000 (1st of 4 instalments)
Ready Set Prep Program
Nuffield Australia – $51,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Nuffield Australia farming scholarship for a Victorian farmer – 2016 to 2018
Orchestra Victoria – $85,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Orchestra Victoria regional education
The Salvation Army Australia (Southern Territory) – $100,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
The Yarrinup Project
Tomorrow Today Foundation – $200,000 (1st of 3 instalments)
Education Benalla Program- Extension
Very Special Kids – $90,732 (1st of 2 instalments)
The Road to Respite
Vicseg New Futures – $100,000 (3rd of 3 instalments)
Refugee student engagement & support project
Victorian Arts Centre Trust – $30,000
Arts Wellbeing Collective– pilot program
Worktrainers Ltd – $75,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Geared 4 Careers
Yooralla – $104,865 (2nd of 3 instalments)
On the Move – State-wide early functional mobility service
Zoe Support Australia – $220,000 (2nd of 3 instalments)
Great Expectations – assisting young mothers to complete education