GRANT RECIPIENTS IN 2021/2022
In the 2021/22 financial year the Gandel Foundation Directors responded to the ongoing needs of the community as the impacts of COVID emergency continued to be felt. The three levels of giving by Gandel Foundation continued to be applied – Community Grants; Major Grants; and Flagship Grants, along with a Legacy Grant previously noted.
Community Grants
Arts and Culture
BALLARAT HEBREW CONGREGATION Restoration and Preservation of the Ballarat Synagogue for Future Generations |
FOOTSCRAY COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE Support for Indigenous artist program Tarnuk-ut baany |
JEWISH MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA – GANDEL CENTRE OF JUDAICA Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony |
THE ARTS CENTRE Donation |
THE JEWISH CULTURAL CENTRE AND NATIONAL LIBRARY, KADIMAH
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THE WHEELER CENTRE: BOOKS, WRITING, IDEAS Blak and Bright Festival, William Cooper Panel Event |
Community Development
A IS FOR ATLAS Western District Pilot |
COMMUNITY SECURITY GROUP Community Engagement Programs |
EMUNAH AVIV Purim Spiel 2022 |
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW CENTRE Capacity building support |
MORNINGTON PENINSULA FOUNDATION In memory of Bails Myer |
PATHWAYS MELBOURNE Core program support |
PHILANTHROPY AUSTRALIA – NEXUS Nexus program |
THE SHALOM INSTITUTE – AUJS
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THE TRUSTEE FOR JCCV CULTURAL FUND General support for JCCV Community activities |
ZIONISM VICTORIA Patron – Yom Ha’atzmut |
Education
AARDVARK MUSIC Support for the music alumni program |
ADELAIDE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND STEINER EDUCATION CENTRE Holocaust Teacher Training |
ANNE FRANK EXHIBITION AUSTRALIA Anne Frank Exhibition Touring |
CONCERN AUSTRALIA Hand Brake Turn Program |
COURAGE TO CARE (VIC) 30th Anniversary Program |
FOUNDATION FOR RURAL & REGIONAL RENEWAL Develop and implement a school alumni fundraising pilot for OurSchool |
INDIGENOUS LITERACY FOUNDATION Book Supply Program |
MELBOURNE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022 |
REFUGEE MIGRANT CHILDREN CENTRE Support for strengthening educational outcomes for refugee children, including newly-arrived Ukrainian refugees. |
SAINT MARY’S CATHOLIC COLLEGE NSW KINGAROY SCHOOL LIBRARY Support of the purchase of Eddie Jaku books for students |
SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM Educational programs |
THE MIRABEL FOUNDATION Support for educational re- engagement programs |
THE TRUSTEE FOR THE COUNCIL FOR JEWISH EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS General Operating Support |
WESTERN CHANCES Support for the scholarships program |
Health and Medical Research
BAYLEY HOUSE Bayley House Arts Hub for arts and social inclusion programs |
C CARE COVID Grant: Support for food aid & food packs for the most vulnerable |
CHILDREN’S CANCER INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA General Donation |
INTOUCH MULTICULTURAL CENTRE AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE Support for the inSpire program assisting women recovering from family violence |
JEWISH CARE (VICTORIA)
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KOALA KIDS FOUNDATION Program support for children with cancer |
MACCABI VICTORIA SPORTS FOUNDATION All Abilities Program |
OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION General donation |
ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND CHILDREN Support for the playtime program for children and families affected by hearing loss |
SANDRO DEMAIO FOUNDATION Little Food Festival |
SOUPER KITCHEN COVID Grant: Support for increased food community needs for the most vulnerable |
Poverty and Disadvantage
CHRISTIE CENTRE Equipment for the GrowAbility social enterprise |
CONSCIOUS CREATIVE – HOMIE General support |
JEWISH BEREAVED PARENTS Support for the core program |
SUNRAYSIA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE Refurbishment of the HomeBase space for the vulnerable youth |
THE COMMUNITY GROCER Support for food boxes |
WELLSPRINGS FOR WOMEN Upgrade for the children’s Playroom at Dandenong and the Bounce Back Program at Hampton Park |
Social Cohesion and Inclusion
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN JEWRY ECAJ Programs |
FLYING FOX Disability Camps |
REFUGEE LEGAL Volunteer Support |
THE TRUSTEE FOR THE AUBURN ROAD CENTRE LIBRARY Pillars of Light Event |
WILLUM WARRAIN ABORIGINAL ASSOCIATION Support for the new cultural space |
YOUTH ACTIVATING YOUTH Girls Leadership Program |
Major and Flagship Grants
Arts and Culture
ART GALLERY OF NSW Sydney Modern – Kusama sculpture |
JEWISH MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA – GANDEL CENTRE OF JUDAICA
(Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Now, Forever Future Fund |
Education
COURAGE TO CARE (VIC) Social Justice Programs (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
DUNGALA KAIELA FOUNDATION – EDUCATION Homework Club Program |
GANBINA JOBS4U2 Program |
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY Holocaust Education Program for the Latvia documentary |
MELBOURNE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM Children’s Holocaust Museum and Hide & Seek Program (Year 1 of a 5-year grant) |
SMILING MIND Mental fitness and resilience innovation lab (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
SOCIAL TRADERS Vision 2030 (Year 1 of a 4-year grant) |
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Scholarship in the name of Ben Cowen |
Health and Medical Research
ACCESS Matching grant in support of disability programs |
ALFRED HEALTH Purchase of equipment and training – Gandel Foundation Intestinal Ultrasound Centre of Excellence |
AUSTRALIANS FOR MENTAL HEALTH Advocating for increased investment in mental health |
AUSTRALIAN MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICE Millennium House |
AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY Ukraine Humanitarian Response |
C CARE Personalised Pantry Pack Program (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
EMMY MONASH AGED CARE Core operational support |
FARESHARE COVID Grant: Expanding the cooked meals program for the most vulnerable |
FOODBANK VICTORIA COVID Grant: Matching grant for the Christmas Appeal – enabling 1 million extra meals |
JDRF AUSTRALIA General organisational support |
LODDON CAMPASPE MULTICULTURAL SERVICES COVID Grant: Essential and culturally appropriate food assistance for multicultural families in the Loddon Campaspe region |
SECONDBITE COVID Grant: Support for the ‘Farmgate’ program and a hydraulic tailgate |
UNISON HOUSING Make Room Project to address rough sleeping in the cbd |
THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE Ukraine Humanitarian Response |
THE FIRST STEP PROGRAM Full Time Fundraising Manager (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
VICTORIAN ABORIGINAL CHILD CARE AGENCY
(Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
Indigenous Programs
THE TORCH Capacity building and support for the post-release program (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
Jewish Identity and Leadership
AUSTRALIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION CHARITABLE FUND – HAKOAH CLUB Hakoah Jewish Community Centre (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (VICTORIA) The JAM Project |
UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL REFUGEE RELIEF FUND Refugee Relief Fund |
STAND UP: JEWISH COMMITMENT TO A BETTER WORLD Social Justice Programs (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
Youth at Risk
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY VICTORIA CEO Sleepout 2022 |
YMCA VICTORIA Rebuild & Green Collect ‘Choose Your Career Program’ |
YOUTHLAW Stand up for our rights project – for children & young people in residential care in the Grampians Region |
Legacy Grant
HADASSAH AUSTRALIA CHARITY Gandel Rehabilitation Centre (Year 1 of a 7-year grant) |