GRANT RECIPIENTS IN 2014/2015
Gandel Foundation had another milestone year in 2014-15 and maintained its growth in the number of grants and the amount of funds distributed. In this year, the Board of Trustees of Gandel Foundation approved and paid a total of 131 grants and donations to 122 separate organisations. It is worth noting that a total of 48 community organisations that received a grant in the 2014-15 financial year did not receive a grant from Gandel Foundation in the previous financial year.
The list below outlines all grant recipients in 2014/15, grouped according to the grant category and the Area of Interest, in alphabetical order.
COMMUNITY Grants
Arts and Culture
| AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA “A Night of Nights” Concert Series at the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation |
| BIG WEST FESTIVAL DWELLING |
| COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA The Acquisition of Japanese Art |
| HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Acquisition of Artwork – Joy Hester, Purple Nude |
| KAGE Team of Life Performance |
| LYRIC OPERA MELBOURNE General donation in support of Lyric Opera’s programs |
| MELBOURNE HEBREW CONGREGATION General donation |
| MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE The Gong Garden, part of the SummerSalt Festival |
| NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA – IN SUPPORT OF THE ST KILDA CONGREGATION Refurbishment of the Dome |
| SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER THEATRE COMPANY Creative Arts in Secure Welfare Settings |
| SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM General donation |
THE ARTS CENTRE
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| THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET General donation |
| THE FLINDERS ART SHOW The Annual Flinders Art Show |
| THE TORCH PROJECT Post Release Program – Statewide Indigenous Arts in Prisons and Community |
| VICTORIA UNIVERSITY Acquisition of the Sir Zelman Cowen Portrait |
| WESTERN EDGE YOUTH ARTS IAGO Interactive |
Education
| ANNE FRANK EXHIBITION AUSTRALIA “Anne Frank: Let me Be Myself” Travelling Exhibition |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION COMMISSION (ADC) Click Against Hate Program |
| THE ARC LIBRARY Support for the library’s activities |
| CASTELMAINE STATE FESTIVAL The Gift – The Festival’s Education Express Program for Young People |
| COMMUNITY SPIRIT – CATHY FREEMAN FOUNDATION Horizons Program |
| GOOD BEGINNINGS AUSTRALIA Kids Connect Program in Palmerston |
| GUNAWIRRA Art Therapy for Preschool Aboriginal Children |
| MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL Project 661 |
| MUSICA VIVA AUSTRALIA Musica Viva in Schools – Warringa Park Special School |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE The Archives of Professor Germaine Greer (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
| TOP BLOKES FOUNDATION Junior Top Blokes Mentoring Program |
| WIRRPANDA FOUNDATION Deadly Sista Girlz – Healesville |
| WYNDHAM LEGAL SERVICE November NoViolence |
Health and Medical Research
| ALZHEIMER’S AUSTRALIA VICTORIA Improving Dementia Outcomes for People Experiencing Homelessness in Victoria |
| BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE “Do abnormal body circadian rhythms trigger type 2 diabetes and depression” Research |
| BESTCHANCE CHILD FAMILY CARE Parent and Child Support Program (PACS) |
| CANCER COUNCIL VICTORIA Donation in Support of Relay For Life |
| CARERS VICTORIA General donation |
| EPILEPSY ACTION AUSTRALIA Donation in support of the Celebrity Football Charity Challenge |
| JEWISH CARE (VICTORIA) General donation towards the Annual Appeal |
| MOVEMBER FOUNDATION General donation |
| THE FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MEDICAL HEALTH Establishing a Drug Development Laboratory – equipment purchase |
| VICTORIA UNIVERSITY “Active ageing in the western suburbs – a novel dynamic exercise initiative for older people to improve health and wellbeing” Research |
| VISION AUSTRALIA “Assistance dogs improving quality of life for people with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease” Proof of Concept Study, Stage One |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES – SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES “DARS (HBSL) mouse model and Adeno-associated viral vector” Research |
Community Development
| AUSIMED LIMITED Organisational Development – Establishment Costs |
| AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP CENTRE Fone Free Feb donation (matching grant) |
| AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS Managing People and Information During Disasters |
COMMUNITY SECURITY GROUP
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| JEWISH CARE (VICTORIA) General donation |
| JNF ENVIRONMENT GIFT FUND General donation |
| KOORIE HERITAGE TRUST Collection Open Access Project |
| MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL MIJF Audience Diversification Initiative |
| SMILING MIND Smiling Mind Education Program Curriculum Mapping |
| THE FIRST STEP PROGRAM “First Step” of the Marketing Strategy |
| THE TRUSTEES FOR THE JCCV CULTURAL COMMUNITY FUND Jewish Community Child Protection Training (partnership grant) |
| WRITERS VICTORIA WV Online |
Social Cohesion and Inclusion
| ARALUEN Diamond Creek Arts Centre |
| AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT “Life Be in It” Project |
| CAMPGAN WELFARE ASSOCIATION General donation |
| EMMY MONASH AGED CARE iPads @ Emmy Monash |
| GATEWAYS SUPPORT SERVICES Recreational and Holiday Programs Volunteer Coordinator |
| INFOXCHANGE iPads in Aged Care |
| INTOUCH MULTICULTURAL CENTRE AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE Donation in support of the programs of the centre |
| ODYSSEY HOUSE VICTORIA Building Resilience in Community Schools |
| SHINE FOR KIDS COOPERATIVE Prison Visits Program |
| SUMMER FOUNDATION Resource Guide Development: Alternate Housing Model for People with Disability |
| SYN MEDIA Youth Media Diversity Partnerships Program |
| THE JEWISH CULTURAL CENTRE AND NATIONAL LIBRARY, KADIMAH In One Voice: A Festival of Jewish Life in Australia |
| THE TRUSTEES FOR THE JCCV CULTURAL COMMUNITY FUND Supporting JCCV’s Community Activities |
| VICTORIAN ABORIGINAL CHILD CARE AGENCY – VACCA Reconnecting to Aboriginal Family, Community and Culture |
| VICTORIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE AND RESETTLEMENT OF OFFENDERS – VACRO “Scaffold” Men’s Mentoring |
| YARRA RANGES SPECIAL DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL New Bus for the School |
Poverty and Disadvantage
| AUSTRALIAN FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE Weekend Disability Inclusion Program |
| AUSTRALIAN OUTWARD BOUND DEVELOPMENT FUND Break Free From Youth Homelessness |
| BANKSIA GARDENS COMMUNITY SERVICE Good People Act Now (GPAN) |
| BAPTCARE Sanctuary Preston – Supported Transitional Accommodation for Asylum Seekers |
| CAMP SABABA Camps and Training Program |
| C CARE 4 Squared: C Care Growth and Expansion Program |
| COTTAGE BY THE SEA General donation |
| GATEWAY SOCIAL SUPPORT OPTIONS Food Delivery Program (matching grant) |
| GOOD SHEPHERD YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES Parent and Family Engagement – Hastings |
| LIFE-GATE Wheels for Change |
| MELBOURNE JEWISH CHARITY FUND The Gandel Yom Tov Project |
| REFUGE OF HOPE Emergency Relief and Crisis Support Program |
| RISE (REFUGEE SURVIVORS AND EX-DETAINEES) RISE Drop-in Centre |
| SACRED HEART MISSION GP Clinic for People Experiencing Homelessness |
| SOUTHERN CROSS KIDS CAMPS Ballarat Kids Overcoming Abuse – For Boundless Futures |
| ST KILDA GATEHOUSE Drop-in, Greeves Street |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY VICTORIA Matching Grant for the CEO Sleepout |
| THE MIRABEL FOUNDATION Improving Futures – Educational Assistance Program for Disadvantaged Children and Young People |
| THE RIVER NILE LEARNING CENTRE General donation |
| UNITING CARE BALLARAT Café Meals Ballarat |
| WEAR FOR SUCCESS General donation |
MAJOR and FLAGSHIP Grants
Arts & Culture
| ART GALLERY OF BALLARAT FACE – An Education Project (Year 1 of a 2 -year grant) |
| BENDIGO ART GALLERY Love Your Gallery Program |
| JEWISH MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA – GANDEL CENTRE OF JUDAICA Andy Warhol’s Jewish Geniuses Exhibition |
| MUSEUM VICTORIA The Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| THE ANZAC CENTENARY PUBLIC FUND Grant in Support of the Fund (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
Education
| ASYLUM SEEKER RESOURCE CENTRE WISE (Worldly, Independent, Sufficient, Empowered) Women Project (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
| BROTHERHOOD OF ST LAURENCE Linked Into Learning Project (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
| COUNCIL FOR JEWISH EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS Expansion of UJEB Programs – The Bentleigh Learning Centre (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
| COURAGE TO CARE Exhibition Redevelopment and Renewal (Challenge grant) |
| HANDS ON LEARNING AUSTRALIA Expanding the Hands on Learning Program in Northern and Western Regions of Melbourne (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
| STAND UP: JEWISH COMMITMENT TO A BETTER WORLD Stand Up ABC (And Be Counted) Program (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
| TEACH FOR AUSTRALIA Teach to Lead; Accelerating Australia’s Future School Leaders (Partnership grant) (Year 1 of a 4-year grant) |
| THE SONG ROOM Tuned in For Life – Hume and Surrounds, Northern Melbourne (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Alan Goldberg Scholarship at Melbourne Law School (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| VICSEG NEW FUTURES Wyndham Student Engagement and Scholarship Project (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
Health and Medical Research
| CABRINI HEALTH Capital Works Grant (Year 4 of an 8-year grant) |
| CANCER COUNCIL VICTORIA The Australian Breakthrough Cancer Study (The ABC Study) |
| EMMY MONASH AGED CARE Grant for the Capital Appeal (Year 2 of a 5-year grant) |
| FARESHARE Cooking 250,000 More Meals a Year for Victorians Suffering Food Insecurity (matching grant) |
| MONASH HEALTH Developing a Comprehensive Business Case for the Monash Heart Hospital |
| ROYAL DISTRICT NURSING SERVICE (RDNS) Extension of the RDNS Homeless Persons Program to Frankston (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
| SANE AUSTRALIA A Comprehensive Online Platform for Mental Health (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
| SNOWDOME FOUNDATION Gandel Foundation-Snowdome Innovation Fellowship – The Development and Use of Biomarkers to Optimise Early Phase Lymphoma Clinical Trials Using a ‘World-First’ Class of Anti-Cancer Drugs (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
| STARLIGHT CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION Starlight Express Room at the New Monash Children’s Hospital (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| THE LEUKAEMIA FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA Building of Hope – Transport Needs for the Victorian Patient Accommodation Centre |
| YOORALLA SOCIETY OF VICTORIA Bringing Ageing-in-Place Technologies to Regional Victoria (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
Youth at Risk
| AUSTRALIAN CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION Tuning Into Change – A Listening Program Designed to Re-activate Children’s Neural Circuits to Support their Recovery from Violence-related Trauma (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS Big Futures expansion – Regional Victoria (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| JESUIT SOCIAL SERVICES Dropping Off the Edge Report Into Disadvantage in Australia (partnership grant) |
| LIFE EDUCATION AUSTRALIA Redevelopment of the Life Education Preschool Program (partnership grant) |
| THE REACH FOUNDATION Collective Impact for Young People in Casey – “Casey Fused 2” |
| YSAS UNITE Program (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
Jewish Identity and Leadership
| B’NAI B’RITH ANTI-DEFAMATION COMMISSION The 2015 Annual ADC Gandel Oration |
| UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL REFUGEE RELIEF FUND General annual grant |
| ZIONIST FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA Taglit Birthright Program (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
Indigenous Programs
| CHILDREN’S GROUND Wurdurd Garriyigarrmerren Project in Kakadu West – “We Walk Together to help the Children” (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| GANBINA Jobs 4U2 – Education, Training and Employment Program (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| WHITELION The Bundji Bundji Tiddas Program Supporting Young At-risk Women (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |