GRANT RECIPIENTS IN 2015/2016
Gandel Foundation continued growing its grant making in 2015/16, both in terms of the number of grants provided and the amount of funds allocated.
The Board of Trustees approved a total of 163 grants in 2015/16, an increase of nearly 25% on the previous year. These grants have been provided to 151 separate organisations.
Below is a list of all grant recipients in 2015/16, grouped according to the grant category and the Area of Interest, in alphabetical order.
COMMUNITY Grants
Arts and Culture
| A is for atlas
General donation |
| Arts mildura
Space is The Place |
| Arts project australia
WIKI Digital Collection and Collins Place Pop Up Exhibition |
| AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
– Melbourne Hebrew Congregation Workshop and Concert – General donation |
| cowra japanese garden and culture centre
Gates at the Japanese Garden at Cowra Funded jointly with Mitsubishi Australia |
| Craft victoria
Craft Aboriginal Program 2015 (Indigenous Grant) Funded jointly with Creative Victoria |
| creative partnerships australia
Peninsula Short Film Festival 2016 |
| kaldor public art projects
Jonathan Jones ‘barrangal dyara’ (skin and bones) Education and Engagement Program (Indigenous Grant) |
| Lamm jewish library of australia
Melbourne Jewish Writers Festival 2016 |
| melbourne symphony orchestra
MSO’s Education Programs |
| national gallery of australia
– Fiona Hall’s Wrong Way Time Exhibition – General donation |
| orchestra victoria
On the mOVe! Gippsland |
| shir madness melbourne jewish music festival
Shir Madness Music Festival |
| temple beth israel
Sacred Music Concert – An Interfaith Celebration |
| the arts centre
– General annual grant – Dominoes Public Arts Program |
| THEatre works
Bright World |
| the duldig studio museum and sculpture park
Senior Sculptors |
| THE FLINDERS ART SHOW
The 49th Annual Flinders Art Show |
| THE jewish cultural centre and national library, kadimah
In One Voice: A Festival of Jewish Life in Australia |
| visionary images
xSite Stage 2 |
Education
| Abacus learning centre
Transition to Education Program |
| Able australia services
Pop-Up Ablelink |
| banksia gardens community services
Good People Act Now (GPAN) |
| good cycles
Fixing the Cycles Schools Program |
| jewish museum of australia
Disadvantaged Schools Program |
| lamm jewish library of australia
Australian Jewish Teen Giving Initiative |
| leibler yavneh college
General donation |
| life education victoria
Ocsober 2015 (Matching Grant) |
| melbourne high school
General donation |
| ngroo education
Walking Together (Indigenous Grant) |
| the smith family
Ride for a Child in Need donation |
| the trustees for the ncjw – victoria social support trust
JAM Project |
| wirrpanda foundation
Deadly Sista Girlz (Matching Grant/Indigenous Grant) |
Health and Medical Research
| Austin health
Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Screening – Education Program |
| barwon health geelong
McKellar Centre Aged and Palliative Care – 2 Bladder Scanners |
| beyond blue
General donation |
| burnett institute
The MIDDY Trial (Mobile Intervention for Drinking in Young People) Funded jointly with VicHealth |
| cancer council victoria
– Donation in Support of Relay For Life – Casey – Donation in Support of Relay For Life – Hawthorn |
| emmy monash aged care
General donation |
| insight education for the blind and vision impaired
Purchase of a 3D Printer, CAD Software and Training |
| jewish care (victoria)
General donation towards the Annual Appeal |
| life’s little treasures
General donation |
| make a wish foundation australia
Make a Wish Australia and Israel Campaign |
| northern health foundation
General donation |
| palliative care victoria
Palliative Care Community Education Project for Smaller CALD Communities |
| royal children’s hospital foundation
The Royal Children’s Hospital Biomedics Conference |
| royal melbourne hospital neuroscience foundation
Brain Cancer Research |
| St Vincent’s Hospital melbourne
Cardiac Research and Treatment Activities |
| the chris o’brien’s lifehouse at rpa
Ride to Conquer Cancer donation |
| the stroke association victoria
Life After Stroke Pathway |
| the trustees for the jccv cultural fund
Youth Alcohol Project (YAP) |
| unitingcare regen
Mother and Baby Service Model Development |
Community Development
| aurora education foundation
Aurora’s CRM (Indigenous Grant/Challenge Grant) |
| australian sports foundation
General donation |
| caulfield hebrew congregation
Redevelopment Project |
| COMMUNITY SECURITY GROUP
Community Engagement Program |
| country fire authority
Field Operations Vehicle |
| diversitat
“Women Together” Friendship Circles Funded jointly with RE Ross Trust |
| habitat for humanity australia (victoria)
Expanding Re-Store Operations |
| human rights law centre
General donation |
| jewish care (victoria)
Donation Towards the Social Housing Development Complex |
| jnf environment gift fund
General donation |
| kidney health australia
Installation of a Fully Accessible Lift on the Big Red Kidney Bus |
| koori night market
Partnership and Tourism Strategy Development Project (Indigenous Grant) |
| kyeema support services
Community Service Sector Reform |
| maccabi victoria sports foundation
General donation |
| multiple sclerosis
MS Online Volunteer Training Link |
| project new dawn
Growing an Innovative Model to Reduce Homelessness and Unemployment |
| the foundation for young australians
Nexus Australian Youth Summit |
| the substation
Marketing and Development Program Funded in partnership with the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation |
| vaccho
Strengthening Governance in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (Indigenous Grant) Funded in partnership with the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation |
| western chances
Alumni Program Funded jointly with the Trawalla Foundation |
Social Cohesion and Inclusion
| amaze
Donation Towards the Walk for Autism |
| australian neighbourhood houses and centres association
The High Street Project at Jika Jika |
| back to back theatre
Service League Community Residence Model |
| blind sports and recreation victoria
Seeing New Tracks to Improved Health and Well-being |
| cottage by the sea
New Playgrounds and Associated Equipment |
| doxa
Journey Camp Program – Supporting Participation From Newly Arrived and Migrant Young People |
| foundation house
General donation |
| karingal
Sensory Room, Sensory Garden and Sensory Playground at the Eastern Geelong Community Centre |
| maccabi victoria sports foundation
All Abilities Inclusion Program |
| mcauley community services for women
Peer Support Program |
| melbourne fringe
DRIVE: A Skills and Capacity Building Program Increasing Diversity in Victorian Independent Arts |
| mental health legal centre
Inside Access Community Legal Education Program |
| monash university
Gen ’16 Project |
| national council of jewish women
Empowering Single Jewish Women and Effective Relationships Program |
| safe steps
Material Needs of Women and Children Supported by Safe Steps |
| shabbat project melbourne
Shabbat Project 2015 |
| the trustees for the jccv cultural fund
Supporting JCCV’s Community Activities |
| western edge youth arts
Phoenix Youth Theatre |
Poverty and Disadvantage
| beit rafael benevolent institution
Hospital Accommodation Support |
| camp sababa
Best Bunch Social Enterprise |
| c care
– Pantry Pack Program – General donation |
| echo youth and family services
Ready2Go |
| family access network
Pre-school Support |
| gateway social support options
Carers Program |
| good360 australia
Goods For the Greater Good |
| hunger for knowledge
General donation |
| jewish house crisis centre
General donation |
| kids under cover
Cubby House Challenge (Matching Grant) |
| launch housing
South Melbourne Families Service |
| lentara unitingcare
Emergency Relief for Asylum Seekers |
| make a difference dingley village
Leave No One Behind |
| melbourne jewish charity fund
Gandel Yom Tov Project |
| NGAANYATJARRA PITJANTJATJARRA YANKUNYTJATJARRA WOMEN’S COUNCIL
Increasing the Understanding and Value of Enterprise in Remote Communities (Indigenous Grant) |
| servants community housing
Kooyong Giving Tree |
| state schools’ relief
Education Resources for Victorian Secondary School Students |
| st vincent de paul society victoria
CEO Sleepout (Matching Grant) |
| unitingcare wodonga
Volunteers Empowerment Project |
| victorian ymca youth and community services
YMCA ReBuild |
| wombat housing and support services
Wombat Small Assist |
| women’s housing
Supporting Housing Solutions for Women |
MAJOR and FLAGSHIP Grants
Arts & Culture
| art gallery of ballarat
FACE – An Education Project (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
| ilbijerri theatre company
MARGUK Education Program (Year 1 of a 2 -year grant) Funded in partnership with the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation |
| jewish museum of australia – gandel centre of judaica
Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait Exhibition |
| multicultural arts victoria
Emerge Cultural Leadership Program |
| museum victoria
The Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) Funded in partnership with the Victorian Government |
| the anzac centenary public fund
Grant in Support of the Fund (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
| the australian ballet school
project assemble! – The Australian Ballet School’s Student Residence |
Education
| ardoch youth foundation
Expanding Ardoch’s Building Early Language and Literacy Program in Melbourne’s West (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
| Asylum seeker resource centre
WISE (Worldly, Independent, Sufficient, Empowered) Women Project (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
| brotherhood of st laurence
RESET Program (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
| jewish holocaust centre
Hide and Seek: Stories of Survival, Middle Years School Program (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
| monash university
The John Gandel and Pauline Gandel Equity Scholarships |
| stand up: jewish commitment to a better world
Stand Up ABC (And Be Counted) Program (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
| teach for australia
Teach to Lead; Accelerating Australia’s Future School Leaders (Year 2 of a 4-year grant) Funded in partnership with the Sydney Myer Fund |
| the song room
Tuned in For Life – Hume and Surrounds, Northern Melbourne (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
| the university of melbourne
Alan Goldberg Scholarship at Melbourne Law School (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) Funded jointly with Marc and Eva Besen, the Lew family and the Pratt Foundation |
| VICSEG New futures
Wyndham Student Engagement and Scholarship Project (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
Health and Medical Research
| access
The Access Coffee Cart Social Enterprise (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
| alfred health
Ultrasound Centre of Excellence (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| australian red cross
Fiji Appeal, in Support of Emergency Shelter and Water and Sanitation Activities (Challenge Grant) |
| CABRINI HEALTH
Capital Works Grant (Year 5 of an 8-year grant) |
| emmy monash aged care
Grant for the Capital Appeal – Gandel House (Year 3 of a 5-year grant) |
| justice connect
The Women’s Homelessness Prevention Project (WHPP) Funded in partnership with the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation |
| national ageing research institute (nari)
An Action Plan to Tackle Elder Abuse in Victoria |
| national disability services
Ticket to Work Pilot in NDIS Trial Sites (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) Funded in partnership with the Barr Family Foundation |
| on the line australia
Clinician Prescribed Suicide Prevention Self-Management Application |
| sane australia
A Comprehensive Online Platform for Mental Health (Year 3 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 2 of a 3-year grant) |
| starlight children’s foundation
Starlight Express Room at the New Monash Children’s Hospital (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
| very special kids
Family Support Regional Expansion: Bendigo Office (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) Funded jointly with the local fundraising initiative – the Bendigo Tour of Tasmania Cycling Group |
Indigenous Programs
| beyond empathy
The Maven Project (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
| children’s ground
Wurdurd Garriyigarrmerren Project in Kakadu West – “We Walk Together to help the Children” (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
| GANBINA
Jobs 4U2 – Education, Training and Employment Program (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
| tangentyere council
Strategic Support for the Tangentyere Youth Patrol |
| the torch project
Post-Release Program – State-wide Indigenous Arts in Prisons and Community Program (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) Funded in partnership with the Ivy H. Thomas and Arthur A. Thomas Trust, managed by Equity Trustees |
| whitelion
The Bundji Bundji Tiddas Program Supporting Young At-risk Women (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
Jewish Identity and Leadership
| B’NAI B’RITH ANTI-DEFAMATION COMMISSION
The 2016 Annual ADC Gandel Oration |
| UNITED IsRAEL APPEAL REFUGEE RELIEF FUND
General annual grant |
| zionist federation of australia
Taglit Birthright Program (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
Youth at Risk
| big brothers big sisters
Big Futures Expansion – Regional Victoria (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
| centre for multicultural youth
Shout Out Program – Enabling Young Migrants and Refugees to Speak Out for Themselves (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| fareshare
FareShare Kitchen Garden – Engaging Youth at Risk (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) Funded jointly with a number of partners |
| good shepherd australia and new zealand
Improving Outcomes in the Early Years in Hastings |
| hope street youth and family services
Hope to Home Program (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| international social service – australia
Child Rights – From Principles to Practice (Developing and Marketing an Online Child Rights Training Course) (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
| smiling mind
Strengthening Smiling Mind’s Technology Platforms for Users and Teachers Funded jointly with the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation |