GRANT RECIPIENTS IN 2019/2020
AT A GLANCE:
- A total of 180 grants approved and/or paid in the 2019/20 Financial Year;
- In 2019/20 Gandel Foundation Trustees responded to two major emergencies, the Australian bushfires and COVID-19, by allocating funding to key community response organisations responding to a broad range of needs;
- Major & Flagship grants continue to grow in numbers, and more than half of those are multi-year commitments.
The Trustees of Gandel Foundation maintained the three levels of giving – Community Grants, Major Grants and Flagship Grants, and the same Areas of Interest as in the previous year.
Below is a list of all grant recipients in 2019/20. The listing is based according to the grant level and Area of Interest, in alphabetical order, with a short program description.
COMMUNITY Grants
Arts & Culture
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BURRINJA Creative Spaces Fit-out |
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CASTLEMAINE STATE FESTIVAL Youth Media Team |
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CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AUSTRALIA Singing Swallows |
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EAST GIPPSLAND ART GALLERY Regenerate, Restart, Renew |
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HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Acquisition Support |
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MELBOURNE YOUTH ORCHESTRAS Commission – Inner Angels by Elena Kats-Chernin |
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MONKEY BAA THEATRE COMPANY Help Complete the Picture – Theatre for Every Child, Every Ability |
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA Know My Name Project |
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA General Donation |
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PARRAMATTA & DISTRICT SYNAGOGUE General Donation |
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THE ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE – General donation – Subsonic @ Asia TOPA 2020 |
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THE DULDIG STUDIO MUSEUM & SCULPTURE PARK – Brilliant Brolly Campaign – Still Firing: Creative Journeys with Sculpture and Clay for Seniors at Emmy Monash |
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THE JEWISH CULTURAL CENTRE AND NATIONAL LIBRARY, KADIMAH – In One Voice: A Festival of Jewish Life in Australia – Community Theatre Group: Yiddish Theatre for a New Age |
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VICTORIAN OPERA COMPANY Access All Areas: Livestream Program |
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WEAVE MOVEMENT THEATRE Wannabe A Rabbit |
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ZELMAN MEMORIAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA No Friend But The Mountains Symphonic Song Cycle |
Community Development
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ARTS ACCESS AUSTRALIA IT Infrastructure Equipment |
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BAYLEY HOUSE Sensory Garden for Adults with Disabilities |
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CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES BALLARAT Cafs Care Farm – Art Therapy Space |
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COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY Matching Grant for Balnarring Fire Brigade |
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GEELONG FOOD RELIEF CENTRE Solar System Installation |
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JEWISH HOUSE Reduction of Suicide Ideation Program |
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MACCABI VICTORIA SPORTS FOUNDATION Maccabi Basketball – Elite Coaching Pathways & Fee Relief |
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PHILANTHROPY AUSTRALIA Nexus Australia Youth Summit |
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SHOLEM ALEICHEM COLLEGE Preschool Kitchen Upgrade |
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SOUTH EAST VOLUNTEERS Website Upgrade |
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THE TRUSTEES FOR THE JCCV CULTURAL FUND Supporting JCCV’s Community Activities |
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ZIONISM VICTORIA General Donation |
Education
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ANNE FRANK EXHIBITION AUSTRALIA The Anne Frank Travelling Exhibition |
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COURAGE TO CARE NSW Western Sydney Exhibitions |
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JEWISH HOLOCAUST CENTRE General Donation |
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LEIBLER YAVNEH COLLEGE General Donation |
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MONASH UNIVERSITY William Cooper and the Struggle for Rights: A Life Story |
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SKYLINE EDUCATION FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA Schools Fundraising Campaign |
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TEACH FOR AUSTRALIA General Donation |
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THE TRUSTEES FOR THE JCCV CULTURAL FUND Youth and Alcohol Wellness Program (YAP) |
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ZOE SUPPORT AUSTRALIA Little Sprouts Op Shop Café |
Health & Medical Research
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CHEVRA HATZOLAH MELBOURNE General Donation |
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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION Paediatric Palliative Care Support for Regional Australia |
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ENTERTAINMENT ASSIST Intermission Mental Health Program |
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GIANT STEPS MELBOURNE On Site Mental Health Clinic for Children and Young Adults with Autism |
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JEWISH CARE (VICTORIA) – General Donation – General Donation |
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MAGEN DAVID ADOM (VICTORIA) General Donation |
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MY CAUSE Donation in support of Smiling Mind, Batyr and SANE Australia (2 donations) |
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ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND CHILDREN Empowering and Supporting CALD Parents |
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UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Confident Voices Research Project |
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VICTORIAN POLICE PROVIDENT FUND General Donation |
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YOUTHLIVE4LIFE Live 4 Life Moira Shire |
Poverty & Disadvantage
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ABILITY WORKS AUSTRALIA Growing Employment Opportunities for People With Disability and Social Disadvantage |
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ALIYA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY A Mentor Support Program for Disadvantaged Jewish Females Aged 14-25 Years Experiencing Significant Hardship |
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ENABLE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Employability Programs |
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JEWISH BEREAVED PARENTS Jewish Bereaved Parents – Keep on Helping |
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JEWISH CARE (VICTORIA) Social Housing Development Project |
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MELBOURNE JEWISH CHARITY FUND Gandel Yom Tov Project |
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ST MARY’S HOUSE OF WELCOME Weekend Meals Program |
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TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL General Donation |
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WEST WELCOME WAGON New Van and Equipment |
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WIZO STATE COUNCIL OF VICTORIA General Donation |
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YOUTH PROJECTS Good Coffee Good 2 Go |
Social Cohesion and Inclusion
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AUSTRALIAN FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE Expansion of the Family Inclusion and Early Intervention Program |
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CREATIVITY AUSTRALIA Singing for Inclusion (SINC): Second Phase |
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EMMY MONASH AGED CARE Intergen Outreach Program – Play, Engage and Thrive at Emmy |
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN JEWRY ECAJ Office in Canberra |
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FLYING FOX Camp Sababa Junior |
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LIFE-GATE Stair Lift To Life |
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MACCABI VICTORIA SPORTS FOUNDATION All Abilities Inclusion Project |
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MARCH OF THE LIVING AUSTRALIA General support |
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MELBOURNE FIGHT BACK AGAINST PARKINSONS GROUP Boxing and Strengthening Classes at the PCYC Gym |
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MENTAL HEALTH LEGAL CENTRE Aged Care Unit Legal Service |
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MURRAY HUMAN SERVICES Upgrade of Transport Vehicle |
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PATHWAYS MELBOURNE Mentor Program |
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PHUNKTIONAL ARTS Robinvale Youth Holiday Program |
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SMILE ON SENIORS OZ Intergenerational Program |
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THE EQUALITY PROJECT Better Together Conference |
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THE MIRABEL FOUNDATION Support for Social Inclusion Programs |
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TWELVE BATMI & THIRTEEN BARMI Capacity Building |
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VICTORIAN PRIDE CENTRE General Donation |
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WELLSPRINGS FOR WOMEN Making Australia Home |
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WEST HEIDELBERG COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICE @BANYULE COMMUNITY HEALTH The Somali-Australian Community Law and Leadership Program |
MAJOR and FLAGSHIP Grants
Arts & Culture
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ART GALLERY OF NSW Japan Supernatural Exhibition |
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JEWISH MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA – GANDEL CENTRE OF JUDAICA Capacity Building – Development Manager (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
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KOORIE HERITAGE TRUST Building Our Collections – Telling the Story of Victorian and SE Australian Aboriginal Communities (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
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MELBOURNE FRINGE Compass Navigate Program (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
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MUSICA VIVA AUSTRALIA ‘Strike A Chord’ Inaugural National Chamber Music Competition |
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SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER THEATRE COMPANY The Tipping Point |
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THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET The Gandel Creative Legacy Program (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
Education
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ACCESS Hospitality & Training Program |
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ANTI-DEFAMATION COMMISSION Click Against Hate (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
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AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR THE MOVING IMAGE (ACMI) Gandel Digital Future Labs @ ACMI and Tech Schools partnership (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
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AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION FOR YAD VASHEM Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators (Year 2 of a 5-year grant) |
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AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS PLUS Growing Ourschool Alumni Program |
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B’NAI B’RITH COURAGE TO CARE (VIC) Appointment of an Executive Director (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
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EDCONNECT AUSTRALIA Girls in STEM |
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JEWISH HOLOCAUST CENTRE – Hide and Seek: Stories of Survival, Middle Years School Program (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) – Holocaust Curriculum Review and Development |
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PHILANTHROPY AUSTRALIA Better Giving Hub |
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SISTERWORKS Scaling Social Enterprise Business |
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SOCIAL VENTURES AUSTRALIA Upscaler Program (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
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STAND UP: JEWISH COMMITMENT TO A BETTER WORLD Stand Up And Be Counted (Stand Up ABC) |
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STATE LIBRARY VICTORIA Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter (Year 2 and 3 of a 3-year grant) |
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STATE SCHOOLS’ RELIEF iPads for Non-verbal Students |
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SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM Holocaust Memorial Week |
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TWENTIETH MAN FUND Back to School Program (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
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VICSEG NEW FUTURES Building Inclusive Schools (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
Health & Medical Research
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ALKIRA Springfield – Connected Community Hub |
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AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION FOR DIABETES RESEARCH Bioengineered Diabetes Therapy Research Project: Human Insulin Producing Cells |
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C CARE Expanding Pantry Pack Program (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
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DEMENTIA AUSTRALIA Using Technology to Transform Dementia Practice (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTORIA (DV VIC) Family Violence Sector Capacity Building Program |
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EASTERN HEALTH OP-ALMA Pilot (Opioid Use and Pain – Addressing Loneliness in Mature Adults) |
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EMMY MONASH AGED CARE – Emmy Monash Emergency Appeal – General Donation |
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FARESHARE FareShare Brisbane Kitchen – Cooking Three Million Meals a Year for Vulnerable People in Queensland, NSW, ACT and NT (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
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JESUIT SOCIAL SERVICES Centre for Place-Based Community Strengthening (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
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LITTLE DREAMERS AUSTRALIA Expand, Improve and Refine The Big Dreamers Program in Victoria (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
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OC CONNECTIONS Mobile ‘Waterless’ Car Wash Expansion – Supported Employment (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
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PENINSULA COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE Street Law Coffee Van |
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PLAYGROUP VICTORIA All Come Out To Play (ACOTP) Victorian Expansion (Year 2 of a 2-year grant) |
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PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA Stronger Survivors |
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SECONDBITE Website Development for Better Services |
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SOLVE DISABILITY SOLUTIONS My Employment Pathway: Tools for Participation and Performance |
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STARLIGHT CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA Livewire – Transforming the Hospital Experience for Adolescents in Mental Health Units (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
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SUMMER FOUNDATION Upskill – Building Workforce Capabilities for Better Lives |
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THE CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHILD AND FAMILY WELFARE The Centre for The Voice of Parents – A Model for Inclusion (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
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THE FIRST STEP PROGRAM Full-time Fundraising Manager (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
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THE ROYAL WOMEN’S HOSPITAL The Women’s (in situ) Gandel Simulation Education Service (WSES) @ The Women’s (Year 2 and 3 of a 3-year grant) |
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THE ROZANA PROJECT INITIATIVE FOUNDATION Aiia Masaarwe Fellowship |
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VALID Friendship Matters |
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VERY SPECIAL KIDS A Very Special Project |
Indigenous Programs
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AURORA EDUCATION FOUNDATION Launching Aurora’s High School Program in Victoria |
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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY The Mayi Kuwayu Study, Community Engagement in Victoria and Tasmania |
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THE TORCH The Torch – Post Release Program (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
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VICTORIAN ABORIGINAL CHILD CARE AGENCY (VACCA) Growing Up Aboriginal Babies at Home (Year 1 of a 3-year grant) |
Jewish Identity & Leadership
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ANTI-DEFAMATION COMMISSION 2020 Annual Gandel Oration |
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CAULFIELD HEBREW CONGREGATION Future of the Caulfield Shule |
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COMMUNITY SECURITY GROUP Project Fortify (Year 2 of a 5-year grant) |
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (VICTORIA) The Jam Project (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
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UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL REFUGEE RELIEF FUND General Annual Grant |
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ZIONIST FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA Taglit Birthright Program |
Youth at Risk
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ALANNAH & MADELINE FOUNDATION “Playing IT Safe” – Helping parents, carers and educators to teach pre-school children how to stay safe online |
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CENTRE FOR MULTICULTURAL YOUTH Reverb – amplifying the voices of culturally diverse young people in mental health (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
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JESUIT SOCIAL SERVICES Artful Dodgers Studios – Building Resilience and Engagement (through Arts and Culture) (Year 2 of a 3-year grant) |
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KIDS UNDER COVER Nestd™ Affordable Housing Social Enterprise |
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MELBOURNE CITY MISSION Living Learning Program |
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ORYGEN Reducing Drug and Alcohol Use in Young People with Mental Illness (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
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ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY (VICTORIA) CEO Sleepout 2020 |
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STREAT Selling Like Hot Cakes (Year 3 of a 3-year grant) |
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THE LAB NETWORK Expanding Opportunities for Young People with Autism (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
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VICTORIAN PRIDE CENTRE Next Generation Pride: Supporting LGBTIQ youth |
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YMCA VICTORIA YMCA ReBuild (Year 1 of a 2-year grant) |
Grants in Response to the Australian Bushfires Emergency
Support For Firefighting Efforts
CFS Foundation (South Australia) |
Country Fire Authority (Victoria) |
NSW Rural Fire Service (New South Wales) |
QFES (Queensland) |
Support For The Affected People And Communities
Australian Red Cross (National) |
The Salvation Army (National) |
St Vincent de Paul Society (National) |
Support To Save, Protect And Recover Flora & Fauna
MKC/The Rescue Collective (QLD/NSW) |
WIRES – The NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service (NSW) |
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – Australia (National) |
Grants in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency (alphabetically)
ASYLUM SEEKER RESOURCE CENTRE Material Aid for Asylum Seekers and Most Vulnerable in the Community |
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AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS Scaling up the COVID19 Community Outreach Response |
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CABRINI HEALTH Emergency Medical Equipment |
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C CARE Scaling Up Food Aid for the Most Vulnerable, Elderly and Isolated People |
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CHEVRA HATZOLAH MELBOURNE First Responder Emergency Radio Communication Operations Upgrade |
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CHILDREN’S GROUND Material Aid for Remote Indigenous Communities |
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COMMUNITY SECURITY GROUP Additional Community Engagement in Crisis |
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GATHER MY CREW Healthy and Resilient Communities through Street Crews, Volunteer Crews and Kindness Crews |
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HELLO SUNDAY MORNING Scaling the Technical Infrastructure of Daybreak to meet the Growing Demand |
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JEWISH CARE (VICTORIA) Helpline for the Jewish Community |
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LAUNCH HOUSING COVID-19 response – Scaling Up Support for People Experiencing Homelessness |
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SANE AUSTRALIA Support for the Online Response for Complex Needs |
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SMILING MIND Digital Care Packs for Teachers and Parents |
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ST KILDA MUMS Emergency Support for Expectant Families |
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THE SOCIAL STUDIO Scrubs for Hospitals |