GRANT RECIPIENTS IN 2022/2023

In this financial year Gandel Foundation Directors approved more than a hundred grants across the three levels of giving – Community Grants, Major Grants and Flagship Grants.

While the period under review has been complex and fluid, with a gradual move away from COVID-related giving, other emerging community pressures such as the cost-of-living crisis and economic and social uncertainty, have influenced granting during the year. 

Below is a list of all grant recipients in 2022/23, itemised according to the grant level, the Area of Interest and in alphabetical order, along with a short description of the funded program or activity. 

 

Community Grants

Arts and Culture

BACK TO BACK THEATRE

Community Programs

EMUNAH AVIV

Purim Spiel 2023

FOOTSCRAY COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE

Purchase of a van to support disabled artists participation

ILBIJERRI THEATRE COMPANY

Youth Ensemble

MELBOURNE HEBREW CONGREGATION

Support for Cultural Events

SALTPILLAR THEATRE

Spelling Bee 2023

THE ARTS CENTRE

General Grant

THE JEWISH CULTURAL CENTRE AND NATIONAL LIBRARY, KADIMAH

In One Voice Street Festival 2023

 

Community Development

COMMON GROUND

First Nations Bedtime Stories

COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS AUSTRALIA

Community Foundations Conference Participation

EATING DISORDERS VICTORIA

Capacity Building Support to Meet Unmet Needs

JNF

Capacity Building Support

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (VIC)

General Core Support

THE SHALOM INSTITUTE – AUJS

Building AUJS Capacity to Address Antisemitism

WARRINGUYA

Purchase of a Back-up Generator

 

Education

ANNE FRANK EXHIBITION AUSTRALIA

Exhibition Touring in 2023

BIALIK COLLEGE

In Memory of Karen Sulman, Chai Charitable Foundation

CONCERN AUSTRALIA

“Fix-It” Social Enterprise

JEWISH CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY

Support for Students with Special Needs Who Need Educational Assistance at School

MARCH OF THE LIVING AUSTRALIA (MOTL)

Support for MOTL Participation

MELBOURNE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

  • International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023
  • Support for the Gandel Holocaust Education Conference 2024
  • General Operating Support

MELBOURNE JEWISH BOOK WEEK

Schools Program

PHILANTHROPY AUSTRALIA

Nexus Summit 2023

SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM

Support for the Gandel Holocaust Education Conference 2024

UJEB

UJEB Educational Programs

 

Health and Medical Research

AUSIMED

COVID-19 Research and Public Health Delegation to Israel

EMMY MONASH AGED CARE

General Support

ENDING LONELINESS TOGETHER

Core Programs Addressing Loneliness

FOOD LADDER

Installing Food Ladder Hydroponic Food System in Schools

JEWISH CARE (VICTORIA)

  • General Grant
  • Generations of Women Brunch
  • Montefiore Lunch Support

KOALA KIDS FOUNDATION

Children’s Support Kits

LITTLE DREAMERS AUSTRALIA

The Big Dreamers Program

MDA

MDA’s Emergency Rescue Motorcycle

MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

Mental Health Support Groups

MENTIS ASSIST

Ride for Relief 2023

THURSDAY GIRLS GROUP

Thursday Girls Programs – Core Support

 

Poverty and Disadvantage

ASYLUM SEEKER RESOURCE CENTRE

Food Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

C CARE

Food and Material Support for the Most Vulnerable

FOODFILLED

Engagement Program

MELBOURNE CITY MISSION

Sleep at the G – Matching Support for Gandel Foundation Team

MELBOURNE JEWISH CHARITY FUND

Food and Material Support in the Community

OZHARVEST

Food relief for the Most Vulnerable

QUEENS FUND

Crisis Support for Vulnerable Women and Those Fleeing Domestic Violence

WELLSPRINGS FOR WOMEN

Food Relief for Vulnerable CALD Families

WOMBAT HOUSING

Basic Needs for People Facing Homelessness

ZIONISM VICTORIA

David Southwick Raising Funds for Ukraine – General Support

 

Social Cohesion and Inclusion

ABILITY WORKS AUSTRALIA

Dandenong Employment Hub

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN JEWRY

Community Engagement Programs

FLYING FOX

Camp Sababa Junior

FREE TO FEED

Adult Pre-employment Program

JEWISH BEREAVED PARENTS

Engagement Materials Re-print

MACCABI VICTORIA

All Abilities Program

PATHWAYS MELBOURNE

Support for Core Programs

SCARF

Traineeship for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

SMILE ON SENIORS

Care Packages and Food Assistance

THE ARK CENTRE

Pillars of Light Multicultural Chanukah Event at FedSquare

YSAS & BUNJILWARRA

Outdoor Multipurpose Space at Bunjilwarra

 

Major and Flagship Grants

Arts and Culture

EAST MELBOURNE HEBREW CONGREGATION

General Core Operating Support

JEWISH ARTS QUARTER (JAQ)

JAQ Development

JEWISH MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA – GANDEL CENTRE OF JUDAICA

  • CHAGALL Exhibition
  • (Year 2 of a 3-year grant)

  • Capacity Building Support

 

Education

AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION FOR YAD VASHEM

  • Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators (2022/23)
  • Gandel Holocaust Education Conference 2024

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS PLUS

In-School Programs in Disadvantaged Areas of Victoria

BIALIK COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Humanitarian Scholarship

COURAGE TO CARE

Social Justice Programs

(Year 2 of a 3-year grant)

GANBINA

JOBS4U2 Program in Shepparton

HOLOCAUST INSTITUTE IN WA

JHub and Holocaust Education Centre – William Cooper Entrance Plaza

INFOXCHANGE

Digital Transformation Hub

MELBOURNE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

  • ‘HIDDEN – Children’s Holocaust Exhibition and Hide and Seek
  • Year 2 of 5
  • Queensland Holocaust Museum Project

SMILING MIND

Mental Fitness and Resilience Digital Innovation Lab

(Year 2 of a 3-year grant)

SOCIAL TRADERS

Vision 2030 & Core Support

(Year 2 of a 4-year grant)

 

Health and Medical Research

ACCESS

Matching Grant for Charidy campaign in Support of Core Services

AMAZE

Peer Group Network Expansion

(Year 1 of a 2-year grant)

batyr

Victorian Schools Program Expansion and Train the Trainer Program

BLACK DOG INSTITUTE

Research Program Looking at Anxiety in Children With Learning Difficulties

C CARE

Personalised Pantry Program – Creating a Strong Sense of Dignity and Choice for Recipients

(Year 3 of a 3-year grant)

EMMY MONASH AGED CARE

General Core Operating Support

FARESHARE

Matching Grant for FareShare Appeal, in Support of Core Operations

JDRF AUSTRALIA

Matching Grant for Diabetes Research

MONASH UNIVERSITY

The Living Evidence Consortium

OC CONNECTIONS

Capacity Building for Disability Programs

THE FIRST STEP PROGRAM

Full-time Fundraising Manager – Capacity Building Support

(Year 1 of a 3-year grant)

YOUTH LIVE4LIFE

Youth Suicide Prevention Program in Rural and Regional Areas of Victoria

 

Indigenous Programs

CHILDREN’S GROUND

Early Childhood Education and Development in Alice Springs

(Year 1 of a 2-year grant)

KARRKAD KANJDJI TRUST

Nawardekken Academy

(Year 1 of a 2-year grant)

KOORIE HERITAGE TRUST (KHT)

KHT Centre Redevelopment

THE TORCH

Capacity Building Support for the Post Release Program

(Year 2 of a 2-year grant)

VICTORIAN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY CONTROLLED HEALTH ORGANISATION – VACCHO

Centre for Aboriginal Family Wellbeing

 

Jewish Identity and Leadership

AUSTRALIA ISRAEL JEWISH AFFAIRS COUNCIL (AIJAC)

Community Activities Program and Core Operating Support

AUSTRALIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION – HAKOAH CLUB

Hakoah Jewish Community Centre

(Year 2 of a 3-year grant)

CAULFIELD HEBREW CONGREGATION

High Holidays Events Program

COMMUNITY SECURITY GROUP

Community Safety Program

MELBOURNE HEBREW CONGREGATION

  • Communal Activities Program
  • Annual Programs

STAND UP: JEWISH COMMITMENT TO A BETTER WORLD

Social Justice Programs

(Year 2 of a 3-year grant)

ZIONISM VICTORIA

75th Anniversary of The State of Israel

UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL REFUGEE RELIEF FUND

Refugee Relief Fund Grant

 

Youth at Risk

CENTRE FOR MULTICULTURAL YOUTH (CMY) & headspace

REVEB 2.0 Supporting Multicultural Youth with Mental Health Needs – CMY and headspace Partnership

(Year 1 of a 3-year grant)

MELBOURNE CITY MISSION

Youth Housing Initiative

(Year 1 of a 3-year grant)

YOUTH ACTIVATING YOUTH (YAY)

YAY Enterprise Project

 

Legacy Grant

HADASSAH AUSTRALIA

Gandel Rehabilitation Centre

(Year 2 of a 7-year grant)

 

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