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[6] [8] Forrest is a patron of Impact100 WA, which aims to facilitate and increase philanthropy, and Rock Art Australia (formerly Kimberley Foundation Australia) which funds research and preservation of Aboriginal rock art. She is also a member of the Global Philanthropic Circle and the Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership. [5]
The foundation has given A$ 270 million through the foundation since 2001. [88] In 2014, Andrew and Nicola Forrest pledged A$ 65 million over ten years through the Minderoo Foundation, establishing the Forrest Research Foundation to offer scholarships to students pursuing a PhD at a Western Australian university.
The Pratt Foundation is an Australian philanthropic organisation based in Melbourne and established in 1978 by Jeanne and Richard Pratt.. According to its Values Statement, it has "the shared vision of supporting charitable enterprises and adding value to philanthropy".
Neilson was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2016 for significant service to the arts through the museums and galleries sector, and as a benefactor of cultural and educational organisations. [7] She was named one of the Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence in 2018. [8]
Steven Mark Lowy AM (born 24 November 1962) is a leading Australian businessman and philanthropist. He is the former co-chief executive officer of Westfield Corporation, a leading global shopping centre company that was acquired by French company Unibail-Rodamco in 2018 in what was one of the largest transactions in Australian corporate history. [1]
Gandel's philanthropy has focused on Judaism, education, medical causes and the arts. In 2010 he donated A$7.5 million to the National Gallery of Australia; [8] A$1 million to fight devastating bushfires in Victoria, recalling how their own home was destroyed by fire twenty years earlier, and A$1 million to Museums Victoria. [32]
In 1959, The Myer Foundation was established by Sidney's sons, Baillieu and Ken Myer [1] – their sisters, Neilma Gantner and Lady Southey, became founding members. The Myer Foundation was established in order to award grants in sectors not covered by Sidney Myer's will. The Myer Foundation was endowed in 1992, after Ken Myer died, leaving ...