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Philanthropy
SPECIAL REPORT
Philanthropy
F E AT U R E
I am expecting
… there will be
less funding for
research, innovation
or accelerator type
grants - Charlie Bass
CUT: Charlie Bass says his foundation may give less next financial year. Photo: Gabriel Oliveira
Philanthropic giving grows,
future uncertain
Giving increased last financial year, but the economic fallout from COVID-19
will affect the potential for generosity into the future.
construction of Forrest Hall 2 to 51 organisations in the year had been distributed because the Philanthropy Australia chief
with the University of Western to December 2018, up from $24.5 foundation paused its traditional executive Sarah Davies spoke
Australia, establishing Flourish- million in 2017. Channel 7 Tele- funding to undertake a strategic at a Centre for Social Impact
ing Oceans, and the expansion of thon Trust recently announced renewal. webinar in late April about the
partnerships within its Collabo- it had distributed even more over While the foundation is ranked challenges and opportunities for
rate Against Cancer initiative. the past year – $42.6 million to 54 ninth by funds distributed last the philanthropic sector during
In 2020, Minderoo Foundation beneficiaries. financial year, it has assets total- the pandemic.
has responded to current crises, In April, Channel 7 Telethon ling $71.3 million. Ms Davies shared some pre-
establishing a $70 million Fire Trust announced it had dis- Ms Young said a majority of the liminary survey data collected
Fund to help fire-affected regions tributed the $42.6 million it foundation’s assets were from a from 35 members who suggested
Madeleine Stephens recover and work to ensure simi- raised at Telethon in 2019 to 54 major bequest from Ray Dobney most charities had changed
madeleine.stephens@businessnews.com.au lar devastation is not seen again, beneficiaries. 12 years ago, and that the founda- their grant-making approach to
and committing up to $160 mil- Big movers on the BNiQ list tion was now deciding where to make it more flexible, and half
10-PAGE FEATURE
lion to a COVID-19 response. included the Law Society Public spend the money. had made additional funding
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HE top 10 philanthropic The benefits of its COVID-19 Purposes Trust, which is ranked Other notable changes on the available.
foundations in Western response have already been seen, fourth (up from 21st) after dis- list include the absence of the “I actually think the Austral-
Australia upped their with large volumes of masks and tributing $6.8 million last year. Bankwest Foundation, which has ian response has been terrific, it’s
combined giving by $34 million gloves and more than 10 million According to the trust’s web- been discontinued after the bank really fast, it’s really generous, it’s
last financial year, with this test kits sent from China. site it distributed triennial decided to pursue a new giving very thoughtful, it’s very consid-
year set to be even more lucrative Mr and Mrs Forrest recently grants to The Old Court House strategy through the company. ered,” Ms Davies told the webinar.
before the full economic effects topped up the foundation with Law Museum, The Francis Burt However, she said a volatile
of the COVID-19 pandemic are a $520 million donation, taking Law Education Programme, and Pandemic impacts share market could make it more
felt in 2021. their total contributions to The Mock Trial Competition. Recent research from JBWere difficult for foundations to give
Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s $2 billion since 2001 when the Royal Perth Hospital Medical shows philanthropic giving holds in the future.
Minderoo Foundation led the BNiQ organisation was established. Research Foundation fell down up well during years of equity “One of the challenges for
list of philanthropic foundations, WA’s second largest philan- the BNiQ rankings to ninth, after market falls, and slowdowns are philanthropic providers is the
distributing $75.3 million in 2019. thropic foundation, Channel 7 donating $1.5 million in 2019, com- not often seen until the follow- corresponding economic volatil-
According to Minderoo’s Telethon Trust, is also increasing pared to $2.4 million in 2018. ing year because of the payout ity and the hit then to the value
annual report, the largest its giving. Its latest annual report Foundation chief executive requirements based on the pre- of the capital in the corpus that
areas of expenditure were the shows it distributed $34 million Jocelyn Young said less funds vious year’s income balances. is the engine, in many of them,
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FEATURE
that drives the distribution of
the grants,” she said.
WA’s top charities: Gross income by source with corona cases as originally
predicted.”
McCusker Charitable Founda- Government grants Goods and services Donations and bequests Other Instead, Mrs McCusker said the
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tion director Mark Bellini said foundation had chosen to pro-
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the foundation’s returns would vide support to programs such
be affected by the economic as St Patrick’s Community Sup-
climate. port Centre’s Doorstep Dinners,
“The reduction in dividends and domestic violence programs
being paid by companies along through Zonta House.
with historically low interest “The directors are more
rates has created a challenging carefully assessing the excel-
80 –
investment landscape,” he said. lent research programs being
McCusker Charitable Founda- promoted by the WA Health
Revenue ($m)
tion, ranked sixth on the BNiQ Translation Network and the
database, distributed $4.8 million Australian National Phenome
in the 2019 financial year com- Centre,” she said.
pared to $5 million in 2018. Mrs McCusker said the
Foundation director Tonya foundation was also concerned
McCusker said supporting that support for established WA
WA-based medical research had 40 – charities such as Cystic Fibrosis
always been the objective of the WA and Parkinson’s WA may
foundation, and in 2019 it sup- wane with the downturn of
ported 50 charities including the economy and the focus on
the Harry Perkins Institute of COVID-19.
Medical Research and Lions Eye The Bass Family Foundation,
Institute. ranked 12th on the BNiQ data-
Mrs McCusker said that, since base, distributed $1.1 million last
the outbreak of COVID-19, the 106,755,000 96,905,383 79,241,469 76,153,459 74,481,000 67,139,100 64,320,148 51,860,307 51,655,699 50,342,083 48,164,020 financial year largely to causes
foundation had received an 0– to educate disadvantaged youth,
Activ Royal Flying Telethon Kids Rocky Ability MSWA Autism Nulsen Disability My Rise Anglicare
increase in requests for financial Foundation Doctors Service Institute Bay Centre Association WA Services Place Network WA including Ronald McDonald
support for coronavirus-related House Learning Centre, EON
research. assess with confidence, whether whether it was ‘opportunistic’,” strong government leader- Foundation, and scholarships for
“But the landscape was chang- the proposed research would Mrs McCusker told Business News. ship, our health system has to
ing daily and it was difficult to make a significant difference, or “Particularly since, due to date not been overwhelmed Continuedononnext
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FEATURE PHILANTHROPY
Philanthropic giving
grows, future uncertain
From
From previous
page 17 page “We have been working really
hard with those customers to look
indigenous students at Wesley at alternate [sic] ways of deliv-
College’s Morditj Mob program. ering therapy supports because
Bass Family Foundation we don’t want people to regress
founder Charlie Bass said the in terms of the gains they have
foundation would be able to make made through physio and other
a large contribution to the char- therapies,” Ms Thomson said.
ities it supported this year, but “We certainly don’t want to
possibly less next year due to the see children missing important
financial impacts of COVID-19. milestones so we have been read-
Mr Bass established the Centre justing our service offering into
for Entrepreneurial Research teletherapy.
and Innovation in 2015 to help “The other area where we
facilitate the development of a experienced a change in demand
sustainable high knowledge and is what we call our community
high-value economy in WA. opportunities program where we
His foundation contributes to support people with disabilities
CERI, which also receives funding get out and about and enjoy their
from the government and other communities.”
foundations. Ms Thomson told Business
Mr Bass said COVID-19’s finan- News the organisation was
cial impact on the foundation’s also burdened with unplanned
investment portfolio could mean expenditure to deal with the
a decrease in philanthropic and pandemic, including buying PPE,
government funding for CERI. equipment to allow people to
“The biggest impact would be work from home, and additional
the value of the portfolio on June cleaning products for staff.
30, and if you give away the min- She said the organisation was
imum required 5 per cent, what applying for JobKeeper, which
that is going to be,” he said. was recently changed to allow
“That could also affect some of charities to sign on when their
the donations that we get. revenue, excluding government
“I am expecting that because grants, dropped by 15 per cent. DELAY: Mark Glasson says he is expecting to see the financial impacts of COVID-19 next
of the bailout that the federal However, Ms Thomson said
quarter. Photo: Gabriel Oliveira
government, in particular, and the community had been quick
the state government are doing to help the organisation.
now, there will be less funding “What we have also seen is a way to conduct events at the
for research, innovation or accel-
erator type grants.”
real sense of community from
donors and supporters out there
[W]hen we get through this moment so we are looking at
changing the nature of one, but
who have come to us and offered our income channels through
Charities status what they can, and that’s been
public health risk, we are going to events and mass campaigns, we
Most of the top-ranked char- everything from money and IT expect to be challenged.
ities on the BNiQ database are equipment to assist us as we have a social crisis if we don’t start “What’s really been good,
disability organisations, which deploy our workforce to work though, is the number of corpo-
receive funding from the National from home and PPE,” she said. moving on that need soon - Mark Glasson rations and philanthropists who
Disability Insurance Scheme. Ability Centre was recently have made contact.”
Activ Foundation is the gifted an unsolicited $40,000 businesses and philanthropists, “A large part of our fundraising Mr Glasson also expected the
top-ranking charity with reve- donation from members of the including $2 million from BHP. calendar happens in the last quar- demand for services for people
nue of $108.1 million, 78 per cent Australian Chinese community Social services organisation ter of the year,” Mr Glasson told in financial hardship to increase.
of which comes from government and 4,000 facemasks from the Anglicare WA, ranked as the Business News. “If you just look at those
grants. Western Australian Chinese 11th largest charity, earned rev- “As we approach tax time, Centrelink queues, when we get
Fellow disability services Chamber of Commerce. enue of $48.2 million last year people tend to think about through this public health risk,
organisation Ability Centre, Royal Flying Doctor Service compared to $44.4 in the 2018 giving, and our Winter Appeal, we are going to have a social
ranked fifth on BNiQ with reve- Western Operations, ranked financial year. which is due to go live very crisis if we don’t start moving
nue of $74.5 million, also receives second with revenue of $87.2 mil- Anglicare WA chief executive soon, we are expecting that will on that need soon,” he said.
a majority of its revenue from the lion, is one of the few charities Mark Glasson said there had be impacted. “We are expecting that
government. near the top of the list that does been a growth in philanthropy “We use events as ways to demand will increase for our
Ability Centre chief executive not offer disability services. during the past year or so after raise funds and there is just no services.”
Jacquie Thomson said there had The RFDS is increasing its the mining downturn.
been a drop in clients using its capacity to deal with potential Although the organisation hadn’t McCusker Charitable Foundation
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therapy services due to COVID-19, demand due to COVID-19 and has felt a significant impact from
resulting in a decrease in revenue been the beneficiary of recent COVID-19 yet, Mr Glasson said it There are 43 results from our index of 102,761 articles,
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A commitment to creating equal opportunities for people at-risk SUPPORT: Cahoots CEO Jess
and those living with disability continues to drive Cahoots’ vision Karlsson says all donations will have
an immediate and tangible impact
for a connected, inclusive community as it invites like-minded within the community through Cahoots’
Financial End of Year giving appeal.
businesses and individuals to help write its next chapter.
IN 1982 five families were for community partners “Our success is reflected in
brought together by a shared and school groups, and that our community loyalty; some
vision: to give their children the organisation had also Cahoots’ participants have
living with disability a means to established cultural camps been with us since they were
safely socialise, while creating tailored to Aboriginal and Torres five and are now almost 30.”
a support network to alleviate Strait Islander families.
some of the pressures that SUPPORTING THE FUTURE
come with providing 24/7 care. INNOVATION DRIVES IMPACT Ms Karlsson said the charity’s
Little did they know at the time, Innovation has underpinned connection with volunteers and
it was these efforts that would Cahoots’ longevity throughout its collaboration with corporate
OPPORTUNITY: Cahoots provides a range of inclusive
later shape the backbone of history, the latest example: the and community partners had
camping, recreational, social and training group experiences,
one of Western Australia’s most launch of Cahoots Connects, a enabled Cahoots to extend its
assisting more than 1500 WA families each year.
successful and long-standing free essential delivery shopping social reach through partnered
non-profit organisations. service in WA to further assist fundraising events and other
Donation Impact families and people at risk during
Today Cahoots, previously initiatives.
$20 Keeps a participant’s tummy full and helps them make healthy choices
Kids’ Camp Inc, has extended about nutrition. the COVID- 19 crisis. Any donation, she said, would
its reach providing a variety of $50 Delivers essential goods safely to the home of a person at risk through Ms Karlsson said Cahoots go a long way into continuing to
inclusive camping, recreational, the Cahoots Connect program. Connects was not only supporting assist the Cahoots community.
social and training group $100 Gives a participant a day of inclusive opportunities during the school the community through job “We’ve also launched our
holidays, while letting their family catch up on things they might creation, but also local businesses annual Financial End of Year
experiences, assisting more otherwise not have time for.
than 1500 families across the and people at risk across WA. giving appeal, with all receipts
$200 Helps a young Aboriginal person to reconnect with their land, culture
state each year. “We received more than 140 tax deductible,” she said.
and people.
“Now we’re looking for expressions of interest for the “The essence of what we do is
$500 Covers transportation for a group day excursion to learn and develop
other like-minded community independence. service within 24 hours,” she said. to help those most vulnerable
and corporate organisations $1000 Sponsors a participant to attend a week-long Cahoots Adventure Camp Ms Karlsson said Cahoots and at risk have experiences of
to join us on the journey to
(overnight support service), where they will try new things, grow in had already received positive inclusion through opportunities
confidence and make long-lasting friendships. feedback to continue the service to connect, learn and
extend our reach, helping more
Join the Cahoots journey, visit: cahoots.org.au/donate/ post coronavirus. celebrate– things most of us
people through the power of
shared experience and human “We have an exceptionally enjoy and experience on a daily
In addition to running multiple its belt, establishing an office in committed and focused team basis without even thinking.
connection,” Cahoots CEO Jess
Camp Adventures (providing Bunbury for expansion into the who take the fundraising dollar “We’re dedicated to continue
Karlsson told Business News.
overnight support services), South West region. and stretch it as far as possible helping those in need and it’s
INCLUSIVITY SPARKS GROWTH Cahoots offers inclusive weekly Ms Karlsson said Cahoots to support as many WA families why ongoing support is so
The organisation has and monthly social and learning would continue to grow its as we can,” she said. important.”
undergone rapid growth over opportunities for youth and activities with camps and “This financial year we’ve Cahoots invites local businesses
the past five years, from adults, with 1:1 specialist care programs for at-risk youth and delivered over $300,000 to support more people and
delivering 10 camps in 2015 support services also available. children from disadvantaged worth of sponsored camps and communities at risk through
to planning for 80 camps in Last financial year the backgrounds, as well as programs through generous COVID19, email:
2020. charity added another notch to offering camp consultancy donations and fundraising. partnerships@cahoots.org.au
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
FEATURE PHILANTHROPY
Hitting reset on
fundraising
Charities relying on donations are
facing uncertain times.
STRATEGY: Ashley Reid says Cancer Council WA is considering moving its well-known events online. Photo: Gabriel Oliveira
Madeleine Stephens Recent research from JBWere together,” Mr Reid told Business
madeleine.stephens@businessnews.com.au has estimated donations will
decline 7.1 per cent in 2020 and 11.9
News.
“But none of those can happen,
Any organisation that’s
A FALL in donations, cancelled per cent next year, after increas- so we are having to significantly
donor-funded is going to be
fundraising events and a flailing ing 5 per cent in each of the two change and modify the way we do
economy have left donor-funded previous years. fundraising.” struggling because it’s not likely
charities concerned and rethink- JBWere also suggests cor- Cancer Council WA was consid-
ing their financial strategies. porate giving will fall over the ering moving some of its events they are going to be able to do the
In the past two months, fund- coming years due to the economic online, possibly including Austral-
raising events including HBF downturn. ia’s Biggest Morning Tea in late normal things - Ashley Reid
Run for a Reason and Euroz Big Cancer Council WA, ranked as May, he said.
Walk for Perth Children’s Hospital the 18th largest charity on the Mr Reid said the point the due to the government funding got a bit softer and also more not
Foundation 2020 have been can- BNiQ database with revenue of organisation was trying to make it received and the success of for profits also held their own
celled, and Relay for Life Perth $28.4 million in 2019, relies on through its communications with the Hawaiian Ride for Youth, the ball,” Mr Papakotsias said.
and Harry Perkins Institute of fundraising to fund its support supporters was that, even during organisation would be okay for The new fundraising strategy
Medical Research Hawaiian Walk services. the pandemic, people were still funds this year, but would have involves working with people
for Cancer have been postponed. In 2019, 48 per cent of revenue being diagnosed with cancer. to implement its new fundraising around bequests, targeting key
Some organisations have was derived from donations and “Any organisation that’s donor- strategies in future. individuals who are positively
sought to soften the impact of bequests, 33 per cent from govern- funded is going to be struggling Last year, Youth Focus decided disposed to be able to donate,
cancellations, including HBF, ment grants, and 12 per cent from because it’s not likely they are to pursue new ways to engage appealing to people who have
which donated the $74,348 already goods and services. going to be able to do the normal donors, moving away from events, used Youth Focus’s services, and
raised by runners and $500,000 Cancer Council WA chief execu- things,” he said. Mr Papakotsias told Business creating partnerships with cor-
in organising costs to health tive Ashley Reid said while people “We are also trying to make sure News. porate organisations to provide
charities. However, restrictions had been generous in recent that people understand there is Youth Focus was one of the first mutual benefits.
to community based events pre- weeks, there had already been a a link between cancer patients charities in Western Australia to “We are also looking at other
sents an ongoing challenge to the fall-off in donations. having suppressed immunity and hold a fundraising ball, with the things like fee for services,” Mr
sector, as does the pessimistic eco- He said most of Cancer Coun- their increased risks of this virus.” first Night of Nights held in 2003 Papakotsias said.
nomic outlook. cil WA’s fundraising was through While mental health organisa- and the final event last year. “One of the things we have set
The Australia Communi- social events such as Australia’s tion Youth Focus had to cancel its “Years ago there would be up this year, and we have had to
ties 2020 Report, compiled by Biggest Morning Tea, Relay for 700-kilometre fundraising bike upwards of 750 people, if not 1,000 suspend it because of the pan-
McCrindle and clarety.com- Life and Daffodil Day. ride, Hawaiian Ride for Youth, people, and over the years that demic, is a full fee-paying adult
munity, found 54 per cent of “Those kind of events are about riders had raised $1.9 million gradually reduced as the economy counselling service.”
individuals said they would be getting out there and getting before the event was cancelled,
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Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
less likely to give as much or as people connected and providing surpassing its goal of $1.8 million.
frequently if they were suffering opportunities for people who Youth Focus chief executive There are 167 results from our index of 102,761 articles,
financial hardship. are surviving with cancer to get Arthur Papakotsias said that, 10,151 companies and 38,303 people
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FEATURE PHILANTHROPY
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Ranked by WA Revenue, most recent financial year
Telethon Kids Institute
No. of
Year Total volun- WA Revenue
Senior executive and est. in staff in teers most recent Total
Rank Change Company Name title WA WA in WA Core function financial year Assets Balance date
Ms Danielle Newport
1 — Activ Foundation Chief Executive 1951 2,172 275 Living supports, community inclusion and participation, recreation, respite, employment, transport
assistance, training and development, and alternatives to employment or post-school options. $108.1m $49.6m 30-Jun-19
Royal Flying Doctor Ms Rebecca Tomkinson
2 — Service
Chief Executive, Western 1935 315 100 Aeromedical retrieval services for all people living, working or travelling throughout Western Australia. $87.2m $112.2m 30-Jun-19
Operations
Mr Michael Tait
3 — Rocky Bay Chief Executive Officer 1938 943 Services for people of all ages living with any disability in WA - including therapy and assistive
technology, leisure and independence, home and community support, employment and training. $76.2m $30.8m 30-Jun-19
4 Telethon
Institute
Kids Mr Jonathan Carapetis
Executive Director 1990 630 45 Conduct high quality research to improve the health and wellbeing of all children. $75.2m $163m 31-Dec-18
Mrs Jacquie Thomson
5 Ability Centre Chief Executive 1951 986 To support people with disability and their families through a range of services, supports and
community awareness, and maintaining a specialty in cerebral palsy. $74.5m $69.4m 30-Jun-19
Mr Marcus Stafford
6 — MSWA Chief Executive 1972 829 20 To be the first-choice for information, education, treatment, care and support for Western Australians
living with a neurological condition. $67.2m $47.1m 30-Jun-19
Autism Association Ms Joan McKenna Kerr Autism advisory services, early intervention and early childhood services, Early Learning Centre (1 of 6
7 — of WA Chief Executive 1967 784 7 Australia-wide), family support services, state-wide consultancy services, professional development $64.3m $60.5m 30-Jun-19
and training services, post school options…
Nulsen Disability Mr Gordon Trewern
8 — Services Chief Executive 1954 707 Nulsen provides specialised in-home support, 24/7 accommodation and therapy services focusing on
people with complex intellectual and physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries. $51.9m $31.2m 30-Jun-19
Mr Darren Ginnelly
9 My Place Managing Director 1999 278 A disabilty services organisation delivering in home and community support for individuals with a
disability. $51.7m $13.3m 30-Jun-19
Ms Justine Colyer
10 Rise Network Chief Executive 1983 638 182 Provides
housing.
community support services in aged care, youth, mental health, people with disability, and
$50.3m $32.3m 30-Jun-19
Mr Mark Glasson Anglicare WA is a leading not-for-profit organisation, highly regarded by clients, funders and donors.
11 Anglicare WA Chief Executive 1976 625 320 It plays an important part in building strong communities and families and influences policy makers to $48.2m $30.8m 30-Jun-19
ensure that institutions and systems are attuned to the needs of all people in the community.
Mr Gerard Neesham To improve the education, discipline, life skills, self esteem and employment prospects of young
12 Clontarf Foundation Chief Executive 2000 359 90 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and by doing so, equips them to participate more $47.4m $71.9m 31-Dec-18
meaningfully in society.
Mr Chris Reid
13 — Salvation Army Divisional Commander, WA 1891 718 7,500 To support the Western Australia community by provision of targeted socially disadvantaged services. $41.7m 30-Jun-18
Division
Ms Marina Re
14 Identitywa Chief Executive Officer 1977 538 10 Providing a range of supports for people with disability and their families. $38.4m $30.2m 30-Jun-19
Mr Dan Minchin Chorus is a team of more than 1000 staff and volunteers who work in the community providing an
15 Chorus Chief Executive 2017 550 opportunity for people to remain independent and enjoy life. The Organisation provides in-home and $38.3m $29.6m 30-Jun-19
community support to more than 10,000 people across metro and regional WA.
Ms Amanda Hunt
16 UnitingCare West Chief Executive 2006 389 338 Community and family services, mental health and disability services, independent living and
accommodation services. $38.1m 30-Jun-19
Ms Melissa Perry
17 — Communicare Inc Chief Executive 1977 218 132 Clinical, community, education and employment services to build strong, safe and inclusive
communities by offering hope and the opportunity for everyone to participate to their full potential. $28.7m $23.2m 30-Jun-19
Mr Ashley Reid Cancer Council Western Australia aims to reduce the incidence and the impact of cancer on our
18 Cancer Council WA Chief Executive 1958 169 1,788 community through education, research, advocacy and by providing people affected by cancer with $28.4m $64.5m 30-Jun-19
support to enhance their quality of life.
Ruah aims to empower vulnerable and disadvantaged people to create meaningful change in their lives
19 Ruah Community
Services
Ms Debra Zanella
Chief Executive 1959 208 19 through the provision of quality support services in the areas of housing and homelessness, family and
domestic violence, justice and mental health.
$26.5m $21.1m 30-Jun-19
Mr Bill Morgan
20 Lions Eye Institute Managing Director 1983 220 32 Eye health services, and ophthalmic research. $25.6m $53.8m 31-Dec-18
Ms Lisa Brennan
21 Senses Australia Chief Executive 1895 389 10 Senses Australia is one of our nation's leading not for profit organisations. The organisation has been
providing world class disability services to the Western Australian community for more than 120 years. $25.4m $15.8m 30-Jun-19
Mr Adrian Munro
22 Richmond Wellbeing Chief Executive Officer 1975 272 9 Richmond Wellbeing has been walking the journey of recovery alongside people experiencing mental
health challenges and their families since 1975. $25.3m $12.0m 30-Jun-19
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Home away from home made
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A cancer diagnosis can mark
the beginning of a journey full
of emotional, psychological,
physical and practical
challenges.
For country cancer patients these challenges
are amplified and survival outcomes
remain 20-30% worse for regional patients
compared to metropolitan patients.
With limited treatment centres in regional
WA, many country cancer patients have
no choice but to travel to Perth for life-saving
treatment. In Perth, country patients are
isolated from their home, support networks,
and face the added financial burden of
finding temporary accommodation.
Thanks to philanthropy, Cancer Council
WA’s Crawford and Milroy Lodge are there to
help reduce these added burdens. Each year, Blake family go home after six months staying at Cancer Council WA Lodge
more than 5000 people check in to find a
welcoming place to stay close to treatment.
The Lodges also offer an array of free We couldn’t have done this patients; they were built and continue to
support services for guests. Support includes without the support of the Lodge… operate thanks to generous donations from
guidance from a qualified Cancer Support without Crawford Lodge the individuals and businesses.
Coordinator, a wig service to help overcome emotional and financial impact For families like Mel’s the impact of this
the psychological challenge of hair loss of treatment would have been support is profound. Every person who has
and transport to treatment to reduce the immense. volunteered or donated to the Lodges has
stress of getting to appointments. helped provide this vital support to country
– Mel Blake
When Bruce Rock resident, Mel Blake was families from every corner of regional WA.
told that she had only two weeks to live, her Cancer Council WA’s new “Adopt a Room”
family’s life stopped. Needing treatment The Lodges remain a refuge for thousands program will celebrate the donors who make
immediately, Mel and her family left their of country patients every year, especially the Lodges possible and continue the legacy of
home, loved ones and their job behind for during the current pandemic for those still philanthropy. Businesses and individuals can
Perth, not knowing when they would return. needing urgent treatment. adopt one of the 88 rooms at Crawford or Milroy
Thankfully they found a home away from Cancer Council WA’s Lodges truly are a Lodge for a year, showing guests they have the
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Ranked by funds distributed most recent financial year
Minderoo Foundation
Funds Funds WA Revenue Donations re- Donations
Year distributed distributed most recent WA Revenue ceived most received
est. in Balance most recent previous fin. fin.year previous fin. Total Assets recent fin. previous fin.
Rank Change Name Senior executive and title WA date fin. year ($m) year ($m) ($m) Year ($m) ($m) year ($m) year ($m)
Mr Andrew Hagger
1 — Minderoo Foundation Chief Executive 2001 30-Jun-19 75.3 60.4 697.1 418.7 1,389.4 655.1 402.4
Ms Marie-Anne Keeffe
2 — Channel 7 Telethon Trust General Manager 1968 31-Dec-18 34.0 24.5 39.8 38.7 46.2 29.0 27.7
Stan Perron Charitable Ms Elizabeth Perron
3 — Executive Chair 1978 30-Jun-19 14.5 12.8 22.5 14.4 28.0 0.0 12.8
Foundation
Law Society Public Purposes Mr Nicholas van Hattem
4 President, Law Society 1985 30-Jun-19 6.8 0.5 5.5 3.8 18.9 0.0 0.0
Trust
Perth Children's Hospital Mr Carrick Robinson
5 — Chief Executive 1998 30-Jun-19 6.5 4.9 10.9 9.7 42.6 7.3 5.9
Foundation
McCusker Charitable Mr Malcolm McCusker
6 Chair 2017 30-Jun-19 4.8 5.0 6.9 2.9 100.0 0.0 0.0
Foundation
Ms Eleonore Fuchter
7 Cancer Research Trust Executive Officer 2009 30-Jun-19 1.9 1.7 2.4 4.0 38.7 0.0 0.0
Mr Malcolm Cooke
8 Riverview Trust Chair 2004 31-Dec-18 1.6 1.1 1.6 1.7 0.5 1.6 1.7
Royal Perth Hospital Medical Ms Jocelyn Young
9 Chief Executive 1983 30-Jun-19 1.5 2.4 6.8 7.3 71.3 0.5 1.9
Research Foundation
Mr Peter Fitzpatrick
10 Bravery Trust Chair 2012 30-Jun-19 1.3 1.0 2.2 4.7 19.0 0.2 2.7
Mr Jack Bendat
11 Bendat Family Foundation Chair 2005 30-Jun-19 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.7 24.1 0.0 0.0
Mr Charlie Bass
12 Bass Family Foundation Founder 2006 30-Jun-19 1.1 1.0 3.5 2.7 24.7 0.0 0.0
Mr Allan Cooper
13 Australian Lions Foundation Treasurer 1983 31-Dec-18 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.4 2.8 1.1 1.3
Children's Leukaemia and Ms Andrea Alexander
14 Chief Executive 1980 30-Jun-19 1.0 1.0 2.6 1.4 7.4 1.9 0.8
Cancer Research Foundation
Raine Medical Research Ms Amanda Cleaver
15 Director 1957 31-Dec-18 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.5 40.9
Foundation
Mr Alan Good
16 — Feilman Foundation Non-Executive Chair 1976 30-Jun-19 0.8 0.9 2.1 1.2 22.9 0.0 0.0
Mr John Schaffer
17 — G Korsunski Charitable Trust Trustee 1971 30-Jun-19 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.4 21.3 0.0 0.0
18 Foundation for the WA Museum Ms Jenny Allen
Chief Executive 1995 30-Jun-19 0.7 0.8 4.6 2.9 18.2 3.7 2.3
Mrs Annie Fogarty
19 Fogarty Foundation Founder, Executive Chair 2000 30-Jun-19 0.6 0.4 2.5 3.1 15.3 0.2 0.4
Charlies Foundation for Ms Vicki Rasmussen
20 Executive Director 2013 30-Jun-19 0.5 0.0 1.6 1.4 7.6 0.9 1.0
Research
Mr Michael Bowen
21 — Simon Lee Foundation Chair 1994 30-Jun-19 0.5 0.6 2.4 2.2 11.1 1.6 1.6
22 Roy Hill Community Foundation Mr Barry Fitzgerald
Chair 2015 30-Jun-19 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4 5.2 0.3 0.2
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