Funders
Collier Charitable Fund
The Collier Charitable Fund was established in 1954 by Alice, Edith and Annette Collier, three Melbourne sisters, in order to create a means by which their lifelong practice of generous support of charities and of the disadvantaged would be continued indefinitely after their death.
Since then, the Trustees of the Fund have been making grants from the Fund's income each year to many worthwhile organisations and projects in Victoria and elsewhere in Australia. The total of the grants made to date exceeds $65 million.
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
SoFA receives support from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations for the LEAP project and for social firm development through the innovation fund. The Innovation Fund is a component of the Australian Government's national employment services, Job Services Australia. It is designed to address the needs of the most disadvantaged job seekers.
http://www.deewr.gov.au/
The Hugh DT Williamson Foundation
The Hugh D.T. Williamson Foundation was established in 1986, following the death of the founder, Hugh Dean Thomas Williamson (1901-1985). Hugh was a bank manager who rose to the position of chief executive officer of ANZ Bank, a position he held until his retirement in 1961. He maintained a keen interest in the stockmarket and used his profits to support his community interests, which included the Salvation Army and the Victorian Arts Centre Trust.
The Foundation is administered by ANZ Philanthropy Partners. At its inception in April 1986 the Foundation's assets were $4,900,000. By June 2007 this had grown to $35,978,227.
Over the 20 years of its existence, grants by the Foundation totalled $13,974,132.
http://philanthropywiki.org.au/index.php/Hugh_DT_Williamson_Foundation
The Ian Potter Foundation
The Ian Potter Foundation works to uphold the aspirations and principles of our founder, Sir Ian Potter, and ‘give something back’ to the Australian community.
The Ian Potter Foundation provides support to SoFA through the Community Wellbeing program area.
http://foundation.ianpotter.org.au
The R. E. Ross Trust
The R E Ross Trust is a perpetual charitable trust established in 1970 in Victoria by the will of the late Roy Everard Ross.
The Trust provides assistance to SoFA to enable the delivery of the Partnerships with Industry Project.
http://www.rosstrust.org.au/
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