Brisbane Boys' College Foundation Annual Report 2020

2020 ANNUAL REPORT (FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020)

F O U N DAT I O N ABN 65 010 877 531

2020 Annual Report

CONTENTS

OUR FOUNDATION

FROM THE CHAIR

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FOUNDATION BOARD AND OFFICERS

DONOR LIST

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Our best effort has been made to ensure the 2020 BBC Foundation LTD Annual Report contains accurate and thorough information.

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OUR FOUNDATION Our Vision

Our Now

To inspire the BBC Clan to partner with us in

As the fundraising arm of the College, the Directors

impactful fundraising initiatives, bridging the gap

of the Foundation are committed to ensuring the

between the College’s income and its aspiration in all

activities of the Foundation are focussed on growing

facets of boys’ education at Brisbane Boys’ College.

our culture of philanthropy and administering it using best practice corporate governance standards.

Our Mission

Our ‘New Day’ approach encompasses strategic

To warmly engage with the entire College community

term horizons through an annual appeal (Giving

to facilitate fundraising for the promotion of

Day), a pledge campaign (once the 2020 Master

excellence in academic, sporting, service and

Planning process is complete) and bequests (a gift

co-curricular endeavours, for the provision of first

in a Will).

programs that focus on the short, medium and long-

class facilities, and for bursaries to be awarded to boys otherwise unable to access a BBC education due to financial disadvantage.

By playing our role, the Foundation facilitates and fosters the growth and development of the College as an outstanding learning environment and a leading Queensland GPS school.

Our Values Be Courageous.

Our Future Ultimately, the Foundation aims to have the financial support to cover our annual commitments to buildings and the current bursaries, and to grow the bursary program to enable more boys to attend BBC through an endowment fund in perpetuity. Endowed funds provide confidence to proceed with planning by providing the future financial firepower required to meet needs.

We will achieve this through fostering a deeper

Be Compassionate.

culture of philanthropy where supporting the BBC

Be Credible.

Foundation is engrained in the fabric of the Clan,

Be Consistent.

Be Confident.

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and ‘going the extra mile’ by providing financial support at whatever level appropriate is just part of the heartbeat of BBC.

Our Objectives Preserve, improve and develop the College; Provide financial support for the educational purposes of the College; Create opportunities to attract and retain financial support of current parents, parent alumni, Old Collegians and other ‘friends’ of the College; Act as Trustee of trusts and funds established for the benefit of the College

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Dear Foundation Members and Donors, It was an honour to be asked to join the BBC Foundation

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Board in the position of Chair in June of 2020. The mission of the Foundation is to nurture a culture of philanthropy within the whole BBC Clan, and to generate

2020 from a total of 391 donors; •

In 2020 we built upon the increased support from last

Giving Day •

year has seen a complete overhaul and streamlining of our investment, accounting and governance processes under the guidance of Mr Peter Hemming. Delivery of

A further $1,318,000 was received in written pledges to the Building and Bursary Funds for 2021

year as we focussed on transparency and delivering on the projects and programs enabled by our donors. This

A staggering $563,815 of the total was raised in 24 hours in response to the As One online

donations to the Building Fund and Bursary Fund which are granted exclusively to Brisbane Boys’ College.

A total of $872,850 was received in donations in

and beyond; •

Grants totalling $670,552 were paid by the Foundation to the College in 2020 for specific building and bursary programs;

the 2019 Giving Day classrooms, approval for the 2020

Outstanding results, especially given the uncertainty of a

Giving Day classrooms as well as 17 new bursaries

global pandemic, and all thanks to the generosity of the

awarded to boys to start on day one of 2021 were

BBC Clan.

amongst other major goals achieved this year.

We thank the BBC Old Collegians’ Association and the

During 2020 we saw the completion of the Boarding

BBC Senior Boys for working in conjunction with the

House refurbishment with the payment of a $150,000

Foundation to deliver the As One online Giving Day on

grant from the Foundation to the College. In recognition

13 October. The results of the day, as reported above,

of her late husband’s dedication and support of this

far surpassed our initial goal of $250,000 and revised

project, Mrs Margaret Stewart was invited to tour the

goal of $350,000, and provide a tangible legacy from our

newly named ‘Dr John Stewart AM (OC 1953) Rudd

2020 Seniors’ Valedictory Gift initiative for the benefit of

House Captain’s Room’ of which Mrs Stewart thoroughly

current and future BBC boys.

approved.

Another 2020 initiative saw the establishment of College

This year we have seen a significant rise in the number

Corporate Partnerships. The Foundation would like

of people deciding to support the BBC Foundation;

to thank Sci-Fleet Toyota and Green Options for their

testimony to the impact we are making, and a sign of the

support and valuable contribution towards our College

faith the BBC Clan has in the BBC Foundation of today.

Bursary Program.

In summary:

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I am pleased to report that the Foundation Board

the Foundation’s success. Thanks also to Lea Walker-

welcomed two new Elected Directors this year; Peter

Franks, Foundation Executive Officer, for your creativity,

Hemming (OC 1960) and Ian Macpherson (OC 1979). I

enthusiasm and hard work. Together we have navigated

would also like to thank those who retired during 2020 for

through some rough waters in 2020, and have delivered

their dedication and diligence: Mark Gray (OC 1969) as

spectacular results from which every BBC boy will

College Council Representative, and Chris Duffy, Head

benefit.

of Business Operations as Company Secretary.

Thanks to Carol Stephens, Community Engagement Manager, and Lauren Davies, College Accountant, who stepped into the roles of Company Secretary and Assistant Company Secretary respectively, and to Trish Whellum, College Financial Controller – your dedication

I thank each and every one of our supporters, and look forward to what we will achieve together in 2021.

DON O’RORKE (OC 1977) CHAIR BBC FOUNDATION LIMITED 31 DECEMBER 2020

and hard work this year has contributed greatly to

Footnote: Since the date of this report, Mrs Lea Walker-Franks has tendered her resignation to BBC and the Foundation. We thank Lea for the positive impact she had on the BBC Foundation, and for being an integral part of the success of the Foundation and its fundraising efforts. Special mention must be made of Lea’s dedication and hard work in strengthening the Foundation’s Bursary Program. As a result, we have welcomed 17 deserving young boys to the College in 2021 as they begin their BBC journey. We wish Lea well in her future endeavours.

BBC Foundation Chair Mr Don O’Rorke presents BBC Headmaster Mr Paul Brown and student Hemish Dubey with a cheque from the 2020 As One Giving Day donors.

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FOUNDATION BOARD AND OFFICERS DIRECTORS MR DON O’RORKE BBC Foundation Chair, Appointed Director

MR PAUL BROWN BBC Foundation Appointed Director, BBC Headmaster

MR PETER HEMMING BBC Foundation Appointed Director and FIRA* Sub-committee Chair

MR IAN MACPHERSON BBC Foundation Appointed Director

MRS VANESSA TAYLOR BBC Foundation Appointed Director, P&F Representative

OFFICERS MRS LEA WALKER-FRANKS BBC Foundation Executive Officer and FIRA* Sub-committee Member, BBC Director of Community Engagement

MRS TRISH WHELLUM BBC Foundation FIRA* Sub-committee Member, BBC Financial Controller

MRS CAROL STEPHENS BBC Foundation Company Secretary, BBC Community Engagement Manager

RESIGNATIONS MR MARK GRAY BBC Foundation Acting Chair, Representative BBC College Council

MR JOHN DOWN Representative BBC College Council

MRS LAUREN DAVIES

MR CHRIS DUFFY

BBC Foundation Assistant Company Secretary, BBC Senior Accountant

BBC Foundation Secretary, BBC Head of Business Operations

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DONOR LIST

To each and every one of the generous supporters in the list below, and to the eight who have chosen to remain anonymous, we say thank you.You have made a difference in the lives of the boys at BBC, now and for generations to come.

Mr P and Mrs L Adams

Mr M and Mrs M Bree

Mr A and Mrs L Dawson

Mr P and Mrs L Adams

Mr I and Mrs E Bromell

Mr J and Mrs L de Beer

Mr J and Mrs H Adsett

Mr P Brown and Mrs K Flynn

Ms C de Jersey

Ms S Ahern

Mr A Brown and Dr S Lindsay

Mr J and Mrs H Deighton

Mr P and Mrs K Alexander

Mr T and Mrs A Brown

Mr A G Demack AO

Dr D M Allan

Mr L and Mrs A Brown

Mr A N Dempsey

Mr A and Mrs P Alner

Mr M J M Browne

Ms B Dennis

Dr T K Anderson

Dr D Feinbloom and Ms K Bruce

Mr T and Mrs J Desilets

Mr M and Mrs H Anderson

Mr P and Mrs R Bruton

Mr D and Mrs T Devendra

Mr M and Mrs K Andrew

Mr S Bunzli and Ms M Finnimore

Mr J Dong and Mrs X Jin

Mr K and Mrs J Andrew

Mr G and Mrs L Burke

Mr U Dubey

Dr J and Mrs G Apel

Mr M and Mrs K Burrowes

Mr M Duckett and Ms E Robinson

Mr D B G Apel

Dr J F Cadden and Dr S Edmunds

Mrs K Duesing

Mr J and Mrs T Artiach

Mr D and Dr K Cain

Mr C Duffy

Mr J and Mrs J Austin

Mr N and Mrs Z Caldwell

Mr P M Dun

Mr R and Ms L Baildon

Mr C N and Mrs K Cantwell

In Memory of Mr K Duncombe (OC 1948)

Mr A N Baildon

The Cape York Leadership Program

Mr W and Mrs A Dunstan

Mr I and Mrs R Bains

Mr T and Mrs L Cartwright

Dr A and Mrs K Easterbrook

Mr J and Mrs R Baker

Ms A Chamberlain

Miss K Edwards

Mr K B Baldey

Mr A Chen

Ms K Emery

Mr R and Mrs A Bambah

Dr E and Mrs L Cheng

Mr W and Mrs K Evans

Mr B H and Mrs G Barclay

Mr B Fuller and Ms L Chesterton

Ms K Field

Mr R I and Mrs M Barclay

Mr E and Mrs V Childs

Mr C and Mrs A Fielding

Mr A and Mrs W Barnfield

Mr K and Mrs M Clair

Mr I Finlay and Ms K Withers

Ms D Clemments

Mr C Q Clark

Mr R and Mrs L Flynn

Mr D and Mrs A Bartlett

Mr A and Mrs A Clark

Mr S and Mrs E Flynn

BBC Old Collegians Association

Mr S and Mrs K Clark

Mrs K and Mr P Foreman

BBC P&F Association

Mr R P and Mrs A V Clarke

Mr W L Fowles

BBC Parent Connections

Ms N Claut

Mr H G Foxton

Mr S Beak and Ms J Yang

Dr H L C Coates AO

Mr P Franks

Mr P and Mrs J Beauchamp

Mr T and Mrs P Cochrane

Mr M Rowley and Ms S Fraser-Rowley

Mr C J Beech

Mr R and Mrs K Coe

Mr B and Mrs S Frisbie

Mrs H Beech

Mrs E Compton

Mr I and Mrs N Fuller

Mr R and Mrs T Bell

Mr D P and Mrs C Cornish

Mr A and Mrs L Galloway

Mr D Bell

Mr D Costa and Ms S Morris

Mr X Gao and Ms N Zhang

J & D Bendzala Pty Ltd

Mrs S Cox

Dr D Ding and Dr G Ge

Dr D and Mrs P Berge

Mr R and Mrs E Craddock

Dr T and Mrs K Gianduzzo

Dr T and Mrs N Bergin

Mr P M Cribb

Ms R Gilroy

Mr D Blackett

Mr B Cross and Ms K Brooks

Mr D and Mrs A Godden

Mr B and Mrs S Blyton

Mr G F Cumming

In Memory of Mr K Gold (OC 1949)

Ms D Bradberry

Mr M and Mrs J Davies

Mrs E Goldburg

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Mr D Goldfinch

Mr A Kelly and Ms V Taylor Kelly

Mr J P McLeod

Dr B Golding

Mr R and Mrs J Kift

Mr P J McLeod

Mr P Goldsmith

Mr C D and Mrs S King

Mr S and Mrs K McMillan

The Hon Justice R Gotterson QCAO

Mr D and Mrs K King

Mr M and Mrs J McNaught

Mr B Graham and Ms C O’Rorke

Mr L and Mrs K Kirchner

Mr B McNeilly and Dr C Jopson

Mr S C Gregory

Mr P and Ms E Kronberg

Prof I B and Mrs R J McPhee

Dr M Griffin and Ms A Allen

Mr E H Larmar

Mr J and Mrs D Medway

Mr P Griffin and Ms S Schleicher

Ms J Latorre

Mr C J Mellor OAM

Mr S and Mrs A Groves

Mr D G Law and Ms A Zsidi

Mr C Reed and Ms D Men

Mr T Elabbasi and Ms R Guiney

Mr J Lee and Mrs S Y Park

Mr P and Mrs E Miall

Mr G R Hadwen

Mr C Lau and Ms K Lee

Mr C and Mrs K Middlemis

Mr J and Mrs A Hall

Mr C and Mrs M Lennon

Mr C and Mrs A Mills

Mr S Hawkings and Ms J Hammond

Dr A D Lewis

Mr B N and Mrs M Mitchell

Mr N and Mrs K Hann

Mr J Li and Mrs H Feng

Mr D K H Moffatt

Mr R Hansen

Mr D Li and Ms L Zheng

Mr A and Mrs A Montgomery

Mr P and Mrs R Hansen

Mr H Huang and Mrs H Liang

Dr J and Mrs R Moore

Mr H and Mrs F Harris

Mr T C Lloyd

Mr A and Mrs T Moramoro

Mr K and Mrs B Hartley

Mrs E Lloyd

Mr J Morgan

Mr N J R Hawkins

Dr W Lo and Dr M Cheung

Mr R and Mrs W Morrison

Mr C and Mrs T Hedberg

Mr T and Mrs H Longwill

Ms J Mouritz

Mr N J and Mrs L K Heelan

Mr D Warriner and Ms E L Robertson-

Mr S and Mrs L Mungomery

Mr G and Mrs K Heelan

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Mr HS and Mrs HE Munro

Ms C Heffernan

Mr L Chen and Mrs M Lu

Mr B Munro and Ms S Walker

Mr P Hemming

Mr C and Mrs A Lumley

Mr T A Murray-Prior

Mr R and Mrs K Henningsen

Ms S Lutz

Mr B Nahrung and Ms A Rees

Dr N Hess and Mr D McKeown

Mr R and Mrs T Lynch

Mr I and Mrs K Naylor

Mr A A Hinz

Mr I R MacLean

Mr S and Mrs J Nekker

Dr L Hobart

Mr Q M Maclean

Dr P Nguyen and Mrs R Gardner

Ms L Hogg

Mr S and Mrs D MacMahon

Mr J and Mrs V Niblett

Mr A Holtham

Mr A and Mrs E Macpherson

Mrs J F Nicol

Mr A and Mrs S Hornick

Mr D and Mrs K Madden

Mr P D Nimmo

Mr W and Mrs S Horwood

Mr C Maksoud

Mr I C Nissen

Mr P M Hudson

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Mr J and Mrs H O’Brien

Mr M and Mrs R Humphrey

Mr D and Mrs B Marschke

Mr S Brown and Dr M Ogilvie-Brown

Mr J E Hutchinson

Prof J and Mrs S Marshall

Dr and Mrs J K Olsen

Mr A Ie and Ms M Chong

Mr A Marshall

Dr O and Mrs F Olulope

Ms H Jackson

Mr P and Mrs A Martin

Ms A Ongheen

Mr J and Mrs V Jaffe

Mr J and Mrs S Mason

Mr D C O’Rorke

Mr A Jamieson

Mr A McAlpine and Ms A Ryan

Mr N L Packer

Mr P S Jayasuriya

Mr D A McDougall

Mr G R Packer

Mr C and Mrs K Jennings

Mr A and Mrs A McDougall

Mr M B Palm

Ms J Boughen

Mr A and Dr P McGown

Mr A H Patterson

Mr A and Mrs N Johnson

Mr A and Mrs O McGregor

Mr M Pavone

Dr A H Jones

Mr B McGuire and Ms J Messina-McGuire

Mr D Pearson

Mr L and Mrs W Jordan

Mr N and Mrs M McKenzie

Mr C B Pearson

Mr I and Mrs C Judson

Mr A and Mrs J McLaughlin-Phillips

Mr A and Mrs J Pelevin

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Mr J-P and Mrs J Shelburn

Mr G Ward and Dr S Bertrand

Mr P and Mrs A Pettit

Mr T Wythe and Mrs L Sherry

Mr S Ward

Mr V H and Mrs R Phan

Mr C-L Shih and Mrs S Hung

Dr D J H Watson

Mr C and Mrs J Phillips

Mr G and Mrs L Shoesmith

Mr D and Mrs T Watt

Mr S and Mrs S Pill

Dr D G Simpson

Mr M A Waugh

Mr R and Mrs S Pohio

Mr A Simpson

Mr S and Mrs R Wehl

Mr A and Mrs R Pollock

Mr R and Mrs A Singer

Mr J Wells and Ms C Diehm

Mr A and Mrs A Porfyriou

Mr A and Mrs J Skalina

Mrs K Welsh

Mr W and Mrs S Pratt

Mr D Skerrett

Mr D R J and Mrs C L Wenck

Mr R Pressland

Mr K R Skinner

Mr J Cameron and Ms D Werda

Mr S J Pyman

Mr W D Slade

Ms G Werner

Mr M Tian and Mrs W Ran

Mr BA and Mrs JA Slattery

Mr and Mrs J Whellum

Mr P and Mrs J Rayner

Mr B C Slaughter

Mr P White

Mr S and Mrs E Rayner

Mr D R Smith

Dr I S Wilkey

Mr G and Mrs K Reardon

Mr S Smith and Ms T Smith

Mr R and Mrs C Willcocks

Mr D and Mrs S Rees

Mr M Smith

Mr S M Wilson AM and Dr J Wilson

Mr D Woodley and Dr J Reid

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Mr M Derrick and Ms Y Wiltshire

Dr M Remedios

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Mr M D Wood

Mr A C Rentoul

Mr J H Speare

Dr D and Dr C Wood

Mr S and Mrs F Richardson

Mr S M Spurway

Ms S Woodruff

Mr R Ripley and Ms S Von Reiche

Mr G H Stehn

Mr I R Wuth

Mrs P M Risch

Mr C and Mrs A Stenson

Mr X Ye and Mrs L Xin

Mr D and Mrs G Robertson

Mrs C Stephens

Mr S F Chiu and Mrs Y Tang

Mr A T Robinson

Dr N J Stevens

Mr R N Young

Mr D N A Rockley

Mr J and Mrs S Stivano

Dr P and Mrs J Young

Mr C A and Mrs J Rogers

Mr P Stone

Mr T Zhang and Mrs L Zhuang

Mr T and Mrs R Rook

Cap’t D H Struble

Mr X Zhang and Mrs Y He

Mr D Roper

Mr G and Mrs R Sue

Mr P Zhao and Ms L Zhuang

Mr C and Mrs K Rössel

Mr B Pace and Ms P Sullivan

Mr L Qin and Ms L Zhou

Mr J G Rossi

Mr N Swinbourne

Mr K Rowcliffe and Ms K Rodger

Mr C Taylor and Mrs P Taylor-Brown

Mr M and Mrs S Rumsey

Dr R and Dr B Thomis

Mr G Rynne

Mr S Thompson

Mr G J Sagar

Mr A and Mrs A Thwaites

Mr T and Mrs L-A Sahlqvist

Mr and Mrs N S Tidmarsh

Mr R and Mrs A Salisbury

Mr C J Todd

Mr A and Mrs E Scifleet

Mr S J and Mrs L Tonge

Mr A T Scott

Mr C W Torkington

Mr Q and Mrs A Scott

Dr E and Mrs T Trevor-Roberts

Mr G Scott and Mrs A Cornford-Scott

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Mr J Uebergang

Mr D and Mrs B Sellars

Mr J Van Zandwijk

Mr S and Mrs M Senituli

Mr N and Mrs J Vickers

Mr R and Mrs P Seymore

Mrs L Walker-Franks

Mr H and Mrs J Sharp

Mr C Wallace

Mr R and Mrs S Shaw

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