Our Place

Key Regions

We support the key regions of the NSW South Coast and Sydney, and work closely with major partners connected to local issues and organisations. On the NSW South Coast, we partner with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, and have two key scholarship partners across rural and regional areas.

In Sydney, our major partner is the Sydney Community Foundation and Sydney Women’s Fund.

SYDNEY Sydney Women’s Fund

Women and Families

We invest in the operations of Sydney Women’s Fund (SWF), a fund of Sydney Community Foundation, to advocate for gender equity and to support women and families in greatest need.

Through this deep partnership, we provide grants dedicated to employment scholarships, an empowerment program for young girls and we continue to fund the critical RISE Whitelion program that supports students who have been expelled or suspended, to learn in an alternative environment.

Sydney Community Foundation

Sydney Community

Sydney Community Foundation continues its placebased work connecting donors to grassroot programs. We supported its new Be Kind Sydney campaign, which raised over $424K for 100 Sydney charities that support people experiencing homelessness, help put food on the table, connect asylum seekers with local services, protect women and children escaping violence and help people find work.

4 Voices

Women and Families

4 Voices offer a one-stop connection shop, providing free social and digital services to help vulnerable women. Support from Sydney Women’s Fund along with a grant from us has helped bring ‘Snowflake’, a new mobile service to Sydney. The van provides social connection - a cuppa and a conversation - plus digital and employment connections for those experiencing social or digital exclusion, domestic violence, or homelessness.

Significant to SWF is celebrating eminent women and the flagship Saluting Sydney Women returned this year, celebrating Ann Sherry AO, a trailblazer in business and social inclusion. The event featured a moving Q&A with Marta Artemenko, leader of the Ukrainian Helping Hand Project and SWF Chair, Georgina Byron. This project supports families who have fled the conflict in Ukraine and came to fruition through SWF’s quick response to the crisis.

We farewelled CEO Jane Jose, after eight great years at the helm and welcome Loredana Fyffe who has settled in tremendously.

10 Years To 2024

$1.36M

Core Funding and Local Grants

Our Place Key Regions

$251K for 41 scholarships in 2022

6 Canberra

21 South East and Tablelands

2 South West Slopes

12 Shoalhaven

NSW SOUTH COAST AND REGIONAL Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal Community

In partnership with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal $400K was awarded in grants to support 25 not-forprofits (NFP) in the communities of Bateman’s Bay, Ulladulla and Nowra. The Investing in Rural Community Futures program is now in its third stage of a five-year plan and this funding builds and supports the capacity in areas of systems, people, strategies, and efficiencies to help grow their organisations. At the core of the program is a community roadmap that has been developed by the community’s NFPs to articulate their goals and vision, and what support they need to get there. Investment then supports these goals through grants and ongoing evaluation with a local facilitator. We enjoyed coming together in Nambucca Valley in September with FRRR and Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation to review the positive impact the program has had.

5 Years To 2024

$2.5M Core Funding and Local Grants