Toowoomba Anglican School Foundation - Impact of Giving 2024
IMPACT OF GIVING 2024
We foster a sense of community and strengthen the school’s culture, engaging alumni, parents, and community members in alignment with the school’s traditions, values, and future aspirations.
- MATT SANSON
AUTHOR
Valma Dyer, Foundation Coordinator foundation@taschool.qld.edu.au
Since 1911, Toowoomba Anglican School has been committed to nurturing the intellectual, social and emotional development of young people. A smaller school by design, TAS has decades of wonderful traditions that live on today. Our approach continues to be holistic as we focus on the development of the ‘whole child’ and creating young adults who, when they leave us are ready to face the challenges of the future.
Your philanthropic contributions to TAS have been instrumental in enabling opportunities to both current and future generations of young people. Your generosity not only upholds the School’s ideals, achievements, and reputation but also contributes to an enduring legacy of empowering young people through education.
Thank you for supporting TAS’ vision to position our students well as we advance further into the 21st century.
Together we BELIEVE, Together we CARE, Together we LEARN and Together we THRIVE.
FROM THE PRESIDENT
MR MATT SANSON
PRESIDENT, TOOWOOMBA ANGLICAN
SCHOOL FOUNDATION LIMITED
On behalf of the Foundation, I extend my thanks and gratitude for your generous support of the Toowoomba Anglican School in 2024. Together our efforts create a positive and lasting impact on the future of the School and the young people it guides and nurtures.
The Toowoomba Anglican School Foundation, established in 1988, plays a crucial role in engaging the school community and wider public through events, building fund contributions, and donations. These efforts support the school’s infrastructure development and provide bursaries to families in need.
The Foundation leads fundraising and donation initiatives, managing and allocating funds to support the school’s facilities, bursaries, and objectives in line with the TAS master plan. The Foundation also works to foster a sense of community and strengthen the school’s culture, engaging alumni, parents, and community members in alignment with the school’s traditions, values, and future aspirations.
Recently, the Foundation updated its constitution to reflect the school’s evolution from a primary school to a modern educational facility serving day and boarding students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Key achievements include modernising the constitution, developing an investment strategy, donating $250,000 to the Connal Building, providing bursaries to two families, and creating a website for future support.
We are pleased to report a 30% increase in contributions to the Voluntary Building Fund since 2020, with 58% of families participating. The Foundation’s assets have grown to $1,100,000. Looking ahead, the Foundation aims to support future capital projects like the Gill precinct development and Queenies Reserve, and to grow its investment portfolios to fund future infrastructure and bursary commitments.
We are excited about the Foundation’s current position and the future development of Toowoomba Anglican School, and proud to be part of one of Queensland’s leading schools.
FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
MR SIMON LEES HEAD OF SCHOOL
At Toowoomba Anglican School, we are committed to fostering an environment where every student can thrive, regardless of their financial circumstances. Through the generous support of our community, the Toowoomba Anglican School Foundation plays a vital role in making this vision a reality.
The Foundation provides essential funding for buildings and bursaries, ensuring that deserving students have access to the exceptional education we offer. This support not only enhances the individual lives of our students but also strengthens the broader school community by nurturing diversity, talent, and potential.
We are deeply grateful to all our donors whose contributions make these opportunities possible. Every gift, no matter the size, directly benefits our students, empowering them to achieve their fullest potential and enriching the life of the school.
Thank you for your ongoing support, which continues to shape the future of Toowoomba Anglican School.
“We are excited about the Foundation’s current position and the future development of Toowoomba Anglican School, and proud to be part of one of Queensland’s leading schools.” - Matt Sanson
PHILANTHROPIC HIGHLIGHTS
1988 - A FOUNDATION OF PHILANTHROPY TOWARDS 2000
The Toowoomba Preparatory School Foundation (as it was then named), was established by the School Council to meet the future educational needs of children, and to support the ongoing investment in buildings and facilities.
The Foundation established itself as a major contributor to the School with significant donations towards refurbishment and construction of new buildings and the offering of scholarships and bursaries. These included, the refurbishment of the Bell Tower, construction of additional classrooms in Cornish House, refurbishment of Cornish House classrooms, and contributions to the construction of Brewster Boarding House, the AGFE Loveday Classroom Block and the Chapel of St Aidan.
THE START OF THE 21ST CENTURY
The Foundation continued to support the education of children through bursaries and scholarship. This enabled children, both boarding and day, the opportunity to attend the School. As well, significant funds were raised which would be directed at additional scholarships in the future. Other contributions included the new Millenium Centre and assisting the School with the completion of the Creative Arts Building classrooms and facilities, the ‘Friends for Life’ Mural, the new Library, the new Health Centre, the Great Chapel Window, and the refurbishment of the tennis courts.
2010 - 2019
During this period, the School transitioned from a primary school to a secondary school, and became Australia’s first school to offer boarding and day education to girls and boys from Kindergarden to Year 12. Significant investment was made in the advancement of educational facilities by funding the comprehensive redevelopment and expansion of educational spaces across the School. Additionally, the redevelopment of the Aquatic Centre was completed and the Jordan Oval parking facilities were expanded. In the aftermath of the 2011 floods, the Foundation established the Flood Bursary to support families affected by the floods.
2020
The Foundation contributed significantly to the capital improvement of the School. This continued with the most recent donation of the classrooms on the upper level of the new Connal Building.
2024 AND BEYOND
As we move further into the 21st Century, the Foundation will continue to strengthen its strategic direction and build its capacity to support TAS and the young people it educates.
You are invited to strengthen our philanthropic legacy by leaving a gift for the next enriching chapter in the future of TAS students.
PHILANTHROPIC PRIORITIES
The philanthropic principles on which the Foundation was established are based on two pillars; bursaries and buildings. These principles support the School’s commitment to an environment where students learn alongside each other, fostering mutual respect, understanding, and collaboration.
BURSARIES
TAS has a rich history of educating students from diverse backgrounds. Through bursaries, TAS is committed to offering opportunities to young people who might not otherwise be able to attend the School.
BUILDINGS
Providing contemporary learning and boarding spaces is essential to support students to achieve their full potential. TAS will continue to invest in infrastructure projects that enable students to collaborate, learn, and live independently.
Toowoomba Anglican School Foundation is a charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. Donations to The Toowoomba Anglican School Foundation Building Fund and or The Toowoomba Anglican School Bursary Fund may be tax deductable. If you would like to discuss TAS’ philanthropic priorities and help support our School, please contact the Foundation on 07 4639 8111 or email foundation@taschool.qld.edu.au.
5 YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
$250K FOUNDATION GIFTED for classrooms in the new Connal Building
$210K BEQUESTS
$50K BUILDING DONATION for the Tennis Courts
$149K RAISED from Events and pledged for bursaries
$424K DONATIONS to the Voluntary Building Fund
1474 DONORS 26% INCREASE in Donors JANUARY 2020 - JUNE 2024
DONORS
The Foundation and the Head of School on behalf of TAS, thank members of the TAS community for their generous support.
S Abdulla
B and A Adair
S and S Ahmed
H Aikot and P Harish
L and R Allman
D and W Anderson
K and F Anderson
G Augusto and M Villar Dominguez
L and C Baguley
S and C Bailey
G and G Ball
P and D Barden
D and C Barron
B and A Barwick
A and F Bassingthwaighte
H and N Bateman
S Beckett and K Scarborough
J and K Beit
A and K Benn
S and C Benz
M Bhullar
L Biro and A Silvera Carvajal
O Bondareva
E and A Bosnjak
T and B Boyle
D and M Braid
B and R Brennan
F and E Brown
M and K Buck
M and A Butler
M and B Cairns
J and T Cameron
L Cameron
D and Z Campbell
M and C Campbell
G and A Carter
H Cherukuri and S Ghanta
B and K Cheung
C Chiu and M Wang
P and P Choi
J Chong and K Tiong
A and T Clark
L and L Coggan
N Coombes and S Emery
J Coutts
B and S Crawley
B and S Crittle
M Croker and L Manson
M and C Crump
S Curtis
J and K Dalgliesh
P Damianos and M Katsarou
R and M Daniells
M Davis and E Colson
M De Maid and R Trace
A Dewar
M and S Dickey
A and K Dixon
S Duddy
S and L Duddy
R and F Duff
N Edgar and B Ritson
A and C Edwards
G and C Edwards
K and R Elliott
A Embrey and S Costello
B and K Emery
A Faggotter and R Webster
D and E Farquhar
R and A Farrell
A and S Fegan
A and F Ferguson
A and L Ferguson
R and T Fitzsimons
M and J Foster
M and S Freeman
V Frey
M Garang
J and M Gardner
E and E Geringer
M and A Geeves
D Gill
N Gilbody and V MacRae
A and G Glasson
J and V Gleeson
T and V Gleeson
S Goh and W Huang
B Goldthorpe and E Martin
J Goodman and N Goodman-Nadall
T and J Goregues
V Govindaiah and S Padmaprasad
C Goymer and S Looker
H and A Griffiths
K and E Gripske
C and J Groat
J and E Groat
R Gurusamy and S Thanabal
L Haase and H Jin Min
T and A Harpham
A Harrison and R Winner-Harrison
P and G Hart
P and B Harvey
A and P Hawes
S and N Hazel
G Herbert and A Hayes
A and T Herring
P Hewett and S Edwards-Hewett
S and S Hindle
A Hoehne and M Splettstoesser
T and A Houston
P and L Hubbard
S and C Humphery
A and M Hurst
C and N Ives
T and J Jackson
R and J Jahangiri
B Jain and A Agrawal
A and T Jamadar
R and R Jansen
J and S Jauncey
J Jenkins and H Maddison
O Jindal
J and M Johnston
C and J Jorgensen
P and A Jurgs
T and T Kanyowa
P and A Keller
D and K Kelly
A and J Kennedy
E Khadem and S Faramand
A and A Kibble
E Kim
B and K Kirkham
R Klair and M Kaur
D and M Klan
M Klan
T and K Knack
S Kolluri
L Krieg and S Ford
G and A Lacey
C and W Lai
G and S Laidler
C Larsen and J Davenport
M Lau and C Wang
B and E Lawrie
F Lawton
P and S Le Roux
D and S Lee
S and T Lees
K and T Lester
J and L Lilienstein
M and I Londahl
F Londono and M Yang
V Lourigan
B and E Lowry
L Lu and Q Jiang
M and H Lyon
J and P MacDonnell
M and J Magnusson
N Mai-Duy and O Tran
S and K Makim
L Maldeniya and A Perera
V Mariappa and M Vellaichamy
D and A Maroske
L and C Marriage
R and S Masters
M and S Maughan
S and B May
P and J McClymont
C and R McGinn
J and M McIntosh
L McIntyre and T Ramke
M and V McKeon
S and D McLean
B and C McNamara
R and K McVey
B and K Mendl
C Mills and T Hall
D Moore and A Blyth
P Morris
A and C Mortland
H and K Munro
B and K Nichol
R Nicholson
T and H Nitschke
J and R Nott
K O’Brien and L Crowther
A and W O’Grady
M and A O’Neill
J and S O’Toole
R and D Owen
K and S Panchal
Y Pang
A and J Parker
K and D Patel
J and E Pattinson
D and D Penhaligon
J and S Piercey
W and L Plant
J and T Powell
S and R Prabhu
I and H Price
S and A Quinlan
L and C Rafter
N and K Randell
H Rangappa and B Basappa
L Rees
G and M Reimann
J and J Riddle
D and E Rindfleish
A and K Roberts
J and J Roberts
S and K Roberts
Roma Child Safety
D and Z Rush
B Ryan
T and T Sakatari
A Saleh
G and S Salmon
M and K Sander
M and C Sanson
R and N Schmidt
J and M Schmocker
R and R Schrale
E and E Seiler
S and S Sharma
D and L Sheridan
C Shin and M Jo
M Simon
M and E Simpson
A Srinivasan and S Nadahalli
E Stewart
B Stokes and S Barford
C Strachan and C Siddins
M and A Sullivan
P Syphers
W and J Taylor
S Tebbutt and G Lloyd
S and L Thomas
C and J Tickell
C and C Turnock
D Twine
J and K Vagg
P Veal and A Nyenhuis
A and S Visser
K Volodina
K Von Pein
A and N Walker
B and T Walker
C and B Wall
D and K Wallis
S and P Ward
T and K Warner
C and S Watt
T Webster and F Muga
A and R Wegener
M and T Weier
T Wells
D Whittaker and S Wilkinson
A and S Wielandt
A and R Wilkie
K and D Williams
M Williams and P Farquharson
S and L Windsor
J and M Winslade
P and L Wippell
B and E Wise
T and S Wood
D Wu and J Wei
M Wynne and A Reithmuller
S Yoon
K Yeabsley
J Zhang and X Liu
R Yin and S Bauld
I and C Zimmerman
S and M Zlotkowski
BEQUESTS
Estate of Barbara Constance Fielding
Estate of Jonothan William De Burgh Perrse
Acknowledgements of voluntary building fund donors for the period 1 January to 30 June 2024. Please contact the TAS Foundation on 07 4639 8111 or email foundation@taschool.qld.edu.au should you have any concerns.
FOUNDATION MEMBERS
We value and honour all supporters and acknowledge their Foundation membership level.
PATRON
Craig and Anne Black
Barbara Fielding†
GOVERNOR
Clive† and Cohchita Armitage
RW Axon
Edward and Kiron Barui
Edgar and Lyndall
Bassingthwaighte
Clive Berghofer
Greg Bookless
Ross Brimblecombe
R Burling
Peter Camm
Russell and Sue Domrow
Kenneth and Jennie Drysdale
Tim Fairfax
Duncan and Di Ferrier
DG Golden
Durrell and Jill Hammond
Ross and Sally Harrington
John Hawkins
Peter and Anne Howard
John and Gay Jackson
John and Donna Keating
Terry and Sabine Kehoe
Brian Kidd
Ian Knox
John Lewis
Roger and Lindy Lewis
Rex Liu and Ms Kagyoku Mebashi
Ben and Elspeth MacDonald
David and Emma MacTaggart
Robert Mathers
Mr and Mrs JT McCafferty
Tom† and Glenda Newman
Darryl and Paula Penfold
Tim and Mary Perrottet
Eric (Bunny) Powne†
Ashley and Marian Seawright
Alan Spowers
Michael and Julie Stewart
Matthew and Anita Sullivan
Bill Terry
Ian and Gill Thomas
David and Betsy Turner
Mark and Heidi Ward
Frank† and Sybil Wippell
Tom and Bronwyn Woods
FELLOW
Michael and Isobella Barber
David and Prudence Bondfield
Stephen and Sharon Brown
Mr and Mrs IMD Cameron
David and Kim Coulton
Dilip and Ann Dhupella
Bill and Angela Dingle
Carina De Klerk
Mark and Vicki Flamsteed
Peter and Kathy Fox
Jamie and Susie Grant
Roger and Charlotte Grigg
Joe Hanna
Craig and Jenny Halliday
John and Lyn Hempenstall
Peter and Annie Hubbard
Cameron and Lisa Hughes
Warren and Susan Inch
Peter and Leisa Kuo
Pasteur and Mrs Lai
Daniel Lee-Warner
James and Julia
MacDonald-Buchanan
Margaret McGuiness
Stuart and Di McWilliam
Alan Newitt
Ian Pownall
Jeff and Mrs Prebble
David and Ann Rimmer
Raymond and Elsie Stewart
Andy and Petah Tudor
John and Barbara Wicks
Perry Wilson
Keith and Tracey Zabell
ASSOCIATE
Isao and Kalpena Abe
Alan† and Jennifer Acton
Tom and Glenda Ahearn
Gail Armstrong
RW Axon
Stuart and Samantha Apel
Stuart and Carolyn Bailey
Sandy† and Dianne Begbie
Peter and Sally Bligh
Tony Booth OAM
Tony and Mary Bourke
Michael and Amanda Boyce
Robert and Margaret Brain
Robert and Mrs Brewster
Rawdon and Kylie Briggs
Paul Brimblecombe
Pamela Brown
Phillip and Alexandra Bryant
David and Nancy Buchanan
Iain and Jennifer Bucknell
Peter and Emma Cabot
John and Libby Cameron
Cormac and Roisin Carey
Paul and Karen Chaffey
Bob Cheesman
Chau and Leigh Chuc
GRC Clark
John and Sally Coates
Jonathan Cohen
Richard and Anna Colley
Noel and Elizabeth Cook
Chris and Sally Cooper
Ross and Andrea Cooper
Ross and Janette Copeman
Simon and Jacqui Cosh
Peter† and Janette Cover
John and Sue Creig
Jim and Deidre Cush
Doug and Annabel Custance
Mike and Jo Darbyshire
Tom and Jenny Darlington
Peter Darvall
Richard and Julie Darvall
Jonathan de Burgh Persse†
Nigel and Kellie de Veth
Robert and Michelle Devine
Adair and Samantha Donaldson
Alan and Susan Dowling
John and Leah Esler
Mr and Mrs Favilla
Ian and Julie Firth
Ron and Sonia Fitton
George and Sue Fox
Peter and Cathy Fox
Michael and Samantha Freeman
Lawson and Linda Geddes
Geneve Gloster
Steven Goh and Wendy Huang
Simon Goh and Soo Chin Tong
Clement and Fiona Gordon
Stewart and Rachel Gordon
Benjamin and Dana Gouldson
John and Leonie Grabbe
Max and Lucille Graham
Angus and Felicity Grant
Lisa Grant
John and Sheelagh Gray
Charlie and Annie Green
Anton and Alison Griffiths
Betty Grigg
Jim and Sue Gunn
George and Phillipa Hacon
Frank† and Sybil Haly
John Hamilton
David and Christine Harpham
Malcolm and Emily Harris
Cameron and Susan Hart
Sandra Hawken
Noel and Annie Hill
Chris and Lyn Hodgson
Hamish and Gerda Holcombe
Roger and Karrie House
Garry and Caroline Houston
Robert and Sally Houston
Christina Hyne
Robert and Cathy Imray
John and Gay Jackson
Emlyn† and Deborah Jones
Guy Jones
Milton and Christina Jones
Catherine Keating
William and Edwina Kent
Andrew and Annabelle Kibble
Simon and Rhelle Kibble
Bill and Kym Knights
John and Elizabeth Knights
L Lavin
Jae Lee and Ein-Suk Hwang
Peter Lee
Gregory and Alison Lewis
Stephen and Mary Long
Tony Love
Larry and Judith Loveday
William and Mrs Mair
Pasi and Tsitsi Maphosa
Bruce and Sharon Martin
David and Lavinia MacKenzie
Henry and Helena McDonald
Jim McDonald
John McDonald
Mick and Robyn McDonald
Sandy McDonald
John and Jane McLaughlin
Angus and Jenny McLennan
Paul and Margaret† McNally
Denise McTaggart
Brian and Susan Metcalf
Charles Mort
Mark Morton and Heather Tubawai
Tony and Mandy Mott
Barry and Andrea Moule
Stefan Mulligan
Mark and Anne Murray
Allan and Karen Newman
Michael and Helen O’Connell
Rick and Jenny Old
Jeremy and Lucy Osborn
Noel and Helen Owen
Sang Soon Park and Hyo Yeon Kim
Brian and Barbara Parkinson
Nicholas and Julia Patsalou
Walter Patterson
Sir Henry Pelgen†
Roderick and Barbara Penberthy
Darryl and Paula Penfold
Mr and Mrs Perkins
Michele Petersen-Taylor
Emma Piovesan
Robert and Julia Pohlman
Jim and Tina Rawlings
Leith Rae
Bonnie Ritson
Wendy Rodger-Claxton
Evan and Kerri Rogers
Perry Russell
James and Jodie Ryder
Timothy and Jennifer Rylance
Matt and Caitlin Sanson
Ennis and Dorinda Schwennesen
Gerry and Mrs Shaw
David and Annie Slater
Mark and Angela Smith
Paul and Kristie Smolenski
Bradley and Gillian Spanner
Bill Sparkes
Michael and Alison Stalley
Michael and Desleigh Stone
Peter Storey and Sonja Nagel
James Stinson
Stephen and Jane Struss
Roger and Annette Turnball
Marimozhi Vellaichamy
Betty Ward
Ben and Patricia White
David and Nicki White
Diana White
John and Nicole White
Andrew and Leanne Whittle
Nick Wilshire
Ben and Sally Wilshire
Ray and Melissa Wilson
Phillip and Julie Windle
Brox and Fiona Winton
Ben and Nancy Woo
AFFILIATE
Nil
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
$100,000 or over
$70, 000 but less than $100,000
$30,000 but less than $70,000
$10,000 but less than $30,000
$2,000 but less than $10,000
† denotes deceased
SUPPORT TAS - WAYS TO GIVE
Supporting the Toowoomba Anglican School has a lasting and life-changing impact - your gift allows the School to build a strong future for TAS girls and boys. The generosity of the community creates a lasting impact on the future of the school and its young people through education.
We hope you will partner with us as together we continue to build TAS’ future. We recognise that philanthrophy comes in many shapes and sizes and there are many ways to give back. This is your School and we encourage you to join us on this exciting and important journey in a way that suits you best!
VOLUNTEER TO HELP RUN A FOUNDATION OR ALUMNI EVENT
Become involved with one of the many events the School organises throughout the year. We can always use the input and assistance of Foundation members, the Alumni and the community.
VOLUNTEER IN THE TAS ARCHIVES
Volunteer your time to assist our school archivist with the management of the School’s historic and archive collection. There is a lot of work to do around preservation and cataloguing of our archival items to make them more readily accessible and we welcome the community’s assistance.
If you have photographs or materials that might be of interest to the school’s archives please contact us.
CONTACT US
Archivist
Ms. Gwen Walker
archivist@taschool.qld.edu.au
MAKE A GIFT
Any support given to the Foundation will lessen the adverse impact on the financial position of the School and help us to keep TAS accessible to all. All gifts to the Foundation are tax deductable and will be acknowledged appropriately within the Foundation’s gifting policies.
PHONE US
Call the Foundation Coordinator to discuss your interests and intentions. We would love to hear from you! We can take gift payments over the phone via credit card, or provide you with the details to make a direct bank transfer.
Please contact our finance department on (07) 4639 8111.
PAY BY CHEQUE
We can accept cheques payable to: Toowoomba Anglican School Foundation Ltd Please post to the school, Attention: Finance.
CONTACT US
Postal and Street Address 2 Campbell St, Toowoomba QLD, 4350
Foundation Coordinator Mrs. Valma Dyer
foundation@taschool.qld.edu.au (07) 4639 8111
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Matthew Sanson, President and Associate
Samantha Freeman, Vice-President (resigned April 2024)
Christina Barron, Treasurer
Anita Sullivan, Company Secretary and Governor
Peter Buchanan
James Drysdale (since June 2024)
Catherine Humphery (since June 2024)
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Mr Simon Lees, Head of School
Ms Trina Faint, Deputy Head of School
Mrs Elsa Geringer, Business Manager
INCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS (as at 20 November 2024 Annual General Meeting)
Peter Buchanan, President
Catherine Humphery, Vice-President
James Drysdale, Treasurer
Anita Sullivan, Company Secretary, Director and Governor
