Annual Report 2019 Printed March 2020 Contents CEO Report 3 About the Foundation 4 Supporting Philanthropy 6 Health 1 0 Education and Employment 18 Social Welfare 24 Financials 28 Grant Summary 30 Board of Directors Terry Snow AM (Chair), Georgina Byron (CEO), Ginette Snow, Stephen Byron, Craig Betts, Scarlett Gaffey, Stephen Gaffey, Tom Snow, Andrew Leece and Louise Walsh Team Georgina Byron — Chief Executive Officer Joanne Fernance — Executive Assistant Carolyn Ludovici —Canberra Relationship Manager Lorraine Johnson — Co-ordinator Leena Hirani — Operations Co-ordinator And the invaluable advice from Canberra Airport. The Snow Foundation acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. 1 Terry Snow AM Chair When the Snow Foundation was created, it was to assist people in Canberra, some were children with disabilities, and some were young people needing an opportunity for an education or help to gain employment. With the support of the whole family, led by Georgina, Comprehensive planning, community collaboration and our reach has grown to include regional areas, the consultation is critical for a strong impact. South Coast, Sydney and the Northern Territory, as well A good example is the way we prepared our family’s as key national initiatives. South Coast farm ahead of the recent South Coast fires. We consulted and listened to the experts, gathered a Our commitment often comes after in-depth team and prepared the land. The result was a buffer consultation with communities and experts in the that protected our local township. We did not do it alone field. Such as the passionate team and community - it was very much a team effort. in Maningrida, NT who are determined to eliminate rheumatic heart disease, which continues to affect Looking to the future, with the family’s willingness to many Indigenous communities. help others and to draw from our collective experience and entrepreneurial spirit, this year we established the Snow Medical Research Foundation for medical fellowships. We hope that the Snow Medical Fellows and their teams will contribute significantly to the development of Australian and international research. “We are always heartened by the I enjoyed meeting many of you, our partners, at our outstanding work done by so many quiet Community lunch in Canberra and look forward to the achievers in our community. We see the opportunity again where we can share our stories of commitment and community. Foundation as an opportunity to try to make a difference to the lives of many people who, for reasons beyond their control, are facing hardship”. Terry Snow AM FOUNDATION Founder and Chair of The Snow Foundation ESTABLISHED 1991 ORGANISATIONS FUNDED 370 INDIVIDUALS ASSISTED 356 TOTAL GIVING $28.5M 2 Clockwise; Global Sisters. Kierin McIntosh, Darren Brady, Ginette Snow, Alex Jackson, Larissa Ostermann (AIME); Caitlin Lucas, Dr Emily Don, Dr Angela Laird, Kristy Yuan, Katie Robinson, Dr Maxinne Watchon, Dr Luan Luu (MND Research); Big Issue Vendor Joe with Georgina Byron; Joni and Bevan on set “Way out Assistance” (Bus Stop Films); Menslink Mentors; Adam Shirley (ABC), Terry Snow and Georgina Byron. 3 Georgina Byron Chief Executive Officer “We constantly seek to maximise the social impact of our contribution, and to be the catalyst for greater change than a single person, organisation, or donor could generate alone.” This year we have strengthened and increased our As we grow our support for regional communities, I commitment to a number of our national partners am thrilled to formalise a long-term partnership with whilst maintaining our ongoing commitment to the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal who play Canberra community. We are also pleased to welcome a a significant role in strengthening rural communities. few new partners. Our focus will be in Ulladulla, Batemans Bay and Nowra. This increases our existing rural support which has Several major strategic partnerships are taking mostly been through educational scholarships. on tough and important social justice work, which requires collaboration across many partners as well as Our strong relationships with the Canberra and Sydney government. These partnerships help shape our work, community foundations continue. We are delighted to including: join Hands Across Canberra Foundation to progress Vital Signs and work with the Sydney Community • collaborating with the dedicated teams striving Foundation through Sydney Women’s Fund on to eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) from projects for the advancement of women and children. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, We also work with them, other organisations and • getting behind the ‘Raise the Rate’ campaign to philanthropists to inspire more effective philanthropy, increase Newstart payment allowance, collaboration and connection, an area of focus for us. I continue this through my formal roles with Philanthropy • advocating for Good360 to scale its operations and Australia, Sydney Community Foundation, Sydney impact especially disaster recovery, Women’s Fund and Good360. • supporting Equality Australia’s advocacy. We enjoyed connecting with many of you at The Snow We join many people in Australia who want to end RHD. Foundation Community Lunch, we thank everyone who Our Indigenous health work supports community-led was able to join us. It is always a highlight for our family solutions through education, diagnosis and treatment and directors to chat with the people they hear so much for children in Maningrida and Gunbalanya (NT) and about during the year. recently Doomadgee (Qld). We are grateful for the hard We continue to improve our communication channels work of Take Heart, Vicki Wade, Dr Bo Remenyi, the NT and content by sharing inspiring stories of our partners Cardiac team, One Disease scabies team and others. and causes. This increased communication is in I thoroughly enjoyed joining them in Gunbalanya with response to feedback from our recent partner survey my youngest daughter to see first-hand their work in where our performance showed a marked improvement preventing and treating this deadly disease. We were since our 2015 survey. I give thanks to all of our also excited to assist Orange Sky launch in Maningrida remarkable partners, and the many philanthropists we to help deliver better laundry facilities that assist work with, all of whom are so committed to the social with hygiene and prevention of scabies and RHD. This causes they are passionate about. was after consulting with Maningrida, undertaking a feasibility study and assistance from Malala Health, Thank you to my team, Carolyn, Lorraine, Leena and One Disease and the RHD team. Joanne and the broader support of the Canberra Airport Group team and of course the Board; Ginette, Scarlett, We have increased our support significantly to Stephen Byron, Tom, Stephen Gaffey, Craig, Andrew, LifeCircle which enables more families to make better, Louise and Terry. None of this work would be possible more informed decisions on behalf of their dying loved without the generosity and guidance of Terry, Chair and ones. LifeCircle has made remarkable progress in Founder. the past 12 months growing partnerships with aged care partners, palliative care providers and others in I look forward to sharing some highlights of our work associated businesses. with you this past year, over the following pages. Thank you everyone – I really love working with you! 4 About the Foundation Mission Strategic Approach To provide positive improvement to those experiencing disadvantage in the Canberra Strategic, early-stage funder region and beyond. Considered and measured Bold, seed funder, entrepreneurial, willing to take risks Values Look for gaps Humility Engaged partnership model Social justice Engaged with partners. Tailored – light touch vs deeply engaged Collaboration More than funding – advocacy, skills, relationships, capital, networking Commitment Rally with others for impact – collaborate and convene Transparency Differentiated geographic approach Empathy Committed to Canberra and surrounding area: reactive to need + proactive to bring in valuable programs Strategic national grants Goals Focus Areas 1. Provide basic needs and relief to increase well-being and hope Philanthropy 2. Improve lives via education, awareness building, Expanding community giving jobs, life-skills 3. Support to grow and improve philanthropy Health 4. Increase awareness of social issues Indigenous health, aging & caring and disabilities Education and Employment Education opportunities that offer long-term change and education about social issues Social Welfare Disadvantage, homelessness and housing, domestic violence About the Foundation 5 Grant Funding 2018/19 Number of Grants 2018/19 TOTAL ORGANISATIONS 107 GIVING $4.3M INDIVIDUALS 37 HEALTH $1.92M Geographic Distribution of Grants EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT $959K to Organisations NATIONAL: SOCIAL grants, WELFARE 43 $745K equating to 60% of the dollars given PHILANTHROPY K $362 CANBERRA AND SURROUNDS: 64 grants, equating to 40% INDIVIDUALS $116K of the dollars given Corpus Growth from 2010 On track to be over $100m in 2020 $118,000,000 $120,000,000 $97,904,933 $100,000,000 $78,049,785 $80,000,000 $60,000,000 $43,906,803 $40,000,000 $33,478,616 $17,499,581 $11,576,914 $20,000,000 $ 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Forecast 6 Supporting Philanthropy We work with others, to help expand Community Lunch, Canberra community giving, encourage Thank you to everyone who joined us at our bi-annual more effective philanthropy and community lunch gathering. It’s always lovely for the family and directors to spend time with our partners and strengthen not-for-profits. share stories of the great work going on in the community. This year we held our bi-annual Community Lunch, we Special thanks to our speakers Vicki Wade Indigenous brought The Funding Network back to Canberra for the Cultural Advisor, and Mike Hill, Take Heart film-maker third time and together with Hands Across Canberra who spoke about rheumatic heart disease and Mandy launched Vital Conversations.