Sidney Myer Fund The Myer Foundation Annual Report 2015–16 i ii Contents Mission 2 Total FY16 Grants Joint Statement 3 Trustees of the Sidney Myer Fund 4 Directors of The Myer Foundation 5 $7,225,183 Sidney Myer Fund Trustees’ Grants 6 Sidney Myer Fund The Myer Foundation Directors’ Grants 8 Awards and Fellowships 10 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships 10 $6,349,221 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards 12 The Myer Foundation Myer Innovation Fellowships 14 Large Grants Programs 16 Capacity Building Streams 18 $13,574,404 Small Grants Programs 20 Total Grantmaking Family Grants Program 22 Merlyn Myer Fund 23 Mental Health Committee 24 FY16 Grant List 25 Financial Summary 35 Contact Details 36 1 The Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation are discrete philanthropic entities of Myer family philanthropy. They are both managed by the same team and have separate but complementary philanthropic programs and activities. Sidney Myer, a generous philanthropist in his lifetime, left a portion of his estate upon his death in 1934 to be invested for the benefit of the community in which he made his fortune. That act created the Sidney Myer Fund which exists in perpetuity. The income is distributed annually. The Myer Foundation was established in 1959 by Sidney’s sons, Baillieu Myer AC and the late Kenneth Myer AC DSC, and their sisters Lady Southey AC and the late Mrs Neilma Gantner as a way to support initiatives and new opportunities arising from contemporary issues. The Myer Foundation was further endowed through Kenneth Myer’s estate following his death in 1992. The Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation continue the legacy of Myer family generosity, through members of four succeeding generations of the Myer family, who give in many ways, to make significant and lasting changes in our society. 2 The FY16 Annual Report captures the Family engagement feels particularly third year of the Sidney Myer Fund heightened at present. This year and The Myer Foundation’s refreshed saw an uplift in fourth generation five-year strategy which centres volunteerism while the inaugural our activities around the themes performance of the Merlyn of acting bigger, adapting better and Myer Fund Composing Women’s strengthening family engagement. scholarship (funded in FY15) took We act bigger by focussing our place at the Melbourne Recital resources in fewer areas and utilising Centre. It was wonderful to see three tools other than grantmaking to generations of Myer family women achieve greater impact. This year, come together to mark this special the Sidney Myer Fund made the occasion. third payment of a $2 million grant On the whole, our philanthropic in support of Asia TOPA while The activities reveal much more than Myer Foundation made a $1 million those listed here. This report grant to the University of Melbourne features only some of the initiatives in support of the redevelopment supported this year, but includes a of the Conservatorium of Music. detailed list of the individual grants Both of these grants have catalysed approved by the Trustees of the considerable support from other Sidney Myer Fund and the Directors sources – including the Victorian of The Myer Foundation. In closing State Government – further we acknowledge the tireless and underscoring their significance for dedicated work of those in the not- recipients. for-profit sector. Our philanthropy is The Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer only as impactful as their efforts are Foundation continue to adapt better indefatigable and we look forward by refining our grantmaking practices to working with these inspiring in response to specific needs in individuals, and many others, in years particular sectors. This year saw the to come. introduction of the Capacity Building Stream in the The Myer Foundation’s Sustainability and Environment Carrillo Gantner AO Committee, while the third round Chairman of the Sidney Myer Fund of Myer Innovation Fellowships was Martyn Myer AO conferred. Both the Fellowships and President of The Myer Foundation Capacity Building Streams exemplify our desire to build programs around Leonard Vary recipients’ needs whilst learning from Chief Executive Officer our previous experience. 3 Sidney Myer Fund Sidney Myer AM, Carrillo Gantner AO, Sally Lindsay, Andrew Myer (L-R) Sidney Myer Fund Trustees Mrs Sally Lindsay BA, Dip Ed (Primary) Sally Lindsay has been a member of the Poverty Mr Andrew Myer, MBA (Melbourne Business Chairman and Disadvantage Committee for over ten years, School, 2003) the Committee’s convenor since 2011 and a Trustee Mr Carrillo Gantner AO, BA, MA (Stanford), Grad Andrew Myer pursues a variety of business of the Sidney Myer Fund since 2007. Sally is a Dip (Arts Admin, Harvard) interests through the A V Myer Group of Companies, passionate advocate for education and community Carrillo Gantner is Chairman of The Sidney including property development, investment, film wellbeing and pursues these important causes Myer Fund. He has a BA from the University and philanthropy. He is a director of The Myer through her volunteerism with e.motion21. of Melbourne, a Master of Fine Arts (Drama), Family Investments since 2013. Andrew was Alongside her membership of The Myer Foundation, Stanford, California, and a Graduate Diploma in Vice President of Bush Heritage Australia for the Merlyn Myer Fund and the Sidney Myer Fund’s Arts Administration, Harvard. Carrillo was the nine years until March 2016 and Deputy-Chair of Education Committee, Sally was the founding first Drama Officer at the Australia Council for the the Melbourne International Film Festival. He is patron of ArtPlay: Melbourne’s inspirational hub Arts (1970-1973) and was General Manager of the founder and a director of the Andyinc Foundation for children to explore their creativity and self- Melbourne Theatre Company (1973-1975). He was a – a PAF established in 2002. A producer and expression. That creativity and self-expression is Founding Director of the Playbox Theatre Company, executive producer of Australian feature films, part of the suite of skills and experience Sally has (now Malthouse Theatre); Executive Director (1976- Radiance Three Dollars Andrew’s credits include , , passed on to her four children and now instils in her 1984) and Artistic Director (1988-1993). He was Look Both Ways Romulus My Father My Year Without , , beautiful grandson Henry. Counsellor (Cultural) at the Australian Embassy in Sex, Balibo, Make Hummus Not War, the telemovie Beijing (1985-1987), Chairman of the Performing Dangerous Remedy for the ABC, Paper Planes, Last Arts Board and a member of the Australia Council Cab to Darwin and Monsieur Mayonnaise. (1990-1993). He was Chairman of Asialink (1992- 2006), Chairman of the Melbourne International Mr Sidney Hordern Myer AM, BEc and Graduate Comedy Festival (1994-2000), President of the Diploma in Marketing Victorian Arts Centre Trust (2000-2009) and Sid Myer is the Chief Executive Officer of the President of the Melbourne Festival (2009 - Yulgilbar Group of Companies, Chairman of Asialink 2014). He was awarded an Officer of the Order of and the Estate of the Late Sidney Myer, Director Australia in 2001 for services to the performing of The Myer Family Investments Pty Ltd, The Myer arts and Australia’s cultural exchange with Asia. In Family Company Ltd and Copia Investment Partners. recognition of his cultural and philanthropic service, He is the Deputy Chairman of the National Portrait he was the 2007 Victorian of the Year. Gallery of Australia and President of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia Foundation. 4 The Myer Foundation Martyn Myer AO, Tim Jacobs, Emily Myer, Kim Williams AM, Lindy Shelmerdine, Rupert Myer AO (L-R). Absent: Dorothy Scott OAM The Myer Foundation of The Myer Foundation, and is also a committee retired. She is an honorary professorial fellow at member of The Myer Foundation’s Mental Health the University of South Australia and the University Founder, Life Governor & Emeritus Director Committee. of Melbourne. She serves on the Board of the Tasmanian Early Years Foundation and the Advisory Mr Baillieu Myer AC Mrs Anna Spraggett B.Sc. (until Nov 15) Council of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, Life Governors Anna Spraggett is currently an Account Director at as well as being Patron of the Centre for Excellence communications agency Think HQ. She is a Director in Child and Family Welfare, the Australian Foster Lady Southey AC of The Cranlana Program, and an inaugural member Care Association and Permanent Care and Adoptive Mr Carrillo Gantner AO of Philanthropy Australia’s ‘New Generation’ of Families. In 1999 Dorothy was awarded the Medal of giving program, and of The Funding Network’s Order of Australia for her development of innovative President Leadership Council. She previously served as Vice services in the fields of maternal mental health and Mr Martyn Myer AO, B.Eng, MESc.(Mon), Chair of The Butterfly Foundation and as Director sexual assault. MSM (MIT) of One Disease at a Time. She is a member of the Martyn Myer is President of The Myer Foundation Sidney Myer Fund’s Education Committee. Mr Tim Jacobs B.A (Hons) and a member of The Myer Foundation’s Tim Jacobs worked as a studio potter for ten Sustainability and Environment Committee. He has Directors years before moving into arts management. Over been Chairman of Cogstate Ltd, a cognition testing a 25 year career he was Director of Visual Arts, Mr Rupert Myer AO, B.Com (Hons) Melb, company working globally in the development of Craft and Design at the Australia Council, Deputy MA (Cantab) drugs for neurological disorders, since 2000 and Director and then Director of Arts Victoria, and Rupert Myer is Chairman of Nuco Pty Ltd, a Director both a member of the Council of the University of Chief Executive of both the Sydney Opera House of AMCIL Limited, Healthscope Limited and eCargo Melbourne and the board of the Melbourne Theatre and the Victorian Arts Centre.