Sidney Fund The Annual Report 2018–19

Contents

Mission 3 How to Read this Report 4 Joint Statement 5 Fund Trustees 6 The Myer Foundation Directors 7 Strategic Theme: People 8 Strategic Theme: Organisations 10 Strategic Theme: Beyond Grantmaking 12 Strategic Theme: Family Engagement 14 Grant Listings 16 Summary Financial Information 23

L2R’s Due West 1 2 The Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation are two separate philanthropic entities of 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 will exist in perpetuity. The income of the Fund is distributed annually.

The Myer Foundation was established in 1959 by Sidney Myer’s sons, the late Kenneth Myer AC DSC, and Baillieu Myer AC, as a way to support initiatives and new opportunities arising from contemporary issues. The Myer Foundation was 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 contributions to our society.

3 How to Read this Report

The FY19 Annual Report is organised Each pillar of the strategy features in a double page spread in this report. In each of those pages you can find details of the according to the four strategic pillars grantmaking or strategic programs which realise that pillar’s of The Myer Foundation and Sidney focus. Myer Fund’s FY19-23 strategic plan. A full list of all grants made by The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund can be found in the latter half of this report The strategic pillars – People, Organisations, Beyond along with summative financial information regarding the Grantmaking, and Family Engagement – guide all activities two entities. within The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund. These pillars are not focus areas, but they focus our attention on the types of for-purpose activity we support.

The diagram below highlights how the pillars are transformed into grantmaking or strategic programs of activity.

People Organisations Supporting ’s best and brightest. Providing Australia’s leading for-purpose organisations with untied funding.

Sidney Myer Myer Support for Multi-Year General Operating Support through Creative Innovation Leadership the program areas. Fellowships Fellowship Initiatives

Beyond Grantmaking Family Engagement Beyond dollars, but still affecting positive Leveraging over 90 years of social and environmental change. philanthropic experience.

Collaboration Policy The Myer Mental Health Family Influence and Foundation’s Committee Grants Fund Advocacy Investment Program Portfolio

4 Joint Statement

In Celebration of Australia’s organisations that support their work. of each pillar’s enactment through For-Purpose Sector A strategy that focuses on these people grantmaking – but it is possible to do and the organisations that support them so in the ensuing pages of this report. This is the first year of the Sidney make sense to us. We commend this FY19 Annual Report Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation’s to you, in the hope that you will learn a FY19 – 23 strategic plan. Our five- In this most recent financial year, little more about how the Sidney Myer year plan focuses our activity on four the Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation operate, pillars: People, Organisations, Beyond Foundation committed a combined total and a lot more about the incredible Grantmaking, and Family Engagement. of $13 million with a view to promoting work being performed by Australia’s for- This report has also been refreshed in a just, creative, enlightened, caring and purpose sector which we admire greatly line with that plan, with grantmaking sustainable Australia. The Sidney Myer and will continue to champion as best activities presented on the pages Fund awarded a further eight Sidney we are able. that follow under headings capturing Myer Creative Fellowships, meaning that the activity of these pillars out in the $11.68 million has now been awarded AC community. across 73 Fellowships (since 2011). Chairman, Sidney Myer Fund Such grantmaking is emblematic of our The research, drafting, discussion and people strategic pillar. Martyn Myer AO communication of our new strategic President, The Myer Foundation The Myer Foundation’s FY19 support of plan provided a moment of shared Leonard Vary the Grattan Institute, one of Australia’s reflection to consider our approach to CEO, The Myer Foundation most respected, independent and philanthropy; to consider how we realise & Sidney Myer Fund the goals and ambitions of our strategy. authoritative voices on our nation’s most pressing problems, helps secure Each year, through the philanthropy a brighter future for us all. This engine of the Sidney Myer Fund and The of research and ideas provides a Myer Foundation we seek new ways platform for the public discussion to support and champion the work of of critical matters-of-the-day and is Australia’s for-purpose sector. It is a representative of the impact that untied sector responsible for so much good organisational support can have in and is, fundamentally, made up of the community. good people and good organisations doing good work. We talk a lot about It is not possible to mention every ‘the sector’ in philanthropy, but what grant made by these two entities in we really mean is people and the this statement – nor detail an example

5 Sidney Myer Fund

Sidney Myer AM, Carrillo Gantner AC, Sally Lindsay, Andrew Myer AM. Sidney Myer Fund Trustees Sidney Hordern Myer AM, BEc and Graduate Diploma in Marketing Andrew Myer AM, MBA ( Business Sid Myer is the Chairman of Myer Family Investments School, ) Chairman and a Trustee of The Sidney Myer Fund. He is a Andrew Myer pursues a variety of business Carrillo Gantner AC, BA, MA (Stanford), Director of Yulgilbar Group of Companies, Mutual interests through the A V Myer Group of Companies, Grad Dip (Arts Admin, Harvard) Trust, Copia Investment Partners, Deputy Chairman including property development, investment, film and Carrillo Gantner has a BA, University of of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia and the philanthropy. He has been a director of Myer Family Melbourne, a Master of Fine Arts (Drama), Stanford, Patron of Asialink. California, and a Graduate Diploma in Arts Investments since 2012 and a Trustee of The Sidney Myer Fund since 2011. He was a Vice President of The Administration, Harvard. Carrillo was the first Drama Sally Lindsay, BA, Dip Ed (Primary) Myer Foundation from 1999 to 2003. Officer at the Australia Council for the Arts (1970- Sally Lindsay has been a member of the Poverty and His community sector involvement has focused 1973); General Manager of the Melbourne Theatre Disadvantage Committee of the Sidney Myer Fund on organisations operating in the environment, social Company (1973-1975); Founding Director of the for over ten years, the Committee’s convenor since justice, cinema and the performing arts. He was Chair Playbox Theatre Company, (now Malthouse Theatre), 2011 and a Trustee of the Sidney Myer Fund since and Deputy-Chair of the Melbourne International Executive and Artistic Director (1976-1984) and Artistic 2007. Sally is a passionate advocate for education and Film Festival for 17 years until 2017. Andrew was Director (1988-1993); Counsellor (Cultural) at the community wellbeing. Alongside her membership of Vice President of Bush Heritage Australia for nine Australian Embassy in Beijing (1985-1987); Chairman The Myer Foundation and the Merlyn Myer Fund, Sally years until March 2016. He was appointed Chair of of the Performing Arts Board and a member of the was the founding patron of ArtPlay: an inspirational Foundation in June 2017 and Australia Council (1990-1993); Chairman of Asialink arts hub for children to explore their creativity, sense became a director of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust (1992-2006); Chairman of the Melbourne International of self and belonging. Sally is a long-time supporter of in March 2018. In June 2017 he became a director of Comedy Festival (1994-2000); President of the e.motion21, a not-for-profit organisation that provides Documentary Australia Foundation and joined the Victorian Arts Centre Trust (2000-2009) and President dance and fitness programs for children and adults board of Malthouse Theatre in February 2018. He is of the Melbourne Festival (2009-2014). Carrillo was with Down syndrome. appointed Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) founder and a director of the Andyinc Foundation, in January 2019 for professional engagement in, and established in 2002. He is a producer and executive philanthropic support of the performing and visual arts, producer of numerous Australian feature films. His and for promoting cultural exchange between Australia credits include: Radiance, Balibo, Paper Planes, Last and Asia. He was named an Officer of the Order of Cab to Darwin, The Dry and Dangerous Remedy Australia in 2001. a telemovie for the ABC. Other Awards and Honours include: • First recipient of the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Cultural Leader of the Year Award in 2001; • Dorothy Crawford Award from the Australian Writers’ Guild for services to Australian playwriting in 2002; • The 2007 Victorian of the Year in recognition of his cultural and philanthropic service; • Victorian Green Room Lifetime Achievement Award for services to the performing arts in 2011; • The Cultural Exchange Contribution Award for outstanding contributions to China’s cultural exchanges with the world in 2014; • Sue Nattrass Centenary Medal from Live Performance Australia in 2017. 6 The Myer Foundation

Nicholas Lindsay, Mary Vallentine AO, Martyn Myer AO, Myer, Emily Myer. Absent Kathryn Fagg AO. Photo by Jaime Murcia.

“Kids Contribute” project. Emily is driven by a desire Australia, NZ and Qatar prior to her appointment to the The Myer Foundation to contribute to initiatives that address disadvantage, position of CEO at Melbourne Recital Centre (2010- and her passions lie particularly in youth mental health, 16). She is Classical Music Advisor to the Adelaide Founder & Life Governor disability, child health and wellbeing and prevention Festival and has recently taken up a Vice Chancellor’s Mr S. Baillieu Myer AC of violence against women. Before returning to Professorial Fellowship at Monash University. Mary was Melbourne to start a family, Emily spent seven years named an Officer of the Order of Australia for services Life Governors in Europe, working for the UN World Food Programme to music in 1986. Lady Southey AC in Rome, and for renowned French political science Carrillo Gantner AC university, Sciences Po, in Paris. Emily has served on Kathryn Fagg AO, B.Eng, M.Com, Hon.DChemEng, the board of the NETS as well as the Social Hon.DBus President Justice and Arts and Humanities committees of The Kathryn Fagg is Chair of Boral Limited, Non-Executive Myer Foundation where she was a Director for a short Director of Incitec Pivot Limited and Djerriwarrh Martyn Myer AO, B.Eng, MESc.(Mon), MSM (MIT) time before moving overseas. Investments Limited as well as a Board member of Martyn Myer is Chair of The Myer Foundation’s Audit CSIRO. Kathryn was a member of the Board of the and Investment Committees and a member of The Directors Reserve Bank of Australia from 2013 to 2018. In the Myer Foundation’s Sustainability and Environment non-for-profit sector, Kathryn is Chair of the Breast Adelaide Badgery, BA, Adv Dip (Bus) Committee. He is Chairman of Cogstate, Deputy Cancer Network Australia (BCNA), as well as being a Adelaide is a communications specialist with a Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and member board member of the Grattan Institute and the Male Bachelor of Arts from Melbourne University and an of the boards of the Melbourne Theatre Company Champions of Change. She is the Immediate Past Advanced Diploma of Business (Public Relations) and Australian Chamber Orchestra. Martyn stepped President of Chief Executive Women (CEW), a former from RMIT. She is a florist with a background in PR, down as Chairman of The Myer Family Investments in Chairman of Parks Victoria and the Melbourne Recital and experience in strategy development, copywriting, October 2016. In 2008 Martyn was named an Officer Centre and a former board member of the Australian event management and media engagement. in the Order of Australia for service to business and Centre for Innovation. the community, particularly through contributions to Kathryn is a Fellow of the Australian Academy Nicholas Lindsay, B.Com, BA medical research and the establishment of the Florey of Technology and Engineering. In addition to her Nick is passionate about social impact. In particular, he Neuroscience Institute and through executive and engineering degree, Kathryn also holds an MCom is excited and motivated by the emerging convergence philanthropic roles with a range of organisations. in Organisational Behaviour with Honours from the of the commercial and philanthropic sector and its University of NSW, which has also awarded her an potential to generate change. Prior to joining TMF, Vice President honorary Doctor of Business and the Ada Lovelace he completed an Internship at the Foundation for Medal in 2017 which recognises an Outstanding Emily Myer, BA (Hons), MA (Arts and Young Australians and volunteered as a homework Woman Engineer. She was a recipient of the Entertainment Management) mentor for four years at Big Brothers Big Sisters of University of ’s Inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Since November 2013 Emily has served as Director and Australia. Nick currently serves as a co-convenor on Alumni Excellence Award in 2013 and the University Vice-President of the Board of The Myer Foundation, the Mental Health Committee and works in finance and also awarded her an honorary Doctor of Chemical and is also co-convenor of the Myer Foundation’s operations. Mental Health Committee. Emily is an accomplished Engineering. Kathryn was made an Officer of the Order of program administrator passionate about social impact. Mary Vallentine AO, BA Australia in June 2019 for distinguished service to She most recently worked as CEO of the Prader-Willi Mary Vallentine has had a career in arts management business and finance, to the central banking, logistics Research Foundation Australia, a recently established for more than 40 years. She has held Executive roles and manufacturing sectors, and to women. registered charity to drive the development of with Musica Viva Australia, Adelaide Festival and State breakthrough treatments for Prader-Willi syndrome. Theatre Company of SA. She was Managing Director She sits on the advisory committee of the Jack of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program’s 2003 then undertook a series of arts consultancies in

7 People

Supporting our existing and emerging Andrew Myer AM leaders in the for-purpose sector Chair of the Sidney Myer Creative is critical if we are to encourage Fellowship Selection Panel says them to flourish and achieve all that “We hope these Fellowships will they might. Providing leaders in the free each artist from daily financial community with material assistance pressures and allow them the space to can be life changing and enables keep their creative practice flourishing. these highly capable and passionate We recognise their talent and passion and their belief in how the arts can individuals to reach new heights of make a positive contribution to society.” achievement.

Since 2011, the Sidney Myer Fund has awarded 73 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships valued at $11.68 million

Kilfinan Thought Leadership Seminar. Dr Zoe Wainer, Tim Gartrell, Stephen Feneley, and Prof Peter Shergold AC.

Kilfinan Australia provides confidential, free, one-on-one mentoring to the CEOs of charities and not-for-profit organisations.

I’ve learned so much from my mentor’s strong business acumen, legal experience and wisdom, and have appreciated confidentially sharing the challenges around working with the board.” 2018 Sidney Myer Creative Fellow Anna Krien Chris Raine, CEO and Chairman Hello Sunday Morning The Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships recognise outstanding talent and exceptional courage in early-to-mid-career artists. Each Fellow is awarded a tax-free, untied grant of $160,000 over a two-year period. 8 | Organisations | Beyond Grantmaking | Family Engagement Grantmaking | Family | Beyond | Organisations People People

18 Fellowships 2019 Myer Innovation Fellow Thomas King awarded The Myer Innovation Fellowships support breakthrough solutions to Australia’s most pressing social and environmental since 2014 challenges and bring new talent to the social sector.

Kids Thrive Kids Thrive participants work on the Kids Manifesto. won the 2017 VicHealth award for Kids Thrive is Victoria’s leading arts and community improving mental development organisation committed to child-led community change. Kids Thrive designs and delivers cross-sector programs wellbeing. in schools and other safe and supportive, child-focused community settings throughout Victoria. 9 Organisations

As part of the FY19 – 23 Strategic Sally Lindsay Plan, The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund Trustee says Sidney Myer Fund have pivoted “Once you’ve attended a L2R dance away from program and project class, it’s impossible not to see the funding. Looking to the future, funds impact that L2R is having in the will be awarded to high-performing community. Its CEO, Jacinda, and organisations untied and via multi- the other teachers are making a real year agreements. Good organisations difference in these young people’s doing good work will be resourced to lives in such a meaningful way.” do the work they deem most needed in their communities.

There is no other social inclusion program in Australia with the reach and impact of Reclink Australia’s model.

Reclink Australia provides evidence-based sport and art programs to disadvantaged Australians to create socially inclusive, life- changing opportunities.

Betheny Simons, Simone Schenkul, Jamie Lewis, Nicole Beyer. Photo by Pier Carthew. Theatre Network Australia is the leading industry development organisation for the performing arts. A national organisation, Theatre Gunawirra empowers young Aboriginal parents Network Australia prioritises independent artists with babies and young children. and small to medium companies. 10 L2R makes dance accessible to young people who can’t access regular dance schools and activities due to social barriers. L2R's purpose is to advance culture through arts activities, contributing to the nation's Engagement Grantmaking | Family | Beyond | Organisations People vibrant artistic life.

Centre for Multicultural Youth’s Centre for Multicultural Youth 120 staff and 870 Centre for Multicultural Youth ensures that young people volunteers supported have every opportunity to succeed in Australia, through a combination of specialist support services, training and more than 4,300 consultancy, knowledge sharing, and advocacy. young people in 2018.

11 Beyond Grantmaking

In taking up the challenge to effect There’s been no real positive change in the community The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund increase in Newstart seek to orientate all aspects of their in 25 years. activities in pursuit of this goal. Support for organisations undertaking policy influence and advocacy work in the public interest; an increasing emphasis on environmentally sustainable and social impact investments; sector collaboration; and research sharing are More than 70% of the all examples of the realisation of this community agrees the strategic imperative. rate of Newstart should be increased.

ACOSS: Raise the Rate Newstart is not working: $40 per day is too low to give people the support they need to get through tough times and into suitable, paid work. 12 “The Myer family,” says Genevieve Lacey, “has held artists and the arts dear for generations, creating career changing opportunities that have shaped our cultural life.”

2018 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award Winners Louise Bezzina, (Bleach* Festival), Genevieve Lacey, and Annette Downs. Photo by Tony Lewis. | Family Engagement Grantmaking | Family | Beyond | Organisations People

The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were created in 1984 by the Trustees of the Sidney Myer Fund to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Sidney Myer. There are two Awards and one Prize distributed each year. The Awards commemorate Sidney Myer’s life and his love for the arts by recognising outstanding achievements in dance, drama, comedy, music, opera, circus and puppetry.

The 2018 Kenneth Myer Lecture, “Leaders and Followers” was delivered by Laura Tingle. Laura Tingle. Photo by David Hannah Photography

The Kenneth Myer Lecture commenced in 1990 as a major annual event for the Friends of the National Library of Australia. The lecture was named for Kenneth Baillieu Myer, AC who was Chairman of the National Library Council from 1972 Fair Agenda is a community of 37,000 to 1982 and a long-time friend of the Library. The Australians campaigning for a fair and equal prescription for the lecture is simple and based on future for women. Fair Agenda is working for a the views of Kenneth Myer. As a businessman and world in which all women can live safely, with philanthropist with a wide range of cultural and economic security, and agency over their lives social commitments, he saw it as an opportunity and bodies. for an eminent Australian to make a significant statement on a broad subject of particular interest to them. 13 Family Engagement

Leveraging the expertise and Emily Myer and Nick Lindsay commitment of generations of Co-Convenors of The Myer Myer family members, The Myer Foundation’s Mental Health Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund Committee say will continue to engage with the community to promote a just, “Reach Foundation is providing young creative, enlightened, caring and people with the skills to break down sustainable Australia. the barriers that isolate them from one another and then begin building lasting, meaningful relationships. For many of this program’s participants, these experiences are life-changing.”

Lort Smith Hospital As the largest and busiest not-for-profit animal hospital in Australia, Lort Smith aims to become the leading centre of veterinary care excellence in Australia. Lort Smith has a talented team of approximately 60 vets and 90 nurses who offer a broad range of high-quality animal health and welfare services.

Country to is empowering young rural women to reach their leadership potential. Founded in 2014, this award-winning not-for- profit organisation runs nationwide programs that provide education, leadership and mentorship opportunities to regional, rural and remote teenage girls.

In 2018, Country to Canberra drove over 32,000km to reach 3,500 girls across 81 bush communities.

14 Family Engagement Grantmaking | Family | Beyond | Organisations People

Since 1994, Reach Foundation has helped over Reach Foundation runs workshops for young 900,000 young people. people that are designed by young people.

Stars Foundation offers intensive mentoring support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young women in secondary schools.

Stars Foundation The mission of Stars Foundation is to support and enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and young women to make active choices towards realising their full potential in all aspects of their development and wellbeing.

15 The Grants

16 Gunawirra $150,000 Mental Health Legal Centre $50,000 Sidney Myer Fund NSW (over three years) VIC Trustees’ Grants Multi-year general operating support Day Service Support

Jesuit Refugee Service National Portrait Gallery $50,000 Anglicare Victoria $30,000 – Australia $8,000 ACT VIC NSW In their own Words The Home Stretch Symposium Australian Civil Society and Migrants in Vulnerable Situations Reclink Australia $93,050 Arts Centre Melbourne $100,000 SA (over three years) VIC Jewish Christian Muslim Reclink Youth Futures Project Asia TOPA 2020 Association of Australia $50,000 VIC Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre $10,000 Schools Program ACMI $100,000 VIC VIC Core Support First Nations Commission Jewish Museum of Australia $50,000 VIC Shepparton Art Museum $45,000 Collaborative School Education Australian Council of VIC Program Social Service $200,000 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic NSW Award Raise the Rate campaign Kids Thrive $50,000 VIC Shepparton Art Museum $50,000 Employing Kids Thrive General Australian Research Alliance VIC Manager for Children and Youth $235,497 New Shepparton Art Museum ACT right@home Kilfinan Australia $150,000 Social Impact Hub $250,000 VIC (over three years) NSW Multi-year general operating support Australian Tapestry Workshop $50,000 Multi-year general operating support VIC Arnold Hancock Tapestry L2R Dance $150,000 Theatre Network Australia $300,000 VIC (over three years) VIC (over three years) Multi-year general operating support Community Refugee Multi-year general operating support Sponsorship Initiative $500,000 Multi-year general operating support La Mama $200,000 Yooralla $10,000* VIC VIC Rebuild La Mama Dementia Centre for Research My Identity...My choice Collaboration $10,000* Evaluation of an eLearning initiative Lorne Sculpture Exhibition $100,000 SMF Trustees’ Total: $4,386,537 VIC Lorne Sculpture Biennale 2017-2020 Drought Angels $100,000 *Co-funded with the Pride Foundation QLD Australia Telephone Counselling Service & Lort Smith Animal Hospital $100,000 Warehouse Improvements VIC Core Support EdConnect Australia $180,000 WA (over three years) Lucy Guerin $25,000 Multi-year general operating support VIC Core Support FareShare $700,000 VIC McClelland Sculpture Park FareShare National Kitchen + Gallery $125,000 VIC Education Pavilion at McClelland Film Art Media $20,000 Sculpture Park+Gallery VIC The Show Must Go On

Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal $100,000 VIC Tackling Tough Times Together Program

17 Kyneton Music Festival $2,500 Sidney Myer Fund VIC Sidney Myer Creative Trustees’ Core Fellowships Linden New Art $5,000 Support Grants VIC Sarah Blaskow $160,000 Prevention United $5,000 VIC (over two years) Adelaide Festival Opera $10,000 VIC SA Merindah Donnelly $160,000 The Performance Space $2,000 QLD (over two years) Angelhands $2,000 NSW WA Nicola Gunn $160,000 The Royal Children’s Hospital VIC (over two years) Art Gallery of South Australia $5,000 Foundation $2,000 SA VIC Jonathan Jones $160,000 NSW (over two years) Arts on Tour NSW $2,000 University of Queensland $5,000 NSW QLD Anna Krien $160,000 VIC (over two years) Asylum Seeker Resource Centre $2,000 Vitalstatistix $2,000 VIC SA James Mangohig $160,000 NT (over two years) Australian Academy of SMF Trustees’ Core Support the Humanities $2,000 Grants Total: $98,000 S.J. Norman $160,000 ACT VIC (over two years)

Australian Art Orchestra $2,000 Nick Power $160,000 VIC Poverty and NSW (over two years)

Australian Childhood Disadvantage 2019 Sidney Myer Creative Foundation $10,000 Fellowships: $1,280,000 VIC Aboriginal Family Support Services $22,025 Australian Theatre for SA Young People $2,000 Child Protection Reform NSW Australian Neighbourhood Bleached Arts $2,000 House & Centres Association $300,000 QLD VIC Supporting Stronger Communities Brisbane Powerhouse $2,000 QLD Centre for Multicultural Youth $668,000 VIC (over five years) Brown’s Mart Theatre $2,000 Multi-year general operating support NT Foundation for Rural and Darling James $2,500 Regional Renewal $200,000 VIC VIC Strengthening Rural Communities EdConnect Australia $5,000 WA Ganbina $500,000 VIC (over five years) Fitted for Work $5,000 Multi-year general operating support VIC Poverty and Disadvantage Frontyard Projects $2,000 Committee Total: $1,690,025 NSW

Guide Dogs Victoria $10,000 VIC

Jesuit Refugee Service Australia $5,000 NSW

Jewish Holocaust Centre $2,000 VIC

18 Education Myer Innovation The Myer Foundation Fellowships Directors’ Grants Maths Pathway $97,964 VIC Project Trident Jo Kelly $150,000 Asialink $600,000 QLD VIC (over three years) Seaweed - Architecting an Industry Multi-year general operating support Victoria University $332,000 of the Future VIC AVID Primary Maths Centre for Policy Namunu Maddage $150,000 Development $150,000 VIC Education Committee VIC Using Speech Artificial Intelligence to Cities and Settlement Program Grants Total: $429,964 Identify Clinical Depression Cool Australia $210,000 Thomas King $150,000 VIC (over three years) Arts and Humanities VIC Multi-year general operating support Food Frontier - transforming our Capacity Building Food Supply for the Better Garage Sale Trail Foundation $125,000 NSW Grants Myer Innovation Fellowships Total: $450,000 Grow It Local

Catapult Dance Choreographic Grattan Institute $150,000 Hub $40,000 Sidney Myer VIC (over three years) (over two years) Multi-year general operating support NSW Performing Arts Contemporary Asian Australian Human Rights Law Centre $250,000 Performance $35,000 Awards VIC Safeguarding Democracy Project NSW (over two years)

Bleach Festival $90,000 Justice Connect $150,000 Moogahlin Performing Arts $35,000 QLD VIC NSW (over two years) Group Award Justice Connect Legal Help Gateway

Outback Theatre for Young Annette Downs $25,000 Melbourne Theatre Company $50,000 People $35,000 TAS VIC NSW (over two years) Facilitator’s Prize Next Stage

PYT Fairfield $35,000 Genevieve Lacey $60,000 Monash Sustainability NSW (over two years) VIC Institute - ClimateWorks $200,000 Individual Award VIC Shopfront Arts Co-op $35,000 General operating support NSW (over two years) Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards Total: $175,000 National Library of Australia $125,000 Sydney Chamber Opera $40,000 ACT (over five years) NSW (over two years) Kenneth Myer Lecture, 2020 - 2024 The CAD Factory $35,000 Merlyn Myer Fund NSW (over two years) The Foundation for Young Australians $100,000 Country to Canberra $25,000 You Are Here Canberra $50,000 VIC ACT ACT (over two years) Learning, earning and living in the future Stars Foundation $50,000 Arts and Humanities Committee VIC Capacity Building Total: $340,000* University of Melbourne $140,000 VIC *Cofunded by the Sidney Myer Fund Merlyn Myer Fund Total: $75,000 Placemaking and Tactical Urbanism ($250,000), Nelson Meers Foundation & W & A Johnson Family Foundation Writers Victoria $146,000 VIC Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund

TMF Directors’ Total: $2,396,000

19 Back to Back Theatre $1,000 The Myer Foundation Sustainability VIC Directors’ Core and Environment Core Support Support Committee Backtrack Youth Works $3,000 NSW Core Support AGAPI Care $2,000 ClimateWorks Australia $400,000 VIC VIC (over four years) Berry Street Victoria $12,000 Multi-year general operating support VIC Australian Environmental Core Support Grantmakers Network $5,000 Environmental Leadership VIC Australia $390,000 Black Hole Theatre $10,000 ACT (over three years) VIC Australian Tapestry Workshop Multi-year general operating support Core Support Foundation $10,000 VIC Sustainability and Environment Castlemaine State Festival $5,000 Committee Total: $790,000 VIC Cerebral Palsy Education Centre $2,500 Core Support VIC Causindy $20,000 Ensemble Offspring $20,000 Family Grants NSW NSW Program Core Support

Equality Australia $10,000 Cerebral Palsy Alliance $5,000 VIC 45 Downstairs $5,000 NSW VIC Core Support Fair Agenda $40,000 Core Support VIC Climate for Change $12,000 Arts Centre Melbourne $5,000 VIC Human Rights Law Centre $2,500 VIC Core Support VIC Access Program - First Call Fund Cranlana Centre for Ethical Harrison Riedel Foundation $10,000 Arts Centre Melbourne $28,000 Leadership $8,000 NSW VIC VIC Ovation Gala Pledge Core Support renew $10,000 FareShare $12,500 VIC Asylum Seeker Resource Centre $15,000 VIC VIC Core Support Core Support University of Queensland $5,000 QLD Pro Bono Clinic Australia Council for the Arts $43,000 Friends of the Helmeted NSW Honeyeater $3,200 2019 Venice Biennale VIC TMF Directors’ Core Support Total: $117,000 Core Support Australia Environmental Grantmakers Network $17,500 Giant Steps Australia $5,000 VIC NSW Core Support Core Support

Australian Chamber Orchestra $25,000 Giant Steps Melbourne $5,000 NSW VIC Core Support Core Support

Australian National Academy Guide Dogs Victoria $2,500 of Music $10,000 VIC VIC Core Support Core Support City Mission $20,000 Australian Tapestry Workshop $20,000 TAS VIC Small Steps & DIY Dads Core Support Inner North Community Foundation $3,000 VIC Core Support

20 Jawun $15,000 Stroke Foundation $10,000 NSW VIC Mental Health 2019 Emerging Leaders Program Core Support Committee

Landcare Australia $10,000 Swan Hill Rural City Council $20,000 NSW VIC Murdoch Children’s Research Core Support Core Support Institute $150,000 VIC (over three years) Lort Smith $80,000 The Alfred Foundation $10,000 Multi-year general operating support VIC VIC Core Support Core Support The Man Cave $30,000 VIC Malthouse Theatre $5,000 The Australian Ballet $7,900 Core Support VIC VIC Core Support Core Support Mental Health Committee Total: $180,000

Melba Opera Trust $5,000 The $800 VIC VIC Core Support Core Support

Melbourne Indigenous The Australian Chapter of the Transition School $10,000 Batten Disease Support VIC & Research Association $7,500 Core Support NSW Core Support Melbourne Theatre Company $25,000 VIC The Ethics Centre $10,000 Next Stage NSW Core Support Melbourne Writer’s Festival 2019 $2,500 VIC The Indigenous Community Core Support Development Fund $25,000 NSW Monash University $10,000 Core Support VIC The World Mosquito Program The University of Melboume $2,500 VIC Mornington Peninsula Foundation $25,000 The French Trust Fund VIC Core Support Thin Green Line Foundation $30,000 VIC National Portrait Gallery $8,250 Core Support ACT 2019 Andrew Sayers Memorial Lecture Trinity College $2,500 VIC National Trust of Aust $2,500 Core Support VIC The Australian Club Yalari $2,500 QLD Project Hope Horse Core Support Welfare Victoria $10,000 VIC Keepers $7,000 Core Support VIC Core Support Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre $5,000 VIC Family Grants Program Total: $674,650 Core Support

SANE Australia $20,000 VIC Core Support

Shepparton Art Museum $10,000 VIC New SAM

21 Sidney Myer Fund The Myer Foundation Grantmaking Committees

Chairman Founder and Life Governor Sustainability and Environment Mr S Baillieu Myer AC William Spraggett (Co-Convenor) Carrillo Gantner AC Jon Berry (Co-Convenor) Life Governors Martyn Myer AO Trustees Lady Southey AC Lindy Shelmerdine Sally Lindsay Carrillo Gantner AC David Shelmerdine Sidney Myer AM Adelaide Badgery Andrew Myer AM Michael Myer (until March 2019) President Sidney Myer Fund Grantmaking Martyn Myer AO Myer Innovation Fellowships Committees (co-supported by the Sidney Myer Fund) Vice President Anna Foley (Co-Convenor) Arts and Humanities Emily Myer Anna Spraggett (Co-Convenor) Andrew Myer AM Kate Shelmerdine (Convenor) Jan Owen AM Lady Southey AC Directors John Daley Carrillo Gantner AC Adelaide Badgery Jon Myer (Co-Convenor until June 2019) AO Nicholas Lindsay Lindy Shelmerdine Mary Vallentine AO Kerry Gardner AM Mental Health Committee Kathryn Fagg AO Patrick Myer Emily Myer (Co-Convenor) Lindy Shelmerdine (until November 2018) Sue Nattrass AO Nicholas Lindsay (Co-Covenor) Kim Williams AM (until November 2018) Stephen Armstrong Laura Shelmerdine

Nell Golden Poverty and Disadvantage Members Jessica Myer Joanna Baevski Jemima Myer Sally Lindsay (Convenor) Christopher Baillieu Kristen Douglas Andrew Myer AM Samantha Baillieu AM Louise Myer Jon Berry Maree Shelmerdine Staff Jigna Desai Hugh Lockie Anna Foley Jigna Desai Chief Executive Officer Dashiell Gantner Professor Dorothy Scott AM Vallejo Gantner Leonard Vary Benson Saulo Ziyin Gantner Elmina Joldic Kerry Gardner AM Chief Financial Officer Nell Golden Merlyn Myer Fund Daisy Hayward Hang Truong Sally Lindsay Robert Hayward Lindy Shelmerdine Kate Herd Program Managers Natalie Herd Samantha Baillieu AM Kirsty Allen Simon Herd Joanna Baevski Neal Harvey Hugh Lockie Jane Thomas Jessica Lockie Jonathan Lindsay Timothy Lindsay Executive Assistant David Moffatt Denise Minahan Annabel Myer Charles Myer Administration Assistant Edgar Myer Jennifer Kelly Edward Myer Edwina Myer Jemima Myer Jessica Myer Jon Myer Laura Myer Lilly Myer Louise Myer Lucy Myer Max Myer Michael Myer Patrick Myer Philip Myer Rupert Myer AO Mrs Sarah Myer Walter Myer David Shelmerdine Emily Shelmerdine Kate Shelmerdine Laura Shelmerdine Lilian Shelmerdine Lindy Shelmerdine Maree Shelmerdine Marigold Hayward Matthew Shelmerdine Nicholas Shelmerdine Stephen Shelmerdine AM Tom Shelmerdine William Shelmerdine Anna Spraggett William Spraggett

22 Financial Summary

Sidney Myer Fund Sidney Myer Fund Trustees' Grants $4,386,547 Poverty and Disadvantage Committee Grants $1,690,025 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships $1,280,000 Education Committee Grants $429,964 Arts and Humanities Committee Capacity Building Grants $340,000 Myer Innovation Fellowships $300,000 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards $175,000 Sidney Myer Fund Core Support Grants $88,000 Merlyn Myer Fund Grants $75,000

Total Sidney Myer Fund Grants $8,764,536

The Myer Foundation The Myer Foundation Directors' Grants $2,396,000 Sustainability and Environment Committee Grants $790,000 Family Grants Program $674,650 Mental Health Committee Grants $180,000 Myer Innovation Fellowships $150,000 The Myer Foundation Core Support Grants $117,000

Total The Myer Foundation Grants $4,307,650

Total Fund and Foundation Grants $13,072,186

Total Combined Distributions $268,458,277*

* Not adjusted to present day values

FY19 Organisational Funding by Focus Area

Sustainability & Environment Arts & Humanities

Social Enterprise

Education

Policy Change Initiatives

For-Purpose Sector Development

Poverty & Disadvantage

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