Sidney Myer Fund The Myer Foundation Annual Report 2017–18 i ii Contents Shared Mission and Vision 2 Total FY18 Grants Joint Statement from the Chairman of the Sidney Myer Fund, the President of The Myer Foundation and the CEO 3 Trustees of the Sidney Myer Fund 4 $7,043,027 Directors of The Myer Foundation 5 Sidney Myer Fund Sidney Myer Fund Trustees’ Grants 6 The Myer Foundation Directors’ Grants 8 Awards and Fellowships 10 $5,886,784 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships 10 The Myer Foundation Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards 12 Myer Innovation Fellowships 14 Large Grants Programs 16 $12,929,811 Capacity Building Streams 18 Total Grantmaking Small Grants Programs 20 Family Grants Program 22 Mental Health Committee 23 Merlyn Myer Fund 24 Listing of all FY18 Grants 25 The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund Committee Membership 34 Staff 34 Financial Summary 35 Contact Details 36 1 The Sidney Myer Fund & The Myer Foundation The Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation are two separate 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 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 of which 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 contributions in our society. 2 A Shared Responsibility for a Collective Future Every year, through the philanthropy round education programs for the local of the Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer community. This kind of philanthropic Foundation we work to improve the coordination amplifies the impact of lives and create opportunities for many our work and is exemplary of our desire Australians. The Myer Foundation and to adapt better. Sidney Myer Fund are just two of the vehicles of Myer family philanthropy In 2017 The Myer Foundation made though they are the oldest and largest the final payment of a $1 million -- many family members manage their grant to Collingwood Arts Precinct own Private Ancillary Funds and many in support of the conversion of the more volunteer across all sectors of our former Collingwood North Melbourne community. We are happy to support Institute of TAFE site into an the critical work of the not-for-profit accessible arts precinct. As a founding sector and we actively encourage others philanthropic partner of this program to do the same. We have a responsibility The Myer Foundation’s grant has to one another to support such work helped catalyse more than $13 million and we publish this report to highlight in government and philanthropic the importance of the sector’s efforts support – an important reminder of and to draw others to the the power of philanthropy to leverage philanthropic cause. further support. This year the Trustees of the Sidney Our FY18 grantmaking includes many Myer Fund approved grants in excess more stories than the two detailed here, of $7 million and the Directors of The but each and every one highlights the Myer Foundation approved grants of effect that thoughtful philanthropy can over $5.8 million. This was the final year have on the lives of others. of The Myer Foundation and Sidney This report features many grants Myer Fund’s FY14-18 Strategic Plan with made through different programs this a focus on acting bigger, adapting better year, while the final pages contain a and family engagement. As we move comprehensive list of all of the grants into a new strategic period and adopt approved by the Trustees of the Sidney a refreshed plan to guide our activities Myer Fund and the Directors of The we are reminded of the impact of these Myer Foundation. strategic decisions at the everyday level. In closing we acknowledge the This year, the Sidney Myer Fund important, indefatigable and Carrillo Gantner AO made the second and final payment inspirational efforts of all those who Chairman, Sidney Myer Fund of a $250,000 grant to McClelland work in the not-for-profit sector and Martyn Myer AO Sculpture Park & Gallery. This project, we look forward to working with these President, The Myer Foundation a collaboration between the Sidney champions of change for many years Myer Fund and Yulgilbar Foundation, to come. Leonard Vary will see an all-weather mixed-purpose CEO, The Myer Foundation pavilion built on site to deliver year- & Sidney Myer Fund 3 Sidney Myer Fund (L-R) Sidney Myer AM, Carrillo Gantner AO, Sally Lindsay, Andrew Myer AM. Sidney Myer Fund Trustees Sally Lindsay BA, Dip Ed (Primary), (University of Melbourne) Andrew Myer AM, MBA (Melbourne Business Sally Lindsay has been a member of the Poverty Chairman School, 2003) and Disadvantage Committee for over ten years, Andrew Myer pursues a variety of Carrillo Gantner AO, BA, MA (Stanford), Grad Dip the Committee’s convenor since 2011 and a Trustee business interests through the A V Myer Group (Arts Admin, Harvard) of the Sidney Myer Fund since 2007. Sally is a of Companies, including property development, Carrillo Gantner is Chairman of the Sidney passionate advocate for education and community investment, film and philanthropy. He has been Myer Fund. He has a BA from the University wellbeing. Alongside her membership of The Myer a director of The Myer Family Investments since of Melbourne, a Master of Fine Arts (Drama), Foundation and the Merlyn Myer Fund , Sally was 2013. Andrew was Vice President of Bush Heritage Stanford, California, and a Graduate Diploma in the founding patron of ArtPlay: an inspirational arts Australia for nine years until March 2016 and a Arts Administration, Harvard. Carrillo was the hub for children to explore their creativity, sense of director, Chair and Deputy-Chair of the Melbourne first Drama Officer at the Australia Council for the self and belonging. Sally is a long-time volunteer International Film Festival for 16 years until Arts (1970-1973) and was General Manager of the with e.motion21, a not-for-profit organisation that October 2017. He was appointed Chair of Arts Melbourne Theatre Company (1973-1975). He was a provides dance and fitness programs for children Centre Melbourne Foundation in June 2017 and Founding Director of the Playbox Theatre Company, and adults with Down syndrome. (now Malthouse Theatre); Executive Director (1976- joined the Victorian Arts Centre Trust as a Trustee 1984) and Artistic Director (1988-1993). He was in March 2018. Andrew became a director of Counsellor (Cultural) at the Australian Embassy in Documentary Australia Foundation in June 2017 Beijing (1985-1987), Chairman of the Performing and has been a director of the Malthouse Theatre Arts Board and a member of the Australia Council since 2018. He is founder and a director of the (1990-1993). He was Chairman of Asialink (1992- Andyinc Foundation, a PAF established in 2002. 2006), Chairman of the Melbourne International A producer and executive producer of Australian Comedy Festival (1994-2000), President of the feature films, Andrew’s credits include Radiance, Victorian Arts Centre Trust (2000-2009) and Three Dollars, Look Both Ways, Romulus My Father, President of the Melbourne Festival (2009- My Year Without Sex, Balibo, Make Hummus Not 2014). He was awarded an Officer of the Order of War, the telemovie Dangerous Remedy for the ABC, Australia in 2001 for services to the performing Paper Planes, Last Cab to Darwin and Monsieur arts and Australia’s cultural exchange with Asia. In Mayonnaise. recognition of his cultural and philanthropic service, he was the 2007 Victorian of the Year. Sidney Hordern Myer AM, BEc and Graduate Diploma in Marketing Sid Myer is the Chairman of Myer Family Investments Pty Ltd and a Trustee of The Sidney Myer Fund. He is a Director of Yulgilbar Group of Companies, The Myer Family Company Ltd, Copia Investment Partners, Deputy Chairman of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia and the Patron of Asialink. 4 The Myer Foundation (L-R) Adelaide Badgery, Emily Myer, Tim Jacobs (retired), Martyn Myer AO, Mary Vallentine AO, Kim Williams AM, Lindy Shelmerdine. The Myer Foundation Child Health and Wellbeing Program’s “Kids Kim Williams AM Contribute” project. Emily is driven by a desire to Kim Williams has served as Chief Executive Founder & Life Governor contribute to initiatives that address disadvantage, at News Corp Australia, FOXTEL, Fox Studios and her passions lie particularly in youth mental Australia, the Australian Film Commission, Mr S. Baillieu Myer AC health, disability, child health and wellbeing and Southern Star Entertainment and Musica Viva prevention of violence against women. Before Australia. Kim was the founder and Chairman Life Governors returning to Melbourne to start a family, Emily of the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Lady Southey AC spent seven years in Europe, working for the UN served on a wide variety of arts boards over the Carrillo Gantner AO World Food Programme in Rome, and for renowned last three decades including most recently as the French political science university, Sciences Po, in Chairman of the Sydney Opera House Trust for the Paris.