Akina Foundation |
Akina supports ideas driving positive social or environmental change through social enterprise. Our grant is helping grow Akina's impact investing. |
Ardoch Foundation |
Ardoch provides education support for children and young people in disadvantaged communities. Our grant supports staff to take part in Ardoch's Literacty Buddies volunteering program where they exchange letters with young people. |
Aurora Project |
Aurora supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' aspirations and achievements. Our grant is supporting Aurora's Indigenous Scholarships website and single scholarship application project, and The Aspiration Initiative more broadly. |
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra |
The ABO specialises in the performance of baroque and classical music. Our grant supported the expansion of its touring program to a greater number of Australian cities. |
Australian Wildlife Conservancy |
AWC conserves native animal species and the habitats in which they live through land sanctuaries and land management. Our grant is helping increase the ecological return on investment in national park management. |
Batyr |
Batyr focuses on preventative education in the area of youth mental health. Our grant supports Batyr's mental health awareness programme at the University of South Australia. |
Can Too Foundation |
Can Too Foundation supports the research, prevention, care and control of cancer. Our grant provides capacity building support for Can Too Foundation in its establishment phase as a new, independent entity. |
Canberra Symphony Orchestra |
Canberra Symphony Orchestra is the largest performing arts organisation in the ACT. Our grant supported the Noteworthy concert series which provided children in the ACT region with free access to music education and supported teachers through professional development. |
Cancer Australia |
Cancer Australia is a national government agency working to reduce the impact of cancer on all Australians. Our grant supports the Pink Ribbon Breakfast which is held on Pink Ribbon Day during Breast Cancer Awareness Month each year. |
Centre for Independent Studies |
CIS issues fact-based practical research and encourages/provokes debate on liberty, the rule of law, free enterprise and an efficient democratic government. Our grants support 'The Prosperity Project' (an Indigenous research program) and 'Five from Five' (a literacy research program). |
Centre for Social Impact (UNSW) |
CSI works to improve the delivery of social impact programs in Australia through research, teaching, measurement and public debate. Our grant is supporting an update of 'The Compass', CSI’s guide to navigating social outcomes and impact measurement; as well as a research project looking at the role of youth mentoring in wellbeing, economic engagement and supportive communities for young people. |
Community Foundation For Central Victoria |
CFCV supports and promotes regional philanthropy. CEO Ann Lansberry was awarded Macquarie's Australian David Clarke Fellowship in 2016; our funding is helping to investigate and manage risks around collaborative online ‘Giving Days’ in the US, where local community organisations join forces to raise money. |
Documentary Australia Foundation |
DAF brings philanthropists and filmmakers together to create social change. Our grant supported DAF to measure the impact of documentary and embed evaluation in the organisational process. |
FAUNA Research Alliance |
FAUNA RA draws together the skills and capacity of individuals, communities and organisations to future-proof Australasia’s unique native animals. Our grant is providing seed funding to support FAUNA Research Alliance to establish itself as the backbone organisation for the wildlife biodiversity sector. |
Financial Markets Foundation for Children |
FMFC works to improve the health, welfare and well-being of Australian children. Our grant is used to fund research programs and other projects to support this work. |
Fogarty Foundation |
Fogarty pilots new models in education for improved educational outcomes. Fogarty won Macquarie's Social Innovation Award in 2014 to scale its EDvance program, which provides principals working in low-SES schools with leadership and management skills. |
Good to Great Schools |
Good to Great Schools supports schools in rural and remote communities across Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland to improve educational outcomes. Our grant is providing capacity building funding to help scale Good to Great Schools' work. |
Hayden Reynolds Tiwi Garden Project |
Tiwi College offers quality secondary education to all Tiwi young people. Our grant is funding work experience and employment opportunities and healthy eating for College students. |
Hello Sunday Morning |
Hello Sunday Morning is a movement towards a better drinking culture. Hello Sunday Morning were the winners of Macquarie's Social Innovation Award in 2015; our funding is helping develop a cost and time-efficient digital model of screening and intervention for risky drinkers in hospitals and the wider alcohol treatment sector. |
Jawun |
Jawun forms partnerships to benefit corporate, government and Indigenous Australia. Our grant provides capacity building support for Jawun's activities in the East Kimberly region of Australia. |
JDRF Australia |
JDRF Australia's funds research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. Our grant supports the JDRF Macquarie Group Foundation Future Research Leaders Program which is developing type 1 diabetes research leaders for the next generation. |
KidsXpress |
KidsXpress helps children impacted by trauma through the use expressive therapy. Our grant is supporting KidsXpress' expansion into Greater Western Sydney. |
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia |
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia funds and coordinates MS research in Australia. Our grant supports a Senior Researcher and Practitioner Fellowship who will collaborate on research and the translation of this research into direct clinical practice. |
National Indigenous Culinary Institute |
NICI offers training and experience for aspiring Indigenous chefs under the culinary guardianship of some of Australia’s top restauranteurs. Our grant supports an Indigenous trainee chef gain experience and qualifications. |
Opportunity International Australia |
OIA provides socially focused microfinance for families in more than 20 countries around the world. Our grant supports 'Social Performance Management', a tool which assists with data collection, analysis and reporting to help ensure funding is going where it is needed most. |
ReachOut.com |
ReachOut works with young people and experts to deliver mental health services online. Our grant is supporting the evaluation of ReachOut.com to increase its capacity and deliver effective youth mental health services across Australia. |
Neuroscience Research Australia |
NeuRA is a research institute helping prevent and cure disease and disability of the brain and nervous system. Our grant is supporting the Macquarie Group Foundation Chair of Schizophrenia Research. |
SEFA Partnerships |
SEFA Partnerships works with social purpose organisations to improve their capacity and work amongst disadvantaged communities and people in Australia. Our grant suppports Kickstarter, a business planning mentoring and small grants program for early stage social ventures. |
Skin and Cancer Foundations of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland |
Our grant seed funded the three Australian Skin Cancer Foundations to promote dermatology education programs online and expand GPs' dermatological knowledge. |
St John's Ambulance |
St John Ambulance Australia helps people in sickness, distress, suffering or danger. Our grant is supporting the expansion of the Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation's Safe Space program, operated by St John's Ambulance, to Darlinghurst/Kings Cross, helping to keep Sydney's streets safer. |
Social Ventures Australia |
SVA works to improve the lives of people in need by offering funding, investment, and advice to support organisations to increase their social impact. Our grant is supporting SVA to strengthen the social impact bond market in Australia. |
The Big Issue |
The Big Issue magazine is a fortnightly magazine sold on the streets by homeless, marginalised and disadvantaged people. Our grant supports The Big Issue to host a Big Shift event in support of the Women’s Subscription Enterprise, creating work opportunities for vulnerable women who do not feel safe selling the magazine on the streets. |
The Funding Network Australia |
TFN facilitates giving through live crowdfunding events. Our capacity building grant is employing a pitch coaching manager who will increase the number of non-profits accessing TFN’s services. |
The Song Room |
The Song Room uses a range of programs to help give children across Australia access to music and creative arts education. Our grant is seed funding The Song Room's ARTS:LIVE social enterprise initiative, which aims to improve education outcomes for disadvantaged Australian children. |
Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation |
TKYF works to foster a responsible drinking culture, reducing alcohol and drug-related violence and anti-social behaviour. Our grant is helping expand TKYF's Safe Space and TAKE Care Ambassadors program, assisting vulnerable youth to get home safely. |