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Helen Macpherson Smith Trust An Independent Philanthropic Trust

Helen Macpherson Smith Trust An Independent Philanthropic Trust. L E W Carty Charitable Fund. Helen Macpherson Smith Trust. HMS Bushfires Grants Fund. John Villiers Trust (QLD). Macpherson Smith Community Alliance (CBI small communities). Helen Macpherson Smith Trust.

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Helen Macpherson Smith Trust An Independent Philanthropic Trust

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  1. Helen Macpherson Smith Trust An Independent Philanthropic Trust

  2. L E W Carty Charitable Fund Helen Macpherson Smith Trust HMS Bushfires Grants Fund John Villiers Trust (QLD) Macpherson Smith Community Alliance (CBI small communities)

  3. Helen Macpherson Smith Trust

  4. Our Benefactor: • Helen Macpherson Smith – born 1874 • Macphersons – pastoralists western district • Smiths – timber merchants • Helen married William Schutt (1901) – became Justice of the Supreme Court • Helen moved to Europe 1923 • William died in 1933 • During the war, Helen lived in Switzerland • Helen died in Cannes – 1951

  5. Our Trust: • Trust established in 1951 • Initial corpus of £275,000 – now ~ $80 million • 3 Grant rounds per year – end of September, January & April (Approx $5 million per year – average grants $25-30K) • Total grants to date of over $80 million • Support ‘Victorian-based’ Charitable Institutions, Public Benevolent Institutions & Health Promotion Charities • www.hmstrust.org.au

  6. Our Program Areas: • Aged Persons Care and Support • Arts, Culture and Heritage • Community Support • Disabled Care and Support • Education • Employment and Vocational Training • Environment • Health and Medical Research

  7. Our Priority Areas: • Projects which involve partnerships • Projects which leverage funds from a variety of sources • Pilot projects & encourage innovation • Projects which are sustainable beyond the funding by the Trust • Systemic evaluations • Applications from organisations in rural and regional Victoria, having regard to the pioneer pastoral wealth generated by Helen’s forebears

  8. Our Research Funding: • Collaborative research with community-based organisations • Quality independent research • Pilot research – ie pre NHMRC/ARC • Innovative research • Essential equipment

  9. HMS Bushfires Grants Fund

  10. HMS Bushfires Grants Fund: • $2M available over the next 2 years • Medium to long-term projects • Community-based • Projects related to rebuilding community lifestyles and spirit • Working in conjunction with the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority the Bushfire Emergency Relief Fund & other funders • Not to fund projects considered government responsibility

  11. L E W Carty Charitable Fund

  12. L E W Carty Charitable Fund: • To assist or promote research into the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of physical or mental disorders of human beings. • Preference is given to specific laboratory research projects, or for essential equipment to undertake such projects. • One grant round per year (closes 31 March) • Approximately $500K per year available for grants • www.carty.org.au

  13. www.hmstrust.org.au 9631 2599 cwootton@hmstrust.org.au

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