FUNDING AREAS

The Wills of the Collier sisters stipulate the areas to be funded and the proportion of income to be applied to each of the areas. The support provided focuses on Victorians in some instances, and in other instances it encompasses the wider Australian community. The following provides an overview of each of the five areas that are funded.

Supporting Victorians in need

Our funding in this area aims to support Victorians in need. In terms of the Wills this area is known as Fund 1 and is entitled "Public Benevolent Asylums or Institutions in the State of Victoria". Organisations applying for a grant in this area are required to be classified as Public Benevolent Institutions (PBI) and be headquartered in Victoria. 

See below for some of the stories from organisations we have funded in this area.

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Strengthening Victorian Public Hospitals

Our funding in this area aims to strengthen Victorians Public Hospitals. The Wills created Fund 2 "Public Hospitals in the State of Victoria". 

Public Hospitals in Victoria eligible for funding are listed on the Victorian Government website.

Below are some stories from hospitals we have funded in this area.

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Progressing Education & Training 
in Australia

Our funding in this area aims to progress education and training in Australia. The Will refers to "Public Educational Purposes in the Commonwealth of Australia".

The area of public education and training is broad and the Fund supports schools, universities, research institutes and vocational training bodies.    

The selection of stories below highlights some of the organisations that have been supported in this area.

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Furthering Faith and Religious
endeavours in Australia

Our funding in this area aims to further faith and religious endeavours in Australia. The Will refers to "Religious Purposes in the Commonwealth of Australia". 

Some of the stories from the organisations we have supported can be found below. 

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Aiding OTHER Australian Charitable Causes

Our funding in this area aims to aid other Australian charitable causes. The Will refers to "the Relief of Poverty in Australia, the Australian Red Cross, the Education of children of deceased or incapacitated Sailors, Soldiers, or Airmen and any other charitable purposes".  

This area provides scope to fund areas not specifically identified in the Will.

See below to read some of the stories from organisations funded in this area.

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