Our priorities have emerged over our 20 years of grant making. These are the causes important to Sydney’s most vulnerable communities. It is important for us to give where the need is greatest, and where we can make the most significant difference. 

Opportunity and Equity for Women and Families. Our key impact Fund, the Sydney Women’s Fund, focuses on increasing opportunity and equity for women and families in the following ways: Safety and Crisis, Inclusion and Wellbeing, and Education and Employment. Our aim is for every woman to have access to education, work, independence and belonging, to be free from violence and discrimination.  

Belonging and wellbeing. We fund projects and organisations that promote inclusion and cohesion, programs that bring people from different backgrounds together, cultural events and festivals, and initiatives that build stronger connections between neighbours. 

Education and employment. We support programs and organisations that improve the lives of vulnerable people helping them gain education, skills and decent work. These include mentoring programs for young people, training and education opportunities for adults, and initiatives that help people with a disability access employment. 

Transforming communities and place. We fund initiatives that improve the physical and social environment of local communities. These include projects that beautify local parks and public spaces, create locations to connect and that help revitalise neighbourhoods and build stronger communities. 

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