helen macpherson smith trust an independent philanthropic trust

Helen Macpherson Smith Trust

An Independent Philanthropic Trust

L E W CartyCharitable Fund

Macpherson SmithCommunity Alliance

(CBI small communities)

Helen MacphersonSmith Trust

JohnVilliersTrust(QLD)

HMSBushfiresGrantsFund

Helen MacphersonSmith Trust

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

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

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

Our Priority Areas:Projects which involve partnershipsProjects which leverage funds from a

variety of sourcesPilot projects & encourage innovationProjects which are sustainable beyond the

funding by the TrustSystemic evaluationsApplications from organisations in rural

and regional Victoria, having regard to the pioneer pastoral wealth generated by Helen’s forebears

Our Research Funding: Collaborative research with community-

based organisations Quality independent research Pilot research – ie pre NHMRC/ARC Innovative research Essential equipment

HMSBushfiresGrantsFund

HMS Bushfires Grants Fund:$2M available over the next 2 yearsMedium to long-term projectsCommunity-basedProjects related to rebuilding community

lifestyles and spiritWorking in conjunction with the Victorian

Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority the Bushfire Emergency Relief Fund & other funders

Not to fund projects considered government responsibility

L E W Carty Charitable Fund

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

www.hmstrust.org.au

9631 2599

cwootton@hmstrust.org.au