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Live for Lily Foundation

FoundationRegistryABN 12190400493VIC
Relationships
4
Data Sources
2
Revenue
$681K
Tax Payable
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Data as of: 15 Mar 2026

About

Live for Lily Foundation is a charitable foundation established in memory of Lily Hester, who passed away from childhood cancer in 2014. The foundation's mission is to find a cure for childhood cancer through funding research and raising awareness. Based in Ascot Vale, VIC, the foundation supports pediatric cancer research and partners with organizations like the Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

Giving Philosophy

The foundation focuses specifically on funding research aimed at curing childhood cancers. They prioritize direct contributions to research institutions and centres that are working toward breakthrough treatments and ultimately a cure for pediatric cancers.

Wealth Source:The foundation appears to be family-founded in memory of Lily Hester, funded through donations and fundraising events such as the annual Ride for Lily cycling event.

Tips for Applicants

Given their specific focus on childhood cancer research, applications should directly relate to pediatric cancer research initiatives. As a smaller foundation with $100,000 annual giving, they may prefer targeted, specific research proposals over broad operational funding requests.

Notable Grants

  • Funding for the Live for Lily Scientist as part of the Zero Program
  • Support for the Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre

Financial History (7 years)

YearRevenueExpensesAssetsSurplus
2023$681K$569K$301K$112K
2022$327K$271K$146K$56K
2021$124K$175K$95K$-50,931
2020$138K$77K$138K$61K
2019$689K$815K$89K$-126,383
2018$484K$525K$203K$-41,009
2017$668K$535K$430K$133K
0
Grants Given (AU)
$250K
0
Volunteers
10
Donations Received
$224K

Community Evidence

External Evidence

Identity

GS ID
AU-ABN-12190400493
ABN
12190400493
Sector
health
Financial Year
2023

Focus Areas

Themes
healthresearchyouth
Geography
AU-NationalAU-VIC
Target Recipients
childrenyouthresearch-institutionscancer-patients
Purposes
Health
Beneficiaries
ChildrenEarly ChildhoodYouth

Board & Leadership

  • Aaron Hester - Co-Founder & Director
  • Philip Martins - Director & Chief Financial Officer
  • Steele Mellet - Director
  • Katie Hester - Director

Financials

Revenue
$681K
Assets
$301K

Method

Match Confidence
registry
Cross-references
2 datasets
Match Key
ABN
Relationships
4

Matched by Australian Business Number (ABN) — high confidence. This entity was found across multiple government datasets using the same ABN.

Data Sources

ACNCFoundations

Location Intelligence

Postcode
3032
Locality
ASCOT VALE
Remoteness
Major Cities of Australia
SEIFA Disadvantage
Decile 7/10
LGA
Maribyrnong
SA2 Region
Maribyrnong
Entities in Area
233
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