Mater Foundation Ltd as trustee for the Mater Foundation
Concentration RiskGovernment Funding ($652K)
Giving Philosophy
The Mater Foundation is dedicated to translating community generosity into tangible improvements in healthcare. Their approach involves funding advanced medical equipment, supporting patient care services, and investing in crucial research projects within Mater hospitals, aiming to provide compassionate care and drive medical advancements for conditions like cancer and complications in maternal and neonatal health.
Programs & Opportunities (7)
These internal grants support high-impact, evidence-based, non-laboratory based clinical, health services, or education innovation research projects within Mater.
This program provides annual grant funding to support and enhance patient care, clinical practice, research, and education across the Mater Hospital campus. Grants are available to medical clinicians, nurses, and allied health professionals at the Mater.
This fellowship supports and retains high-performing mid-career researchers at Mater to undertake impactful biomedical, clinical, or health services research, providing $300,000 over two years.
This program is a joint initiative of Mater Health and Mater Education, exclusively for Mater clinicians, designed to upskill staff through innovative simulation training. Fellows can undertake CMS training at Mater and potentially a residency program at CMS in Boston.
These fellowships offer five-year appointments for senior research leaders and provide salary support to clinician-researchers at Mater, allowing them to dedicate more time to research activities.
These fellowships provide five-year appointments for senior research leaders or salary support to back-fill clinical time for clinician-researchers, enabling them to focus on evidence-based research activities within Mater.
This internal award within Mater Research aims to develop the career prospects of emerging researchers, recognizing individuals with high potential as successful research academics and aiding their transition to research independence.
Notable Grants
- Funded two new birth pools with LED lighting at Mater Mothers’ Hospital to enhance birthing experiences
- Raised a record $1.95 million through the International Women’s Day Fun Run for breast cancer services, equipment, and world-class research
- Supported Mater Little Miracles through Costco's annual in-store fundraising campaign, providing state-of-the-art equipment like Humidifiers and Kanmed BabyBeds for the Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU)
- Supports Mater Research projects, including nurse-led research on survivorship and exercise during breast cancer treatment
Financial History (7 years)
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $114.3M | $65.2M | $88.2M | $49.1M |
| 2022 | $93.5M | $54.1M | $77.0M | $39.4M |
| 2021 | $68.6M | $41.4M | $61.9M | $27.1M |
| 2020 | $72.3M | $39.2M | $51.4M | $33.0M |
| 2019 | $71.6M | $48.8M | $38.2M | $22.7M |
| 2018 | $67.8M | $51.6M | $32.4M | $16.2M |
| 2017 | $65.4M | $53.9M | $32.6M | $12.7M |
Community Evidence
External EvidenceIdentity
- GS ID
- AU-ABN-96723184640
- ABN
- 96723184640
- Sector
- health
- Website
- www.materfoundation.org.au
- Financial Year
- 2023
Focus Areas
Board & Leadership (8)
- Virginia Ryanchair
- Benjamin Lancashiredirector
- Christine Maherdirector
- Christopher Corneydirector
- JOSEPH O'briendirector
- Julia Strickland-Bellamydirector
- Madonna McGahandirector
- Richard Buckbydirector
Financials
- Revenue
- $2.0B
- Assets
- $88.2M
Method
- Match Confidence
- registry
- Cross-references
- 2 datasets
- Match Key
- ABN
- Relationships
- 35
Matched by Australian Business Number (ABN) — high confidence. This entity was found across multiple government datasets using the same ABN.
Data Sources
JusticeHub
External LinkThis entity is also tracked in JusticeHub with 1 intervention and 1 evidence record.
External ecosystem profile linked from GrantScope for additional context. JusticeHub content is maintained separately.
View on JusticeHubLocation Intelligence
- Postcode
- 4006
- Locality
- Newstead - Bowen Hills
- Remoteness
- Major Cities of Australia
- SEIFA Disadvantage
- Decile 9/10
- LGA
- Brisbane
- SA2 Region
- Newstead - Bowen Hills
- Entities in Area
- 1,103