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Annual Giving
$100K
Grant Range
$5K – $500K

Tips for Applicants

Prospective applicants should be prepared to engage in direct meetings with trustees to discuss their projects in detail. Emphasize how your proposal aligns with community needs and demonstrates practical, creative solutions, as the Trust values relationship-based and responsive giving.

Giving Philosophy

The trust values relationship-building with applicants and takes a practical, creative and responsive approach to giving. Trustees meet personally with applicants to fully understand project scope and community need, enabling targeted funding that responds to genuine community issues.

Notable Grants

$600,000 to Aged & Palliative Care organisations
$632,000 to Health Facilities & Medical Research
$295,000 to Environment projects
$975,772 to Community & Social Welfare
$187,800 to Education & Youth
$95,000 to Arts & Cultural Heritage
$600,000+ to Anglicare Victoria
$632,000 to Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Centre
$632,000 to Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
$100,000+ to Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)
$100,000+ to Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
$100,000+ to University of Queensland, Queensland Brain Institute
$100,000+ to Anglicare Victoria
$100,000+ to Children's Protection Society

ACNC Financial History

YearGrants GivenRevenueTotal AssetsNet Assets
FY2023
$1.1M
$1.4M$30.5M$29.8M
FY2022
$1.2M
$1.6M$29.2M$28.4M
FY2021
$1.7M
$1.3M$30.9M$29.7M
FY2020
$989K
$1.1M$28.7M$27.0M
FY2019
$1.6M
$1.7M$30.4M$29.0M
FY2018
$2.1M$30.7M$28.9M
FY2017
$2.0M$29.8M$27.3M
7yr total$6.6MSource: ACNC Annual Information Statements

Focus Areas

communityindigenous
Geographic
AU-VIC
Recipients
youthageddisadvantageddisabilityrural remoteindigenous

Financial Details

Source of Wealth
Family charitable trust established by John T Reid, with wealth derived from private family resources endowed for charitable purposes over six decades.

Board & Leadership

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Data Sources

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Foundation profile updated: 12 March 2026 (97 days ago)
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Added: 27 February 2026 (110 days ago)
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