Major Supporters

This invaluable support helps The Foundation to reduce costs, operate more efficiently and grow our services, so we can work even harder to restore sight and change lives.

The Fred Hollows Foundation would like to acknowledge the significant support of all the organisations and companies who help us carry on Fred's work. Listed below are just some examples of the way in which The Foundation works together with like-minded organisations to results that help change lives:

Go Vita is a chain of health food stores represented in most states and territories of Australia. Since 1999, Go Vita retailers have supported The Foundation's Indigenous Health Program. Go Vita retailers also sell Foundation pens, which provides additional financial support to their already generous and effective corporate contributions.

Gilbert + Tobin's ongoing relationship with The Foundation includes a specific interest in The Foundation's Indigenous health partnerships, staff participation in the See the World Challenge and occasional pro bono legal services.

Also, thank you to:

The Foundation would like to thank the Philanthrophic Trusts, Foundations and Corporate Foundations who have supported us, and kind individuals who have supported The Foundation through Perscribed Private Foundations (PPFs). 

The Macquarie Bank Foundation has kindly provided a two year grant to The Foundation to assist with the delivery of a financial literacy program, to Jawoyn communities in the region east of Katherine.

Stiftung Nord-Sud is a Swiss Foundation which has been a long term supporter of The Foundation's program in China. Their funding helps build the capacity of local doctors, nurses and hospital administrators to provide high quality, high volume cataract surgery to disadvantaged people in Jiangxi Province at prices that are affordable.

The Westpac Foundation has supported the development of a scoping study into literacy options for the Jawoyn communities in the region east of Katherine in the Northern Territory. Westpac also matches the gifts of employees who donate via payroll deduction.

Standard Chartered Bank launched Seeing is Believing, one of their major global community programs in 2003 to raise funds to tackle avoidable blindness. The goal is to raise enough funds to restore sight to one million people, through 12 flagship projects in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Standard Chartered Bank supports The Fred Hollows Foundation with funding for a program to improve blindness prevention in six districts in the Quang Nam province of Vietnam.

Community Enterprise Foundation, the charitable arm of the Bendigo Bank donated $100,000 to The Fred Hollows Foundation's North East Sri Lanka Eye Care Unit Program and fundraising activities.

Thank you to:

Adpartners have supported The Foundation for more than 4 years, helping to secure ongoing advertising assistance.

Ernst & Young are The Foundation's accountants in Australia and undertake our annual audit on a pro bono basis. The audit process is the most important financial management activity undertaken at The Foundation and the support of E&Y is greatly appreciated.

Eurofield Information Solutions (EIS)  has provided The Foundation with a licence to utilise this technology in our program offices worldwide.

DLA Phillips Fox have provided invaluable pro bono legal advice to The Foundation since 1992.

Newsnet.com has disseminated The Foundation's media materials since 1998 at no charge.

PPS Internet is The Foundation's Internet Service Provider, providing free hosting of our website.

Spruson & Ferguson, have worked closely with The Foundation to trademark our logo and oversee patent issues associated with the Fred Hollows IOL Laboratories in Eritrea and Nepal.

UPS Logistics Group has provided pro bono storage facilities for The Foundation for the past six years.

Marsh Insurance provides pro bono support and advice for The Foundation's insurance needs in Australia and for our global development programs.

Taguchi Mail give The Foundation expert advice on email communication and provide their technology to publish our regular e-newsletter for supporters.  

Mayne's Consumer Products division has provided short dated stock for use by Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation as the fist step in developing a longer term partnership with The Foundation.

World Expeditions has been instrumental in the success of the See the World Challenge and has developed unique travel itineraries which enable participants to experience the true culture of the places they travel to and see the work of The Foundation and its local partners first hand.

Crown & Marks Executive Search for providing recruitment support in 2007.

South African Airways (SAA) provides tens of thousands of dollars worth of air travel to and from South Africa to enable Foundation staff to assist in the development of blindness prevention programs. 

Thank you to other in-kind supporters:

Thai Airways International, Vietnam Airways, Focus Press and Pegasus Print Group

JCDecaux, generously supported The Fred Hollows Foundation with our May campaigns for the last three years, with outdoor billboards at key sites around Sydney and Melbourne.

Network TEN has been media partner of The Foundation for three years and provided substantial support in promoting our programs and participating in the See the World Corporate challenge.

SBS Television have supported The Foundation through generous playing of our community service announcements.

News Limited continue to support The Foundation with in-kind advertising and promotional support.

Since 1999 Channel Nine's Getaway program has donated valuable airtime to promote the See the World challenge.

Thank you to other media:

For more information, contact The Foundation's Corporate Relations team who are happy to talk to you about opportunities

Penny Tribe (National and NSW, NT, SA and ACT)

National Corporate and Community Relations

Phone: 02 8741 1900 

Helen Sorensen (VIC and TAS)

State Fundraising Manager

Phone: 03 9864 9369

Sue Larsen (QLD)

State Fundraising Manager

Phone: 07 3358 5877