The Foundation’s key objective is to foster innovative artistic and cultural expression, and to encourage greater engagement with the diversity, complexity and richness of the cultural sector. They will also include in their funding considerations for the 2025-2028 strategic period a small number of projects coalescing around three specific focus areas. Our Community: support for organisations promoting or honouring human or civil rights, and those engaged in the improvement of aging outcomes. Our Culture: artistic and cultural endeavours are essential to both individual identity and to an enlightened and tolerant society. They will continue to support art and culture in all its forms. They embrace the ability of the arts to cross disciplinary boundaries and be responsive and relevant to our community, providing important cultural, social and political access points for both its practitioners and its audiences. Our Environment: focus will be on building bipartisan support for bold, evidence-based climate policy that accelerates an equitable net-zero aligned energy transition in Australia.

With the available budget, it is anticipated that a maximum of three grants will be awarded, providing multi-year operating support with grant commitments extending over up to three years.

Legal requirements: Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR1)

By Invitation / relationship. The Foundation was established in 2001 by businessman and philanthropist, Nelson Meers AO (deceased 2022), and his daughter, Sam Meers AO. Details at: https://nelsonmeersfoundation.org.au/ and https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?AIId=14175