Investing in significant, positive change.
The PMF Foundation invests in organisations that strive to make significant positive impacts socially, culturally, economically, and environmentally.
Projects & People
The PMF Foundation supports three focus areas in their Major Funding:
Education
Environment
First Nations
Emerging Opportunities (by invitation only)
Current Major Projects
Boomerang Alliance
Australia's peak zero waste NGO with 56 allied groups. Campaigning to stop plastic waste and pollution and advance the circular economy, since 2003.
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Cabrini & Monash University
The Cabrini Precision Oncology Program aims to redefine models of cancer care in Victoria. Through genomic profiling, treatment will be personalised to the specific needs of each patient, connecting them to effective advanced therapies.
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Children’s Ground
Children’s Ground is an ambitious system-change approach, aiming to end entrenched inequity and disadvantage for First Nation peoples.
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Country Needs People
Country Needs People champions and supports Indigenous land and sea management across Australia, catalysing community and government support for programs that protect biodiversity and culture.
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Education Equity Alliance
Education Equity Alliance empowers students and teachers from low-SES school communities to be partners in system-change for education equity.
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Environmental Justice Aust.
Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) is a national public interest legal centre who on the most pressing environmental justice issues of our time.
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Environment Victoria
Environment Victoria is working with Geelong Sustainability and ACF Geelong to delay the proposed VOPAK gas import terminal in Port Phillip Bay, which threatens our clean energy transition and the Bellarine Peninsula's internationally significant wetlands.
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Geelong Sustainability
Geelong Sustainability is a for-purpose community organisation and registered charity building a powerful movement for a just transition to a net zero future across Victoria’s Barwon South West region.
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Great Southern Reef
The Great Southern Reef Foundation connects science, storytelling and communities to inspire stewardship and build a future where Australia's kelp forests are understood, valued and protected.
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ImpactED Australia
ImpactEd Australia is an evidence-based education technology program that provides school leaders with data-driven tools to better identify and respond to student needs and help improve learning and wellbeing outcomes for students.
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Karrkad Kanjdji Trust
The Karrkad Kanjdji Trust (KKT) resources Indigenous land management, on-Country education, and the intergenerational transfer of traditional knowledge across West and Central Arnhem Land.
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Nawarddeken Academy
Nawarddeken Academy provides culturally responsive education for remote Aboriginal students in West Arnhem Land, combining on-Country learning with strong academic foundations to support students, families and community-led aspirations
Regen Melbourne
Regen Melbourne is a collaborative network working to accelerate a regenerative future for Melbourne. It brings together communities, organisations and changemakers to transform systems and create a thriving, sustainable and equitable city.
Social Traders
Social Traders is a leading social enterprise intermediary, helping certified social enterprises grow trade revenue. Since 2017, trade revenue catalysed by Social Traders marketplace has exceeded $1 billion.
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Sustainable Farms Initiative
Sustainable Farms is a research and extension initiative of the Australian National University, investigating ways to optimise the integration of biodiversity conservation with sustainable agricultural production across south-eastern Australia.
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Teach For Australia
Teach For Australia develops exceptional teachers and leaders for schools experiencing disadvantage, helping ensure every child has access to a quality education regardless of where they live.
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Current COLLAB Projects
Common Ground Project
Common Ground Project is a regenerative farm and social enterprise in Freshwater Creek that provides training and employment pathways for young people and refugee women.
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Farm My School
Farm My School transforms underutilised school land into thriving regenerative market gardens that provides food, educates students, and nourishes local communities.
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Federation Tafe
Geelong Foodshare
Geelong Foodshare strengthens local food security through more than 70 partners. With over 190 volunteers, it runs Social Supermarkets and supplies food weekly to 20,000 people across the region.
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Ocean Mind
Ocean Mind provides therapeutic surf programs for young people aged 8-18 years in the Greater Geelong area experiencing social isolation, family breakdown, family violence, disability and mental health challenges.
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Our Village
Our Village collects pre-loved essential items for babies and children, partnering with social services to rehome them so that no baby or child goes without.
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