Helping to keep LGBTQIA+ students safe A recent study by LGBTQIA+ youth organisation Minus18 found that only 37 per cent of students in regional and rural schools felt that it would be sa...
Read moreFund amount:
$120,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Location:
Statewide
Year:
2021
BirdLife Australia has been a voice for birds for more than a century, protecting birds and their habitats through research, conservation programs and advocacy. Since 2017, BirdLife has facilitated...
Read moreFund amount:
$225,000
Program area:
Biodiversity Conservation
Location:
Eastern Metro
Year:
2021
Children impacted by family violence are often forced into hiding or need to move multiple times – and the disruptions can lead to them falling behind at school and becoming isolated from friends. ...
Read moreFund amount:
$120,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Location:
Statewide
Year:
2021
The Ross Trust is pleased to be supporting Sustainable Farms, an initiative that has been conducting wildlife surveys on farms for more than 20 years to determine how plants and animals respond to ...
Read moreFund amount:
$300,000
Program area:
Biodiversity Conservation
Location:
Statewide
Year:
2021
A leading social justice legal centre is able to employ a senior solicitor to protect and promote the human rights of asylum seekers, thanks to Ross Trust funding.
Read moreFund amount:
$150,000
Program area:
Other
Year:
2021
After previously supporting Wallaroo Primary School with smaller grants, The Ross Trust has recently committed $120,000 over three years to the school’s Thrive Program.
Read moreFund amount:
$120,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Year:
2021
The Ross Trust is pleased to be supporting a Mornington Peninsula program that is helping teenage girls who are at risk of ‘falling through the cracks’ and landing in the justice and care system.
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$75,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Year:
2021
A unique new online learning portal will provide an opportunity for all Victorian students to make connections with First Nations Elders.
Read moreFund amount:
$120,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Year:
2021
In the early 2000s, The Ross Trust took what was then a bold step – supporting the newly formed Asylum Seekers Resource Centre (ASRC). While it might not seem significant today, philanthropies then...
Read moreFund amount:
$1.9 million across 14 grants
Program area:
Vulnerable Victorians
Year:
2003 - 2020
Victorians were shocked by the severe storms and floods that ravaged Gippsland and the Dandenong Ranges in the winter of 2021 – but The Ross Trust has been there to support the communities as they ...
Read moreFund amount:
$130,000
Program area:
Other
Location:
Statewide
Year:
2021