Page 3405 - Week 09 - Thursday, 22 August 2019
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Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund is a public company limited by guarantee, registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and governed by an independent board. The Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund Ltd is governed by a funding deed that imposes requirements with respect to annual and financial reporting, business planning and the use or investment of funds. The funding deed also specifies that the Territory must receive copies of board papers; provides for a Territory representative to attend all CMCF Board meetings as an observer; and provides a mechanism for the Territory to terminate the funding at any time and seek reimbursement of unspent monies if any management issues arise.
(2) The recipients for the first round of grants by the Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund were announced on 3 July 2019. A total of $408,756 was awarded to 29 community projects across the ACT region. They are: AIDS Action Council and A Gender Agenda (LGBTIQ community - retrofit a space for a community clinic, $4,500); AIDS Action Council of the ACT (Innovative employment project, $30,000); Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and ACT (Arawang Emergency Relief Hub Set Up, $4,856); Canberra Yacht Club (Buoyed Up, $10,000); Canberra Community Law (Women in Prison Legal Empowerment Sessions, $15,000); Canberra PCYC (Canberra PCYC Youth Engagement Program, $25,000); CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn (Addressing homelessness in the ACT - Pilot Project, $20,000); Construction Charitable Works (Construction Charitable Works Case Management and Site Talks, $7,500); CREATE Foundation (Connecting for Change, $10,000); GetAboutAble Pty Ltd (Accessible Canberra, $17,000); Global Sisters (Building Financial Resilience in Disadvantaged Women, $10,000); Marathon Health (All Hands on Deck, $5,000); Marymead (Access Days Project, $15,000); Mental Illness Education ACT Inc (Mental Health 101 – Youth – Digital Program Exemplar, $15,000); OzHarvest (OzHarvest Canberra Food Rescue, $10,000); Parentline ACT Inc. (Parenting Advice for Vulnerable Parents from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Background, $4,900 and Parenting Outreach Advice at Paint and Plays, $5,000); People with Disabilities ACT (Addressing barriers to employment for people with disabilities, $20,000); Post and Ante Natal Depression Support and Information Inc (PANDSI Specialised Care Pathways Project, $10,000); Raw Potential Canberra - YouthCARE Canberra Limited (Mobile outreach service, $20,000); Rebus Theatre Inc (Acting Out, $15,000); Technology for Ageing and Disability ACT (Outreach Mobility Service, $15,000); TransMasc via A Gender Agenda (TransMasc Workshop Series, $5,000); UnitingCare Kippax (UCK - Ginninderry Social Enterprise Hub, $35,000); VOCAL ACT (Volunteers Supporting Victims of Crime, $5,000); Volunteering and Contact ACT (Connections Program - youth focus, $25,000); Warehouse Circus Inc. (Jump Start, $5,000); Yeddung Mura Aboriginal Corporation; (Dhurrawang Reintegration Program, $25,000); YWCA Canberra (A-Z Work Skills Pilot Program, $20,000).
(3) Funds not allocated for the grants program (per part 2 of the response) or for the establishment and running of the Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund (per part 4 of the response) are invested to ensure the perpetuity of the Funds.
(4) The funding deed does not include a target ratio, but specifies that administrative expenses (which includes all amounts paid out of the Fund other than for charitable purposes) are limited to $125,000 per annum, with an additional $100,000 allocated for the first year of operation (to establish governance arrangements, systems, procedures and engagement strategy).
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