Willcocks Charitable Foundation
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An initiative of the Willcocks Charitable Foundation

Giving back,
together.

Every month, $10,000 goes to charities chosen by the people who make our companies what they are. Fifty years on, this is our way of saying thank you.

The programme

Every month, $10,000 goes to charities our people choose.

22
Vetted charities to choose from
5
Names drawn at random each month
$2,000
To each chosen charity, in your name

Made possible by fifty years of work behind the Willcocks Charitable Foundation.

Why this exists

Fifty years of work,
made possible by you.

The Willcocks Charitable Foundation has quietly supported a range of causes for years. This year we wanted to do something different.

We're committing $10,000 every month to The Life You Can Save, an Australian-founded group that researches which charities make the biggest difference per dollar. The funds reach the people who need them.

This donation is only possible because of decades of work. To say thank you to everyone who's contributed along the way, we'd like you to choose where it goes.

The Willcocks family
Our partner

The partner we trust to get it right.

The Life You Can Save was founded in 2013 by Australian philosopher Peter Singer and former executive Charlie Bresler. They evaluate charities the way we'd evaluate suppliers, looking for measurable impact, transparency, and the ability to put extra funding to work.

Their recommended list is a starting point you can trust. The certificate and the book by Peter Singer that come with every contribution are theirs too.

An evidence-based approach to giving.

They look at multidimensional poverty — health, education, living standards — and recommend organisations that deliver real, measurable change.

Every $1 they invest in operations generates an estimated $9.19 for their recommended charities.

Founded
2013
Co-founder
Peter Singer
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"We are not asked to do everything. We are asked to do what we can."

Peter Singer
How it works

One donation. Many hands.

A simple four-step cycle that runs every month, so over time everyone gets a turn.

01

Register your interest

Sign up via the form below and pick a charity that means something to you.

02

Stay in the draw

Five names are drawn at random each month. Once drawn you go to the back of the line.

03

Your charity, your choice

The Life You Can Save sends $2,000 to the charity you nominated, with a certificate in your name.

04

Share the story

If you're comfortable, we'll feature your story in the trust's monthly updates.

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."

Edmund Burke
Causes to choose from

Vetted by
The Life You Can Save.

These are the 22 charities your $2,000 will go to if your name is drawn. Each one is researched and recommended by The Life You Can Save for measurable, high-impact work.

22 · vetted charities
Malaria prevention · Global

Against Malaria Foundation

Distributes long-lasting insecticidal bed nets to families in malaria-endemic countries. One of the most cost-effective ways to save a life.

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Supporting communities

The trust's ongoing beneficiaries.

Separate to the new monthly programme above, the Willcocks Charitable Foundation has been quietly supporting Australian causes for years. "Avenues of Honour" is one such beneficiary, a national tree-planting project that revives more than 600 living historic sites around Australia honouring those who made the supreme sacrifice in war. Mental health and children's charities are other focus areas, many nominated by team members over the years.

Australian Doctors International Barnardos Australia Cerebral Palsy Alliance Fred Hollows Foundation Gawura Heart Foundation Inspire Foundation MS Society Médecins Sans Frontières The Mirabel Foundation Opportunity International Oxfam Australia Phunktional Smile Foundation ReachOut Redkite Royal Far West Salvation Army Shake it Up Foundation Sir David Martin Foundation SurfAid Taronga Conservation Society Wayside Chapel The Wilderness Society Women’s Community Shelters YoungCare
Register your interest

Add your name to the register.

Once you're in, you stay in the monthly draw until your name is pulled. After that, you go to the back of the line and everyone else gets their turn.

I'm happy for my name and chosen charity to be shared in company comms and on social media if I'm drawn.