Our second Assessment Night was a lively evening of connection, delicious nibbles, big conversations and some seriously tough decisions!
Our donors rolled up their sleeves (figuratively… although there may have been some sleeve-rolling as the weather was a bit kinder than the 1st assessment evening), got stuck into the applications and spent the evening debating, discussing and digging deeper into our Top 10 applicants and their recent site visits.
There were passionate conversations, plenty of questions, and more than a few difficult decisions as everyone tried to work out which organisations had the potential to create the greatest impact with our collective giving.
A huge congratulations to all 10 organisations making it this far. A special congratulations to our Top 5 for 2026, who will be pitching for your votes at the 2026 Grant Awards Dinner in October for a chance of receiving one of our transformational $100,000 Primary Grants.
Lets meet our 2026 Top 5:
MAN UP WA – Foundations of Manhood – Launch program to deliver workshops to 40 primary schools for boys in yrs 4-6 in metro area and 1 rural or regional.
Nature Conservation Margaret River – Capes Fauna Project – Expand pilot project – create coordinated wildlife monitoring network across public and private land to support biodiversity conservation, using remote wildlife cameras.
Team Connect WA – Youth Workers for Vulnerable Teenage Girls – Expand to have 1 x youth worker at each of three hubs to coach/manage girls cricket teams – to enable participation and engagement of marginalised cohorts of teenage girls.
The Men’s Table – Calling It Out: a community training program for men who give a damn – Develop and roll-out community training program for two cohorts of men in Armadale. To build awareness and skills to talk honestly about what matters.
WestAus Crisis & Welfare Services – Pilot: Engagement Hub Manager – Employ manager to coordinate an engagement hub in Peel region for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, bringing all services under sustainable, coordinated leadership.
Thank you to our wonderful donors for a great evening…
