The Grant Thornton Foundation supports the community through financial donations and volunteering. We are proud of our contributions in recent years especially when they are put into context through the very real stories of:
- Young athletes with intellectual disabilities competing in Special Olympics
- Mental health support for young people through Headspace
- Young Indigenous people discovering their own leadership capability through The Streets Movement
- Young people at risk of homelessness being guided and encouraged to take control of their circumstances through Whitelion
- People living with disabilities being able to live independently.
How does it work?
The Grant Thornton Foundation is funded by employee workplace giving donations and an annual donation from Grant Thornton Australia Limited. The Foundation trustees allocate 50 per cent of funds to our selected national charity partners with the remaining balance allocated to our Social Responsibility Committees in each office to support local charities.
The Foundation chooses national charity partners aligned to the cause preference of its supporters and fund them on a three-year program.
Our current national and local charity partners have been selected to deliver our commitment and focus on supporting marginalised young people, support services for victims of domestic violence and young people seeking mental health support.
During 2019–2022, the Foundation also made emergency grants to: Red Cross following the 2019 bushfires, LifeLine supporting an uplift in volunteer training during the pandemic, and Magic Coat supporting displaced children from the war in Ukraine.
