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Maximising your support

Donations to the Mater Foundation support patient care and research at the Mater. To ensure your support, and that of many others, has as big an impact as possible; a proportion of each donation is typically used to help:

  • distribute funds to Mater projects
  • build more support through fundraising campaigns
  • develop an endowment fund to ensure support for healthcare and research in the future. 
  • meet necessary expenses including prudential and statutory compliance expenses for charities


Management of Funds

The Mater Foundation takes its fiduciary responsibility to Mater Health Services and the Mater Medical Research Institute very seriously. 

The Mater Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors who provide overall strategic direction and monitor the financial performance and distribution of funds.  The Mater Foundation is subject to an annual, independently audited review to ensure standard accounting procedures and accountability to all financial supporters. 

The Mater Foundation board ensures that the distribution of the funds is equitable and all funding allocation is carried out in a transparent fashion.

Fundraising Institute of Australia

The Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) is the national peak body representing professional fundraising in Australia.  Since 1968, FIA has helped its members achieve best practice in fundraising through the promotion of standards, professional development pathways and measurable credentials.

As an organisational member of FIA, the Mater Foundation is committed to transparency and accountability through adopting the highest standards of fundraising practice

All Mater Foundation fundraising staff are members of FIA, and three hold the international fundraising credential CFRE.