FareShare has been built on the generosity of philanthropic and business support as well as individual donors.
Philanthropy
FareShare has grown from cooking a few hundred pies a week to 50,000 nutritious, ready-to-eat meals through generous philanthropic support.
Grants from philanthropic foundations and trusts provided the seed funding to establish FareShare, invested in our first and then second kitchens and contribute towards our operating costs.
Today, generous supporters continue to underpin FareShare’s operations by providing us with a range of one-off grants to grow and strengthen our impact.
Because FareShare doesn’t receive any ongoing Government funding, this loyal support is our lifeblood.
- Arcare Family Foundation
- Birchall Family Foundation Trust
- Brian M Davis Charitable Foundation
- Charles and Cornelia Goode Foundation
- Clayton Utz Foundation
- Collier Charitable Fund
- Duncan Andrews
- Eisen Family Private Fund
- Frank Montagnese Foundation
- Freemasons Foundation Victoria
- Gandel Philanthropy
- Goodman Foundation
- Helen Fraser Gift Fund
- Hope Saba Foundation
- Jack and Ethel Goldin Foundation
- Joe White Bequest
- John & Betty Laidlaw Legacy
- Liberty Specialty Markets
- Lilly and David Harris OAM
- Mark Laidlaw
- Mather Foundation
- Mutual Trust Foundation
- Natural Selection Group
- Peter Smart
- Opalgate Foundation
- Portland House Foundation
- Prior Family Foundation
- RACQ Foundation
- Rotary Club of Balwyn
- Rowe Family Foundation
- Sunshine Foundation
- The Ian Potter Foundation
- The Marian & E H Flack Trust
- Tracey & Frank Cooper
- Y Mee
Business
FareShare benefits from the direct support of many businesses through the donation of funds, goods and services.
Many generous companies also volunteer in our kitchen on a regular or one off basis.
While volunteering in the kitchen and garden is a popular team building and corporate social activity, there are many other ways that businesses can contribute to FareShare.
By donating food and other goods, professional services, and funds, FareShare can focus on what we do best - cooking meals. For many businesses they don’t just support FareShare, they are a part of FareShare.
- Americold
- Arnold Bloch Leibler
- Boomaroo Nurseries
- Cargill
- Citywide
- Door Dash
- E&P Financial Group
- Endeavour Group
- Flight Centre Foundation
- Ford Fund
- Liberty Specialty Markets
- ENGIE
- Lineage
- Linfox
- LMOB Electrical Contractors
- Metcash
- Moorabbin Airport Corporation
- Nando's
- Nelson Alexander Charitable Foundation
- Queensland Treasury Corporation
- Pitcher Partners
- PRET Australia
- RACQ
- Roche Products Pty Ltd
- S & D Car Care
- Sealed Air
- Viscount Pooling Systems
- Warakirri
- Woolworths
Government
FareShare is grateful to receive government funding for specific programs and capital projects.
- Queensland Department of Environment and Science
- Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
- Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
- City of Yarra
Food and kitchen
FareShare would not be able to do what we do without the incredible support of these food donors and other organisations that provide valuable assistance to our kitchens and logistics teams.
- 7 Chefs Pty Ltd
- Aldi - Distribution Warehouse
- AgTrade
- Antonello Produce
- Ashok Bombay Supermarket
- Atlas Masterclass
- Bendigo Foodshare
- Bidfood
- Big Valley Produce
- Billanook College
- Borthwick Foods
- Bureaux Collective
- Butler Market Gardens
- Cannings Free Range Butchers
- Carnegie Primary School
- Charlie's Cookies
- Cheetham Salt
- Chef Good
- Chobani
- Chris and Gerald Drum
- Citycare Storehouse
- Coles
- Conga Foods
- Corona Manufacturing
- Costa Farms
- Costco - Moorabbin
- Davies Bakery
- Dineamic
- Edgewise Insurance Brokers
- Eighteen Thousand Islands Pty Ltd
- Elizabeth Andrews Catering
- Ezy Chef
- Father Bob Maguire Foundation
- Federation Village
- Ferrinda Fresh Pty Ltd
- Flavour Makers
- Fonterra
- Foodbank Queensland
- Foodbank Victoria
- Food for Change
- Fresh State
- Gazzola Farms
- G & K O'Connor Pty Ltd
- GreenMount Foods
- Green Eggs
- Greg's Eggs
- Harry and Larry's Ice Cream
- Helping Hands Mission - Airport West
- Ivan's Pies
- Jaymak
- Kinross Farm
- La Manna Fresh - South Yarra
- La Villa Salami
- Little Bertha
- LMOB Electrical Contractors
- Make a Difference Office Machines
- Makmur Enterprises
- Mansfields
- M&J Ingredients
- McCain Foods
- Melbourne Market Authority
- Metropolitan Remand Centre
- Multipest
- Murray Goulburn
- NSM Food Wholesalers
- OzHarvest
- Pastry Lounge
- Patties Food Pty Ltd
- Peter Bouchier Butchers
- Peter Rowland
- Philippa's Bakery
- PK Logistics
- R. Auguey Fresh
- Rainfresh
- Rinoldi Pasta
- SecondBite
- Shepparton Foodshare
- Simplot Australia
- Somerset Heritage Produce
- St. David's Dairy
- Stella Products
- Sunny Seafood
- Tasty Chip
- The Fruit Box Group
- Thomas Food International
- Treasury Wine Estates
- Tunstall Fresh
- University of Queensland, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
- Upfield Professional
- V.F.S. Produce Pty Ltd
- Ward McKenzie
- Woolworths
- Woolworths Maintenance
- Zeally Bay Sourdough
Kitchen gardens
From donating land so we can grow our vegetables to providing us with the seedlings themselves, FareShare kitchen gardens would like to acknowledge these generous supporters.
- Baguley Flower & Plant Growers
- Bentleigh and Moorabbin Rotary Club
- Boomaroo Nurseries
- Citywide
- City of Kingston
- City of Yarra
- CropBioLife (Aussan Laboratories)
- Goodman Foundation
- Honey Fingers (Nic Dowse - beekeeper Abbotsford)
- John and Betty Laidlaw Legacy
- KLM Spatial
- Lump Sculpture
- Moorabbin Airport Corporation
- Majestic Young Plants
- Marian and EH Flack Trust
- Plantfulness
- Plant Doctor
- Sporadical City Mushrooms
- 3000 Acres
- University of Melbourne - Burnley Campus
- VicTrack