Victorian Lions Foundation Inc

About

Small charity, established 1986. Purposes: health. Serves: people with chronic illness. Operates in: VIC.

Giving Philosophy

The foundation supports the development of health and welfare programs specifically within Lions Club Districts in Victoria and southern NSW. It does not make donations to external organizations, bodies, or individuals—funds are designated for internal Lions Club initiatives only.

Tips for Applicants

Only Lions Club Districts and their programs are eligible for funding. External organizations should not apply. Approach should focus on developing health and welfare programs that serve the Victorian and southern NSW Lions Club network.

Notable Grants

• Supports a Lions Hearing Research Fellow at the Bionics Institute for improving outcomes for hearing-impaired people [5]
• Funds a Lions Vision Research Fellow at the National Vision Research Institute, affiliated with the University of Melbourne and Monash University, for research on vision problems, including the development of a bionic eye [5, 11]
• Supports the Lions Eye Donation Service, which operates as part of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Melbourne University at the Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne [5, 11]
• Contributes to the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), where they support and fund a research fellow [11]
• Supports research into rheumatic diseases, including a Fibromyalgia Research program at the Rheumatology Unit, Monash Medical Centre [5]
• Assists the Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute in research to reduce death and disability from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and related disorders [5]
• Supports deep brain stimulation research for neurological conditions like Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, dyskinesias, and dystonias [4, 5]

Financial History (7 years)