About us
Overview
Our purpose
Minderoo’s story
Minderoo is a proudly Australian philanthropy, working to forge a fair future by courageously challenging inequalities and campaigning for meaningful change.
Founded by Dr Andrew Forrest AO and Nicola Forrest AO in 2001, we have been delivering ground-breaking programs and research for 23 years within our homeland Australia, for our Asia Pacific neighbours and to the world.
Our priorities
Determined to remove barriers that prevent the creation of a fair future, we focus our efforts on three key areas – communities, gender equality and natural ecosystems.
Our three focus areas are complemented by a series of impact missions that allow us to respond to existential threats and urgent challenges in an agile and targeted way.
We recognise that some barriers to change are greater than others. In response, we apply the lens of climate change, gender equality and First Nations to all our work, engagements and partnerships to ensure we don’t lose sight of the inequity these areas face.
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Our impact and reach
At our core we are driven to ‘give back’ and resolve problems at the root cause.
Over our history, Minderoo has established ground-breaking programs and research that has and continues to create positive change within society. We maximise our impact by focusing on our beneficiaries, consistent geographies and key stakeholders.
Australia is our home and will always be our top priority and proving ground.
As our projects mature, we will prioritise the needs of our Asia Pacific neighbours.
Recognising that some issues require global solutions, we maintain a global outlook, collaborating with partners who understand local contexts to solve global problems and bringing the best ideas back to Australia to improve outcomes for the beneficiaries we serve at home.
Our vision and mission
A society that values all people and natural ecosystems.
Our vision
Our mission
Our values
Minderoo’s values underpin everything we do.
They are deeply embedded in our ethos and embodied by anyone who represents us. They continuously challenge and inspire us to do better. Each is of equal importance.
- Courage & Determination
- Empowerment
- Enthusiasm
- Family
- Frugality
- Generating Ideas
- Humility
- Integrity
- Safety
- Stretch Targets