In the last 18 months the Honda Foundation says that it has surpassed more than $14 million in donations to fund organisations that are focussed on helping people in need across Australia.
Since 1992 the foundation has been funded by contributions from Honda Australia and the 86 Honda Centre’s across the country. For every new Honda vehicle sold in Australia, $30 is donated to the Honda Foundation.
The Honda Foundation operates a 12-month loan vehicle program which includes registration, insurance, and all servicing costs. This program is capped at 20 loan vehicles at any one time, but allows organisations who care for the disadvantaged, to accompany them to appointments and various other activities.
“The Honda Foundation has a strong belief in the power of helping others. We take on and embrace this responsibility by funding and empowering organisations that are focused on making a positive contribution to the community,” Honda Foundation chairperson Carolyn McMahon says.
Over the last 18 months, the foundation has supported hundreds of worthy causes.
From 2021 to 2022, end of year campaigns were run in conjunction with Movember, Starlight Children’s Foundation, White Ribbon Australia, Head Space, Camp Quality and the Leukemia Foundation.
The foundation has supported The Kidney Foundation for work to modify their ‘Big Red Kidney Bus’, which helps to enable patients with severe kidney issues and requiring dialysis to come onto the bus for treatment.
A donation of $50,000 was provided from The Honda Foundation to the Male Bag Foundation to fund their Transperineal Biopsy Machine which helps to provide a more accurate, in-depth result for doctors, when analysing the prostate conditions of their patients. Another donation was to Rapid Relief, to purchase a customized BBQ catering pod for their dedicated teams in Queensland.
To apply for funding in 2023, applications must be submitted by June 30, 2023.
https://www.thehondafoundation.com.au/application
For information about past donations, please visit: https://www.thehondafoundation.com.au/donations
