2020 ANNUAL REPORT (FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020)
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2020 Annual Report
CONTENTS
OUR FOUNDATION
FROM THE CHAIR
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FOUNDATION BOARD AND OFFICERS
DONOR LIST
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Our best effort has been made to ensure the 2020 BBC Foundation LTD Annual Report contains accurate and thorough information. We apologise if any omission or error has occurred. If you discover any error, please contact the Foundation. © BBC Foundation
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OUR FOUNDATION Our Vision
Our Now
To inspire the BBC Clan to partner with us in
As the fundraising arm of the College, the Directors
impactful fundraising initiatives, bridging the gap
of the Foundation are committed to ensuring the
between the College’s income and its aspiration in all
activities of the Foundation are focussed on growing
facets of boys’ education at Brisbane Boys’ College.
our culture of philanthropy and administering it using best practice corporate governance standards.
Our Mission
Our ‘New Day’ approach encompasses strategic
To warmly engage with the entire College community
term horizons through an annual appeal (Giving
to facilitate fundraising for the promotion of
Day), a pledge campaign (once the 2020 Master
excellence in academic, sporting, service and
Planning process is complete) and bequests (a gift
co-curricular endeavours, for the provision of first
in a Will).
programs that focus on the short, medium and long-
class facilities, and for bursaries to be awarded to boys otherwise unable to access a BBC education due to financial disadvantage. By playing our role, the Foundation facilitates and fosters the growth and development of the College as an outstanding learning environment and a leading Queensland GPS school.
Our Values Be Courageous.
Our Future Ultimately, the Foundation aims to have the financial support to cover our annual commitments to buildings and the current bursaries, and to grow the bursary program to enable more boys to attend BBC through an endowment fund in perpetuity. Endowed funds provide confidence to proceed with planning by providing the future financial firepower required to meet needs. We will achieve this through fostering a deeper
Be Compassionate.
culture of philanthropy where supporting the BBC
Be Credible.
Foundation is engrained in the fabric of the Clan,
Be Consistent. Be Confident.
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and ‘going the extra mile’ by providing financial support at whatever level appropriate is just part of the heartbeat of BBC.
Our Objectives Preserve, improve and develop the College; Provide financial support for the educational purposes of the College; Create opportunities to attract and retain financial support of current parents, parent alumni, Old Collegians and other ‘friends’ of the College; Act as Trustee of trusts and funds established for the benefit of the College
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Dear Foundation Members and Donors, It was an honour to be asked to join the BBC Foundation
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Board in the position of Chair in June of 2020. The mission of the Foundation is to nurture a culture of philanthropy within the whole BBC Clan, and to generate
2020 from a total of 391 donors; •
In 2020 we built upon the increased support from last
Giving Day •
year has seen a complete overhaul and streamlining of our investment, accounting and governance processes under the guidance of Mr Peter Hemming. Delivery of
A further $1,318,000 was received in written pledges to the Building and Bursary Funds for 2021
year as we focussed on transparency and delivering on the projects and programs enabled by our donors. This
A staggering $563,815 of the total was raised in 24 hours in response to the As One online
donations to the Building Fund and Bursary Fund which are granted exclusively to Brisbane Boys’ College.
A total of $872,850 was received in donations in
and beyond; •
Grants totalling $670,552 were paid by the Foundation to the College in 2020 for specific building and bursary programs;
the 2019 Giving Day classrooms, approval for the 2020
Outstanding results, especially given the uncertainty of a
Giving Day classrooms as well as 17 new bursaries
global pandemic, and all thanks to the generosity of the
awarded to boys to start on day one of 2021 were
BBC Clan.
amongst other major goals achieved this year.
We thank the BBC Old Collegians’ Association and the
During 2020 we saw the completion of the Boarding
BBC Senior Boys for working in conjunction with the
House refurbishment with the payment of a $150,000
Foundation to deliver the As One online Giving Day on
grant from the Foundation to the College. In recognition
13 October. The results of the day, as reported above,
of her late husband’s dedication and support of this
far surpassed our initial goal of $250,000 and revised
project, Mrs Margaret Stewart was invited to tour the
goal of $350,000, and provide a tangible legacy from our
newly named ‘Dr John Stewart AM (OC 1953) Rudd
2020 Seniors’ Valedictory Gift initiative for the benefit of
House Captain’s Room’ of which Mrs Stewart thoroughly
current and future BBC boys.
approved.
Another 2020 initiative saw the establishment of College
This year we have seen a significant rise in the number
Corporate Partnerships. The Foundation would like
of people deciding to support the BBC Foundation;
to thank Sci-Fleet Toyota and Green Options for their
testimony to the impact we are making, and a sign of the
support and valuable contribution towards our College
faith the BBC Clan has in the BBC Foundation of today.
Bursary Program.
In summary:
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I am pleased to report that the Foundation Board
the Foundation’s success. Thanks also to Lea Walker-
welcomed two new Elected Directors this year; Peter
Franks, Foundation Executive Officer, for your creativity,
Hemming (OC 1960) and Ian Macpherson (OC 1979). I
enthusiasm and hard work. Together we have navigated
would also like to thank those who retired during 2020 for
through some rough waters in 2020, and have delivered
their dedication and diligence: Mark Gray (OC 1969) as
spectacular results from which every BBC boy will
College Council Representative, and Chris Duffy, Head
benefit.
of Business Operations as Company Secretary. Thanks to Carol Stephens, Community Engagement Manager, and Lauren Davies, College Accountant, who stepped into the roles of Company Secretary and Assistant Company Secretary respectively, and to Trish Whellum, College Financial Controller – your dedication
I thank each and every one of our supporters, and look forward to what we will achieve together in 2021. DON O’RORKE (OC 1977) CHAIR BBC FOUNDATION LIMITED 31 DECEMBER 2020
and hard work this year has contributed greatly to
Footnote: Since the date of this report, Mrs Lea Walker-Franks has tendered her resignation to BBC and the Foundation. We thank Lea for the positive impact she had on the BBC Foundation, and for being an integral part of the success of the Foundation and its fundraising efforts. Special mention must be made of Lea’s dedication and hard work in strengthening the Foundation’s Bursary Program. As a result, we have welcomed 17 deserving young boys to the College in 2021 as they begin their BBC journey. We wish Lea well in her future endeavours.
BBC Foundation Chair Mr Don O’Rorke presents BBC Headmaster Mr Paul Brown and student Hemish Dubey with a cheque from the 2020 As One Giving Day donors.
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FOUNDATION BOARD AND OFFICERS DIRECTORS MR DON O’RORKE BBC Foundation Chair, Appointed Director
MR PAUL BROWN BBC Foundation Appointed Director, BBC Headmaster
MR PETER HEMMING BBC Foundation Appointed Director and FIRA* Sub-committee Chair
MR IAN MACPHERSON BBC Foundation Appointed Director
MRS VANESSA TAYLOR BBC Foundation Appointed Director, P&F Representative
OFFICERS MRS LEA WALKER-FRANKS BBC Foundation Executive Officer and FIRA* Sub-committee Member, BBC Director of Community Engagement
MRS TRISH WHELLUM BBC Foundation FIRA* Sub-committee Member, BBC Financial Controller
MRS CAROL STEPHENS BBC Foundation Company Secretary, BBC Community Engagement Manager
RESIGNATIONS MR MARK GRAY BBC Foundation Acting Chair, Representative BBC College Council
MR JOHN DOWN Representative BBC College Council
MRS LAUREN DAVIES
MR CHRIS DUFFY
BBC Foundation Assistant Company Secretary, BBC Senior Accountant
BBC Foundation Secretary, BBC Head of Business Operations
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DONOR LIST
To each and every one of the generous supporters in the list below, and to the eight who have chosen to remain anonymous, we say thank you.You have made a difference in the lives of the boys at BBC, now and for generations to come.
Mr P and Mrs L Adams
Mr M and Mrs M Bree
Mr A and Mrs L Dawson
Mr P and Mrs L Adams
Mr I and Mrs E Bromell
Mr J and Mrs L de Beer
Mr J and Mrs H Adsett
Mr P Brown and Mrs K Flynn
Ms C de Jersey
Ms S Ahern
Mr A Brown and Dr S Lindsay
Mr J and Mrs H Deighton
Mr P and Mrs K Alexander
Mr T and Mrs A Brown
Mr A G Demack AO
Dr D M Allan
Mr L and Mrs A Brown
Mr A N Dempsey
Mr A and Mrs P Alner
Mr M J M Browne
Ms B Dennis
Dr T K Anderson
Dr D Feinbloom and Ms K Bruce
Mr T and Mrs J Desilets
Mr M and Mrs H Anderson
Mr P and Mrs R Bruton
Mr D and Mrs T Devendra
Mr M and Mrs K Andrew
Mr S Bunzli and Ms M Finnimore
Mr J Dong and Mrs X Jin
Mr K and Mrs J Andrew
Mr G and Mrs L Burke
Mr U Dubey
Dr J and Mrs G Apel
Mr M and Mrs K Burrowes
Mr M Duckett and Ms E Robinson
Mr D B G Apel
Dr J F Cadden and Dr S Edmunds
Mrs K Duesing
Mr J and Mrs T Artiach
Mr D and Dr K Cain
Mr C Duffy
Mr J and Mrs J Austin
Mr N and Mrs Z Caldwell
Mr P M Dun
Mr R and Ms L Baildon
Mr C N and Mrs K Cantwell
In Memory of Mr K Duncombe (OC 1948)
Mr A N Baildon
The Cape York Leadership Program
Mr W and Mrs A Dunstan
Mr I and Mrs R Bains
Mr T and Mrs L Cartwright
Dr A and Mrs K Easterbrook
Mr J and Mrs R Baker
Ms A Chamberlain
Miss K Edwards
Mr K B Baldey
Mr A Chen
Ms K Emery
Mr R and Mrs A Bambah
Dr E and Mrs L Cheng
Mr W and Mrs K Evans
Mr B H and Mrs G Barclay
Mr B Fuller and Ms L Chesterton
Ms K Field
Mr R I and Mrs M Barclay
Mr E and Mrs V Childs
Mr C and Mrs A Fielding
Mr A and Mrs W Barnfield
Mr K and Mrs M Clair
Mr I Finlay and Ms K Withers
Ms D Clemments
Mr C Q Clark
Mr R and Mrs L Flynn
Mr D and Mrs A Bartlett
Mr A and Mrs A Clark
Mr S and Mrs E Flynn
BBC Old Collegians Association
Mr S and Mrs K Clark
Mrs K and Mr P Foreman
BBC P&F Association
Mr R P and Mrs A V Clarke
Mr W L Fowles
BBC Parent Connections
Ms N Claut
Mr H G Foxton
Mr S Beak and Ms J Yang
Dr H L C Coates AO
Mr P Franks
Mr P and Mrs J Beauchamp
Mr T and Mrs P Cochrane
Mr M Rowley and Ms S Fraser-Rowley
Mr C J Beech
Mr R and Mrs K Coe
Mr B and Mrs S Frisbie
Mrs H Beech
Mrs E Compton
Mr I and Mrs N Fuller
Mr R and Mrs T Bell
Mr D P and Mrs C Cornish
Mr A and Mrs L Galloway
Mr D Bell
Mr D Costa and Ms S Morris
Mr X Gao and Ms N Zhang
J & D Bendzala Pty Ltd
Mrs S Cox
Dr D Ding and Dr G Ge
Dr D and Mrs P Berge
Mr R and Mrs E Craddock
Dr T and Mrs K Gianduzzo
Dr T and Mrs N Bergin
Mr P M Cribb
Ms R Gilroy
Mr D Blackett
Mr B Cross and Ms K Brooks
Mr D and Mrs A Godden
Mr B and Mrs S Blyton
Mr G F Cumming
In Memory of Mr K Gold (OC 1949)
Ms D Bradberry
Mr M and Mrs J Davies
Mrs E Goldburg
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Mr D Goldfinch
Mr A Kelly and Ms V Taylor Kelly
Mr J P McLeod
Dr B Golding
Mr R and Mrs J Kift
Mr P J McLeod
Mr P Goldsmith
Mr C D and Mrs S King
Mr S and Mrs K McMillan
The Hon Justice R Gotterson QCAO
Mr D and Mrs K King
Mr M and Mrs J McNaught
Mr B Graham and Ms C O’Rorke
Mr L and Mrs K Kirchner
Mr B McNeilly and Dr C Jopson
Mr S C Gregory
Mr P and Ms E Kronberg
Prof I B and Mrs R J McPhee
Dr M Griffin and Ms A Allen
Mr E H Larmar
Mr J and Mrs D Medway
Mr P Griffin and Ms S Schleicher
Ms J Latorre
Mr C J Mellor OAM
Mr S and Mrs A Groves
Mr D G Law and Ms A Zsidi
Mr C Reed and Ms D Men
Mr T Elabbasi and Ms R Guiney
Mr J Lee and Mrs S Y Park
Mr P and Mrs E Miall
Mr G R Hadwen
Mr C Lau and Ms K Lee
Mr C and Mrs K Middlemis
Mr J and Mrs A Hall
Mr C and Mrs M Lennon
Mr C and Mrs A Mills
Mr S Hawkings and Ms J Hammond
Dr A D Lewis
Mr B N and Mrs M Mitchell
Mr N and Mrs K Hann
Mr J Li and Mrs H Feng
Mr D K H Moffatt
Mr R Hansen
Mr D Li and Ms L Zheng
Mr A and Mrs A Montgomery
Mr P and Mrs R Hansen
Mr H Huang and Mrs H Liang
Dr J and Mrs R Moore
Mr H and Mrs F Harris
Mr T C Lloyd
Mr A and Mrs T Moramoro
Mr K and Mrs B Hartley
Mrs E Lloyd
Mr J Morgan
Mr N J R Hawkins
Dr W Lo and Dr M Cheung
Mr R and Mrs W Morrison
Mr C and Mrs T Hedberg
Mr T and Mrs H Longwill
Ms J Mouritz
Mr N J and Mrs L K Heelan
Mr D Warriner and Ms E L Robertson-
Mr S and Mrs L Mungomery
Mr G and Mrs K Heelan
Warriner
Mr HS and Mrs HE Munro
Ms C Heffernan
Mr L Chen and Mrs M Lu
Mr B Munro and Ms S Walker
Mr P Hemming
Mr C and Mrs A Lumley
Mr T A Murray-Prior
Mr R and Mrs K Henningsen
Ms S Lutz
Mr B Nahrung and Ms A Rees
Dr N Hess and Mr D McKeown
Mr R and Mrs T Lynch
Mr I and Mrs K Naylor
Mr A A Hinz
Mr I R MacLean
Mr S and Mrs J Nekker
Dr L Hobart
Mr Q M Maclean
Dr P Nguyen and Mrs R Gardner
Ms L Hogg
Mr S and Mrs D MacMahon
Mr J and Mrs V Niblett
Mr A Holtham
Mr A and Mrs E Macpherson
Mrs J F Nicol
Mr A and Mrs S Hornick
Mr D and Mrs K Madden
Mr P D Nimmo
Mr W and Mrs S Horwood
Mr C Maksoud
Mr I C Nissen
Mr P M Hudson
The Maria Vasas Foundation
Mr J and Mrs H O’Brien
Mr M and Mrs R Humphrey
Mr D and Mrs B Marschke
Mr S Brown and Dr M Ogilvie-Brown
Mr J E Hutchinson
Prof J and Mrs S Marshall
Dr and Mrs J K Olsen
Mr A Ie and Ms M Chong
Mr A Marshall
Dr O and Mrs F Olulope
Ms H Jackson
Mr P and Mrs A Martin
Ms A Ongheen
Mr J and Mrs V Jaffe
Mr J and Mrs S Mason
Mr D C O’Rorke
Mr A Jamieson
Mr A McAlpine and Ms A Ryan
Mr N L Packer
Mr P S Jayasuriya
Mr D A McDougall
Mr G R Packer
Mr C and Mrs K Jennings
Mr A and Mrs A McDougall
Mr M B Palm
Ms J Boughen
Mr A and Dr P McGown
Mr A H Patterson
Mr A and Mrs N Johnson
Mr A and Mrs O McGregor
Mr M Pavone
Dr A H Jones
Mr B McGuire and Ms J Messina-McGuire
Mr D Pearson
Mr L and Mrs W Jordan
Mr N and Mrs M McKenzie
Mr C B Pearson
Mr I and Mrs C Judson
Mr A and Mrs J McLaughlin-Phillips
Mr A and Mrs J Pelevin
Mrs G Karam
Mr A J G McLean
Mr R and Mrs T Perina
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Mr J-P and Mrs J Shelburn
Mr G Ward and Dr S Bertrand
Mr P and Mrs A Pettit
Mr T Wythe and Mrs L Sherry
Mr S Ward
Mr V H and Mrs R Phan
Mr C-L Shih and Mrs S Hung
Dr D J H Watson
Mr C and Mrs J Phillips
Mr G and Mrs L Shoesmith
Mr D and Mrs T Watt
Mr S and Mrs S Pill
Dr D G Simpson
Mr M A Waugh
Mr R and Mrs S Pohio
Mr A Simpson
Mr S and Mrs R Wehl
Mr A and Mrs R Pollock
Mr R and Mrs A Singer
Mr J Wells and Ms C Diehm
Mr A and Mrs A Porfyriou
Mr A and Mrs J Skalina
Mrs K Welsh
Mr W and Mrs S Pratt
Mr D Skerrett
Mr D R J and Mrs C L Wenck
Mr R Pressland
Mr K R Skinner
Mr J Cameron and Ms D Werda
Mr S J Pyman
Mr W D Slade
Ms G Werner
Mr M Tian and Mrs W Ran
Mr BA and Mrs JA Slattery
Mr and Mrs J Whellum
Mr P and Mrs J Rayner
Mr B C Slaughter
Mr P White
Mr S and Mrs E Rayner
Mr D R Smith
Dr I S Wilkey
Mr G and Mrs K Reardon
Mr S Smith and Ms T Smith
Mr R and Mrs C Willcocks
Mr D and Mrs S Rees
Mr M Smith
Mr S M Wilson AM and Dr J Wilson
Mr D Woodley and Dr J Reid
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Mr M Derrick and Ms Y Wiltshire
Dr M Remedios
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Mr M D Wood
Mr A C Rentoul
Mr J H Speare
Dr D and Dr C Wood
Mr S and Mrs F Richardson
Mr S M Spurway
Ms S Woodruff
Mr R Ripley and Ms S Von Reiche
Mr G H Stehn
Mr I R Wuth
Mrs P M Risch
Mr C and Mrs A Stenson
Mr X Ye and Mrs L Xin
Mr D and Mrs G Robertson
Mrs C Stephens
Mr S F Chiu and Mrs Y Tang
Mr A T Robinson
Dr N J Stevens
Mr R N Young
Mr D N A Rockley
Mr J and Mrs S Stivano
Dr P and Mrs J Young
Mr C A and Mrs J Rogers
Mr P Stone
Mr T Zhang and Mrs L Zhuang
Mr T and Mrs R Rook
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Mr X Zhang and Mrs Y He
Mr D Roper
Mr G and Mrs R Sue
Mr P Zhao and Ms L Zhuang
Mr C and Mrs K Rössel
Mr B Pace and Ms P Sullivan
Mr L Qin and Ms L Zhou
Mr J G Rossi
Mr N Swinbourne
Mr K Rowcliffe and Ms K Rodger
Mr C Taylor and Mrs P Taylor-Brown
Mr M and Mrs S Rumsey
Dr R and Dr B Thomis
Mr G Rynne
Mr S Thompson
Mr G J Sagar
Mr A and Mrs A Thwaites
Mr T and Mrs L-A Sahlqvist
Mr and Mrs N S Tidmarsh
Mr R and Mrs A Salisbury
Mr C J Todd
Mr A and Mrs E Scifleet
Mr S J and Mrs L Tonge
Mr A T Scott
Mr C W Torkington
Mr Q and Mrs A Scott
Dr E and Mrs T Trevor-Roberts
Mr G Scott and Mrs A Cornford-Scott
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Mr C and Mrs M Scroggie
Mr K and Mrs N Tsuruta
Mr D and Mrs M Seeto
Mr J Uebergang
Mr D and Mrs B Sellars
Mr J Van Zandwijk
Mr S and Mrs M Senituli
Mr N and Mrs J Vickers
Mr R and Mrs P Seymore
Mrs L Walker-Franks
Mr H and Mrs J Sharp
Mr C Wallace
Mr R and Mrs S Shaw
Mr X Wang and Ms N Fu
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