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$200 million fund ‘a landmark for arts philanthropy’

The Packer Family Foundation and Crown Resorts Foundation have jointly announced a new National Philanthropic Fund.

23 Jul 2014 12:00

Richard Watts

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The Chair of the Packer Family Foundation, Gretel Packer, has announced a $200 million National Philanthropic Fund, which marks a commitment over ten years by the Packer Family Foundation and the Crown Resorts Foundation (the philanthropic arm of Crown Resorts, whose holdings include Crown Melbourne in Victoria and Crown Perth in Western Australia).

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts