The Pratt Foundation is an Australian philanthropic organisation based in Melbourne and established in 1978 by Jeanne and Richard Pratt .
5-525: According to its Values Statement, it has "the shared vision of supporting charitable enterprises and adding value to philanthropy". The Pratt Foundation claims to be one of the largest private sources of philanthropy in Australia. Its chief executive is Melbourne journalist Sam Lipski , and Heloise Waislitz is its chair. The Pratt Foundation has notably funded the environmental group The Wilderness Society . The society has been outspoken in its efforts to derail
10-621: A former president of the State Library of Victoria . He was a commentator on Melbourne radio station 3AW . Lipski was educated at University High School, Melbourne, the Institute for Youth Leadership, Jerusalem, and the University of Melbourne , where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In 1993 Lipski was honored with appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to
15-613: A proposed pulp mill from the Tasmanian timber company Gunns . Son of entrepreneur and well-known social identity Richard Pratt , Anthony Pratt has pledged to give away an unprecedented $ 1 billion to charity through the Pratt Foundation before he dies. “This central commitment to the Australian Jewish community, Israel, and world Jewry will continue as the Pratt Foundation develops its social investment and philanthropy programs in
20-513: The light of Anthony Pratt’s pledge.” This article about a philanthropic or charitable organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sam Lipski Samuel Lipski AO (born 1938) is an Australian journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of the Australian Jewish News and has worked as a reporter and columnist for The Age , The Australian , The Bulletin and The Sydney Morning Herald . He
25-591: Was also Washington correspondent for the Jerusalem Post , as well as The Australian . He also worked at a senior level in television, both for Channel 9 Melbourne and with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation where he was executive producer of Four Corners and founding producer of This Day Tonight . He is chief executive of the Melbourne-based philanthropic Pratt Foundation and
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