Hume Conservatorium Foundation

Support Music Education in the Southern Highlands and Tablelands of NSW

The Hume Conservatorium Foundation

The Hume Conservatorium Foundation Fund will be a capital fund for the benefit of the Hume Conservatorium of Music. Our purpose in establishing the Fund is to develop a perpetual investment in support of our work. Once established, the Fund can provide an independent income
in support of music education in the Southern Tablelands and Highlands of NSW.
2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the Conservatorium, but like many for purpose organisations, it has not yet established a capital endowment in support of its work. With the establishment of the Foundation Fund we intend to remedy this oversight, and protect the donations received from being expended on immediate operational expenditures.
There will be an Advisory Council which the Board of the Conservatorium will consult in relation to uses of Fund income. Donations to the Fund will be invested in a named fund through GreaterGood (The Capital Region Foundation).

View the prospectus below or download here.

Foundation Promise

Musical experience and education changes lives. It does so at a deep human level because music directly affects our emotions and well being. It does so because making music engages multiple mental and physical responses simultaneously – enhancing physical and emotional development in a unique way. And it does so because music making is a social activity which promotes connections and shared experiences, collaborative skills and relationship building. So an investment in musical education will have lifelong benefits for those it touches. And as a capital fund, the Hume Conservatorium Foundation is designed to promote long term outcomes. Initially they may be modest, but they will grow, and you can have pride in being someone who helped to establish something important for our community. Research clearly demonstrates the considerable benefits of music learning including; improved cognitive development, language and literacy skills, academic achievement, self esteem, wellbeing and contributes to creating social cohesion and reducing isolation.*

*Collins, S., Dwyer, R., Date, A., Music Education – A Sound Investment (2020) Alberts/The Tony Foundation

What to Give

Help us hit our goal of raising 500,000 for the foundation. This would support the conservatorium to have a steady income of 20,000 per annum.
Tiers for Philanthropic donations.

Endowing Donations: You can give a single substantial capital donation and be recognised as a Founding Donor. $25,000 or more

Sustaining Donations: you can make a commitment to a regular sustaining donation over a number of years and be recognised as a Foundation Builder. Target – $20,000 in capital over an agreed term.

Single or ad hoc Donations: you can contribute smaller sums from time to time and be recognised as a Foundation Supporter.

Talk to Us

We would welcome an opportunity to discuss any opportunities you would like to explore. As for investments in the Foundation, we can recognise your support.
This can be especially important for memorial giving.
George Brenan email: [email protected]

Thank you for Supporting the Hume Conservatorium Foundation

Greater Good Account Details

Account Name: PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND GUARDIAN COMMON FUND
Account Number: 10036944
BSB: 062-920
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Reference Line 150415HCFF

To reach our account, the reference line must be as follows: 150415 HCFF
Please also email [email protected] with details for a tax deduction receipt

The Greater Good fund has DGR2 status. If you are a DGR2 fund you should donate to the Hume Conservatorium and request that the funds be applied to growing the Hume Con Foundation.
Hume Conservatorium Bank Details can be found here.

We acknowledge the traditional Custodians of this Land, where the Aboriginal People have performed age-old ceremonies of storytelling, music, dance and celebration. As a traditional meeting place, many first nations peoples came to this region. Underneath our buildings and roads this Land always will be traditional Aboriginal Land. in the same way, all music making genres and practices come from our musical elders, so we acknowledge those on whose skills and wisdom we draw.