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The Ottomin Foundation is proud to share that Jennie Kovacs has taken on a new volunteer role with Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF), focusing on cultivating partnerships with trusts and foundations. Jennie and her husband, Richard Kovacs, founded the Ottomin Foundation in 2010, and are driven

The Ottomin Foundation is delighted to announce its financial support of the Culture Dose for Kids initiative, a collaborative program between the Art Gallery of NSW and the Black Dog Institute. This free arts engagement program is designed to support children experiencing mild anxiety, along

The Ottomin Foundation was thrilled to participate in the 2025 Rainbow Club Aqua Awards, held at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park as part of the Rainbow Connect initiative. The biennial event brought together members of the Rainbow Club community to honour the remarkable contributions of

In June, the Ottomin Foundation strengthened its commitment to the Wanderers Foundation by supporting the Western Sydney Wanderers FC Winter Appeal with a $5,000 matching donation. This donation helped extend the reach of vital programs run by the Wanderers Foundation, the club’s dedicated community arm.

It was an incredible celebration of community for the Ottomin Foundation on 22 May 2025 as the Foundation’s committee members welcomed twelve of its major charity partners to Ottomin House for the unveiling of its community wall by the Ottomin Foundation founders, Richard and Jennie

It was another fabulous celebration of community and giving at the 2025 Lou’s Closet held in May at the Tramsheds, Glebe. Celebrating its fifteenth year, it was a gorgeous marketplace of designer and second-hand clothing available for sale to raise funds for the women who

It was a momentous occasion on Friday 28 February 2025 when leading supporters, including the directors of the Ottomin Foundation, gathered at Taronga Zoo for the sod turning ceremony for the new Wildlife Veterinary Teaching hospital. This world-class facility is the final part of Taronga’s

The iconic Murray Rose Malabar Magic Ocean Swim was held on Sunday 16 February 2025 and marked another year of community, competition and fundraising for the Rainbow Club’s network of social swimming clubs for children with disabilities. Over 1,300 competitors joined the open water events,

In December, JDRF Australia, a leading research funder of Type 1 diabetes announced a research breakthrough following a world-first Australian clinical trial which supressed Type 1 diabetes progression. The findings, which were published in the leading medical journal, The New England Journal of Medicine, detailed

At Martin Place, in the heart of the Sydney CBD, on 26 November 2024, Lou’s Place in partnership with the NSW Vigil Collective held a poignant vigil to honour and remember each woman who has lost her life to domestic and family violence in 2024.