Sargents Charitable Foundation
The Charitable Foundation was established by Sargents in June 1997. The purpose of the Foundation was to provide "The relief of poverty, suffering, distress or misfortune within Australia" and to "Facilitate the needs of persons who are in necessitous circumstances within Australia".
This Foundation continues the work started by the original owners of Sargents over 100 years ago, George & Charlotte Sargent, who were renowned for their charitable works.
Since its inception the Charity has donated funds to many worthy causes including:
- Brain Wave Australia (kid's cancer)
- Breast Cancer Institute of Australia
- Cure Cancer Australia
- Fred Hollows Foundation
- Leukaemia Foundation
- Medical Research Grants
- Paint a Rainbow Foundation
- Royal North Shore Hospital
- Salvation Army
- The Children's Hospital Westmead - CHISM
- The Spastic Centre*
- Variety Club of NSW
- Sydney Childrens Hospital
- The Exodus Foundation
*Sargents is a major benefactor to this charity organisation.
