Donations To Charities
In lieu of flowers, families often request that donations to a favourite charity be made instead. Nelson Bros assists families who wish to support a charitable organisation in memory of the person who has died.
How Donations To Charities Work
You may ask family and friends to donate to one or more charities in the name of the deceased. The name and contact details of the charity is included in the published obituary or funeral notice. Your family and friends are then able to contact the charity directly.
Some charities return a list to you of the people who have donated and the amount of each donation, which will enable you to write thank you notes.
How To Contact The Charities
We list many of the organisations to which our families currently donate and the mailing address, telephone number and website of these charities or foundations.
If we do not have the contact details of your chosen charity, please advise us of these details so that we can accurately publish them in the funeral notice on your behalf and also so we can assist families in the future. You can e-mail us by clicking the button at the bottom of this page or call (03) 8398 4333.
When contacting the charitable organisation, the donors may wish to include the following information:
- the donation amount
- the name of the person whom this gift is in memory of
- the name and address of the person who should receive an acknowledgment of this gift
- donor's name
- donor's address
- donor's daytime phone number
Listening To Our Families
Having served Victorian families since 1858, we listen to our families' needs and what you have to say. Over years, families have told us that the manual collection of donations at the funeral is not the most appropriate time or place. It is a time of memories and reflecting upon the person who died, not of collecting money.
Furthermore we encourage families to build a relationship directly with the charitable organisation of your choosing. Dealing directly with the charity means that you are dealing with a direct representative, that you can ensure that the donated money is used for your specified cause, and that security of the donations is not compromised on the day of the funeral.
Nelson Bros supports you and your chosen charity in ensuring that this aspect of the funeral arrangements, as well as all others, are performed with dignity, accuracy, professionalism and care.
Charitable Organisations
Listed below are many of the organisations to which our families currently donate.
If we do not have the contact details of your chosen charity, please advise us of these details so that we can accurately publish them in the funeral notice on your behalf and also so we can assist families in the future.
2009 Bush Fire Appeal
(03) 9345 1800
Able Australia
1300 225 369
AIDS Trust of Australia
1800 689 188
Alfred Hospital
(03) 9276 3222
Alola Foundation
0437 983 070
Alzheimer's Australia
1800 639 331
Ambulance Victoria
(03) 9840 3500
Annecto - David House
(03) 9314 0988
Ardoch Youth Foundation
(03) 9537 2414
Arthritis Foundation of Victoria
(03) 8531 8000
Assisi Aged Care Facility
(03) 8458 3138
Austin Hospital
(03) 9496 5753
Australian Kidney Foundation
(03) 9866 3300
Australian Lung Foundation
1800 654 301
Australian Red Cross
(03) 9345 1800
Australian Rotary Health
(02) 8837 1900
Bethlehem Hospital
(03) 9596-2853
Beyondblue
(03) 9810 6100
Bone Marrow Donor Institute
(03) 9342 7888
Bowel Cancer Australia
(02) 9926 5014
Brain Link
1800 677 579
Breast Cancer Australia
1300 850 551
Bright Star Foundation
Broadmeadows Health Service
(03) 8345 5000
Cabrini Health
(03) 9508 1222
Camp Quality
(03) 9646 9923
Cancer Council Victoria
1300 65 65 85
Canteen Australia
CARE Australia
(03) 9421 5572
Caulfield Hospital
(03) 9076 6480
Cherubs Australia
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse at RPA
1300 852 500
Christian Blind Mission
1800 678 069
Dementia Care Australia
(03) 9727 2744
Department of Pain and Palliative Care, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
(03) 9656 1918
Diabetes Australia (Vic)
1300 136 588
Doutta Galla Aged Services
(03) 9689-0644
E.J.Whitten Foundation
(03) 9396 1108
Emmanuel College
(03) 9314 6333
Epilepsy Action Victoria
1300 374 537
Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria
1300 852 853
Epworth Hospital
(03) 9426 6133
Fred Hollows Foundation
(03) 9864 9369
Freemasons Hospital
(03) 9483 3573
Garvan Research Foundation
(02) 9295 8117
Guide Dogs Victoria
(03) 9854 4444
Hazeldean Nursing Home
(03) 9397 3167
Heart Foundation
1300 55 02 82
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
(03) 9496 5116
Holy Apostle Building Fund
Kidney Health Australia
9674 4300
Legacy
8626 0500
Legacy House
Leukaemia Foundation
(03) 9949 5800
Lost Dogs Home
(03) 9329 2755
Macular Degeneration Foundation
(02) 9261 8900
McGrath Foundation
(02) 8962 6100
Médecins Sans Frontières Australia
(02) 8570 2600
Melbourne Legacy
(03) 8626 0500
Mental Illness Fellowship
(03) 8486 4200
Mercy Hospice
(03) 9364 9777
Mercy Hospital for Women
(03) 9270 2222
Mercy Private Hospital
(03) 9928 6555
Monash Birthing Centre
(03) 9594 2488
Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria
(03) 9830 2122
Multiple Sclerosis
(03) 9845 2700
Myeloma Foundation of Australia
(03) 9853 8118
Namarra Nursing Home, Caulfield Hospital
(03) 9076 6012
National Stroke Foundation
(03) 9670 1000
Northeast Health
(03) 5722 0111
Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre
1800 220 210
One in Five
Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation
(03) 9296 2040
Oxfam Australia
(03) 9289 9444
Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of Victoria (now Independence Australia)
1300 704 456
Parkinson's Victoria
(03) 9551 1122
Peter McCallum Cancer Foundation
(03) 9656 2700
Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club
(03) 5258 1257
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
(03) 9948 2070
Retina Australia
1800 999 870
Rosary Home Aged Care Facility
(03) 9367 7722
Rotary Foundation
(02) 9635 3537
Royal Children's Hospital
(03) 9345 5037
Royal District Nursing Service
(03) 9536 5222
Royal Flying Doctor Service
9429 6344
Royal Melbourne Hospital
(03) 9342 7000
Royal Women's Hospital
(03) 9344 2006
RSPCA
1300 300 662
Sacred Heart Mission
Salvation Army
13 32 30
SANE Australia
(03) 9682 5933
Scope Victoria
180 815 768
SIDS Research Founation
1300 308 307
Skyline Education Foundation Australia
(03) 9553 5211
South Stone Lodge
(03) 9748 0977
Spark of Life
(03) 9727 2744
St Vincent de Paul Society
13 18 12
St Vincent's Hospital
(03) 9411 7111
Starlight Children's Foundation
1300 727 827
Stroke Association of Victoria
(03) 9670 1117
Sunshine Hospital
(03) 8345 1059
Ukrainian Elderly People's Home
03) 9367 8055
Vision Australia
1300 84 74 66
Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
(0) 9345 2555
Weribee Mercy Hospital
(03) 9216 8888
Western Bulldogs Forever Foundation
(03) 9680 6124
Western Hospital Footscray
(03) 8345 6079
Western Private Hospital
(03) 9318 3177
Westhaven Community Nursing Home
(03) 8371 3800
Williamstown Hospital
(03) 9393 0100
Williamstown Life Saving Club
03 9397 5493
Wintringham
(03) 9376 1122
World Vision Australia
(03) 9287 2233