Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund has a new name – we are now the JFM Fund. In addition to our new name, we’ve also given our brand and website a vibrant makeover – we hope you like our new look!

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The Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund (the JFM Fund) is part of a group of social purpose organisations, known as the Julia Farr group. We share a common set of values with our sibling organisations, JFA Purple Orange and inhousing. These are:

  • People with disability are able to exercise personal authority (Personhood).
  • People with disability are active citizens in the life of the community (Citizenhood).
  • The capacity of people with disability is enhanced, at the level of the individual, and the family and the community (Capacity Building).

 

The JFM Fund provides funding to projects to develop, test and scale innovations and new models in disability inclusion, to grow personhood, citizenhood and capacity. JFA Purple Orange delivers these values through systemic policy and advocacy to advance disability inclusion. inhousing is an innovative social media landlord with an aim to improve the lives of people with disability by creating quality homes, developing inclusive technology and building inclusive neighbourhoods.

The fund was originally established by a bequest from Murdoch Stanley McLeod to the Julia Farr Centre. Murdoch McLeod purchased a regional South Australian bicycle shop in 1916, which he grew into a thriving motor parts business, with branches across South Australia and interstate, becoming the largest independent tyre distributor in Australia by the mid-1970s.

Murdoch McLeod’s business offered benefits to its employees, such as superannuation, insurances and long service benefits, well before these were legislated employment conditions. The Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund was established following Murdoch McLeod’s death in 1981.

Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation we acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures today.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have passed away.