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
www.redcross.org.au

Able Australia
1300 225 369
www.ableaustralia.org.au

AIDS Trust of Australia
1800 689 188
www.aidstrust.com.au

Alfred Hospital
(03) 9276 3222
www.alfred.org.au

Alola Foundation
0437 983 070
www.alolafoundation.org/index.php

Alzheimer's Australia
1800 639 331
www.alzheimers.org.au

Ambulance Victoria
(03) 9840 3500
www.ambulance.vic.gov.au

Annecto - David House
(03) 9314 0988
www.annecto.org.au

Ardoch Youth Foundation
(03) 9537 2414
www.ardoch.asn.au

Arthritis Foundation of Victoria
(03) 8531 8000
www.arthritisvic.org.au

Assisi Aged Care Facility
(03) 8458 3138
www.agedcareguide.com.au/
facility_details.asp?facilityid=16320

Austin Hospital
(03) 9496 5753
www.austin.org.au

Australian Kidney Foundation
(03) 9866 3300
www.kidney.org.au

Australian Lung Foundation
1800 654 301
www.lungfoundation.com.au

Australian Red Cross
(03) 9345 1800
www.redcross.org.au

Australian Rotary Health
(02) 8837 1900
www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au

Bethlehem Hospital
(03) 9596-2853
www.bethlehem.org.au

Beyondblue
(03) 9810 6100
www.beyondblue.org.au

Bone Marrow Donor Institute
(03) 9342 7888
www.bmdi.org.au

Bowel Cancer Australia
(02) 9926 5014
www.bowelcanceraustralia.org

Brain Link
1800 677 579
www.brainlink.org.au

Breast Cancer Australia
1300 850 551
www.breastcanceraustralia.org

Bright Star Foundation

Broadmeadows Health Service
(03) 8345 5000
www.nh.org.au

Cabrini Health
(03) 9508 1222
www.cabrini.com.au

Camp Quality
(03) 9646 9923
www.campquality.org.au

Cancer Council Victoria
1300 65 65 85
www.accv.org.au

Canteen Australia

Canteen Australia

CARE Australia
(03) 9421 5572
www.careaustralia.org.au

Caulfield Hospital
(03) 9076 6480
www.alfred.org.au

Cherubs Australia
cdh.org.au

Chris O'Brien Lifehouse at RPA
1300 852 500
www.lifehouserpa.org.au

Christian Blind Mission
1800 678 069
www.cbm.org.au

Dementia Care Australia
(03) 9727 2744
www.dementiacareaustralia.com

Department of Pain and Palliative Care, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
(03) 9656 1918
www.petermac.org/PalliativeCare

Diabetes Australia (Vic)
1300 136 588
www.diabetesvic.org.au

Doutta Galla Aged Services
(03) 9689-0644
www.dgas.org.au

E.J.Whitten Foundation
(03) 9396 1108
www.ejwhittenfoundation.com.au

Emmanuel College
(03) 9314 6333
www.ecmelb.catholic.edu.au

Epilepsy Action Victoria
1300 374 537
www.epilepsy.org.au

Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria
1300 852 853
www.epilepsy@epilepsy.asn.au

Epworth Hospital
(03) 9426 6133
www.epworth.org.au

Fred Hollows Foundation
(03) 9864 9369
www.hollows.org

Freemasons Hospital
(03) 9483 3573
www.freemasonshospital.com.au

Garvan Research Foundation
(02) 9295 8117
www.garvan.org.au

Guide Dogs Victoria
(03) 9854 4444
www.guidedogsvictoria.com.au

Hazeldean Nursing Home
(03) 9397 3167
www.westernhealth.org.au/OurSites/HazeldeanTransitionCare

 

Heart Foundation
1300 55 02 82
www.heartfoundation.com.au

Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
(03) 9496 5116
www.austin.org.au

Holy Apostle Building Fund

Kidney Health Australia
9674 4300

Legacy
8626 0500
www.legacy.com.au

Legacy House

Leukaemia Foundation
(03) 9949 5800
www.leukaemia.org.au

Lost Dogs Home
(03) 9329 2755
www.dogshome.com

Macular Degeneration Foundation
(02) 9261 8900
www.mdfoundation.com.au

McGrath Foundation
(02) 8962 6100
www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au

Médecins Sans Frontières Australia
(02) 8570 2600
www.msf.org.au

Melbourne Legacy
(03) 8626 0500
www.legacy.com.au/melbourne

Mental Illness Fellowship
(03) 8486 4200
www.mifellowship.org

Mercy Hospice
(03) 9364 9777
www.mercyhealth.com.au

Mercy Hospital for Women
(03) 9270 2222
www.womens.mercy.com.au

Mercy Private Hospital
(03) 9928 6555
www,stvincentsmercy.com.au

Monash Birthing Centre
(03) 9594 2488
www.southernhealth.org.au/whp/mbc/
Default.htm

Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria
(03) 9830 2122
www.mnd.asn.au

Multiple Sclerosis
(03) 9845 2700
www.msaustralia.org.au/default.asp

Myeloma Foundation of Australia
(03) 9853 8118
www.myeloma.org.au

Namarra Nursing Home, Caulfield Hospital
(03) 9076 6012
http://www.hammond.com.au/facilities/caulfield

National Stroke Foundation
(03) 9670 1000
www.strokefoundation.com.au

Northeast Health
(03) 5722 0111
nhw.hume.org.au

Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre
1800 220 210
www.oliviaappeal.com

One in Five

Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation
(03) 9296 2040
www.ocrf.com.au

Oxfam Australia
(03) 9289 9444

Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of Victoria (now Independence Australia)
1300 704 456
www.independenceaustralia.com/support-us/
make-a-donation

Parkinson's Victoria
(03) 9551 1122
www.parkinsons-vic.org.au

Peter McCallum Cancer Foundation
(03) 9656 2700
www.petermac.org

Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club
(03) 5258 1257
www.pointlonsdaleslsc.asn.au

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
(03) 9948 2070
www.prostate.org.au

Rescued With Love
www.rescuedwithlove.org

Retina Australia
1800 999 870
www.retinaaustralia.com.au

Rosary Home Aged Care Facility
(03) 9367 7722

Rotary Foundation
(02) 9635 3537
www.rotary.org.au

Royal Children's Hospital
(03) 9345 5037
www.rch.org.au

Royal District Nursing Service
(03) 9536 5222
www.rch.org.au

Royal Flying Doctor Service
9429 6344
www.flyingdoctor.org.au

Royal Melbourne Hospital
(03) 9342 7000
www.mh.org.au

Royal Women's Hospital
(03) 9344 2006
www.rwh.org.au

RSPCA
1300 300 662
www.rspcavic.org

Sacred Heart Mission
sacredheartmission.org 

Salvation Army
13 32 30
www.salvationarmy.org.au

SANE Australia
(03) 9682 5933
www.sane.org

Scope Victoria
180 815 768
www.scopevic.org.au

SIDS Research Founation
1300 308 307
www.sidsandkids.org

Skyline Education Foundation Australia
(03) 9553 5211
www.skylinefoundation.org.au

South Stone Lodge
(03) 9748 0977

Spark of Life
(03) 9727 2744
www.dementiacareaustralia.com

St Vincent de Paul Society
13 18 12
www.vinnies.org.au/
donations-national

St Vincent's Hospital
(03) 9411 7111
www.stvincentsmercy.com.au

Starlight Children's Foundation
1300 727 827
www.starlight.org.au

Stroke Association of Victoria
(03) 9670 1117
home.vicnet.net.au/~stroke

Sunshine Hospital
(03) 8345 1059
www.wh.org.au

Ukrainian Elderly People's Home
03) 9367 8055
www.ueph.com.au

Vision Australia
1300 84 74 66
www.visionaustralia.org.au

Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
(0) 9345 2555
www.wehi.edu.au

Weribee Mercy Hospital
(03) 9216 8888
www.mercy.com.au

Western Bulldogs Forever Foundation
(03) 9680 6124
www.foreverfoundation.com.au

Western Hospital Footscray
(03) 8345 6079
www.wh.org.au

Western Private Hospital
(03) 9318 3177
www.westernprivatehospital.com.au

Westhaven Community Nursing Home
(03) 8371 3800

Williamstown Hospital
(03) 9393 0100
www.wh.org.au

Williamstown Life Saving Club
03 9397 5493
www.williamstownslsc.org.au

Wintringham
(03) 9376 1122
www.wintringham.org.au

World Vision Australia
(03) 9287 2233
www.worldvision.com.au

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.