About Us
Our Vision
Creating a world where everyone has access to clean water and sanitation.
Clean water & sanitation has a positive ripple effect - children can go to school with access to toilets and women are empowered to access an education. That's why we've created a new independent charity in Australia: The Reece Foundation.
Water is fundamental for quality of life, and trades play a vital role in helping us access this precious resource. And that's what we're about, connecting communities with trade skills to improve people's health and wellbeing.
Key initiatives
Get Involved
We work as a team and can't solve this problem alone. If you have a project idea that will improve water and sanitation for a community, we want to hear from you.
Reece Grant
A Strong Foundation
The Reece Grant started in 2016 after customers were coming to Reece with ideas for ways to give back. It was a way to provide funding and materials for these projects. Each year, the Grant had more applications and interest from tradies. It soon became clear the Reece Grant needed to evolve into something bigger.
2016
Reece Grant is established to support healthier, brighter futures for the next generation, here and abroad.
2017
Jack Timmins completes a project in Indonesia that helps over 700 community members gain access to water through a rain water catchment and filtration system. The Reece Grant supports 6 projects.
2018
Adrian Lockley travels to Haiti to build rainwater tanks and capture water around a school. The Reece Grant expands to support 21 projects.
2019
John McComb installs flushing toilet suites, basins and taps to a school in Uganda, to help prevent diseases. The Grant is supporting 29 projects.
2020
Following Australia's devastating bushfire season, the Reece Grant dedicates all fundraising support to 24 local communities that needed to rebuild.
2021
Reece Group launches the Reece Foundation. With its own revenue stream and resources, the Reece Foundation will supercharge the work we've done with the Reece Grant, connecting more communities and partners with the invaluble skills of volunteer tradies.
People
Our Board
The Reece Foundation is a charity registered with the ACNC. Our board members are dedicated, enthusiastic individuals who all volunteer their time and are passionate about helping to create a world where everyone has access to clean water and sanitation.
Andrew Nisbet
Board Chair & Managing Director, Shift Perspectives (Business Strategy Consulting)
Andrew has over 40 years of business leadership experience and operates with a start-up mentality that promotes innovation. He has strong connections and relationships across the trade sector and understands the uniquely important role that trades can play in making a difference.
Chris Pattenden
Head of Investments at Superseed
Chris has spent 15+ years advising high growth start-ups on capital raising, M&A and strategic planning. Chris is currently the Head of Investments at Superseed where his venture capital experience brings new and innovative solutions to transform the way tradies work.
Katie Wyatt
Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Coles Group
Katie has more than 17 years experience as a senior leader across private, public & for purpose sectors, driving change and performance at the organisation and board level. With an in-depth knowledge of people strategy & capability development, combined with commercial acumen, Katie brings a passion for the power businesses can have to effect social change.
Howard Silby
Chief Innovation Officer at National Australia Bank
Howard has over 25 years of experience in Finance Services with a strong focus on digital and data driven financial solutions, new customer propositions and technological innovation. He has been Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer within large banks as well as having extensive experience building fintech-style solutions. Howard currently runs the corporate venture fund of NAB.
Andrew Wilson
Managing Director at Wolf Capital
Andrew has more than 20 years’ experience in finance with leading national and multi-national companies in Australia and abroad. He brings to the Foundation board a consummate understanding of impact investing and a strong network. Andrew also serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Reece Group Board.
Ipsita Wright
Reece Foundation Executive Director and Company Secretary
Driven by an unwavering passion for social justice, Ipsita has over 25 years’ experience in the not for profit sector both as a practitioner and in executive leadership positions. In roles spanning international development and the Australian youth and health sectors, Ipsita brings invaluable experience in advocacy, stakeholder engagement, social enterprise development and knowledge of how to meaningfully engage with communities and build a strong volunteering program to make a difference.
Partners
Supporting the Foundation
Reece Group
Our founding partner and supporter, the Reece Group shares our belief that tradies are proudly essential to our communities, and that everyone has the right to easily access clean water and sanitation. Reece work with us every day to empower trades to make a difference.
