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 prescious 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 an independent and registered charity. Our board members ensure we’re always working to achieve our vision.
Chris Pattenden
Company Secretary & Head of Investments at Superseed
Prior to Superseed, Chris spent 14 years advising high growth start-ups on capital raisings, M&A and strategic planning. Chris’s venture capital experience combined with his interpersonal skills will greatly assist the Foundation in its establishment, specifically with building strategic partnerships, generating deal flow and investment opportunities.
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.
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.
Ipsita Wright
Executive Manager International Services, Australian Volunteers International
Ipsita has over 25 years experience working in the not-for-profit sector both as a practitioner and in executive leadership roles. She has strong established connections in local and international aid and direct experience working with and for communities. Ipsita brings invaluable advocacy and stakeholder engagement skills and knowledge of how to meaningfully engage with communities and build a strong volunteering program to make a difference.
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 Nisbet
Managing Director at 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 established strong connections with Reece customers and is well placed to facilitate introductions between the Reece Foundation and potential partners across multiple sectors.
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.
