The John & Myriam Wylie Foundation

provides financial and non-financial support.

About us

The John And Myriam Wylie Foundation aspires to provide financial support to organisations or situations where it will likely make a real difference. The primary focus of the Foundation is on Education but also extends to causes that are important to John and Myriam or to the external directors of the Foundation.

Why we exist

We believe that charities are a powerful force for good in our community and provide vital support to people in need. We’re in a postion to invest in community organisations, so we do.

Our history

When John sold the company CARNEGIE WYLIE and CO that he had jointly created in 2000, he and Myriam decided to invest part of the proceeds into a charitable foundation. They wanted to use the opportunity arising from the sale of the business to reinvest in the community to help improve opportunities for others. The JAMWF was created 6 May 2011.

Our philosophy

We like being effective but quiet supporters. We’re not trying to draw attention to ourselves. Our motto is, “We aim to make an impact, not a statement.” We prefer to make investments that have clear goals and a multiplier benefit.

What we do

We primarily focus on education as we believe that this is the basis for all positive social changes in many sectors of society such as youth and social inclusion, the indigenous community, or general well-being. We also support specific interests such as the French-speaking community in Victoria

Our funding

The John and Myriam Wylie Foundation makes grants from the capital or annual income of the foundation’s capital to DGR-registered charitable institutions that accord with the objectives of the principals.

Our expectations

We expect that the charities in which we invest will have well-defined objectives as well as a clear idea of what success looks like. While measurable goals are not everything in the not-for-profit domain, we expect they will be happy to measure and report goal achievement and impact. We expect they will be well run, with a positive culture and low overheads. We expect they will tell us the bad news as well as the good. Finally, they will consider us an investor and partner, not a passive donor or cheque book.

The John and Myriam Wylie Foundation is privately funded by John and Myriam and presently incurs no administration costs. Its directors are Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie and John Wylie together with independent director, Roger Harley. David Birkbeck, CFO of Tanarra Group funds management, is Treasurer. Tanarra executive Anna McCann provides operational and advisory assistance.