b'Foundation COOPERS ANNUAL REPORT 2023Brewery staff have been very generous in theirFoundations most successful event to date. Despite support of the Foundation again this year,the inclement weather, golfers enjoyed on-course donating over $62,000. Three charities wereactivities, a gala dinner with entertainment, major assisted on their behalf: Association of Australianand silent auctions, and the amusing skills of Assistance Dogs (NQ) Inc, Global Care Australia,Coopers sixth-generation brewer, Iain Cooper as and Story Factory Inc.emcee.Company shareholders donated over $148,000Coopers Brewery donated $400,000 to the from dividends, allowing the Foundation toCoopers Foundation Investment Fund. This was the support two under-privileged communities: Stsecond year that 1.5% of pre-tax profits has been Merkorious Charity Association Inc and Unitingdonated for investment. The fund, which performed Church in Australia Frontier Services. well this year, now holds $11.3 million in cash, government bonds, credit, real assets, and domestic On a rainy day in May, the 14th Coopersand international equities.Foundation Golf Day was held at Kooyonga Golf Club with 36 teams playing and 14 holeThe Foundation had maintained a $250,000 sponsors supporting the event. The fundraiser forinvestment in the highly successful Social Ventures medical research organisations Australian ProstateAustralia Social Impact Bonds in collaboration Cancer Research Society, Breakthrough Mentalwith the Hutt St Centre to help alleviate the Health Research Foundation, and the Jodi Leegrowing issue of homelessness in Adelaide. Foundation, raised over $170,000 and was the 46'