The objectives of the Excelcare Foundation are to relieve financial hardship amongst employees or the immediate family members of employees of Excelcare Holdings Limited and it subsidiary companies who are in need by reason of ill health or bereavement. Grants will be made to employees of Excelcare Holdings Ltd and its subsidiary companies and/or to members of their immediate families who have been diagnosed with a terminal or serious illness or have been bereaved and require financial assistance to alleviate financial hardship associated with their terminal or serious illness or bereavement. The size of the grant made will vary from grant to grant in accordance with the Application of Funds Policy. Currently there are approximately 2,500 people who are employed by Excelcare Holdings Ltd and its subsidiaries