[2] Situated in Sydney, the institute fosters collaboration with international journalists and media organisations and encourages independent quality journalism.
[3] In 2015 Neilson endowed a Chair of Architecture at the University of New South Wales to develop housing solutions for displaced individuals, such as climate refugees or those affected by natural disaster or conflict.
[3] In 2009, Kerr and Neilson opened the White Rabbit Gallery in Chippendale, Sydney to display their collection of artworks that they have acquired over the previous decades.
[citation needed] Neilson regularly travels to both China and Taiwan to augment the collection that includes more than 2,000 works by almost 700 artists.
[5] Neilson was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2016 for significant service to the arts through the museums and galleries sector, and as a benefactor of cultural and educational organisations.