Bene is a fully owned subsidiary of the Italian Benevolent Foundation SA Incorporated, a not-for-profit organisation governed by an honorary board of management. History In 1974, the Italian Benevolent Foundation was established as a not-for-profit organisation, by a small group of local Italian doctors, business owners and other community leaders – who recognised the pressing need within the growing Italian community for aged-care services that could specifically address the cultural, spiritual and social needs not provided by the majority of facilities. Forty years later, the Foundation has celebrated the milestone in style by creating a brand that draws all these services for the ageing together with a whole new level of commitment, service and passion.