Biaggio Signorelli donated funds in 1972 to form the Sant’antonio da Padova Protettore di Poggioreale to assist Italians in Australia. In 2016, the association opened a 62 bed nursing home. Despite being diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, he continued courageously to contribute to the Bernie Banton Foundation, as well as hospitals and other charities undertaking research and supporting patients. The Biaggio Signorelli Foundation was also founded in aid of mesothelioma patients’ care and research and to date has raised millions of dollars.