CivicGraph — Accountability Brief
Southern Cross University
ABN 41995651524 • foundation • Generated 2026-06-20
Executive Summary
- •Reported a $4.5M deficit in 2023 — monitor financial sustainability.
- •Receives $12.9M in tracked government funding and contracts.
- •Flagged: has both political donations and government contracts — cross-reference recommended.
Entity Type
foundation
State
NSW
SEIFA DecileSocio-Economic Indexes for Areas — decile 1 is most disadvantaged, 10 is least
4
Community Ctrl
No
Remoteness
Inner Regional Australia
LGA
Ballina
Integrity Flag:This entity has both political donation records and government contract records. Cross-reference recommended.
Size: Large • Purposes: Education
Financial Summary
Latest Revenue
$313.2M
Latest Expenses
$317.7M
Total Assets
$556.2M
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Surplus | Gov Rev | FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $313.2M | $317.7M | $556.2M | $-4,493,000 | $183.9M | 1511 |
| 2022 | $278.7M | $285.6M | $558.7M | $-6,761,000 | $174.5M | 1284 |
| 2021 | $271.3M | $262.4M | $584.7M | $10.6M | $181.3M | 1033 |
| 2020 | $291.1M | $294.1M | $529.1M | $-2,780,000 | $178.7M | 907 |
| 2019 | $314.1M | $298.5M | $512.0M | $15.8M | $180.9M | 1158 |
Government Funding
Total Funding
$553K
Records
3
Programs
3
| Program | Total |
|---|---|
| Enhancing beekeeping and pollination industry research and partnerships in Morocco and Ghana | $500K |
| Education Horizon research grant — Mapping Scientific Concepts through Nature Play in Early Childhood Education: Achieving Excellence in STEM through Evidence-Based Pedagogies. | $27K |
| Education Horizon research grant — Enabling child and youth global citizenship literacies and leadership | $27K |
Government Contracts
Total Value
$12.4M
Contracts
20
| Title | Value | Buyer | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500K | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | 1 Mar 2026 | |
| SCU2507-001RTX | $1.2M | Grains Research and Development Corporation | 24 Sept 2025 |
| FIS/2024/1020 | $600K | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | 13 May 2025 |
| Contract 2248 | $5.0M | CSIRO | 3 Mar 2025 |
| Assessing groundwater – surface water connectivity in Weir 32 | $437K | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. | 31 May 2024 |
| Assessing groundwater – surface water connectivity in Weir 32 | $437K | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. | 31 May 2024 |
| C003855 | $50K | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | 5 June 2023 |
| C003721 | $69K | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | 9 May 2023 |
| CON/GAUCON/CON007349/1 | $13K | Geoscience Australia | 23 Oct 2022 |
| FST/2020/134 | $230K | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | 18 July 2021 |
Political Connections
Total Donations
$1.2M
Records
14
| Party / Recipient | Total |
|---|---|
| Universities Australia | $1.2M |
Evidence Alignment (ALMAAustralian Living Map of Alternatives — JusticeHub's evidence database of what works)
No evidence-backed programs (ALMA) linked yet — this entity may operate programs not yet catalogued in the Australian Living Map of Alternatives.
Geographic Context
Locality
BACK CREEK
Remoteness
Inner Regional Australia
Local Ecosystem
765 orgs
Relationship Summary
Relationships
256
Inbound Value
$73.3M
Outbound Value
$19.5M
Integrity Assessment
✓ABN registered
✓ACNC financials available
✗Evidence-backed programs (ALMA)
✓Government funding received
✓Government contracts held
✗No political donations
✗No donations + contracts overlap
✗Serves disadvantaged area
Data Sources & Citation
- • CivicGraph Entity Graph — 143K organisations, ABN-verified
- • ACNC Annual Information Statement — Charity financials
- • ACNC Charity Register — Charity details and purposes
- • Justice Funding Database — Federal & state funding records
- • AusTender — Federal procurement contracts
- • AEC/State ECQs — Political donation disclosures
- • Australian Living Map of Alternatives (ALMA) — JusticeHub evidence database
- • SEIFA 2021 — ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas
CivicGraph Due Diligence Pack: Southern Cross University (ABN 41995651524). Generated 2026-06-20. Data sources: CivicGraph Entity Graph, ACNC, AusTender, AEC, ALMA.
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