The Pyjama Foundation Ltd
About
The Pyjama Foundation is a large Australian charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people in out-of-home care (foster care) through educational support and empowerment. Its mission is to provide children in care with learning, life skills and confidence to change the direction of their lives. The foundation operates its Love of Learning Program, which recruits and trains volunteer mentors ('Pyjama Angels') to spend one-on-one time with children in care each week, focusing on reading, educational games and homework assistance.
Giving Philosophy
The foundation focuses on breaking the cycle of disadvantage for children in out-of-home care by providing consistent, one-on-one educational mentoring. It values volunteer engagement, evidence-based learning activities, and long-term relationship-based support to empower children to reach their full potential and improve Australia's historically low education outcomes for children in care.
Tips for Applicants
This foundation primarily works through volunteer Pyjama Angels rather than grant-making. Organizations seeking to partner should emphasize alignment with their educational focus on out-of-home-care children, demonstrate measurable impact on learning outcomes, and show capacity to operate within their existing program framework in NSW, VIC, or QLD.
Financial History (7 years)
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.2M | $3.0M | $3.5M | $273K |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2.9M | $263K |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $2.0M | $2.6M | $448K |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $355K |
| 2019 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $1.7M | $98K |
| 2018 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.4M | $220K |
| 2017 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $253K |
Community Evidence
External EvidenceIdentity
- GS ID
- AU-ABN-43111196742
- ABN
- 43111196742
- Sector
- education
- Website
- www.thepyjamafoundation.com
- Financial Year
- 2023
Focus Areas
Financials
- Revenue
- $3.2M
- Assets
- $3.5M
Method
- Match Confidence
- registry
- Cross-references
- 2 datasets
- Match Key
- ABN
- Relationships
- 38
Matched by Australian Business Number (ABN) — high confidence. This entity was found across multiple government datasets using the same ABN.
Data Sources
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View on JusticeHubLocation Intelligence
- Postcode
- 4010
- Locality
- Albion
- Remoteness
- Major Cities of Australia
- SEIFA Disadvantage
- Decile 9/10
- LGA
- Brisbane
- SA2 Region
- Albion
- Entities in Area
- 114
Disability Market Context
NDIS LayerThis organisation shows disability-related delivery signals. The strategic question is whether it sits inside a resilient market, a thin market, or a captured market where large providers take most of the money and local alternatives are scarce.