Queensland Lutheran Early Childhood Services
ABN 75 039 376 800charityEducation
BrisbaneQLD4064Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 10
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO2 of 7 systems
Power Score
8.0
2 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$8.3M
All sources
Justice Funding
$8.3M
8 programs
QLD Jurisdiction Context
Youth justice outcomes for QLD — how this entity’s operating environment is performing.
Detention rate
5.1/10K
Indigenous overrep.
26x
Cost/day (detention)
$2,162
Cost/day (community)
$382
↑QLD Indigenous detention rate +45% over 4 years
↑QLD nightly detention population +19% over 3 years
Recent Policy Changes
2025-11QLD Child Rights Report 2025 published
2025-11Justice Reinvestment Framework launched
$5M grants for place-based alternatives
2025-03Wacol Youth Remand Centre opens
+76 detention beds, adult-standard design
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Board & Governance12 current, 0 former
| Name | Role | Appointed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Webster | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Nicholas Monsour | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Shiron Dixon | chair | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Mark Vainikka | other | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Cheryl Steinhardt | other | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Benjamin Hentschke | other | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Andrew Spyropoulos | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| John Catford | officeholder | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Luke Spilsbury | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Gary Fulton | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Mark Blackwell | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Frederick Kleinschmidt | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Purposes
Education
Beneficiaries
ChildrenEarly Childhood
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) — Kindergarten program delivered in a Long day care centre | $3.6M | 54 | 2018-19 – 2022-23 |
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding — Kindergarten program delivered in a Long day care centre | $2.0M | 47 | 2022-23 – 2023-24 |
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) — Kindergarten Program in a Kindergarten | $1.4M | 21 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Free Kindy LDC — Kindergarten program delivered in a Long day care centre | $408K | 5 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| CGB Kindy Uplift — 0 | $378K | 2 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) — Kindergarten Program in a Kindergarten service | $229K | 2 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Universal Access to Early Childhood Education — QKFS Kindergarten Services (KPP) | $154K | 1 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| QKFS Kindergarten Program in a Long Day Care | $132K | 2 | 2014-15 – 2014-15 |
Relationships
| Entity | Type | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District trading as Pacific Lutheran Early Learning | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District T/A Faith Lutheran Kindergarten Redlands | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Bethania Lutheran Kindergarten | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| St Andrews Lutheran Church | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Redeemer Lutheran College P & F Assoc | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| The Cairnmillar Institute | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Windermere Foundation Ltd. | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Immanuel Lutheran College Foundation Limited | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Matthew Webster | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| NICHOLAS MONSOUR | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Shiron Dixon | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Mark Vainikka | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Cheryl Steinhardt | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Benjamin Hentschke | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Andrew Spyropoulos | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| John Catford | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Luke Spilsbury | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Gary Fulton | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Mark Blackwell | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Frederick Kleinschmidt | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |