INDIGENOUS DESERT ALLIANCE LIMITED

ABN: 20632257964·grantmaker·$1.8M annual giving

Foundation Score

Transparency

5 traceable grantees

Need Alignment

5 LGAs funded

Evidence

0 evidence-backed orgs

Geographic Reach

4 states, 5 LGAs

Annual Giving

$1.8M

Traceable Grantees

Community-Controlled

Board Overlaps

5 years of ACNC Annual Information Statement data (2019–2023).

Year	Grants Given	Revenue	Assets	Giving Ratio	YoY
2019	—	$171K	$117K	0%	—
2020	—	$995K	$642K	0%	—
2021	—	$1.6M	$1.5M	0%	—
2022	$1.0M	$8.1M	$5.7M	18.2%	—
2023	$1.8M	$7.9M	$5.5M	22.4%	+70.8%

Giving Trend

Asset Trend

6 traceable grantees across 4 states. 1 community-controlled.

NSW: 2VIC: 2QLD: 1NT: 1

Grantee	State	Amount	Year	Source
Australian Museum	NSW	$50K	—	justice_funding
FITZROY STARS FOOTBALL AND NETBALL CLUB	VIC	$30K	—	justice_funding
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT SOCIETY INC	VIC	$10K	—	justice_funding
COOLAMON COMMUNITY INCORPORATED	NSW	$10K	—	justice_funding
Indigenous Futures Foundation LtdCOMMUNITY	QLD	$10K	—	justice_funding
Mjd Foundation Limited	NT	$10K	—	justice_funding

This foundation funds organisations that themselves regrant to downstream recipients.5 downstream grants traced through 1 regranter.

INDIGENOUS DESERT ALLIANCE LIMITED→Indigenous Futures Foundation Ltd→5 downstream grantees

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