Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated

ABN: 22007498482·corporate foundation·$500K annual giving

Foundation Score

Transparency

15 traceable grantees

Need Alignment

5 LGAs funded

Evidence

0 evidence-backed orgs

Geographic Reach

4 states, 5 LGAs

Annual Giving

$500K

Traceable Grantees

Community-Controlled

Board Overlaps

7 years of ACNC Annual Information Statement data (2017–2023).

Year	Grants Given	Revenue	Assets	Giving Ratio	YoY
2017	—	$13.3M	$19.8M	0%	—
2018	—	$13.9M	$20.6M	0%	—
2019	—	$15.6M	$21.9M	0%	—
2020	—	$15.0M	$23.9M	0%	—
2021	—	$18.4M	$25.7M	0%	—
2022	—	$17.1M	$22.9M	0%	—
2023	—	$18.1M	$21.6M	0%	—

Giving Trend

Asset Trend

17 traceable grantees across 4 states.

NSW: 9VIC: 6SA: 1QLD: 1

Grantee	State	Amount	Year	Source
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Foundation	VIC	$200.0M	—	justice_funding
ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation	NSW	$42.0M	—	justice_funding
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Foundation	VIC	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
AUSTRALIAN BRAGG CENTRE FOR PROTON THERAPY AND RESEARCH LIMITED	SA	$2.0M	—	justice_funding
Rule Prostate Cancer	VIC	$750K	—	justice_funding
AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS LTD	NSW	$450K	—	justice_funding
THE DHADJOWA FOUNDATION LTD	—	$365K	—	justice_funding
Australian Lasallian (Asia/Pacific) Foundation Limited	NSW	$330K	—	justice_funding
Talent Beyond Boundaries Ltd	—	$255K	—	justice_funding
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Foundation	VIC	$225K	—	justice_funding
Australian Communities Foundation Limited	VIC	$100K	—	justice_funding
Australian Council Of Social Service	NSW	$100K	—	justice_funding
Australian War Widows Queensland	QLD	$50K	—	justice_funding
Australian Museum	NSW	$50K	—	justice_funding
Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated	VIC	$15K	—	justice_funding
Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation	NSW	$15K	—	justice_funding
Art Gallery of New South Wales	NSW	$12K	—	justice_funding
Claudia Robinson	—	$10K	—	justice_funding
The Trustee For Theme And Variations Foundation	NSW	$8K	—	justice_funding
Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation	NSW	$3K	—	justice_funding

Foundation trustees who also sit on the boards of organisations this foundation funds.

LEON CERMAK→Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated

ROSALIND HARVEY→Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated

SALLY FISHER→Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated

SARAH ENGLISH→Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated

SHAR MOLLOY→Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated

STEPHEN LIGHTFOOT→Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated

TERENCE JEYARETNAM→Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated

This foundation funds organisations that themselves regrant to downstream recipients.8 downstream grants traced through 1 regranter.

Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated→Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated→8 downstream grantees

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