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The William Buckland Foundation

ABN: 23196005019·corporate foundation·$500K annual giving

Foundation Score

61
100
Transparency
76 traceable grantees
43
Need Alignment
39 LGAs funded
13
Evidence
5 evidence-backed orgs
100
Geographic Reach
5 states, 39 LGAs
Annual Giving
$500K
Traceable Grantees
55
Community-Controlled
5
Board Overlaps
0

Financial Trends

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

YearGrants GivenYoY
2017$5.2M—
2018$6.9M+31.6%
2019$7.4M+7.3%
2020$6.8M-8.3%
2021$4.8M-29.1%
2022$6.1M+25.9%
2023$6.0M-1.5%
Giving Trend
Asset Trend

Grantees

55 traceable grantees across 5 states. 5 community-controlled.

VIC: 69NSW: 14ACT: 4QLD: 4SA: 3
GranteeAmount
Tomorrow Today Education Foundation Ltd$400K
Social Ventures Australia Limited$300K
Colman Education Foundation$300K
Colman Education Foundation$300K
THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY$256K
Western Community Legal Centre Limited$250K
Bendigo Community Health Services Ltd$250K
Bendigo Community Health Services Ltd$250K
TRY Australia$200K
Tomorrow Today Education Foundation Ltd$200K
Melbourne Recital Centre$170K
Nuffield Australia$159K
University Of Melbourne$152K
Thrive Refugee Enterprise Limited$150K
Save The Children Australia$150K
Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal$150K
JIGSAW GROUP (AUS) LIMITED$150K
TRY Australia$150K
Unison Housing Limited$150K
Australian Academy Of Science$150K
Igniting Change$150K
Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal$150K
Australians for Mental Health Limited$150K
Save The Children Australia$150K
Shepparton Art Museum Limited$150K
INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT PTY LTDCOMMUNITY$150K
Igniting Change$150K
Thrive Refugee Enterprise Limited$150K
Save The Children Australia$150K
Thrive Refugee Enterprise Limited$150K
Victoria University$150K
CONCEPT2 AUSTRALIA$150K
Victoria University$150K
Children Australia Inc$149K
Children Australia Inc$149K
Concern Australia Welfare Inc.$149K
Victoria University$148K
Conscious Creative Limited$145K
Free to Ltd$144K
Free to Ltd$144K
Free to Ltd$144K
University Of Melbourne$138K
Scope (Aust) Ltd$137K
LEVEL UP YOUTH FOUNDATION LTD$136K
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship Limited$135K
THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY$134K
Council To Homeless Persons$131K
Bendigo Community Health Services Ltd$130K
Council To Homeless Persons$127K
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Inc.$125K
Showing 50 of 100 grantees

Regranting Chain

This foundation funds organisations that themselves regrant to downstream recipients.50 downstream grants traced through 7 regranters.

The William Buckland Foundation→Victoria University→15 downstream grantees
The William Buckland Foundation→Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal→12 downstream grantees
The William Buckland Foundation→Australian Academy Of Science→9 downstream grantees
The William Buckland Foundation→Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Inc.→6 downstream grantees
The William Buckland Foundation→Social Ventures Australia Limited→5 downstream grantees
The William Buckland Foundation→Shepparton Art Museum Limited→2 downstream grantees
The William Buckland Foundation→HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AUSTRALIA→1 downstream grantees

Evidence-Backed Grantees

Grantees with interventions documented in the Australian Living Map of Alternatives (ALMA).

GranteeIntervention
Jesuit Social Services LimitedJesuit Social Services Youth Justice Programs VIC
Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency Co Op LtdVictorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Youth Programs
Brotherhood Of St LaurenceBrotherhood of St Laurence Youth Programs
Save The Children Australia54 Reasons Bail Support Program
Save The Children AustraliaSave the Children Australia
Save The Children AustraliaBack to Community (54 Reasons)
Jesuit Social Services LimitedJesuit Social Services NT Youth Justice Programs
The Smith FamilyThe Smith Family's iTrack

Peer Foundations

Top-scored foundations for comparison.

FoundationGivingScore
The William Buckland Foundation$500K61
Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal$2.0M70
THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION$38.0M66
The Trustee For Helen Macpherson Smith Trust$4.8M66
Paul Ramsay Foundation Limited$183.0M64
Foundation for the Western Australian Museum Limited$500K62
Foundation For Independence Recreation & Social Training Inc$500K62
Queensland Performing Arts Trust$500K62
Community Broadcasting Foundation$20.7M62
Queensland Education & Cultural Foundation Limited$500K62
Queensland University Of Technology$86.9M62
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