Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal

ABN: 27091810589·corporate foundation·$2.0M annual giving

Foundation Score

100

Transparency

2472 traceable grantees

Need Alignment

390 LGAs funded

Evidence

47 evidence-backed orgs

100

Geographic Reach

11 states, 390 LGAs

Annual Giving

$2.0M

Traceable Grantees

Community-Controlled

Board Overlaps

Financial Trends

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

Year	Grants Given	Revenue	Assets	Giving Ratio	YoY
2017	$6.2M	$8.8M	$26.8M	78.8%	—
2018	$7.1M	$9.8M	$27.2M	79.9%	+14.2%
2019	$11.5M	$12.6M	$30.1M	82.4%	+62.1%
2020	$13.7M	$28.2M	$43.3M	81.7%	+19%
2021	$20.8M	$22.3M	$47.6M	84%	+51.5%
2022	$22.4M	$25.5M	$45.6M	83%	+7.5%
2023	$25.1M	$32.2M	$52.2M	78.1%	+12.1%

Giving Trend

Asset Trend

Grantees

81 traceable grantees across 7 states. 3 community-controlled.

NSW: 26QLD: 25VIC: 19ACT: 8SA: 5TAS: 1NT: 1

Grantee	State	Amount	Year	Source
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Foundation	VIC	$200.0M	—	justice_funding
THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY	ACT	$150.0M	—	justice_funding
National Breast Cancer Foundation	NSW	$48.2M	—	justice_funding
Channel 7 Childrens Research Foundation Of Sa Inc	SA	$43.5M	—	justice_funding
ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation	NSW	$42.0M	—	justice_funding
The Trustee For Friends Of The Mater Foundation	NSW	$40.0M	—	justice_funding
The University of Newcastle Cricket Club	NSW	$25.0M	—	justice_funding
EPWORTH FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED	VIC	$13.0M	—	justice_funding
APNIC FOUNDATION LIMITED	QLD	$12.6M	—	justice_funding
St. Vincent's Institute Of Medical Research	VIC	$10.6M	—	justice_funding
Canberra Grammar School Foundation Building Trust	ACT	$8.0M	—	justice_funding
Canberra Grammar School Foundation	ACT	$8.0M	—	justice_funding
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Foundation Limited	TAS	$6.0M	—	justice_funding
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Foundation	VIC	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
Canberra Grammar School Foundation Building Trust	ACT	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE (84 002 705 224)	VIC	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
University Of New South Wales	NSW	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
MONASH UNIVERSITY BIG BAND	VIC	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
Holme Annexe	NSW	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
Australian Schools Plus Ltd	NSW	$4.7M	2021-2026	justice_funding
The University Of Newcastle	NSW	$4.3M	2022-ongoing	justice_funding
Amany Zekry	—	$4.0M	—	justice_funding
Anindilyakwa Land CouncilCOMMUNITY	NT	$3.5M	2021-ongoing	justice_funding
University Of New South Wales	NSW	$3.0M	2022-ongoing	justice_funding
OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION	—	$2.6M	—	justice_funding
MICHAEL RICE	QLD	$2.0M	—	justice_funding
Toowoomba Hospital Foundation	QLD	$2.0M	—	justice_funding
AUSTRALIAN BRAGG CENTRE FOR PROTON THERAPY AND RESEARCH LIMITED	SA	$2.0M	—	justice_funding
World Youth International (Aust) Ltd	SA	$2.0M	—	justice_funding
MONASH HEALTH (82 142 080 338)	VIC	$1.8M	—	justice_funding
OUTDOOR SUPACENTRE PTY LTD	NSW	$1.7M	—	justice_funding
Black Dog Institute	NSW	$1.5M	—	justice_funding
WHU CHI SCHOOL OF ARTS	NSW	$1.4M	—	justice_funding
Joseph Powell	—	$1.2M	—	justice_funding
Joseph Powell	—	$1.1M	—	justice_funding
Burnett Mary Regional Group For Natural Resource Management Ltd	QLD	$1.0M	—	justice_funding
Foodbank Kyneton Inc.	VIC	$1.0M	—	justice_funding
Monash University	VIC	$1.0M	—	justice_funding
Rule Prostate Cancer	VIC	$750K	—	justice_funding
Capital Region Muscular Dystrophy	ACT	$600K	—	justice_funding
New School Of Arts Neighbourhood House Inc	NSW	$571K	2021	relationship
New School Of Arts Neighbourhood House Inc	NSW	$571K	2021	relationship
FREE 3D HANDS LTD	VIC	$525K	—	justice_funding
Canberra Grammar School Foundation	ACT	$500K	—	justice_funding
The Walter And Eliza Hall Institute Of Medical Research	VIC	$500K	—	justice_funding
Five Bridges Ltd	QLD	$484K	2024-25	justice_funding
Francoise Babet Leukaemia Foundation Inc	—	$468K	—	justice_funding
The Trustee For The Fairbrother Foundation	—	$450K	—	justice_funding
Aeiou Foundation	QLD	$450K	—	justice_funding
AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS LTD	NSW	$450K	—	justice_funding

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Governance: Board Overlaps

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

GEORGINA SOMERSET→Royal Flying Doctor Service Of Australia (Queensland Section)

GEORGINA SOMERSET→Red Earth Community Foundation South Burnett Limited

GEORGINA SOMERSET→Royal Flying Doctor Service Of Australia (Queensland Section)

GEORGINA SOMERSET→Red Earth Community Foundation South Burnett Limited

JAMES FLINTOFT→Social Traders Ltd

Regranting Chain

This foundation funds organisations that themselves regrant to downstream recipients.50 downstream grants traced through 2 regranters.

Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal→Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association→44 downstream grantees

Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal→CARE Australia→6 downstream grantees

Evidence-Backed Grantees

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

Grantee	Intervention	Evidence	Cultural
Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good (DIYDG) Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation	Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good (DIYDG)	Indigenous-led (culturally grounded, community authority)	YES
Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-Operative Limited	Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Mission Australia	WA Youth Services (Mission Australia)	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Anglicare Wa	Foyer Oxford	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Mission Australia	Mission Australia Youth Services NSW	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency Co Op Ltd	Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Youth Programs	Indigenous-led (culturally grounded, community authority)	YES
Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-Operative Limited	Rumbalara Football Netball Club Youth Programs	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Inspire Youth and Family Services Inc	Inspire Youth and Family Services	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC	Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation	Indigenous-led (culturally grounded, community authority)	YES
Mission Australia	Mission Australia	N/A	YES
Wesley Mission Queensland	Wesley Mission Queensland	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Regional Youth Support Services Inc	WMQ Youth Support Services	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/Act) Limited	Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) Youth Justice	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Marra Worra Worra Aboriginal Corporation	Youth Programs (Marra Worra Worra Aboriginal Corporation)	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Mission Australia	Mornington Island Youth Service	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	CREATE Your Future Program	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	Speak Up Program	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	CREATE clubCREATE Membership	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Berry Street Victoria Incorporated	Berry Street Youth Services	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
BackTrack Youth Works Ltd	BackTrack Youth Works	Indigenous-led (culturally grounded, community authority)	YES
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/Act) Limited	Home - Aboriginal Legal Service	N/A	YES
Yued Aboriginal Corporation	Yued Aboriginal Corporation Youth Services	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	CREATE Foundation	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Regional Youth Support Services Inc	Regional Youth Support Coordinator	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association	PCYC Queensland	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Wesley Mission Queensland	WMB Youth and Parenting Support Services (YHES House)	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Douglas Shire Community Services Assoc Ltd	Mossman Youth Services	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Charleville & District Community Support Association Incorporated	Charleville Youth Support Program	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Multicultural Australia Ltd	Multicultural Australia	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association	Connect Program	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES

Peer Foundations

Top-scored foundations for comparison.

Foundation	Giving	T	N	E	Score
Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal	$2.0M	100	82	4	70
THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION	$38.0M	100	65	6	66
The Trustee For Helen Macpherson Smith Trust	$4.8M	100	67	6	66
Paul Ramsay Foundation Limited	$183.0M	100	43	25	64
Foundation for the Western Australian Museum Limited	$500K	100	50	7	62
Foundation For Independence Recreation & Social Training Inc	$500K	100	50	7	62
Queensland Performing Arts Trust	$500K	100	59	19	62
Community Broadcasting Foundation	$20.7M	100	52	15	62
Queensland Education & Cultural Foundation Limited	$500K	100	59	19	62
Queensland University Of Technology	$86.9M	100	59	19	62
Work Health & Safety Foundation	$500K	100	54	13	62

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