North Coast National A & I Society

ABN: 57094772419·grantmaker·$785K annual giving

Foundation Score

Transparency

8 traceable grantees

Need Alignment

7 LGAs funded

Evidence

2 evidence-backed orgs

Geographic Reach

2 states, 7 LGAs

Annual Giving

$785K

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	—	$28K	$304K	0%	—
2018	—	$950K	$1.1M	0%	—
2019	—	$781K	$549K	0%	—
2020	—	$850K	$534K	0%	—
2021	—	$1.3M	$2.5M	0%	—
2022	—	$806K	$2.1M	0%	—
2023	$785K	$1.5M	$3.3M	56.1%	—

Giving Trend

Asset Trend

8 traceable grantees across 3 states. 1 community-controlled.

QLD: 4NSW: 2VIC: 1

Grantee	State	Amount	Year	Source
Queensland And Northern New South Wales Lions Medical Research Foundation	QLD	$293K	—	justice_funding
COMMUNITY LUNCH INC	VIC	$95K	—	justice_funding
COOLAMON COMMUNITY INCORPORATED	NSW	$10K	—	justice_funding
Indigenous Futures Foundation LtdCOMMUNITY	QLD	$10K	—	justice_funding
Zephyr Education Limited	QLD	$10K	—	justice_funding
Queer Family Inc	—	$10K	—	justice_funding
NORTHERN RIVERS WILDLIFE HOSPITAL LTD.	NSW	$10K	—	justice_funding
ROCKHAMPTON NORTH SPECIAL SCHOOL	QLD	$5K	—	justice_funding

This foundation funds organisations that themselves regrant to downstream recipients.9 downstream grants traced through 3 regranters.

North Coast National A & I Society→Indigenous Futures Foundation Ltd→5 downstream grantees

North Coast National A & I Society→Create Foundation Limited→3 downstream grantees

North Coast National A & I Society→Zephyr Education Limited→1 downstream grantees

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

Grantee	Intervention	Evidence	Cultural
Create Foundation Limited	CREATE Your Future Program	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	CREATE clubCREATE Membership	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	Speak Up Program	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	CREATE Foundation	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Zephyr Education Limited	School Essential Supplies Program	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES

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North Coast National A & I Society	$785K	40	48	50	46
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