Trust For Nature (Victoria)

ABN: 60292993543·trust·$500K annual giving

Foundation Score

100

Transparency

55 traceable grantees

Need Alignment

22 LGAs funded

Evidence

3 evidence-backed orgs

100

Geographic Reach

6 states, 22 LGAs

Annual Giving

$500K

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	—	$6.8M	$60.1M	0%	—
2018	—	$7.1M	$68.8M	0%	—
2019	—	$7.7M	$72.3M	0%	—
2020	—	$11.0M	$86.0M	0%	—
2021	—	$7.8M	$89.1M	0%	—
2022	—	$10.7M	$102.1M	0%	—
2023	—	$11.3M	$98.2M	0%	—

Giving Trend

Asset Trend

Grantees

58 traceable grantees across 7 states. 1 community-controlled.

VIC: 20NSW: 17QLD: 9SA: 3ACT: 2TAS: 1Vic: 1

Grantee	State	Amount	Year	Source
The Trustee For Friends Of The Mater Foundation	NSW	$40.0M	—	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
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE (84 002 705 224)	VIC	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
MONASH UNIVERSITY BIG BAND	VIC	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
University Of New South Wales	NSW	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
Canberra Grammar School Foundation Building Trust	ACT	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
Holme Annexe	NSW	$5.0M	—	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
Rule Prostate Cancer	VIC	$750K	—	justice_funding
FREE 3D HANDS LTD	VIC	$525K	—	justice_funding
The Trustee For The Fairbrother Foundation	—	$450K	—	justice_funding
RIDING ON A SHOOTING STAR ASSOCIATION INC	QLD	$290K	—	justice_funding
Talent Beyond Boundaries Ltd	—	$255K	—	justice_funding
The Salvation Army Endowment Fund	VIC	$170K	—	justice_funding
The University of Queensland	—	$160K	—	justice_funding
Cowboys Charity Limited	QLD	$150K	—	justice_funding
Korowa Anglican Girls School	VIC	$150K	—	justice_funding
The Ophthalmic Research Institute Of Australia	NSW	$145K	—	justice_funding
Macquarie University	NSW	$145K	—	justice_funding
CURE THE FUTURE FOUNDATION LIMITED	NSW	$100K	—	justice_funding
Pancare Foundation	—	$100K	—	justice_funding
Shepparton Art Museum Limited	VIC	$100K	—	justice_funding
Greater Shepparton Foundation Limited	—	$100K	—	justice_funding
The Lady Musgrave Trust	QLD	$100K	—	justice_funding
The Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation	NSW	$100K	—	justice_funding
Talent Beyond Boundaries Ltd	—	$100K	—	justice_funding
The Smith Family	NSW	$90K	—	justice_funding
The Empowerment Challenge Inc	—	$88K	—	justice_funding
Bayley House	VIC	$80K	—	justice_funding
The Smith Family	NSW	$80K	—	justice_funding
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE (84 002 705 224)	VIC	$76K	—	justice_funding
MULTICULTURA AUSTRALIA INC	VIC	$75K	—	justice_funding
Save the Children	QLD	$65K	—	justice_funding
Elise Reitze-Swensen	—	$50K	—	justice_funding
RELATIONSHIPS AUSTRALIA TASMANIA LTD	TAS	$40K	—	justice_funding
FITZROY STARS FOOTBALL AND NETBALL CLUB	VIC	$30K	—	justice_funding
SARAH ANTHONY	NSW	$25K	—	justice_funding
Bush Heritage Australia	VIC	$20K	—	justice_funding
Garvan Institute of Medical Research	NSW	$20K	—	justice_funding
The Walter And Eliza Hall Institute Of Medical Research	VIC	$20K	—	justice_funding
PETER MACCALLUM CANCER INSTITUTE (42 100 504 883)	VIC	$20K	—	justice_funding
Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated	VIC	$15K	—	justice_funding
COOLAMON COMMUNITY INCORPORATED	NSW	$10K	—	justice_funding
NORTHERN RIVERS WILDLIFE HOSPITAL LTD.	NSW	$10K	—	justice_funding
Lifeflight Foundation Ltd	QLD	$10K	—	justice_funding
Zephyr Education Limited	QLD	$10K	—	justice_funding

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Regranting Chain

This foundation funds organisations that themselves regrant to downstream recipients.23 downstream grants traced through 9 regranters.

Trust For Nature (Victoria)→Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated→9 downstream grantees

Trust For Nature (Victoria)→Indigenous Futures Foundation Ltd→5 downstream grantees

Trust For Nature (Victoria)→Shepparton Art Museum Limited→2 downstream grantees

Trust For Nature (Victoria)→World Youth International (Aust) Ltd→2 downstream grantees

Trust For Nature (Victoria)→Zephyr Education Limited→1 downstream grantees

Trust For Nature (Victoria)→APNIC FOUNDATION LIMITED→1 downstream grantees

Trust For Nature (Victoria)→Lifeflight Foundation Ltd→1 downstream grantees

Trust For Nature (Victoria)→Greater Shepparton Foundation Limited→1 downstream grantees

Trust For Nature (Victoria)→EM-POWER FOUNDATION LIMITED→1 downstream grantees

Evidence-Backed Grantees

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

Grantee	Intervention	Evidence	Cultural
The Salvation Army Endowment Fund	The Salvation Army	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
The Smith Family	The Smith Family's iTrack	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Zephyr Education Limited	School Essential Supplies Program	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES

Peer Foundations

Top-scored foundations for comparison.

Foundation	Giving	T	N	E	Score
Trust For Nature (Victoria)	$500K	100	42	11	60
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

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