Trustee for the Byron Bay Community Benefit Fund

ABN: 98427003802·grantmaker·$2.2M annual giving

Foundation Score

100

Transparency

45 traceable grantees

Need Alignment

20 LGAs funded

Evidence

3 evidence-backed orgs

100

Geographic Reach

5 states, 20 LGAs

Annual Giving

$2.2M

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	$20K	$22K	$40K	100%	—
2018	$53K	$49K	$34K	98%	+165%
2019	—	$73K	$3K	0%	-100%
2020	$177K	$177K	$13K	100%	—
2021	$269K	$269K	$17K	100%	+52.4%
2022	$2.2M	$2.2M	$794K	100%	+711.2%
2023	—	$1.1M	$13K	0%	-100%

Giving Trend

Asset Trend

Grantees

47 traceable grantees across 5 states. 1 community-controlled.

VIC: 18NSW: 17QLD: 6SA: 1TAS: 1

Grantee	State	Amount	Year	Source
The Trustee For Friends Of The Mater Foundation	NSW	$40.0M	—	justice_funding
St. Vincent's Institute Of Medical Research	VIC	$10.6M	—	justice_funding
Holme Annexe	NSW	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
MONASH UNIVERSITY BIG BAND	VIC	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
University Of New South Wales	NSW	$5.0M	—	justice_funding
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE (84 002 705 224)	VIC	$5.0M	—	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
Cowboys Charity Limited	QLD	$150K	—	justice_funding
Korowa Anglican Girls School	VIC	$150K	—	justice_funding
Macquarie University	NSW	$145K	—	justice_funding
The Ophthalmic Research Institute Of Australia	NSW	$145K	—	justice_funding
Pancare Foundation	—	$100K	—	justice_funding
CURE THE FUTURE FOUNDATION LIMITED	NSW	$100K	—	justice_funding
Shepparton Art Museum Limited	VIC	$100K	—	justice_funding
Talent Beyond Boundaries Ltd	—	$100K	—	justice_funding
The Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation	NSW	$100K	—	justice_funding
Greater Shepparton Foundation Limited	—	$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
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
Zephyr Education Limited	QLD	$10K	—	justice_funding
COOLAMON COMMUNITY INCORPORATED	NSW	$10K	—	justice_funding
Indigenous Futures Foundation LtdCOMMUNITY	QLD	$10K	—	justice_funding
DRUMMOYNE SAILING CLUB LTD	NSW	$10K	—	justice_funding
Queer Family Inc	—	$10K	—	justice_funding
NORTHERN RIVERS WILDLIFE HOSPITAL LTD.	NSW	$10K	—	justice_funding
Coffs Harbour Junior Rugby Union Club	NSW	$10K	—	justice_funding
The Trustee For Theme And Variations Foundation	NSW	$8K	—	justice_funding
The Salvation Army Endowment Fund	VIC	$7K	—	justice_funding
TROY SCOTT	VIC	$5K	—	justice_funding
TARJA BARNES	QLD	$5K	—	justice_funding
SIMONE OSBORNE	NSW	$5K	—	justice_funding

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Regranting Chain

This foundation funds organisations that themselves regrant to downstream recipients.11 downstream grants traced through 5 regranters.

Trustee for the Byron Bay Community Benefit Fund→Indigenous Futures Foundation Ltd→5 downstream grantees

Trustee for the Byron Bay Community Benefit Fund→Shepparton Art Museum Limited→2 downstream grantees

Trustee for the Byron Bay Community Benefit Fund→World Youth International (Aust) Ltd→2 downstream grantees

Trustee for the Byron Bay Community Benefit Fund→Zephyr Education Limited→1 downstream grantees

Trustee for the Byron Bay Community Benefit Fund→Greater Shepparton 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
Trustee for the Byron Bay Community Benefit Fund	$2.2M	100	42	13	61
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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