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Annual Giving
$500K
Grant Range
$10K – $5.0M

Tips for Applicants

This organization does not operate as a traditional grant-making foundation. Rather than applying for grants, interested parties should consider: becoming a member, making donations to specific site restoration campaigns (e.g., Wolston Farmhouse avenue of trees restoration, Royal Bull's Head Inn coach preservation), volunteering at heritage sites, or booking educational programs for schools. The organization accepts bequests and sponsorship for specific sites or events.

Giving Philosophy

The National Trust operates on a preservation-through-operation model, directly managing heritage sites and running programs rather than distributing grants. Their charitable work is delivered through site operations, volunteer programs, educational activities, and community engagement at their managed properties across Queensland.

ACNC Financial History

YearGrants GivenRevenueTotal AssetsNet Assets
FY2023
$33.0M$112.0M$102.2M
FY2022
$22.7M$97.9M$91.5M
FY2021
$23.4M$92.6M$85.7M
FY2020
$23.1M$80.6M$76.2M
FY2019
$26.6M$77.2M$72.5M
FY2018
$26.5M$70.0M$66.5M
FY2017
$22.6M$60.2M$56.9M
7yr totalUnknownSource: ACNC Annual Information Statements

Focus Areas

arts
Geographic
AU-QLD
Recipients
community

Financial Details

Source of Wealth
This is a membership-based charitable organization, not a wealth-creation foundation. Funding comes from visitor admissions, memberships, donations, commercial operations (shop, venue hire), and potentially government heritage grants.

Board & Leadership

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Mark Townend
director
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Ben Graziani
secretary
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Linked from structured person roles rather than unstructured foundation summary text.

Data Sources

Profile quality: low
Foundation profile updated: 6 May 2026 (4 days ago)
Website pages scraped: 5
Added: 27 February 2026 (72 days ago)
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