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Australian Rotary Health
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Annual Giving
$3.3M
About
Australian Rotary Health is a national grant-making organisation dedicated to improving the lives of all Australians through funding breakthrough research, education, and awareness initiatives, primarily in mental health and general health. It also provides scholarships for Indigenous health, and rural medical and nursing students across Australia.
Giving Philosophy
Australian Rotary Health values funding breakthrough research that addresses critical health challenges, particularly in mental health, and supports the development of future health professionals through targeted scholarships. Its giving is driven by a commitment
Notable Grants
■Terry Dwyer, University of Tasmania — $300,000+ (1986-2004) — SIDS/Cot Death research
■Environmental Health Problems of the Aged — $1,400,000 (1989-1995) — depression, Alzheimers, aged care
■Adolescent Health — $1,500,000 (1993-1996) — lifestyles, injury control, low birth weight
■Family Health — $1,400,000 (1996-1999) — rheumatic fever, mental illness in families, cancer therapy, asthma
■Ross River Virus — $210,000 (1998-2000) — virus research
■First Aid, Pre-Hospital treatment and Emergency Care — $290,000 (1999-2001) — emergency care research
■Bowelscan program evaluation — $50,000 (1998) — bowel cancer screening
■Malaria — $30,000 (2000) — malaria research
ACNC Financial History
| Year | Grants Given | Revenue | Total Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1.9M | $2.8M | $16.2M | $14.4M |
| FY2022 | $1.5M | $3.3M | $15.2M | $13.7M |
| FY2021 | $2.4M | $3.6M | $15.9M | $14.2M |
| FY2020 | $2.6M | $3.0M | $14.4M | $12.5M |
| FY2019 | $3.3M | $4.3M | $16.2M | $14.3M |
| FY2018 | $2.4M | $4.3M | $15.7M | $13.9M |
| FY2017 | $2.4M | $3.4M | $14.9M | $13.2M |
| 7yr total | $16.4M | Source: ACNC Annual Information Statements | ||
Focus Areas
healthresearcheducationindigenous
Geographic
AU-National
Recipients
researchersuniversity students
Board & Leadership
Bernard Bott
director
ACNC
Stephen Humphreys
director
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Adrian Roach
board member
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Ian McKay
board member
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Jeffrey Neale
board member
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Patricia Schraven
board member
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Paul Mee
board member
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Paul Miegel
board member
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Rengarajan Chidambaranathan
board member
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Rick Vosila
board member
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Robert Calvert
board member
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Ronald Degenhart
board member
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Yvonne Keane
public officer
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