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Compare two foundations across capital scale, governance visibility, open program surface, and recurring year-memory. Snow and Paul Ramsay are the default pair because they show the current best verified case and the first non-Snow replication case side by side.

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At a glance
Annual giving gap
Ian Potter leads

$38.0M vs $500K · 76.0x.

Governance visibility
Ian Potter leads

10 roles vs 9.

Recurring year memory
Snow leads

5 rows vs 2.

Verified grant layer
Ian Potter leads

1716 verified grants vs 44.

Review stability
Current estimate
Ready for stable review now

Both sides have governance visibility, recurring year memory, and at least some verified source-backed evidence. This is good enough for serious review.

Progress to stable review
8/8 signals complete

No major stability gaps remain for this pair.

Recommended next move
Review the strongest verified route

This pair is stable enough for review. Use the detailed route to audit the current evidence layer and keep it maintained.

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Benchmark fit
Benchmark-ready grantmaker

Corporate Foundation with enough evidence depth for stable philanthropic review.

Ian Potter
Stable review

Governance roles: 10

Verified grants: 1716

Year memory rows: 2

Verified source-backed rows: 2

Inferred rows: 0

Completion
4/4 stable signals

No major review-stability gaps remain.

What to do next
Maintain the verified layer

This foundation is stable enough for review. The next job is upkeep rather than core backfill.

Benchmark fit
Benchmark-ready grantmaker

Corporate Foundation with enough evidence depth for stable philanthropic review.

Snow
Stable review

Governance roles: 9

Verified grants: 44

Year memory rows: 5

Verified source-backed rows: 5

Inferred rows: 0

Completion
4/4 stable signals

No major review-stability gaps remain.

What to do next
Maintain the verified layer

This foundation is stable enough for review. The next job is upkeep rather than core backfill.

high confidence

THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION

Corporate FoundationABN 77950227010
Open route
Annual giving
$38.0M
Open programs
0
Governance
10
Year memory
2
Readiness signals
10 governance roles1716 verified grants2 year-memory rows

The Ian Potter Foundation is one of Australia's largest philanthropic foundations, established in 1964 by Sir Ian Potter AC, a pioneering stockbroker and businessman. The Foundation supports organisations and projects across six key program areas: Arts, Community Wellbeing, Early Childhood Development, Environment, Medical Research, and Public Health, with a focus on innovation, collaboration, and systemic change.

The Foundation emphasizes evidence-based grant making, collaborative philanthropy, and long-term systemic impact. It seeks to support innovative projects that address gaps in government funding, leverage partnerships with other funders, and drive sustainable change. The Foundation values organizational capacity building, provides both monetary and non-monetary support, and regularly surveys grantees to improve its practices. Recent initiatives demonstrate a commitment to co-funding models and establishing independent organizations for systemic reform, such as Watertrust Australia Ltd.
artsenvironmenthealthresearchAU-NationalAU-VICAU-NSW
Latest program year memory
2025-26

Round 1, 2026 - Environment (EOI)

grant

Expressions of Interest for the Environment program area are open for Round 1, 2026.

Places: Australia

Source: official ian potter program page verified

Evidence: open source

2025-26

Round 1, 2026 - Medical Research (Applications)

grant

Applications for the Medical Research program area are open for Round 1, 2026. Grants will be announced late June 2026.

Places: Australia

Source: official ian potter program page verified

Evidence: open source

medium confidence

The Trustee For The Snow Foundation

Corporate FoundationABN 49411415493
Open route
Annual giving
$500K
Open programs
13
Governance
9
Year memory
5
Readiness signals
9 governance roles44 verified grants5 year-memory rows13 open programs

The Snow Foundation is an Australian corporate foundation established by the Snow family to support health, community development, and Indigenous advancement programs primarily in the ACT and NSW regions. The foundation has operated since at least 2010, consistently publishing annual reports and maintaining an estimated giving capacity of approximately $500,000 annually.

The foundation takes a community-focused approach to philanthropy, supporting programs that address health outcomes, community wellbeing, and Indigenous advancement. Based on their long-term annual reporting and consistent giving patterns, they appear to favor sustained relationships with grantees rather than one-off grants, supporting organizations that demonstrate clear community impact in their target regions.
healthcommunityindigenousAU-ACTAU-NSW
Latest program year memory
2023-24

Deadly Hearts Trek

program

Recurring Snow Foundation portfolio strand for rheumatic heart disease screening and related First Nations heart health work.

Places: Northern Territory

Source: empathy-ledger-program-snapshots

Evidence: open source

2023-24

RHD Strategy

strategy

Recurring Snow Foundation strategy strand focused on rheumatic heart disease systems change and First Nations-led partnership work.

Partners: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Places: Australia, Northern Territory

Source: empathy-ledger-program-snapshots

Evidence: open source

2023-24

Snow Entrepreneurs

fellowship

Recurring Snow Foundation social entrepreneur support strand.

Places: Australia

Source: empathy-ledger-program-snapshots

Evidence: open source

2023-24

Snow Scholarships

scholarship

Recurring Snow Foundation scholarship and education access strand.

Partners: University of Canberra

Places: ACT, NSW

Source: empathy-ledger-program-snapshots

Evidence: open source

How to use this
1. Compare the capital posture

Start with annual giving, open programs, and governance visibility before you look at stories or relationships.

2. Check year-memory depth

If recurring program rows exist, the foundation is ready for stronger portfolio tracking and annual review loops.

3. Open the detailed route

Use the detailed demo page only after the compare view has made the differences legible.