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Annual Giving
$100K
Grant Range
$5K – $500K

Tips for Applicants

The Institute of Public Affairs does not operate as a traditional grant-making foundation. It is a policy research organization that accepts members and donations. Those seeking funding for research or community projects would need to align with the IPA's free-market, limited government philosophy to potentially receive support through their membership or research partnerships.

Giving Philosophy

The IPA operates primarily as a research and policy think tank rather than a traditional grant-making foundation. It produces research outputs, submissions to inquiries, publications, and hosts events to influence public policy debate. Giving appears to be indirect through producing research that advances their ideological positions rather than direct grant-making to external organizations.

ACNC Financial History

YearGrants GivenRevenueTotal AssetsNet Assets
FY2023
$3.1M
$2.8M$690K$685K
FY2022
$962K$1.1M$1.1M
FY2021
$1.4M
Unknown AU + $1.4M intl
$1.8M$841K$829K
FY2020
$939K$469K$461K
FY2019
$996K$910K$901K
FY2018
$880K$969K$959K
FY2017
$649K$1.1M$1.1M
7yr total$4.5MSource: ACNC Annual Information Statements

Focus Areas

Geographic
AU-National
Recipients
community

Financial Details

Source of Wealth
The IPA generates revenue through member subscriptions, donations, and potentially publication sales. As a charitable trust established to support research, its wealth derives from charitable contributions and membership fees from supporters of free-market policy positions.

Board & Leadership

James Power
director
ACNC
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Simon Fenwick
board member
ACNC
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Linked from structured person roles rather than unstructured foundation summary text.

Data Sources

Profile quality: low
Foundation profile updated: 12 March 2026 (97 days ago)
Website pages scraped: 5
Added: 27 February 2026 (111 days ago)
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