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Wise Foundation

certifiedSocial EnterpriseSocial Traders Certified
ABN 29129090848|South Melbourne, VIC 3205|wisefoundation.com.au
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State
VIC
Certifications
1
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1 directory

About

Wise Barista Program provides hospitality based training and employment opportunities for individuals facing barriers. We bring corporate partners and suppliers together to create positive, lasting impact on the lives of vulnerable people,whilst demonstrating the benefits of corporate social impact investment. Our mission is to deliver a quality, in-house barista service to clients that generates meaningful opportunities through hands on experience and employment. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Registered Charity

This social enterprise is also a registered charity with the ACNC:

Wise Foundation
ABN 29129090848

Delivery Evidence

No federal contract history found in AusTender for this ABN. Absence of a record is not absence of delivery — state and local procurement is not fully covered.

Program Evidence

Programs this organisation runs that the Australian Living Map of Alternatives (ALMA) has documented — with the cited studies and measured outcomes behind them. ALMA's evidence assessment, linked by ABN; not a CivicGraph endorsement.

Programs
1
Cited Studies
2
Measured Outcomes
3
Wirrpanda Foundation Youth Programs
Education/Employment
2 cited studies3 measured outcomes
ALMA assessment: Untested (theory/pilot stage)verified
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Cited Evidence
Program evaluation
Effect: Small positive

The evaluation report indicates that youth education, training, or employment rates increased for participants in the project. This suggests that the program effectively supports youth in achieving better educational and employment outcomes.

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Program evaluation
Effect: Large positive

The Wirrpanda Foundation's pre-employment programs saw a significant increase in their 26-week retention rate, rising from 39% to 94% since October 2020. This indicates a strong improvement in program effectiveness and participant engagement.

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Measured Outcomes
Educational engagement

Number of Aboriginal young people participating in school programs, mentoring, and career development activities, tracked via program enrollment records

Educational engagement

School attendance rates, completion rates, and academic progress of participants

Employment/training

Employment placements, career pathway progression, and training completions

Source: Australian Living Map of Alternatives (ALMA), a curated evidence base of community programs. Programs are linked to this organisation by ABN; a program may be delivered by another part of the organisation.

Grant Funding

$65Kacross 1 tracked grants (2021-22–2021-22)
Gambling Community Benefit Fund — 2021-22 · legal_services
$65K

Source: public funding datasets tracked by CivicGraph. Coverage is partial — this is a floor, not a total.

Financial Health

A capacity signal from this charity's latest public ACNC filing — to show where a buyer or funder might offer multi-year or capacity support, not to rank organisations. Not a CivicGraph assessment of the organisation.

Financially stretchedACNC AIS · FY2023

Thin reserves in the latest filing — a delivery partner who may benefit from multi-year or capacity support, not avoidance.

Income FY23
$2.1M
Surplus / deficit
−$174K
Reserves runway
0.0 mo
Liquidity (current ratio)
0.43
Operating deficitUnder 3 months reservesCurrent ratio under 1

Source: ACNC Annual Information Statement, FY2023 · Medium charity · 0% of income from government. A point-in-time regulatory snapshot — figures can lag a year and a single filing is not a full picture of an organisation's health. Liquidity is shown only where a balance sheet was filed.

Open Funding Matches

For this enterprise — open grants it could apply for. Not part of buyer due diligence.

Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund Round 6 — Sustainability Victoria · closes 1 July 2026enterprise
to $500K
Business Recovery Advisory Service 2026 Registration form — Victorian Government · closes 30 Oct 2026enterprise
Business Recovery Advisory Service - Summer 2026 Victorian bushfires — Victorian Government · closes 31 Oct 2026enterprise
Small Business Financial Counselling – Summer 2026 Victorian bushfires — Victorian Government · closes 31 Oct 2026enterprise
Social Enterprise Innovation Grant — GrantConnect · closes 30 June 2026enterprise
to $50K
Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Sustainability Funding — DTMR · closes 30 June 2026enterprise
to $55K

Automated match on sector and location against open grants tracked by CivicGraph. Eligibility is not assessed — always check each grant's criteria.

Sectors

Geographic Focus
VICSouth Melbourne

Place Context

LGAPort Phillip
RemotenessMajor Cities of Australia
SEIFA Decile7/10

Verification

certified

Social Traders certified

Tier reflects the strength of external verification, not how “social” an enterprise is. Marks belong to their issuing bodies. Checked June 2026.

Certifications

Social Traders Certifiedcertified

Data Sources

Social Traders(June 2026)
Enriched: 12 March 2026(high)
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