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The Australian Centre for Social Innovation

Triple-proofcertifiedSocial Enterprise
ABN 90528422430|Adelaide, SA 5000|tacsi.org.au
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State
SA
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About

Delivered $1.7M across 11 government contracts for 5+ buyers.

TACSI can partner with you to provide design and innovation services, where we support communities and institutions to practice innovation by discovering new opportunities, inventing creative possibilities, and scaling new and better practices, policies, organisations, and systems. We can also provide institutional capability building for participatory working with communities, and connecting local demonstrations with broader systemic change agendas using experimentation. Products and services include Training & Education Services, Community & Social Services. Primary beneficiaries include Families, children or students. Social Traders status: Certification Expired. Membership: Connections Membership.

Registered Charity

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

The Australian Centre For Social Innovation Inc →
ABN 90528422430

Delivery Evidence

Govt Contracts
11
Total Value
$1.7M
Buyers
5+
Largest Contracts
4400029069 — Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, 2017
$664K
CD011535 — Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2023
$600K
90010552 — Department of Social Services, 2018
$80K
0041000905 — Attorney-General's Department, 2013
$79K
C000002560 — Services Australia, 2014
$70K
Top Buyers
Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business · $664KDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet · $600KDepartment of Social Services · $186KAustralian Public Service Commission · $110KAttorney-General's Department · $95K

Source: AusTender public contract notices. Values can include amendments and may not equal cash paid in a single year.

Grant Funding

$905Kacross 5 tracked grants (2015-16–2018-19)
4. Child Protection — 2017-18 · child_protection
$693K
8. Out of Home Care and Permanency Support — 2018-19 · child_protection
$90K
5. Child Protection — 2018-19 · child_protection
$80K
5. Domestic and Family Violence — 2017-18 · family_violence
$35K
Service System Support & Development — 2015-16 · community_services
$7K

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
$6.6M
Surplus / deficit
−$97K
Reserves runway
2.7 mo
Liquidity (current ratio)
1.67
Operating deficitUnder 3 months reserves

Source: ACNC Annual Information Statement, FY2023 · Large charity · 36% 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.

Gamescom 2026 Market Travel Program — NSW Government · closes 26 June 2026communityenterpriseeducation
to $5K
Household Problem Waste Education Funding 2026-2027 — NSW Government · closes 29 June 2026communityenterpriseeducation
to $200K
Aged Care Supported Accommodation Program (ACSAP) – Statewide Provider Grant 2026-2031 — NSW Government · closes 30 June 2026communityenterpriseeducation
to $1.4M
Impact Leadership Program - First Five — Australian Rural Leadership Foundation Limited · closes 23 June 2026communityeducation
to $12K
Community Impact Program - Community Leadership Activities — Australian Rural Leadership Foundation Limited · closes 30 June 2026communityeducation
—
Honours to Masters by Research — The Trustee For The Playford Memorial Trust · closes 30 June 2026education
to $8K

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

Sectors

Training & Education ServicesCommunity & Social Services
Geographic Focus
SANSWAdelaideredfern

Place Context

LGAAdelaide
RemotenessMajor Cities of Australia
SEIFA Decile4/10
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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.

Data Sources

Social Traders(June 2026)
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