Environment charities in Australia
There are 2,825 the environment charities operating in Australia on Australia's ACNC charity register. 1,294 of them (46%) are DGR-endorsed, so donations are tax-deductible. Together they report $4.4B in annual income. Below you can see what each does, check tax-deductibility, and support them directly — or, on Elevate, give so the gift recycles to fund the next recipient.
- Charities
- 2,825
- DGR-verified
- 1,294(46%)
- Annual income
- $4.4B
- Large / small
- 199 / 1,760
Minderoo Foundation Limited as trustee for The Minderoo Foundation Trust
$788,265,264 annual income
Container Exchange (QLD) Limited
$486,817,658 annual income
VICRETURN LIMITED
$221,103,828 annual income
WA RETURN RECYCLE RENEW LTD
$211,111,029 annual income
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE
$165,124,000 annual income
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
$105,543,170 annual income
Royal Agricultural Society Of NSW
$85,144,000 annual income
Central Land Council
$77,887,000 annual income
The Sunrise Project Australia Limited
$76,828,786 annual income
The Trustee For Yajilarra Trust
$66,104,852 annual income
Oxfam Australia
$65,311,000 annual income
World Wide Fund For Nature Australia
$52,225,280 annual income
Wedgetail Foundation
$45,905,001 annual income
Bush Heritage Australia
$42,933,000 annual income
Greening Australia Ltd
$40,337,000 annual income
Royal Zoological Society Of South Australia Inc
$39,612,073 annual income
Community Resources Limited
$38,386,761 annual income
The Trustee For The Western Cape Communities Trust
$34,558,241 annual income
Oh-Rule Family Philanthropy Ltd
$31,714,279 annual income
The Trustee For The Nature Conservancy Australia Trust
$28,073,275 annual income
ALFA (NT) Limited
$27,057,785 annual income
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Limited
$25,657,931 annual income
MAA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
$25,004,369 annual income
Global Evergreening Alliance Limited
$23,656,043 annual income
HEALTHY LAND AND WATER LTD
$21,863,134 annual income
The Queensland Community Foundation
$21,170,301 annual income
Climate and Environment Foundation
$20,169,000 annual income
Nq Dry Tropics Ltd
$20,086,611 annual income
The Trustee For Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
$19,894,458 annual income
The Yindjibarndi People Community Trust
$18,892,896 annual income
BUILDING 4.0 CRC LIMITED
$18,380,135 annual income
The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (W.A.)
$18,250,271 annual income
CERES EARTH LIMITED
$17,768,058 annual income
Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated
$17,101,212 annual income
BATTERY STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL LTD
$16,884,178 annual income
The National Trust Of South Australia
$16,567,262 annual income
Australian Opal Centre Limited
$15,662,827 annual income
FUTURE FOOD SYSTEMS LTD
$15,128,549 annual income
BOUNDLESS EARTH LIMITED
$15,100,000 annual income
Australian Academy Of Science
$15,045,498 annual income
HILT CRC LIMITED
$14,862,286 annual income
Green Building Council of Australia
$14,436,175 annual income
Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform Limited
$14,426,050 annual income
Reef And Rainforest Research Centre Ltd
$14,217,417 annual income
Booroongen Djugun Limited (BDL)
$13,978,756 annual income
BirdLife Australia
$13,931,650 annual income
Wildlife Information Rescue And Education Service Limited
$13,641,685 annual income
Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation Ltd.
$13,533,331 annual income
Fitzroy Basin Association Limited
$13,036,427 annual income
CRC TIME LIMITED
$13,024,626 annual income
Ninti One Limited
$12,965,813 annual income
The McCusker Charitable Foundation
$12,702,195 annual income
BLUE ECONOMY CRC-CO LTD
$12,424,995 annual income
Burnett Mary Regional Group For Natural Resource Management Ltd
$12,271,078 annual income
Auscope Ltd
$12,077,240 annual income
Australian Water Association Limited
$12,000,428 annual income
Santos Organics Ltd
$11,557,478 annual income
The Wilderness Society
$11,287,920 annual income
End Food Waste Australia Limited
$10,885,948 annual income
Trust For Nature (Victoria)
$10,876,051 annual income
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Environment charities in Australia — frequently asked
How many the environment charities are there in Australia?
There are 2,825 registered the environment charities operating in Australia, according to Australia's ACNC charity register.
Which the environment charities in Australia are tax-deductible?
1,294 of the 2,825 the environment charities in Australia (46%) hold DGR endorsement, which means donations to them are tax-deductible. Look for the “Tax-deductible” badge on each charity's profile.
How much do the environment charities in Australia raise each year?
Together, the environment charities in Australia report $4.4B in total annual income in their most recent ACNC Annual Information Statements. They range from 1,760 small (under $250k) to 199 large ($1M+) organisations.
How do I choose a charity to support?
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