What is this directory?

A directory of Australian grant-making organisations — foundations, ancillary funds and trusts — built from public ACNC Annual Information Statements. It shows how much of its corpus each fund is actually deploying.

What does the deployment benchmark mean?

Private ancillary funds must distribute at least 5% of their assets each year (public ancillary funds 4%). We show each fund's grants as a share of its assets against that benchmark — a neutral read, from public filings.

Can I search for funders that fit my organisation?

Yes — create a free account to search by cheque size, cause, stage and instrument, and to see which funders take applications and how they prefer to be approached.

Australian grant-makers & foundations

6,194 grant-making organisations on Australia's ACNC register deployed $7.6B in grants in their latest reporting year, holding $50.7B in reported assets between them. Browse by state and by how much of their corpus each is actually deploying.

From public ACNC filings & the ATO DGR register · current as of July 2026 — verify status with the ACNC/ATO.

Grant-makers: 6,194
Deployed (latest FY): $7.6B
Reported corpus: $50.7B

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Browse by state

New South Wales2,753 Victoria2,839 Queensland1,794 Western Australia1,530 South Australia1,509 Tasmania1,185 Australian Capital Territory1,160 Northern Territory1,117

Browse by cause

Education2,003 Health1,690 Social & public welfare2,364 Religion780 Arts & culture591 Environment422 Animal welfare160 Human rights133 Reconciliation130 Public safety86 Advocacy38 Public benefit1,827

Funders matched to a cause by their ACNC program classifications and stated charitable purpose.

Reading the deployment signal

How much of its corpus a fund deploys each year, against the ~5% ancillary-fund benchmark. From public ACNC filings — a neutral read, not a judgement.

At the 5% benchmark — Distributes around the ~5% minimum while holding a large corpus — the letter of the benchmark.
Below the 5% benchmark — Distributes under the ~5% ancillary-fund benchmark relative to its assets.
Actively deploying — Distributes above the ~5% benchmark.
Verify — Very low grants against a large asset base — likely an operating endowment that deploys through programs, or a reporting artefact. Not necessarily a grant-maker.