Funders that support advocacy in Australia
38 grant-making organisations on Australia's ACNC register support advocacy — foundations, ancillary funds and trusts. Between them they deployed $82.6M in grants in their latest reporting year, against $810.2M in reported assets. Funders are matched to advocacy by their program classifications and stated charitable purpose in public ACNC filings.
From public ACNC filings & the ATO DGR register · current as of July 2026 — verify status with the ACNC/ATO.
- Grant-makers
- 38
- Deployed (latest FY)
- $82.6M
- Reported corpus
- $810.2M
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Older Persons Advocacy Network
$37.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Self-advocacy
Susan McKinnon Foundation
$28.8M in grants · FY24
Funds: Democracy · Public policy · Public administration
Community Information & Support Victoria Inc
$2.8M in grants · FY24
Funds: Basic and emergency aid
Samaritan's Purse - Australia Limited
$2.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Disasters · Hygiene · Agricultural advocacy
The Trustee For Sydney Community Foundation Tax Deductible Fund
$1.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Place-based interventions
Ecological Society of Australia Ltd
$1.2M in grants · FY24
Funds: Ecology · Communication media · Public policy
The Trustee For Mckinnon Family Foundation
$1.2M in grants · FY24
Funds: Environment
Campbell Edwards Trust
$1.2M in grants · FY24
Funds: Philanthropy promotion · Children's rights · Child welfare
The Trustee For Iwda Foundation
$1.1M in grants · FY24
Funds: Women's rights
The Trustee For The Intrepid Foundation
$811k in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development
The Trustee for Ken Talbot Foundation
$755k in grants · FY24
Funds: Media access and policy · Health promotion · Animal welfare
Indigenous Peoples' Organisation-Australia Inc.
$579k in grants · FY24
Funds: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights and interests
Results International (Australia) Incorporated
$529k in grants · FY24
Funds: Foreign policy
Sivan Arul Foundation Inc
$381k in grants · FY24
Funds: Education support · Job creation and workforce development · Primary and secondary education
Kidswest Western Sydney Paediatricfundraising Inc
$369k in grants · FY24
Funds: Health · Social welfare · Public safety
The Henry George Foundation (Australia)
$260k in grants · FY24
Funds: Public policy
Integrated Disability Action Inc
$250k in grants · FY24
Funds: Disabled persons' rights · Family disability resources
Humanity Trust
$239k in grants · FY24
Funds: Arts services · Education · Health
Capital Punishment Justice Project Limited
$232k in grants · FY24
Funds: Capital punishment
The Trustee for Ada Lettica Hincks Fund
$227k in grants · FY24
Funds: Advocacy
The Trustee For Sisyphus Foundation Trust
$225k in grants · FY24
Funds: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights and interests · Performing arts · Biodiversity
PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS IN AUSTRALIA LTD
$215k in grants · FY24
Funds: Justice rights
Wallum Action Group Inc
$117k in grants · FY24
Funds: Environmental education
Returned And Services League Of Aust Crows Nest Sub Branch
$86k in grants · FY24
Funds: Basic and emergency aid
ANIMAL THERAPIES LTD
$81k in grants · FY24
Funds: Health promotion · Public policy · Health
The Trustee for The Mo Evie & Otis Maslin Foundation
$76k in grants · FY24
Funds: Literacy and numeracy support · Learning disorders · Child development
The Mo Evie & Otis Maslin Foundation Limited
$76k in grants · FY24
Funds: Literacy and numeracy support · Learning disorders · Speech and hearing rehabilitation
Mountaha's Helping Hand
$70k in grants · FY24
Funds: Food banks
The Trustee For The Mullum Trust
$56k in grants · FY24
Funds: Environment · Public policy · Community development
Sanctuary Northern Rivers Inc.
$44k in grants · FY24
Funds: Immigrant services · Right to free movement and asylum
VOICES OF INFLUENCE AUSTRALIA LTD
$34k in grants · FY24
Funds: Social inclusion · Diversity and intergroup relations · Public policy
Aid Watch Inc
$32k in grants · FY24
Funds: Environmental justice · Natural resource preservation
Mallacoota and District Recovery Association Inc
$30k in grants · FY24
Funds: Self-advocacy · Community facilities · Family services
Neurovascular Research Australia
$21k in grants · FY24
Funds: Brain and nervous system disorders
The Wallace Foundation Ltd
$20k in grants · FY24
Funds: Philanthropy promotion
Scleroderma Association Of Queensland Inc.
$17k in grants · FY24
Funds: Self-advocacy · Diseases and conditions · Health and medical research
Rural Australians for Refugees (Bendigo) Inc
$14k in grants · FY24
Funds: Justice rights
The Trustee For Henry Parkes Foundation
$10k in grants · FY24
Funds: Public policy · History · Civic participation
Funders for advocacy — frequently asked
How many funders support advocacy in Australia?
38 grant-making organisations on the ACNC register are associated with advocacy, deploying $82.6M in grants in their latest reporting year.
How are funders matched to advocacy?
From public data: each fund's ACNC program classifications where available, otherwise its stated charitable purposes. It reflects what a fund is set up to support — always confirm current priorities with the funder directly.
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 of how much of the corpus is being deployed.
How do I approach these funders?
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