Funders that support social welfare in Australia
2,364 grant-making organisations on Australia's ACNC register support social welfare — foundations, ancillary funds and trusts. Between them they deployed $3.9B in grants in their latest reporting year, against $25.5B in reported assets. Funders are matched to social welfare 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
- 2,364
- Deployed (latest FY)
- $3.9B
- Reported corpus
- $25.5B
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World Vision Australia
$335.7M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development · Education · Economic development
Ecumenical Schools Australia
$250.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Education · Educational management · Secondary education
The Trustee For Yajilarra Trust
$212.6M in grants · FY24
Funds: Health · Social welfare · Environment
Victoria Legal Aid
$165.3M in grants · FY24
Funds: Legal aid
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Paul Ramsay Foundation Limited
$154.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Education · Health · Social welfare
Latter-day Saint Charities Australia
$153.9M in grants · FY24
Funds: Communicable disease control · Environmental health · Early childhood education
Minderoo Foundation Limited as trustee for The Minderoo Foundation Trust
$137.6M in grants · FY24
Funds: Environment
The General Gumala Foundation_Trust
$108.8M in grants · FY24
Funds: Emergency medical services · Social housing · Basic and emergency aid
Medecins Sans Frontieres Australia Limited
$81.8M in grants · FY24
Funds: Public health · Human services management
Wentwest Limited
$61.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Health promotion · Public health · Communicable disease control
MATW INTERNATIONAL LTD
$61.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Food aid · Basic and emergency aid · Medical support services
SA Rural Health Network Limited
$59.9M in grants · FY24
Funds: Healthcare administration and financing
Plan International Australia
$58.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Education support · Community development · Early childhood education
CANVA FOUNDATION LIMITED
$52.8M in grants · FY24
Funds: Place-based interventions · Disasters · Homeless services
Stan Perron Charitable Trust
$45.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Health and medical research · Community service organisations
Nyiyaparli Charitable Trust
$39.9M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development
THE TRUSTEE FOR The Benevolent Relief Fund
$37.1M in grants · FY24
Funds: Family services
Older Persons Advocacy Network
$37.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Self-advocacy
Oxfam Australia
$35.1M in grants · FY24
Funds: International development · Disaster preparedness · Basic and emergency aid
Childfund Australia
$34.5M in grants · FY24
Funds: Primary education · Disasters · Maternal and child health
Global Development Group
$32.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development
Indigo Australasia Incorporated
$31.2M in grants · FY24
Funds: Human services · Health and medical research
Susan McKinnon Foundation
$28.8M in grants · FY24
Funds: Democracy · Public policy · Public administration
Adventist Development and Relief Agency Australia Ltd
$28.1M in grants · FY24
Funds: Disaster relief
Caritas Australia Limited
$27.6M in grants · FY24
Funds: International development
Victory Life Community Services Inc
$27.1M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community service organisations
Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal
$26.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development · Disaster recovery · Health
The Daughters Of Charity Of St Vincent De Paul
$26.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community facilities
Australia For UNHCR
$25.1M in grants · FY24
Funds: Basic and emergency aid · Secondary education · Earthquakes
Catholiccare Victoria Tasmania
$24.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Basic and emergency aid · Family services
Partners For Equity Limited
$23.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Eye diseases
The Peter & Lyndy White Foundation
$19.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Social housing · Homeless services
Atlassian Foundation International Limited
$19.3M in grants · FY24
Funds: Equal opportunity in education · Philanthropy promotion
Mercy Ships Australia Limited
$19.3M in grants · FY24
Funds: International development
Global Evergreening Alliance Limited
$18.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Natural resource preservation
MAA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
$17.7M in grants · FY24
Funds: Human rights · Shelter and residential care · Primary and secondary education
Islamic Relief Australia
$17.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Healthcare access · Food aid · Youth development
The Chai Charitable Foundation Ltd
$17.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Family services
The Trustee for the Australian Online Giving Foundation
$16.9M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development
AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION
$15.6M in grants · FY24
Funds: Human services · Health · Education
Asia Pacific Internet Development Trust
$15.6M in grants · FY24
Funds: Information communications technology
St Vincent's Curran Foundation
$14.8M in grants · FY24
Funds: Healthcare quality
Sadaqa Welfare Fund Incorporated
$14.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Basic and emergency aid
APNIC FOUNDATION LIMITED
$14.3M in grants · FY24
Funds: Continuing education · International development · Computer science
Ronald McDonald House Trust
$13.8M in grants · FY24
Funds: Family services · Education support
The Trustee For The Fox Family Foundation
$13.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Family services · Health and medical research · Arts and culture
The Trustee For The Snow Foundation
$13.4M in grants · FY24
Funds: Employment · Communication media · Social rights
ALFA (NT) Limited
$13.2M in grants · FY24
Funds: Natural resource preservation · Place-based interventions
The Trustee For The Neilson Foundation
$12.9M in grants · FY24
Funds: Performing arts · Human rights · Art galleries and art museums
The Trustee for 3CN Trust
$12.1M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development
The Kokoda Track Foundation Limited
$12.0M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community service organisations · Healthcare access · Primary education
Pioneers Ministries Foundation
$11.6M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development · Christianity
The Trustee For The Sidney Myer Fund
$11.5M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development · Arts and culture · Human services
The Trustee for Yamatji Nation Trust
$11.3M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community service organisations
Yinhawangka Charitable Trust
$11.2M in grants · FY24
Funds: Community development
Rotary Australia Overseas Aid Fund
$10.8M in grants · FY24
Funds: Clean water supply · Community development · Sanitation
The Trustee For Pratt Foundation
$10.7M in grants · FY24
Funds: Environment · Religion and faith-based spirituality · Hospital care
Noongar Boodja Trust
$10.3M in grants · FY24
Funds: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights and interests
Lifeflight Foundation Ltd
$10.3M in grants · FY24
Funds: Emergency medicine
The Life You Can Save Australia Limited
$10.3M in grants · FY24
Funds: Public health · Malaria · Education support
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Funders for social welfare — frequently asked
How many funders support social welfare in Australia?
2,364 grant-making organisations on the ACNC register are associated with social welfare, deploying $3.9B in grants in their latest reporting year.
How are funders matched to social welfare?
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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