This 9th Philanthropy 50 list shows a record high total of $1.37b donated, up 10% from previous year’s $1.25b.
The growth of philanthropic giving since the first Philanthropy 50 list in 2016 has been significant. Notably:
Other key highlights include:
Sources include the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission, Fundraising Research & Consulting and Fundraising & Philanthropy Australasia. Please view full report for additional details on how the list is compiled.
Name | Cause area | Grants ($M) | |
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1 | Yajilarra Trust | Australia's First Nations people, climate change, disability, Christian faith | $213.9 |
2 | Minderoo Foundation | Children through thriving communities, gender equality, healthy ecosystems, existential threats and urgent challenges | $210.1 |
3 | Paul Ramsay Foundation | Children and young people, First Nations, barriers to employment, under-resourced communities and disadvantage | $182.8 |
4 | Estate of Marc Besen & Besen Family Foundation | Eva and Marc Besen Centre at TarraWarra incl. artworks, Jewish community, early childhood education, environment | $143.7 |
5 | Stan Perron Charitable Trust | Community, wellbeing and medical research particularly for children in Western Australia | $45.4 |
JBWere’s Philanthropic Services team manages $13B in charitable assets across Australia and New Zealand.
"Philanthropy is different to other funding. It is the risk capital of the sector and allows charities to search for new solutions.”
– John McLeod, Philanthropy Senior Research Consultant, JBWere
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