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Report Reveals Biggest Charity Earners

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 20th September 2016 - Australia’s top 25 charities had a total annual revenue of $25.2 billion in 2014 – the same amount as the combined annual revenue of the country’s bottom 44,891 charities, according to a major analysis of financial data held by the charity regu

New Grants Impact Mental Health and Youth

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 20th September 2016 - A philanthropic collective is addressing mental health and youth with $200,000 of grants.

Vic Innovation Accelerator Gives Startups a $6.5M Boost

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 7th September 2016 - Social enterprises and startups in Victoria have received a $6.5 million boost as part of a vision to make the state the number one destination for startups and entrepreneurs in Australia.

$7M Grant For Alzheimer’s Research

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 1st September 2016 - A major grant of more than $7 million to help Alzheimer’s research, coinciding with the start of Dementia Awareness Month in Australia, could “unlock the door” to new medicines.

Insurer Launches 2017 NFP Grants Program

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 1st September 2016 - Ansvar Insurance has opened applications for its annual Community Education Program (CEP) Grants offering a total of $250,000.

Equity Trustees Makes First Grant Under New Funding Plan

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 30th August 2016 - Philanthropic fund manager Equity Trustees has awarded its first grant, under its new $10 million Empowering Change philanthropy grant program, to support young people in state care.

$10M of Philanthropy Restructured For Greater Impact

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 23rd August 2016 - One of Australia’s largest distributors of philanthropic funds has restructured its grant program to direct more than $10 million of annual discretionary charitable giving into five key areas.

Small Grants for Rural Communities Program Opens

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd August 2016 - Applications for one of the longest-running, national rural grants programs by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) have opened across Australia.

Opinion

Australia’s Rich Give Little – and a Culture of Secrecy Surrounds Their Philanthropy

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th August 2016 - Australia is becoming more unequal and Australia’s wealthiest people don’t seem to want to do anything about it, writes Bronwen Dalton and Elizabeth Cham from the University of Technology in this article that first appeared in The Conversation.

UQ Gets $8M Gift for the Arts

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 18th August 2016 - A Brisbane philanthropist has donated $8 million in what is being hailed the biggest ever donation dedicated to the arts in Queensland.

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