Australian Communities Foundation
Post Office Box 1011
Collingwood, Victoria 3066
Australia
Mission
A trusted and vibrant organization that generates and distributes philanthropic resources to match donor interests to emerging social issues and the needs of communities
Most Meaningful Change
Originally based in Melbourne, we now provide accessible philanthropy across Australia. We help our donors to become better informed about local and Australia-wide issues for grantmaking.
1997 Year Founded
6 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$45,800,000 Endowment Value
$6,973,718 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Australian Communities Foundation |
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Address 1 | Post Office Box 1011 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Collingwood |
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State / Region | Victoria |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 3066 |
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Country | Australia |
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Continent | Oceania |
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Map Address (If Different) | 201 Napier Street |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Fitzroy |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Victoria |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | 3065 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 613 44120412 |
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Email | andrea@communityfoundation.org.au |
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Website | www.communityfoundation.org.au |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Jonathan Chapman, CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Andrea Heffernan |
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Primary Contact’s Position | General Manager |
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Year Founded | 1997 |
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Mission Statement | A trusted and vibrant organization that generates and distributes philanthropic resources to match donor interests to emerging social issues and the needs of communities |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 25,000,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 6 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 10 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $12,853,926 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $978,823 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $6,973,718 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $45,800,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | A little improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Did not answer |
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Inadequate government services | Did not answer |
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Changes in the political environment | Did not answer |
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Changes in the economic environment | Did not answer |
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Government initiative funding | Did not answer |
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Foundation initiative funding | Did not answer |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Did not answer |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Did not answer |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | None |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Slightly important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Not important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Not important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Important but not central |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Little |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Rarely |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Never |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Never |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Rarely |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting worse |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | No change |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | Did not answer |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | No change |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Little |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Regional association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | N/A |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | No |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | No |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very important |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | N/A |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Originally based in Melbourne, we now provide accessible philanthropy across Australia. We help our donors to become better informed about local and Australia-wide issues for grantmaking. |
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