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Our Impact

2021/22 in review

IN 2021/22, OUR GIVING COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTED 1,240 GRANTS TO 716 ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. TOGETHER, WE GRANTED $18.5 MILLION INCLUDING $3.2 MILLION IN CRISIS RESPONSE.

Our Focus Areas

       

 

At Australian Communities Foundation, we’re tracking our collective impact across five key focus areas: tackling inequality; strengthening democracy; supporting Indigenous communities; safeguarding our environment; and building a culturally vibrant society.

Watch: An introduction to impact

Showcasing some of our grantee partners working across our five focus areas.

With thanks to 100 Story Building, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, SisterWorks, Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Free to Feed, Abbotsford Convent, Climate Council, Charcoal Lane.

We're for Communities

Mapping Our Impact

Explore our latest grants – get inspired and co-fund with our giving community.

Our 2019–2023 strategy

Our 2019–23 strategy leverages our role as funder, enabler, capacity builder, platform and broker for change to activate a nation of givers and maximise our impact across Australia.

100% Responsible Investing

Brightlight Advisory are our investment advisers, supporting us to actively seek out investments which have both a positive social or environmental impact and strong financial return.

Impact Fund

By harnessing the power of our community’s shared ambition for a fairer and more sustainable Australia, the Impact Fund demonstrates what we can achieve when we come together.