Australian Communities Foundation is a community of giving, powered by a courageous ambition: a fairer and more sustainable Australia. They connect those who can give with the people and organisations leading the way.

With more than 25 years of experience in catalysing positive social and environmental change, ACF makes philanthropy easy and accessible for people from all walks of life, all over Australia.

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The Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia was founded in 1909 by a group of enthusiastic bushwalkers. They are a national not-for-profit wildlife conservation organisation with a mission is to conserve Australia’s wildlife (flora and fauna) through national environmental education, public awareness, advocacy, hands-on conservation work, and community involvement.

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Big Blue Ocean Foundation

Big Blue Ocean Foundation works with organisations focused on looking after the planet, so that in turn the planet looks after us and future generations. They do this by investing in organisations that align to their mission and values.  They celebrate impacts that are immediate, long term and measurable; and believe that education is a vehicle for sustainable change.

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The Community Impact Foundation

The Community Impact Foundation is a public ancillary fund that aims to achieve maximum environmental and social impact. Its communal philanthropic structure helps you take a planned, tax effective approach to your giving.

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FAME

FAME is dedicated to saving Australia’s most endangered species from extinction. Each year FAME funds 10-12 projects to help gain knowledge on the critical success factors needed to help a species survive. They have worked like-minded organisations, governments, wildlife authorities and private landowners for 30 years and have helped reintroduce keystone species such as the Tasmanian Devil and Western Quoll back into their natural habitats.

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The Garry White Foundation

The Garry White Foundation is committed to a sustainable Australia through funding inspirational people, projects and campaigns. They focus areas include: building a movement of transition to a clean, fair and sustainable future; protecting nature, reducing pollution and enhancing biodiversity; providing equitable access to healthy, fresh produce and supporting our farmers; and providing tomorrow’s leaders and changemakers with resources to enhance their education and increase community wellbeing.

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The Hamer Family Sprout Fund’s aim is to support projects and organisations that promote innovation in environmental education, facilitate engagement in environmental action, advocate for environmental sustainability, and foster collaboration between young people engaged in environmental leadership

The mission of the Hamer Family Sprout Fund is “to build communities inspired to take action for a sustainable future”. Sprout Grants are provided as an incentive to new or established groups to develop initiatives that achieve this aim.

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The Ian Potter Foundation is a major Australian philanthropic foundation that supports and promotes excellence and innovation. The Foundation was established in 1964 by Australian financier, businessman, and philanthropist, Sir Ian Potter (1902 – 1994).

The Foundation makes grants nationally to support charitable organisations working to benefit the community across a wide range of sectors including the arts, medical research, public health research, early childhood development, community wellbeing, and environmental science. The Ian Potter Foundation aims to support and promote a fair, healthy, sustainable, and vibrant Australia.

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The not-for-profit entity of Intrepid Travel, The Intrepid Foundation was born in 2002, to make a greater positive impact through the joy or travel, community and connection. The Intrepid Foundation allows travellers to support carefully selected partners in the communities they’ve visited – partners that are putting donations to effective, practical use.

Intrepid Travel absorb all administration costs so that 100% of donations go directly to their partners on the ground. Intrepid Travel and The Intrepid Foundation are separate organisations working towards the same vision; to change the way we all see the world. Since 2002, The Intrepid Foundation has raised over AU $16 million for over 160 partners around the world.

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James N. Kirby Foundation

The James N Kirby Foundation, since its inception in 1967, has donated nearly $30 million across a broad charitable spectrum and is committed to distributing approximately $1m in grants each year.

As the Foundation enters its fifth decade, the third generation of Kirby’s are proudly embracing Sir James’ philanthropic philosophies. Together with the board, they oversee a breadth of grants that impact not only towards the future educational and technical development of young Australians but also on the health and welfare of many Australians in need as well as The Arts and The Environment.

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Morris Family Foundation

The Morris Family Foundation invests in projects and organisations with meaningful social, economic, and environmental impact both at home in Australia, and internationally. They support innovative organisations that shape real and systemic change at the heart of the complex problems facing our world. In 2019, the Foundation implemented a ‘climate lens’ onto new grants, to ensure that all giving is working towards safeguarding a liveable climate for all. This means that all Morris Family Foundation grantees are working towards a zero-carbon future through their projects. The Morris Family Foundation is a private charitable foundation and was established in 2009 as the philanthropic arm of the Morris Group.

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Nature Impact Collective is a collaboration of philanthropic funders who are passionate about nature and committed to acting urgently to protect Australia’s iconic wild places and species.

In 2023 three members of the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) decided to work together to grow their reach and impact. The Gum Tree Foundation, Rendere Environmental Trust and Upotipotpon Foundation were strongly committed to stepping up their nature giving and realised the potential of deepening and formalising close working arrangements.

Established as a Company Limited by Guarantee in 2024, Nature Impact Collective is an environmental charity overseen by a member-elected board. They have a small team of personnel to support our collective giving processes and promote their work. Since then they have welcomed Pademelon Fund and the Dawn Wade Foundation, and they look forward to welcoming more values-aligned members.

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The North Queensland Wildlife Trust (NQWT) was established in 2004 by the Freeman family, who own and operate Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures, Kuranda Koala Gardens, and Birdworld Kuranda. The Trust provides an easy mechanism for visitors to make an active contribution to the conservation of native species and local habitats.

Since its establishment, the North Queensland Wildlife Trust has collected, researched, and distributed funds to a wide range of wildlife causes including habitat restoration, wildlife care, rare and endangered species research. More recently the Trust provided a significant level of funding, resources, and support for the wildlife carers in bushfire affected areas in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.

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One Earth is a nonprofit organization working to accelerate collective action to solve the climate crisis through groundbreaking science, inspiring media, and an innovative approach to climate philanthropy. The solutions for the climate crisis already exist, and the latest science led by One Earth shows we can achieve the critical 1.5°C goal through their three pillars of collective action — a just transition to 100% renewable energy, protection and restoration of half of the world’s lands and oceans, and a shift to net-zero food and fiber systems. The goals of the three pillars of action may sound daunting, but millions of people and organizations worldwide are already driving this transformative change. With proper resources and support, these efforts can quickly build momentum and play a critical role in solving the climate crisis in time.

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One Tree Planted

One Tree planted is a non-profit organisation created by Matt Hill in Shelburne, Vermont in 2014, with a vision to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. One Tree Planted are dedicated to help both individuals and businesses to give back to the environment, create a healthier climate, protect biodiversity and aid reforestation efforts. With your support, One Tree Planted has helped their partners to plant over 92 million trees in 80+ countries!

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Plant-for-the-Planet

Plant-for-the-Planet is a global movement to restore forest ecosystems to tackle the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. To do so, they empower young people, restore ecosystems, conduct restoration research, provide free software tools and restoration advice for organizations around the world.

They believe in protecting the world’s three billion trees and bring back a further one trillion trees.

Plant-for-the-Planet is a network of independent organisations united by a common vision

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TreadRight’s mission is clear; to have a positive impact on the people and communities they visit, to protect wildlife and marine life, and to care for the planet they call home.

A not-for-profit organization created as a joint initiative between The Travel Corporation’s (TTC) family of brands, The TreadRight Foundation has supported some 60-plus sustainable tourism projects worldwide

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Wild Country Environmental Fund

Georgina and Michael have been long standing givers to environmental and animal welfare groups. The Wild Country Environmental Fund, established in 2022, represents a more substantial and structured approach to their giving. A life long affinity for wilderness sees them provide funding to support the protection of the wild places, flora and fauna of Australia, looking for smart people doing good science-based work.

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WIRES

WIRES is Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organisation, and have been rescuing and caring for sick, injured and orphaned native animals for over 35 years. Their mission is to actively rehabilitate and preserve Australian wildlife while inspiring others to do the same.

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