The ACNC commissioned the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney to analyse charity data and provide reports for distribution to the sector and the broader Australian community.
Key findings
- Grant-making charities provided $4 billion in grants and donations in 2016
- Combined, they had total revenue of $16.5 billion in 2016
- They also controlled $56.5 billion in total assets
- Australia’s 10,398 grant-making charities employed 103,211 staff
- 80.8% per cent of charities operated with no paid staff, and were supported by 337,288 volunteers
- 20.9% distributed a major share of grant funds through multi-year grants