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Challenge Community Services Limited
ABN 17059209675 • charity • Generated 2026-03-25
Executive Summary
- •Reported a $1.7M surplus in 2023 — financially healthy.
- •Receives $368.4M in tracked government funding and contracts.
- •Clean political record — no political donations on file.
Entity Type
charity
State
NSW
SEIFA DecileSocio-Economic Indexes for Areas — decile 1 is most disadvantaged, 10 is least
3
Community Ctrl
No
Remoteness
Outer Regional Australia
LGA
Liverpool Plains
Size: Large • PBI (Public Benevolent Institution — tax-deductible donations) • Purposes: Human Rights, General Public, Social Welfare
Financial Summary
Latest Revenue
$115.1M
Latest Expenses
$115.3M
Total Assets
$53.0M
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Surplus | Gov Rev | FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $115.1M | $115.3M | $53.0M | $1.7M | $108.3M | 790 |
| 2022 | $107.0M | $101.4M | $50.2M | $5.6M | $99.9M | 749 |
| 2021 | $104.3M | $101.9M | $45.9M | $2.3M | $96.6M | 730 |
| 2020 | $94.5M | $92.4M | $48.0M | $2.1M | $86.1M | 725 |
| 2019 | $80.2M | $80.1M | $30.0M | $102K | $37.1M | 458 |
Government Funding
No government funding records found — clean record in tracked datasets.
Government Contracts
Total Value
$368.4M
Contracts
2
| Title | Value | Buyer | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanency Support Program - Challenge Community Service | $184.2M | NSW Department of Communities and Justice | 30 Sept 2022 |
| Permanency Support Program - Challenge Community Service | $184.2M | NSW Department of Communities and Justice | 30 Sept 2022 |
Political Connections
No political donation records — clean political record.
Evidence Alignment (ALMAAustralian Living Map of Alternatives — JusticeHub's evidence database of what works)
No evidence-backed programs (ALMA) linked yet — this entity may operate programs not yet catalogued in the Australian Living Map of Alternatives.
Geographic Context
Locality
APPLEBY
Remoteness
Outer Regional Australia
Local Ecosystem
579 orgs
Integrity Assessment
✓ABN registered
✓ACNC financials available
✗Evidence-backed programs (ALMA)
✗Government funding received
✓Government contracts held
✓No political donations
✓No donations + contracts overlap
✓Serves disadvantaged area
Data Sources & Citation
- • CivicGraph Entity Graph — 143K organisations, ABN-verified
- • ACNC Annual Information Statement — Charity financials
- • ACNC Charity Register — Charity details and purposes
- • Justice Funding Database — Federal & state funding records
- • AusTender — Federal procurement contracts
- • AEC/State ECQs — Political donation disclosures
- • Australian Living Map of Alternatives (ALMA) — JusticeHub evidence database
- • SEIFA 2021 — ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas
CivicGraph Due Diligence Pack: Challenge Community Services Limited (ABN 17059209675). Generated 2026-03-25. Data sources: CivicGraph Entity Graph, ACNC, AusTender, AEC, ALMA.
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