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Murdoch Children's Research Institute
ABN 21006566972 • charity • Generated 2026-05-10
Executive Summary
- •Reported a $3.7M deficit in 2023 — monitor financial sustainability.
- •Receives $6.1M in tracked government funding and contracts.
- •Clean political record — no political donations on file.
Entity Type
charity
State
VIC
SEIFA DecileSocio-Economic Indexes for Areas — decile 1 is most disadvantaged, 10 is least
8
Community Ctrl
No
Remoteness
Major Cities of Australia
LGA
Moreland
Size: Large • HPC (Health Promotion Charity — tax-deductible donations) • Purposes: Health
Financial Summary
Latest Revenue
$212.7M
Latest Expenses
$216.5M
Total Assets
$256.1M
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Surplus | Gov Rev | FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $212.7M | $216.5M | $256.1M | $-3,734,000 | $123.3M | 896 |
| 2022 | $175.0M | $200.7M | $261.9M | $-25,709,000 | $106.1M | 918 |
| 2021 | $189.0M | $175.7M | $279.4M | $13.3M | $111.3M | 930 |
| 2020 | $161.5M | $157.5M | $248.8M | $4.0M | $94.2M | 741 |
| 2019 | $140.8M | $138.6M | $198.2M | $2.2M | $70.8M | 706 |
Government Funding
Total Funding
$350K
Records
6
Programs
6
| Program | Total |
|---|---|
| The Gillin Boys Foundation Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Warrnambool Inc — $100,000 to Murdoch Children's Research Institute (June 2025) | $100K |
| The Gillin Boys Foundation Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Warrnambool Inc — $100,000 to Murdoch Children's Research Institute (March 2024) | $100K |
| The Gillin Boys Foundation Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Warrnambool Inc — $100,000 to Murdoch Children's Research Institute (May 2023) | $100K |
| The Gillin Boys Foundation Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Warrnambool Inc — $50,000 to Murdoch Children's Research Institute (December 2022) | $50K |
| Kay & Burton Foundation — Ongoing support for Murdoch Children's Research Institute, RULE Prostate Cancer, | $0 |
| DANIEL FERGUSON LGMD FOUNDATION LTD — Funding to the Murdoch Children's Research Institute for a natural history study | $0 |
Government Contracts
Total Value
$5.7M
Contracts
19
| Title | Value | Buyer | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4500160679 | $1.2M | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | 30 June 2025 |
| 90013679 | $55K | Department of Social Services | 30 Aug 2021 |
| 4500142767 | $783K | Department of Health and Aged Care | 3 June 2021 |
| 4500136083 | $79K | Department of Health and Aged Care | 29 Jan 2020 |
| Testing, Technical & Analytic | $26K | The University of Queensland | 4 June 2019 |
| 4400036164, 4400045442 | $719K | Department of Education | 22 May 2019 |
| Testing, Technical & Analytic | $151K | The University of Queensland | 2 May 2019 |
| Testing, Technical & Analytic | $50K | The University of Queensland | 27 Feb 2019 |
| Testing, Technical & Analytic | $19K | The University of Queensland | 7 Jan 2019 |
| 4500130246 | $719K | Department of Health and Aged Care | 31 Oct 2018 |
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
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
Remoteness
Major Cities of Australia
Local Ecosystem
259 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: Murdoch Children's Research Institute (ABN 21006566972). Generated 2026-05-10. Data sources: CivicGraph Entity Graph, ACNC, AusTender, AEC, ALMA.
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