Brave Foundation
Concentration RiskAbout
Brave Foundation supports young parents to realize their potential and create thriving futures for themselves and their children. The organization operates nationally across most Australian states and territories, focusing on young parents who may face challenges such as mental health issues, financial disadvantage, housing instability, or lack of support networks. Their vision is to unlock the boundless potential of young parents to benefit future generations.
Top Contracts (1)
Giving Philosophy
Brave Foundation focuses on early intervention and holistic support for young parents, valuing personal stories and real-world impact. They prioritize programs that address the interconnected challenges young parents face, including mental health, housing, education, and parenting skills, aiming to break cycles of disadvantage across generations.
Tips for Applicants
Applications should emphasize the direct impact on young parents and their children, with concrete outcomes and evidence of need. Highlight how programs align with their vision of unlocking potential for future generations, and consider demonstrating connections to early intervention and holistic support approaches.
Programs & Opportunities (4)
This program funds tailored mentoring for expecting and parenting teenagers to help them navigate their challenges and connect them to essential resources.
The Brave Scholarship provides financial assistance to expecting and parenting young people who are enrolled in the Supporting Expecting and Parenting Teens (SEPT) Program, to help them access education, training, and workforce participation activities. Funding can cover school fees, training courses, transport, driving lessons, childcare, textbooks, computers, and equipment.
These scholarships cover participation costs for individuals with lived or living experience of young parenthood or child protection to attend the 'Turning Point' event. The aim is to remove financial barriers, allowing young parents to share their insights and influence future policy and practice.
The Brave Foundation offers scholarships to empower young individuals, including expecting and parenting teens, to achieve their education and employment goals.
Financial History (7 years)
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.1M | $3.9M | $2.1M | $252K |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $3.0M | $43K |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $3.1M | $149K |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $2.0M | $379K | $34K |
| 2019 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $827K | $239 |
| 2018 | $557K | $627K | $556K | $-69,255 |
| 2017 | $246K | $266K | $217K | $-19,755 |
Community Evidence
External EvidenceIdentity
- GS ID
- AU-ABN-24138282210
- ABN
- 24138282210
- Sector
- youth
- Website
- bravefoundation.org.au
- Financial Year
- 2023
Focus Areas
Board & Leadership (8)
- Benjamin Spenceboard member
- Jamie Crosbyboard member
- Leigh Goldsmithboard member
- Mia DeLeoboard member
- Rachel Howardboard member
- Jill Rocheceo
- Ben Spencechair
- Maria Harrieschair
Financials
- Revenue
- $4.1M
- Assets
- $2.1M
Method
- Match Confidence
- registry
- Cross-references
- 2 datasets
- Match Key
- ABN
- Relationships
- 17
Matched by Australian Business Number (ABN) — high confidence. This entity was found across multiple government datasets using the same ABN.
Data Sources
Location Intelligence
- Postcode
- 3134
- Locality
- HEATHWOOD
- Remoteness
- Major Cities of Australia
- SEIFA Disadvantage
- Decile 8/10
- LGA
- Manningham
- SA2 Region
- Ringwood
- Entities in Area
- 394
Disability Market Context
NDIS LayerThis organisation shows disability-related delivery signals. The strategic question is whether it sits inside a resilient market, a thin market, or a captured market where large providers take most of the money and local alternatives are scarce.