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Bush Heritage Australia
ABN 78053639115 • charity • Generated 2026-06-17
Executive Summary
- •Reported a $2.9M surplus in 2023 — financially healthy.
- •Receives $329K 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
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Community Ctrl
No
Remoteness
Major Cities of Australia
LGA
Melbourne
Size: Large • Purposes: Environment
Financial Summary
Latest Revenue
$41.7M
Latest Expenses
$39.0M
Total Assets
$101.4M
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Surplus | Gov Rev | FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $41.7M | $39.0M | $101.4M | $2.9M | $1.6M | 162 |
| 2022 | $33.9M | $33.7M | $94.1M | $404K | $2.0M | 163 |
| 2021 | $64.2M | $28.6M | $93.7M | $35.7M | $1.2M | 136 |
| 2020 | $29.1M | $23.2M | $59.6M | $5.9M | $2.7M | 111 |
| 2019 | $28.2M | $24.6M | $53.2M | $3.6M | $794K | 104 |
Government Funding
Total Funding
$235K
Records
5
Programs
5
| Program | Total |
|---|---|
| Threatened Species Research Grants — Round 1 | $105K |
| Nature Refuge Landholder Grants — Round 6 | $102K |
| Seatrees Foundation Charitable Trust — $20,000 to Bush Heritage Australia for conservation projects | $20K |
| Community Sustainability Action Grant Program — Round 3 Protecting Queensland’s Threatened Species | $9K |
| The Serp Hills Foundation — Funding for Bush Heritage for land conservation | $0 |
Government Contracts
Total Value
$94K
Contracts
1
| Title | Value | Buyer | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| REF08450 | $94K | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | 9 Mar 2025 |
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
FLINDERS LANE
Remoteness
—
Local Ecosystem
13 orgs
Relationship Summary
Relationships
27
Inbound Value
$643K
Outbound Value
$0
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: Bush Heritage Australia (ABN 78053639115). Generated 2026-06-17. Data sources: CivicGraph Entity Graph, ACNC, AusTender, AEC, ALMA.
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