WUNAN FOUNDATION INC.
Power Score
14.0
5 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$5.4M
All sources
Contracts
$4.3M
17 contracts
Justice Funding
$1.1M
1 programs
Revolving Door — 2 Influence Vectors
This entity operates across multiple influence channels simultaneously. Score: 9.0
Power Profile
Procurement
$4.3M
9 govt buyers
Justice Funding
$1.1M
Relationships
30
Connected entities
WA Jurisdiction Context
Youth justice outcomes for WA — how this entity’s operating environment is performing.
Detention rate
4.2/10K
Indigenous overrep.
24x
Cost/day (detention)
$2,573
Avg daily detained
145
Board & Governance10 current, 0 former
| Name | Role | Appointed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ashforth | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Jean OReeri | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Troy Zafer | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Ian Trust | chair | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Prudence Jenkins | public_officer | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Jeff Gooding | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Lexi Trancollino | chair | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Sengamalan Shanmuganathan | public_officer | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Philomena Hunter | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Jeremy Manning | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Beneficiaries
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIAA 1.4 - Culture and Capability | $1.1M | 2 | 2024-25 – 2024-25 |
Federal Contracts17 of 17 MMR-applicable ($4.3M)
| Title | Value | Buyer | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRN82032 | $1.9M | Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations | 2009-12-31 – 2014-12-30 |
| PO45574886 | $405K | National Indigenous Australians Agency | 2019-11-06 – 2021-05-30 |
| 90010806 | $254K | Department of Social Services | 2018-10-29 – 2020-04-27 |
| CD002593 (previously published as CN1616821) | $226K | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 2013-07-25 – 2014-06-29 |
| PO45555478 | $220K | National Indigenous Australians Agency | 2019-12-10 – 2020-12-20 |
| PCON_COND-CD007356-0 | $194K | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 2017-06-29 – 2018-06-28 |
| 0041004361 | $175K | Attorney-General's Department | 2017-11-21 – 2018-08-30 |
| 4500132871 | $132K | Department of Health and Aged Care | 2019-06-12 – 2021-09-29 |
| C000003208 | $119K | Services Australia | 2017-01-22 – 2017-06-29 |
| 4500127229 | $117K | Department of Health and Aged Care | 2018-04-08 – 2018-10-11 |
| CONTRACTS-013975-0 | $111K | Department of Industry, Science and Resources | 2017-08-27 – 2018-03-29 |
| 4500138703 | $110K | Department of Health and Aged Care | 2020-07-13 – 2021-01-10 |
| 4500125374 | $108K | Department of Health and Aged Care | 2017-08-27 – 2018-02-27 |
| ESS86501221 | $99K | Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations | 2013-06-12 – 2013-09-26 |
| 4500991105 | $71K | Department of Defence | 2016-02-14 – 2017-11-29 |
| 90009587 | $57K | Department of Social Services | 2017-11-01 – 2018-06-29 |
| 4500134302 | $55K | Department of Health and Aged Care | 2019-08-25 – 2019-11-21 |
ALMA Evidence-Linked Interventions
Wunan Education & Employment Pathways
Education/EmploymentComprehensive education-to-employment pipeline: Choose Your Future (ages 4-8), Kimberley Education Excellence Program (KEEP), Early Years Support Program and HIPPY, Driver Training, Financial Hub, Jobs & Skills Centre, Journey to Empowerment, and Talent Pool Academy. Also operates Kununurra Withdrawal Intervention Centre (KWIC) and Wunan Health & Wellbeing Centre addressing health barriers to participation. Target 120 at-risk youth intervention delivered locally through Wunan.
Wunan Empowered Communities & Economic Empowerment
Justice ReinvestmentFoundational member of the Empowered Communities reform initiative in East Kimberley, chaired by founding chairperson Ian Trust AO. Six strategic pillars: Leadership, Education, Employment, Housing, Healthcare, Commercial. Operates Aboriginal-owned enterprises including Wunan Construction, Maintenance Services, Media, Indigenous Business Accounting Services (iBase), and Lily Lagoon Resort. Established 1997 by ATSIC Wunan Regional Council with the core objective of alleviating poverty amongst Aboriginal people in the East Kimberley through long-term community development.
Wunan Youth Pathways — KNX Hostel, headspace & Bedford Stock Route
Wraparound SupportIntegrated youth support combining: (1) KNX Community Hostel (with MG Corporation) — safe, culturally respectful accommodation for up to 2 years for Aboriginal youth pursuing education, training or employment; (2) headspace Kununurra — mental health, sexual/physical health, drug & alcohol support, and work/study support for ages 12-25 across the Kimberley (funded to June 2026); (3) Bedford Stock Route Walk — on-Country youth diversion program. Also operates Wunan House (est. 2003), the first and only hostel in the East Kimberley for young Aboriginal people pursuing education and training.