Act For Kids Limited
ABN 98 142 986 767charitySocial Welfare
BrisbaneQLD4064Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 10
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO5 of 7 systems
Power Score
13.0
5 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$400.8M
All sources
Contracts
$20K
2 contracts
Justice Funding
$400.8M
30 programs
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Revolving Door — 2 Influence Vectors
This entity operates across multiple influence channels simultaneously. Score: 8.0
Govt Contractor — $20K across 1 buyersReceives Funding — $400.8M
Power Profile
Procurement
$20K
1 govt buyers
Justice Funding
$400.8M
Relationships
30
Connected entities
QLD Jurisdiction Context
Youth justice outcomes for QLD — how this entity’s operating environment is performing.
Detention rate
5.1/10K
Indigenous overrep.
26x
Cost/day (detention)
$2,162
Cost/day (community)
$382
↑QLD Indigenous detention rate +45% over 4 years
↑QLD nightly detention population +19% over 3 years
Recent Policy Changes
2025-11QLD Child Rights Report 2025 published
2025-11Justice Reinvestment Framework launched
$5M grants for place-based alternatives
2025-03Wacol Youth Remand Centre opens
+76 detention beds, adult-standard design
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Board & Governance13 current, 0 former
| Name | Role | Appointed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Harris | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Thomas Rice | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Zoe Newbury | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Simon Neill | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Emma Costello | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Gavin Mackey | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Leah Orr | secretary | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Katie Choi | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Rosemaria Flaherty | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Katrina Parkyn | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Tracey Gray | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Daniel Tyson | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Hannah Peters | secretary | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Purposes
Social Welfare
Beneficiaries
ChildrenEarly ChildhoodFamiliesGeneral Community
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Offender Support Service | $0 | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Bail Support Service | $0 | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Families | $168.6M | 206 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| Specialised Services and Support | $96.3M | 24 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Child Protection - Placement Services | $31.8M | 53 | 2018-19 – 2023-24 |
| Specialised Supplies and Services | $26.8M | 114 | 2020-21 – 2021-22 |
| Child Protection - Support Services | $15.4M | 46 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| Specialised Support Services | $15.0M | 118 | 2020-21 – 2021-22 |
| Child Safety Services | $12.3M | 2 | 2010-11 – 2011-12 |
| Child Safety | $12.1M | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Community, Youth Justice Services and Women | $6.2M | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Specialised Services and Supplies | $3.3M | 3 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| DCYJMA Act for Kids Counselling and Intervention Brisbane 470005 | $2.2M | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Community & Youth Justice Services & Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Services | $2.0M | 1 | 2010-11 – 2010-11 |
| Individuals | $1.6M | 13 | 2018-19 – 2023-24 |
| DCYJMA Act for Kids - Counselling and Intervention - Townsville 470630 | $1.4M | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Service System Support & Development | $1.4M | 8 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| Specialised Service and Support | $1.3M | 40 | – |
| Domestic and Family Violence | $871K | 2 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Specialist Disability Support in Schools Program | $608K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| SMART | $542K | 6 | 2020-21 – 2022-23 |
| Intensive Bail Initiative | $321K | 1 | 2024-25 – 2024-25 |
| Social Services | $247K | 2 | 2025-26 – 2025-26 |
| Specialist Supplies and Services | $150K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| Community Self Care — Child Health Worker Brisbane | $124K | 2 | 2022-23 – 2024-25 |
| Community Self Care — Child Health Worker Townsville | $120K | 2 | 2022-23 – 2024-25 |
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund | $88K | 4 | 2015-16 – 2023-24 |
| 2024 QCPW Arts Project | $6K | 1 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| 2023 QCPW Arts Project | $6K | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Child related costs | $325 | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
Federal Contracts
| Title | Value | Buyer | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services - Management contractors and consultants | $10K | DoE | 2019-03-06 |
| Business services - Management contractors and consultants | $10K | DoE | 2019-03-05 |
ALMA Evidence-Linked Interventions
Act for Kids
Wraparound SupportChild Protection program in Queensland. Therapy, Family support, Education
Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)0-18
Relationships
| Entity | Type | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Safety | grant | $12.1M | 2012 | justice_funding |
| Child Safety Services | grant | $6.6M | 2011 | justice_funding |
| Community, Youth Justice Services and Women | grant | $6.2M | 2011 | justice_funding |
| Child Safety Services | grant | $5.8M | 2010 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $4.4M | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $3.7M | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $3.6M | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $2.7M | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $2.5M | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $2.1M | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $2.0M | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $2.0M | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Community & Youth Justice Services & Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Services | grant | $2.0M | 2010 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.9M | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.9M | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.9M | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.8M | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.7M | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.7M | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.6M | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.6M | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.6M | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.6M | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.6M | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.6M | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.5M | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.5M | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.5M | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.5M | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $1.5M | 2020 | justice_funding |