The William Buckland Foundation

ABN: 23196005019·corporate foundation·$500K annual giving

Foundation Score

100

Transparency

76 traceable grantees

Need Alignment

39 LGAs funded

Evidence

5 evidence-backed orgs

100

Geographic Reach

5 states, 39 LGAs

Annual Giving

$500K

Traceable Grantees

Community-Controlled

Board Overlaps

Financial Trends

7 years of ACNC Annual Information Statement data (2017–2023).

Year	Grants Given	Revenue	Assets	Giving Ratio	YoY
2017	$5.2M	$8.7M	$128.9M	86.2%	—
2018	$6.9M	$7.9M	$131.7M	88.8%	+31.6%
2019	$7.4M	$12.7M	$135.4M	60.1%	+7.3%
2020	$6.8M	$6.4M	$124.7M	87.9%	-8.3%
2021	$4.8M	$4.5M	$151.8M	85.2%	-29.1%
2022	$6.1M	$15.2M	$145.7M	84%	+25.9%
2023	$6.0M	$8.7M	$158.4M	82.4%	-1.5%

Giving Trend

Asset Trend

Grantees

55 traceable grantees across 5 states. 5 community-controlled.

VIC: 74NSW: 14ACT: 5QLD: 4SA: 3

Grantee	State	Amount	Year	Source
Tomorrow Today Education Foundation Ltd	VIC	$400K	2020	relationship
Social Ventures Australia Limited	NSW	$300K	2021	relationship
Colman Education Foundation	VIC	$300K	2022	relationship
Colman Education Foundation	VIC	$300K	2021	relationship
THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY	ACT	$256K	2020	relationship
Western Community Legal Centre Limited	VIC	$250K	2022	relationship
Bendigo Community Health Services Ltd	VIC	$250K	2020	relationship
Bendigo Community Health Services Ltd	VIC	$250K	2021	relationship
TRY Australia	VIC	$200K	2021	relationship
Tomorrow Today Education Foundation Ltd	VIC	$200K	2022	relationship
Melbourne Recital Centre	VIC	$170K	2020	relationship
Nuffield Australia	QLD	$159K	2020	relationship
University Of Melbourne	VIC	$152K	2021	relationship
Thrive Refugee Enterprise Limited	VIC	$150K	2022	relationship
Save The Children Australia	VIC	$150K	2020	relationship
Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal	VIC	$150K	2022	relationship
JIGSAW GROUP (AUS) LIMITED	NSW	$150K	2022	relationship
TRY Australia	VIC	$150K	2020	relationship
Unison Housing Limited	VIC	$150K	2022	relationship
Australian Academy Of Science	ACT	$150K	2022	relationship
Igniting Change	VIC	$150K	2021	relationship
Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal	VIC	$150K	2020	relationship
Australians for Mental Health Limited	VIC	$150K	2022	relationship
Save The Children Australia	VIC	$150K	2022	relationship
Shepparton Art Museum Limited	VIC	$150K	2022	relationship
INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT PTY LTDCOMMUNITY	ACT	$150K	2020	relationship
Igniting Change	VIC	$150K	2020	relationship
Thrive Refugee Enterprise Limited	VIC	$150K	2020	relationship
Save The Children Australia	VIC	$150K	2021	relationship
Thrive Refugee Enterprise Limited	VIC	$150K	2021	relationship
Victoria University	VIC	$150K	2022	relationship
CONCEPT2 AUSTRALIA	QLD	$150K	2020	relationship
Victoria University	VIC	$150K	2020	relationship
Children Australia Inc	VIC	$149K	2020	relationship
Children Australia Inc	VIC	$149K	2021	relationship
Concern Australia Welfare Inc.	VIC	$149K	2021	relationship
Victoria University	VIC	$148K	2021	relationship
Conscious Creative Limited	VIC	$145K	2020	relationship
Free to Ltd	VIC	$144K	2020	relationship
Free to Ltd	VIC	$144K	2022	relationship
Free to Ltd	VIC	$144K	2021	relationship
University Of Melbourne	VIC	$138K	2022	relationship
Scope (Aust) Ltd	VIC	$137K	2020	relationship
LEVEL UP YOUTH FOUNDATION LTD	NSW	$136K	2021	relationship
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship Limited	VIC	$135K	2022	relationship
THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY	ACT	$134K	2021	relationship
Council To Homeless Persons	VIC	$131K	2022	relationship
Bendigo Community Health Services Ltd	VIC	$130K	2022	relationship
Council To Homeless Persons	VIC	$127K	2021	relationship
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Inc.	VIC	$125K	2021	relationship

Showing 50 of 100 grantees

Regranting Chain

This foundation funds organisations that themselves regrant to downstream recipients.50 downstream grants traced through 1 regranter.

The William Buckland Foundation→Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal→50 downstream grantees

Evidence-Backed Grantees

Grantees with interventions documented in the Australian Living Map of Alternatives (ALMA).

Grantee	Intervention	Evidence	Cultural
Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency Co Op Ltd	Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Youth Programs	Indigenous-led (culturally grounded, community authority)	YES
Jesuit Social Services Limited	Jesuit Social Services Youth Justice Programs VIC	Effective (strong evaluation, positive outcomes)	YES
Brotherhood Of St Laurence	Brotherhood of St Laurence Youth Programs	Effective (strong evaluation, positive outcomes)	YES
Jesuit Social Services Limited	Jesuit Social Services NT Youth Justice Programs	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Save The Children Australia	54 Reasons Bail Support Program	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Save The Children Australia	Back to Community (54 Reasons)	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
Save The Children Australia	Save the Children Australia	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES
The Smith Family	The Smith Family's iTrack	Untested (theory/pilot stage)	YES

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Foundation	Giving	T	N	E	Score
The William Buckland Foundation	$500K	100	49	13	63
Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal	$500K	100	86	3	72
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The Trustee For Helen Macpherson Smith Trust	$500K	100	70	6	67
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The Trustee For The Snow Foundation	$4.0M	100	47	42	63
Gandel Family Foundation	$12.0M	100	38	16	60
THE TRUSTEE FOR TIM FAIRFAX FAMILY FOUNDATION	$7.7M	95	40	11	58
The Myer Foundation	$12.0M	100	32	5	56
Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund	$11.5M	55	26	73	51
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Limited	$51.4M	45	39	22	49

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