The Sunrise Project Australia Limited

ABN: 65159324697·philanthropic foundation·$62.3M annual giving

Foundation Score

Transparency

9 traceable grantees

Need Alignment

4 LGAs funded

Evidence

0 evidence-backed orgs

Geographic Reach

3 states, 4 LGAs

Annual Giving

$62.3M

Traceable Grantees

Community-Controlled

Board Overlaps

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

Year	Grants Given	Revenue	Assets	Giving Ratio	YoY
2017	$3.1M	$8.6M	$3.4M	47.6%	—
2018	$4.3M	$9.8M	$5.0M	52.4%	+41.9%
2019	$6.4M	$12.6M	$5.4M	51.1%	+47.3%
2020	$11.0M	$28.1M	$10.5M	37.9%	+72.5%
2021	$15.6M	$52.2M	$19.5M	33%	+41.4%
2022	$16.3M	$73.8M	$31.1M	25.7%	+4.5%
2023	$17.2M	$75.1M	$37.2M	22.6%	+5.5%

Giving Trend

Asset Trend

9 traceable grantees across 3 states.

VIC: 4NSW: 4QLD: 1

Grantee	State	Amount	Year	Source
Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated	VIC	—	2025	relationship
Getup Limited	NSW	—	2025	relationship
Climate Council of Australia Limited	NSW	—	2025	relationship
Environment Victoria Inc	VIC	—	2025	relationship
Farmers for Climate Action Limited	VIC	—	2025	relationship
Lock The Gate Alliance Limited	QLD	—	2025	relationship
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Limited	NSW	—	2025	relationship
Australian Youth Climate Coalition Limited	NSW	—	2025	relationship
MARKET FORCES LIMITED	VIC	—	2025	relationship

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