THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION

ABN: 77950227010·corporate foundation·$35.0M annual giving

Foundation Score

100

Transparency

1391 traceable grantees

Need Alignment

225 LGAs funded

Evidence

47 evidence-backed orgs

100

Geographic Reach

10 states, 225 LGAs

Annual Giving

$35.0M

Traceable Grantees

100

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	$35.4M	$35.4M	$643.9M	95%	—
2018	$24.4M	$37.5M	$708.8M	92.2%	-31%
2019	$45.0M	$37.3M	$755.4M	94.8%	+84.5%
2020	$42.0M	$37.0M	$709.6M	94.5%	-6.8%
2021	$26.0M	$62.4M	$916.9M	91.4%	-38%
2022	$41.6M	$37.5M	$831.2M	93.6%	+60.2%
2023	$46.2M	$41.2M	$888.1M	93.4%	+10.9%

Giving Trend

Asset Trend

Grantees

100 traceable grantees across 9 states. 4 community-controlled.

VIC: 50NSW: 23WA: 7NT: 5QLD: 4SA: 3TAS: 3ACT: 1Vic: 1

Grantee	State	Amount	Year	Source
Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)	VIC	$20.0M	2019	relationship
Melbourne Fatima Centre	VIC	$15.0M	2020	relationship
State Library of NSW	NSW	$10.0M	2016	relationship
Australian National Academy Of Music Ltd.	VIC	$5.0M	2025	relationship
Victoria University	VIC	$5.0M	2016	relationship
Good360 Australia Ltd	NSW	$3.0M	2024	relationship
Bendigo Art Gallery	VIC	$3.0M	2025	relationship
SNAICC - National Voice for our Children (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation)COMMUNITY	VIC	$2.7M	2023	relationship
Cerebral Palsy Alliance	NSW	$2.5M	2023	relationship
Invasive Species Council Inc.	NSW	$2.5M	2022	relationship
The Nature Conservancy Limited	QLD	$2.5M	2019	relationship
Greening Australia Ltd	VIC	$2.5M	2022	relationship
Wintringham Housing Limited	VIC	$2.5M	2019	relationship
Launch Housing Limited	VIC	$2.5M	2020	relationship
HammondCare	NSW	$2.5M	2018	relationship
Guide Dogs Victoria	VIC	$2.5M	2017	relationship
World Vision Australia	VIC	$2.0M	2025	relationship
AUSTRALIAN LAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE LIMITED	VIC	$2.0M	2024	relationship
Logan Child Friendly Community Charitable Trust	QLD	$1.8M	2025	relationship
Unison Housing Limited	VIC	$1.8M	2022	relationship
Seed Foundation Australia Limited	QLD	$1.8M	2018	relationship
The Trustee For Karrkad-Kanjdji Trust	VIC	$1.5M	2025	relationship
SMILING MIND	VIC	$1.5M	2026	relationship
Australian Schools Plus Ltd	NSW	$1.5M	2024	relationship
The Trustee for Nature Glenelg Trust	SA	$1.4M	2026	relationship
Infoxchange	VIC	$1.3M	2026	relationship
Tomorrow Today Education Foundation Ltd	VIC	$1.3M	2025	relationship
The University of Queensland	—	$1.3M	2024	relationship
Homes For Homes Limited	VIC	$1.3M	2022	relationship
Nature Foundation Limited	SA	$1.3M	2023	relationship
Australian Wildlife Conservancy	WA	$1.2M	2013	relationship
The Trustee For The Conservation Ecology Trust	VIC	$1.2M	2025	relationship
University Of Melbourne	VIC	$1.0M	2022	relationship
The Wheen Bee Foundation Limited	VIC	$1.0M	2025	relationship
Tangaroa Blue Foundation Ltd	WA	$1.0M	2026	relationship
The Australian Ballet	VIC	$1.0M	2024	relationship
PLAYGROUP NSW INC GANDHI CREATIONS PTY. LTD. Olivia Rosenman Girl Guides Australia Homebirth Australia Jodi Lee Foundation	—	$1.0M	2023	relationship
The Graduate Union Of The University Of Melbourne Inc	VIC	$1.0M	2022	relationship
Centre For Policy Development Limited	NSW	$1.0M	2022	relationship
Gondwana Link Ltd	WA	$1.0M	2020	relationship
The Trustee For Centennial Parklands Foundation	NSW	$1.0M	2014	relationship
National Library of Australia	ACT	$1.0M	2007	relationship
National Portrait Gallery of Australia	—	$1.0M	2006	relationship
Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.	TAS	$961K	2026	relationship
The Fiona Wood Foundation Inc	WA	$960K	2026	relationship
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation LimitedCOMMUNITY	NT	$950K	2021	relationship
Landcare Victoria Incorporated	VIC	$945K	2023	relationship
Mornington Peninsula And Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd	VIC	$900K	2026	relationship
BACKTRACK WORKS LTD	NSW	$891K	2026	relationship
University Of New South Wales	NSW	$890K	2025	relationship

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Governance: Board Overlaps

Foundation trustees who also sit on the boards of organisations this foundation funds.

PAUL CONROY→SecondBite

PAUL CONROY→FareShare Australia Ltd

PATRICK HOULIHAN→Murdoch Children's Research Institute

KATHRYN NORTH→Murdoch Children's Research Institute

ALISON WATKINS→University Of Tasmania

ALLAN JAMES MYERS→The Trustee For The Hamilton Art Gallery Trust

Regranting Chain

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

THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER 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
Alice Springs Youth Accommodation & Support Services Inc.	Alice Springs Youth Accommodation and Support Services	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Children's Ground Limited	Children's Ground - Whole of Community Early Years	Indigenous-led (culturally grounded, community authority)	YES
Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation	Community Night and Youth Patrol Service - Alice Springs	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation	Tangentyere Town Camp Youth Hubs	Indigenous-led (culturally grounded, community authority)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	CREATE Your Future Program	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	Speak Up Program	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	CREATE clubCREATE Membership	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
Create Foundation Limited	CREATE Foundation	Proven (RCT/quasi-experimental, replicated)	YES
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
BackTrack Youth Works Ltd	BackTrack Youth Works	Indigenous-led (culturally grounded, community authority)	YES
Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Co Operative Ltd	Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) Youth Programs	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health Services	The Lighthouse: Youth After Hours Diversionary Service	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Youth Advocacy Centre Inc	Youth Support Service	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation Ltd	headspace National Youth Mental Health Service	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Mercy Community Services Limited	Mercy Community	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Whitelion Youth Agency Ltd	Whitelion Mentoring Program	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Youth Off The Streets Limited	Youth off the Streets	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Youth Advocacy Centre Inc	Youth Court Assistance Program	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Youth Advocacy Centre Inc	Family Support Service	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Australian Red Cross Society	Tiraapendi Wodli	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Centre For Multicultural Youth	Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY)	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation Ltd	headspace Victoria	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation Ltd	headspace WA	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Ysas Pty Ltd	Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS)	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation Ltd	headspace Centers	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Odyssey House Victoria	Odyssey House Victoria Youth AOD Services	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Youth Off The Streets Limited	Speak OUT	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES
Brisbane Youth Service Inc	Brisbane Youth Service	Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)	YES

Peer Foundations

Top-scored foundations for comparison.

Foundation	Giving	T	N	E	Score
THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION	$35.0M	100	70	7	68
Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal	$500K	100	86	3	72
The Trustee For Helen Macpherson Smith Trust	$500K	100	70	6	67
Paul Ramsay Foundation Limited	$320.0M	100	51	27	67
The William Buckland Foundation	$500K	100	49	13	63
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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