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Annual Giving
$100K
Grant Range
$5K – $500K

Tips for Applicants

This is NOT a grant-making foundation—it is an operational charity that runs its own programs in Uganda. It does not accept grant applications from external organizations. Those seeking funding should not approach Operation Uganda as a funder; instead, this organization would be a potential partner or beneficiary for larger Australian foundations looking to fund Uganda-based work.

Giving Philosophy

100% of donations go directly to programs (they state this explicitly). The foundation believes in breaking the cycle of poverty through holistic community development—focusing on education, skills training, healthcare, and spiritual support. They emphasise 'transforming a nation one child at a time, one household at a time, one community at a time.' Their approach is faith-driven, working through local churches and community partners.

ACNC Financial History

YearGrants GivenRevenueTotal AssetsNet Assets
FY2023
$320K
Unknown AU + $320K intl
$703K$240K$240K
FY2022
$214K
Unknown AU + $214K intl
$538K$274K$227K
FY2021
$96K
Unknown AU + $96K intl
$370K$282K$230K
FY2020
$185K
$372K$159K$132K
FY2019
$172K
$461K$165K$139K
FY2018
$190K
Unknown AU + $190K intl
$464K$108K$91K
FY2017
$133K
Unknown AU + $133K intl
$247K$7K$6K
7yr total$1.3MSource: ACNC Annual Information Statements

Focus Areas

Geographic
AU-QLD
Recipients
youthdisadvantageddisability

Financial Details

Source of Wealth
The foundation was founded by the Barton family (Russell and Jenny Barton) who lost their Brisbane home in a fire in 2004. Both are credentialed ministers with Australian Christian Churches. They are not wealthy from business or corporate sources—they are volunteers/ministers who started the organization after a personal tragedy. This is an operational charity funded primarily by public donations, not a family foundation with endowment wealth.

Board & Leadership

ACNC
Michael Wyatt
board member
ACNC
ACNC
ACNC
Linked from structured person roles rather than unstructured foundation summary text.

Data Sources

Profile quality: low
Foundation profile updated: 12 March 2026 (95 days ago)
Website pages scraped: 5
Added: 27 February 2026 (108 days ago)
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