Free public giving data, not a brochure.

Most tracked capital holders still do not publish enough practical signals for a community organisation to know whether to apply, ask for a meeting or move on.

Source

foundations, foundation_programs, grant_opportunities

Run date

2026-06-01

Caveat

The signal measures public approachability. It cannot see private invitations, relationship-first giving or unpublished board decisions.

Giving is concentrated enough that a small number of foundations can shape which issues, places and organisation types get practical access to capital.

Source

foundations, gs_relationships

Run date

2026-06-01

Caveat

Giving estimates depend on published annual reports, ACNC records and profile confidence. Values should be treated as directional.

The public can see many funders but far fewer clean recipient-level receipts. The result is a sector where money is discussed more often than it is traceable.

Source

gs_relationships, foundations, grant_opportunities

Run date

2026-06-01

Caveat

Absence of a public receipt does not mean no grant was made. It means the receipt was not traceable in the public sources captured.

Some foundations appear asset-rich but publicly quiet. That matters when community organisations need to know where patient, flexible and place-based capital could move.

Source

foundations

Run date

2026-06-01

Caveat

Asset and payout signals are incomplete and can be old. They should start questions, not end them.

Political donations and procurement data can be read together to spot suppliers that donate into the political system while holding public contracts.

Source

political_donations, austender_contracts, gs_entities

Run date

2026-06-01

Caveat

A matched donor and contractor pattern is not evidence of improper conduct. It is a public-interest transparency lead.

Postcode-level funding, remoteness and community-controlled organisation signals show where public money is visible and where the graph still has blind spots.

Source

mv_funding_by_postcode, gs_entities, gs_relationships

Run date

2026-06-01

Caveat

Postcodes are blunt geography. Place analysis needs local interpretation before decisions are made.