Living Report

Power Dynamics in Australian Philanthropy

Analyzing 1,000 foundations with giving data. The top 10 control 24% of all tracked philanthropic giving.

HHI (low concentration)

0.77

Gini coefficient

24%

Top 10 foundations share

$12.3B

Total tracked giving

Who Controls the Funding

Top 15 foundations by annual giving

Independent FoundationCorporate Foundation

Giving Distribution

How giving is distributed across foundations

Funding by Theme

Where philanthropic money flows by thematic area

Understanding the Metrics

HHI (Herfindahl-Hirschman Index)

Measures market concentration. Below 1,500 = competitive/diverse. 1,500-2,500 = moderate concentration. Above 2,500 = highly concentrated.

Gini Coefficient

Measures inequality in giving distribution. 0 = perfect equality (all foundations give the same). 1 = perfect inequality (one foundation gives everything).

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