The Social Studio - Retail & Manufacturing

certifiedSocial EnterpriseSocial Traders Certified

ABN 98376502818|Collingwood, VIC 3066|thesocialstudio.org

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About

Experts in ethical, sustainable and local manufacturing, repairing and upcycling of textile products (clothing, accessories and homewares). We manufacture bespoke designs for clients, as well as offer a range of customisable merchandise, including t-shirts, bags, hats and more. We have a repair & alteration service for corporate uniforms and the general public. We supply corporate gifts from a wide range of diverse designers. Products and services include Clothing & Safety Equipment, Gifts or rewards, Merchandise and Personal Products. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Registered Charity

This social enterprise is also a registered charity with the ACNC:

The Social Studio →

ABN 98376502818

Delivery Evidence

No federal contract history found in AusTender for this ABN. Absence of a record is not absence of delivery — state and local procurement is not fully covered.

Grant Funding

$355Kacross 1 tracked grants

The Myer Foundation — $355,000 to The Social Studio for supporting refugee and migrant youth · philanthropic

$355K

Source: public funding datasets tracked by CivicGraph. Coverage is partial — this is a floor, not a total.

Financial Health

A capacity signal from this charity's latest public ACNC filing — to show where a buyer or funder might offer multi-year or capacity support, not to rank organisations. Not a CivicGraph assessment of the organisation.

Worth a closer lookACNC AIS · FY2023

One resilience signal worth noting in the latest filing — not a red flag on its own.

Income FY23

$862K

Surplus / deficit

−$104K

Reserves runway

6.5 mo

Liquidity (current ratio)

4.20

Operating deficit

Source: ACNC Annual Information Statement, FY2023 · Medium charity · 16% of income from government. A point-in-time regulatory snapshot — figures can lag a year and a single filing is not a full picture of an organisation's health. Liquidity is shown only where a balance sheet was filed.

Open Funding Matches

For this enterprise — open grants it could apply for. Not part of buyer due diligence.

Victorian Trees on Farms Program — Department of Government Services · closes 30 June 2026health

to $80K

Innovation Grant — NORMAN BEISCHER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · closes 1 July 2026health

to $70K

Anzac Day Proceeds Fund — Department of Families, Fairness and Housing · closes 28 July 2026health

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CASS Medicine/Science Grants — The Cass Foundation Limited · closes 4 Sept 2026health

—

Integrated Water Management Grant Program 2025-28 — Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action · closes 30 June 2027health

to $5.0M

Advancing Antimony Grants program — Department of Government Services · closes 23 June 2026enterprise

to $1.0M

Automated match on sector and location against open grants tracked by CivicGraph. Eligibility is not assessed — always check each grant's criteria.

Sectors

Clothing & Safety Equipment Gifts or rewards Merchandise and Personal Products

Geographic Focus

VICCollingwood

Place Context

LGAYarra

RemotenessMajor Cities of Australia

SEIFA Decile3/10

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Verification

certified

Social Traders certified

Tier reflects the strength of external verification, not how “social” an enterprise is. Marks belong to their issuing bodies. Checked June 2026.

Certifications

Social Traders Certifiedcertified

Data Sources

Social Traders(June 2026)

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