Challenge Community Services

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ABN 17059209675|Hillvue, NSW 2340|facebook.com/BuyAbility

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About

Delivered $368.4M across 2 government contracts for 1 buyer.

Challenge Community Services has provided innovative and people-focused services to the community for over 65 years. Our offering to regional and metropolitan communities includes Disability Services, Foster Care, Allied Health and supported employment for people with a disability as part of our range of Business Services.Challenge Community Services operates throughout regional and metropolitan New South Wales, and the greater Brisbane area in Queensland. Our organisation is built on a strong workforce of over 1000 people, including over 90 employees with disability. Challenge Community Services is a registered not-for-profit organisation that has been making a difference in the lives of people in our community for over sixty five years.Challenge support people with disability, children and vulnerable members of the community to have the same rights and entitlements as all community members. This includes lifestyle, community access, accommodation, vocational and employment support. Supporting our business means that you are giving a person with a disability meaningful employment opportunities within a supported employment environment.

Registered Charity

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

Challenge Community Services Limited →

ABN 17059209675

Delivery Evidence

Govt Contracts

Total Value

$368.4M

Buyers

Largest Contracts

Permanency Support Program - Challenge Community Service — NSW Department of Communities and Justice, 2022

$184.2M

Permanency Support Program - Challenge Community Service — NSW Department of Communities and Justice, 2022

$184.2M

Source: AusTender public contract notices. Values can include amendments and may not equal cash paid in a single year.

Grant Funding

$109.5Macross 6 tracked grants (2017-18–2019-20)

8. Protect children and families — 2019-20 · child_protection

$37.5M

8. Out of Home Care and Permanency Support — 2018-19 · child_protection

$35.7M

7. Out-of-Home Care and Permanency Support — 2017-18 · community_services

$35.1M

9. Supporting Legacy Services — 2017-18 · community_services

$1.2M

2. Community Support and Development — 2018-19 · community_services

$12K

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.

Financially resilientACNC AIS · FY2023

Latest ACNC filing shows reserves and a balanced result — well-placed to deliver.

Income FY23

$115.1M

Surplus / deficit

+$1.7M

Reserves runway

3.5 mo

Liquidity (current ratio)

1.53

Government-revenue concentrated

Source: ACNC Annual Information Statement, FY2023 · Large charity · 94% 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.

Targeted Call for Mental Health Research 2026 — NSW Government · closes 30 June 2026artshealthregenerative

to $1.0M

Transport Access Regional Partnerships Grant Program 2025-2026 — NSW Government — Transport for NSW · closes 30 June 2026artsregenerativearts culture

to $250K

Gamescom 2026 Market Travel Program — NSW Government · closes 26 June 2026artshealthregenerative

to $5K

Household Problem Waste Education Funding 2026-2027 — NSW Government · closes 29 June 2026artshealthregenerative

to $200K

Aged Care Supported Accommodation Program (ACSAP) – Statewide Provider Grant 2026-2031 — NSW Government · closes 30 June 2026artshealthregenerative

to $1.4M

Government Priority & Partnerships Investment Pathway - FY2025-2026 — NSW Government — Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development · closes 30 June 2026artsregenerativebusiness

to $25.0M

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