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Media Release: Philanthropy Australia encourages engagement with ‘Giving Fund’ reforms and cautions against ‘cherry picking’

Philanthropy Australia Wed, 11 Jun 2025

The Australian Government has commenced consultation on proposed reforms to the regulation of Public and Private Ancillary Funds, which are to be renamed as ‘Giving Funds’. These flow from the recommendations in the report of the Productivity Commission’s (PC) philanthropy inquiry, Future Foundations for Giving.

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50+ stories for 50 years

Philanthropy Australia Fri, 21 Mar 2025

This year marks Philanthropy Australia’s 50th anniversary! For five decades, our community has championed philanthropy, driving positive change across Australia. As an organisation, we have continued to grow, evolve, and thrive thanks to you—our members, both past and present.

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Corporate giving grows to $1.5 billion: GivingLarge report

Fri, 6 Dec 2024

The 2024 GivingLarge report has revealed that Australia’s top 50 corporate givers contributed a record $1.5 billion to community initiatives in FY 2024. The 2024 philanthropy marks a 14% increase from 2023 (an additional $171 million).