Australia’s top 50 philanthropy list admits 13 new members
The Financial Review Philanthropy 50 list for 2020-21 is slightly down on the previous record year. From our May issue, out on Friday, April 29.
The new list shows the growing spread of philanthropy and hints at the potential for much more, says its compiler, John MacLeod. Sam Bennett
Key Statistics
- $942mTotal value of the latest Philanthropy 50 list.
- $143.1mThe biggest single donation, from the Paul Ramsay Foundation.
- $4.4mThe cut-off to make the 2020-2021 Philanthropy 50 list.
Despite market uncertainty and the impact of COVID-19, giving from high-net-worth individuals and corporations in Australia held up in the past year, unlike mass-market donations which continued to drop.
The Financial Review Philanthropy 50 list, which measures giving for the 12 months to June 30, last year, is valued at $942 million – just 2 per cent less than the previous year’s record high of $964 million.
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