This study uses information based on published Australian Taxation Office (ATO) material and represents the extent of tax-deductible donations made and claimed by Australian taxpayers to Deductible Gift Recipients (DGRs) at Item D9 Gifts or Donations in their individual income tax returns for the 2017-18 income year.

This is the third of five research reports from Giving Australia 2016, which provides insights on volunteering, including trends, innovations and challenges for those who are giving their time and money to a diverse number of causes.

Australians are a generous bunch – with around 14.9 million adults (80.8%) donating $11.2 billion to charities and non-profit organisations (NPOs) over twelve months in 2015–16.

This article looks at funding arrangements with government agencies, that are constant and complex concerns for the community sector. Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Amanda McBratney show in this three page article how the Productivity Commmission has found some early answers that should not go on the backburner. The Productivity Commission clearly established that all is not...

In recent years challenges to charitable bequests by testator's family members have become more common in Australia. Courts are vigorous in upholding proper family provision as against charitable bequests, portraying this provision as based on moral obligation. The Every Player Wins a Prize Project deals with the interaction of family provision law and charitable bequests...