Creating a better Australia

A private philanthropic organisation dedicated to

Creating a better Australia

Lillian Banks for Terrain - Bangarra Dance Theatre. Photo by Daniel Boud

The Balnaves Foundation is a private philanthropic organisation established in 2006 by Neil Balnaves AO.  Dispersing over $3 million annually to eligible organisations that aim to create a better Australia through education, medicine and the arts with a focus on young people, the disadvantaged and Indigenous Australia

Current Grants

  • Adelaide Festival has delighted audiences for over 55 years with an outstanding mix of internationally acclaimed theatre pro...

  • The Art Gallery of South Australia, founded in 1881 is home to one of Australia's great art collections, housed in one of Ad...

  • Bangarra is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation and one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies, ...

  • The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is Australia’s leading centre for education and training in the performing art...

  • The Australian Museum, established in 1827 in Sydney, was Australia’s first public museum and has continued this legacy with...

  • Red Line Productions has grown to become one of Australia’s leading professional independent theatre presenters and for the ...

Latest News

NIDA The Balnaves Foundation is thrilled that the inaugural scholarship recipient for First Nations Programs at NIDA has commenced...

15 July, 2022

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