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 $5 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.

Donations to date

$41m

Grants to date

98

Years of impact

18

Latest News

Reversing the decline of arts journalism: The Balnaves Foundation and the AAP announce new three-year grant supporting vital arts journalism

Australian Associated Press (AAP) and The Balnaves Foundation are proud to announce a new partnership supporting specialised arts journalism at the nation’s only independent newswire service.

ILBIJERRI Theatre Company’s Big Name, No Blankets finds a new audience inside prison walls

The Balnaves Foundation is proud to be supporting ILBIJERRI Theatre Company’s prison tour of Big Name, No Blankets which is currently travelling throughout Victoria and the Northern Territory. Check out this article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the prison tour, and the impact it is already having on audiences in the prison system.

Thomas J Price announced as inaugural Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission artist

Thomas J Price, one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists renowned for his large-scale sculptural works, has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission

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