The Other Cheek has examined the publically available information on the ACNC (Australian Charities and Non-profits Commission) website for Christian agencies involved in overseas aid. We would be keen to receive any corrections and/or clarifications. Are there other groups to examine?
Compassion Australia (ACNC Financial report for 2023)
Total Income: $100,104,133
Spent on Compassion’s “global program and support” $77,507,727
Fundraising and admin 20.70% of Budget of costs; The Other Cheek calculated that as $20,501,988 from the figures disclosed.
Surplus: $1,060,710
Worldvision Australia (ACNC Financial report for 2023)
Total Income: $442,697,000
(Includes $147,325,000 in DFAT and other grants).
Spent on global and domestic programs (including community education and support): $216,183,000
plus Food and vouchers from international agencies (described as non-monetary expenditures) $154,250,000
Total global and domestic programs (including community education and support): $370,433,000
Surplus $3,422,000
Admin and fundraising: $68,842,000, which is 15.67 per cent of the expenditure.
If we separate the grants that form a large part of World Vision’s work, use the fundraising costs attributed to the public fundraising, and a pro-rata proportion of the admin costs, a World Vision charity would look like this:
Income: $141,122,000 from fundraising, gifts investments.
Admin and fundraising $9,742,000 (pro rata admin). Commercial $1,164,000, Fundraising $34,443,000.
Total fundraising and admin: $45,349,000, which is 32.13 per cent of income
Anglican Board of Mission
Total income (ACNC FInacial report 2023) $5,356,883, including $1,698,934 DFAT grants
Programs, support, and education $3,117,421
Surplus $28,563
Fundraising: $599399; Admin $1,289,255; Other (depreciation) $322,245.
Total $2,210,899, which is 41.49 per cent of expenditure.
Baptist World Mission (from BWA 2023 Annual Report)
Total income $19,319,374
(Includes DFAT and other grants: $5,526,374)
Donations, gifts, bequests: $13,296,734
Investments $659,960
Fundraising $2,487,049 and Admin $3,666,195
Total $6,153,244, which is 31 per cent of expenditure.
Anglican Aid (The Archbishop of Sydney’s Anglican Aid)
Total income (ACNC Financial Report) – donations and bequests: $3,837,493
Programs and support $2,680,737
Admin, Fundraising, Other $637,605
which is 16.61 per cent of income. (For Anglican Aid this measure makes more sense because of funds retained make the expenditure figure less useful)