This year, we welcomed a new Chair, Craig Drummond, upon Charles Goode AC's retirement after 30 years as Chair and 37 years as Governor of the Foundation.

We acknowledge Charles Goode’s faithful service to the Foundation and the broader philanthropic sector in Australia with immense gratitude. Few cultural, scientific, or public institutions in our country have not engaged with Charles Goode during his tenure as Chairman of the Foundation over the past three decades.

This year also marked the 60th anniversary of The Ian Potter Foundation and cumulative distributions of $492 million. This financial year, the Foundation awarded 34 grants totalling $20,743,550.

In the financial year ending 30 June 2023, the Foundation awarded 75 grants totalling $41,851,500. 

An exciting development has been the creation of the Investment Dialogue for Australian Children, announced in May 2023. The Investment Dialogue is a joint commitment by the Australian Government and a growing number of philanthropic foundations to invest in innovative programs to reduce inter-generational disadvantage. The Ian Potter Foundation is proud to be part of this collaborative effort, 

The Ian Potter Foundation’s Board of Governors recognises that as the challenges facing Australia change and evolve, the Foundation’s thinking and approach to philanthropy must also be prepared to change and evolve. 

The Foundation continues to make grants to increase the capability of organisations, usually organisations we have previously supported, to expand their activities in carrying out their mission to improve our society.

During fiscal 2022, the Foundation awarded 90 grants totalling $41.6 million and paid $36.6 million across 102 grants. 

For many people, 2021 was another very challenging year with the effects of the global pandemic disproportionately impacting disadvantaged members of our community.

At the Foundation, we are thankful for the continuing efforts of the not-for-profit sector to meet the needs of the community while rising to these new challenges. So, in this year's report, we highlight several of our partners who stepped up to those challenges. 

During fiscal 2021, the Foundation awarded 65 grants totalling 26.1 million and paid $28.5 million across 159 grants.