The Harvey Foundation grows a carefully invested endowment and channels the income it earns into grants for frontline charities — quietly, patiently, for generations to come.
A foundation is a promise kept over time. We turn steady stewardship into support that outlasts any single year, any single gift.
Rather than spending down, the Harvey Foundation preserves its capital and gives away the income it generates. It means the causes we back can count on us — this year, next year, and long after.
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Growth, given away
We invest for the long horizon. By protecting our endowment and giving from its returns, we can support the causes we love in good years and hard ones alike.
We don't run programs ourselves. We back trusted, effective charities on the frontline — and trust them to know their communities better than any funder ever could.
As an ACNC-registered charity, we operate with clear governance, published purposes, and accountability to the communities and regulators we serve.
A reliable grant, renewed year after year, lets a charity plan, hire, and grow. Consistency is the quiet superpower of a perpetual foundation.
Illustrative figures showing the shape of our giving as a perpetual, income-distributing charitable trust.
Our grants concentrate where modest, reliable funding can change the most lives.
Food relief, shelter, and services that meet people at their hardest moments.
↗Scholarships, mentoring, and programs that open doors for young Australians.
↗Restoration and conservation that protects the country we all depend on.
↗Backing charities that support mental health, carers, and community recovery.
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Whether you're a charity seeking support or a donor who shares our patient approach to giving, we'd love to hear from you.