We are a perpetual charitable trust. We protect our capital, invest it responsibly, and give away the income — so the charities we believe in can rely on us for the long haul.
The Harvey Foundation exists to invest funds prudently in order to produce income, and to distribute that income as donations to other charities — helping them further their vital work across Australia.
That single sentence is our whole reason for being. We are not a program-delivery charity that runs services directly; we are a grant-making foundation. Our craft is stewardship: growing an endowment carefully, spending responsibly, and choosing partners who turn our grants into real change on the ground.
This model is deliberately patient. By preserving our capital and giving from the returns, we can keep supporting the causes we care about year after year — through economic ups and downs, and long into the future. A gift made through the Harvey Foundation is designed to keep giving, in perpetuity.
We treat our endowment as a trust held for the community. Prudent, responsible investment is how we honour it.
The charities we fund understand their communities. We give them our confidence, not our instructions.
As an ACNC-registered charity, we operate with clear governance and published charitable purposes.
We measure success in decades. Consistency is the gift a perpetual foundation is uniquely able to give.
From returns to results
Capital in. Income out. Impact onward.
Charitable capital is entrusted to the foundation and held for the long term.
We invest that capital responsibly to generate a reliable stream of income.
The income earned is distributed as grants to carefully chosen charities.
The capital remains, ready to give again — next year and every year after.
Explore the programs and causes our grants support across Australia.