This short case study explains how a giving structure can help grow your philanthropic dollar, allowing you to give more money to charities over the long term.

These APS clients – with decades of lived giving experience – help us untangle philanthropy fact from fiction.  

APS is proud to have partnered with Atlassian, Herbert Smith Freehills and PwC Australia to make it easier for Australian entrepreneurs to embed philanthropy into start-up businesses from the get-go.  

We run through some of the considerations for exceeding the minimum annual distribution obligations for PAFs and giving funds.

In this era-defining moment, we’re navigating new rules of engagement for almost every aspect of our lives – even giving. Here are some things to consider for your philanthropy right now.

Giving is extremely rewarding. However, it can be difficult to work out where to focus. Here are some useful tips to get started.

Here are five tips to help make your giving simple, strategic and rewarding.

Women and girls need significant investment to address inequality. They are highly effective drivers of change with a well-documented multiplier effect from the dollars invested in them.

If you have high net worth clients, it’s likely that many of them have thought about charitable giving or even setting up a tax-effective foundation. They want to talk about philanthropy.

The CAGES Foundation is a PAF dedicated to an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People have the opportunity to reach their full potential. We spoke with Rachel Kerry, Executive Officer of CAGES, on how they approach funding organisations working with Indigenous communities.

Whatever the size or scope of your grantmaking, perhaps it’s time to start paying more attention to an organisation’s capacity (and the budget it takes to support that) rather than focusing on administration costs.

PAF Guideline 43 allows reasonable operating expenses to be met from a private ancillary fund (PAF). The key word here is ‘reasonable’.