About this organisation
Summary of activities
The Foundation is a non-profit organisation, the purpose of which is to provide direct relief for the child victims of violent crime and sudden family loss who are is need of relief from poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, disability, destitution or helplessness. The Foundation provides relief without discrimination. In 2021, the Foundation achieved it's purpose in the following ways: (a) developing and extending programs that provide direct relief to children in need and assess their needs; eg) Children Ahead and Trauma Consulting Service that continued to be delivered throughout the pandemic. We note that the Cubby House program was put on hold in 2021 due to the public health measures put in place by the Victorian Government in response to the global pandemic. It has since recommenced in 2022. (b) developing and implementing short and long term strategies delivering relief to the children; eg) Buddy Bags program (short term) and eSmart (long term). We note that the Buddy Bag program was affected by the global pandemic at various times during the year. (c) developing activities to generate funds to implement the main purposes.
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Name: Children Ahead
URL: https://www.amf.org.au/what-we-do/children-ahead/
Classification: Family services (Human services > Family services )
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Victims of crime (including family violence)
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Buddy Bags
URL: https://www.amf.org.au/what-we-do/buddy-bags/
Classification: Family services (Human services > Family services )
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- Victims of crime (including family violence)
- Victims of disasters
Name: Cubby House
URL: https://www.amf.org.au/what-we-do/cubby-house/
Classification: Family services (Human services > Family services )
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Victims of crime (including family violence)
Name: Trauma Consulting Service
URL: https://www.amf.org.au/what-we-do/early-years-trauma-consultancy-service/
Classification: Family services (Human services > Family services )
Beneficiaries:- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
Name: Dolly's Dream
URL: https://www.amf.org.au/what-we-do/dollys-dream/
Classification: Family services (Human services > Family services )
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: eSmart
URL: https://www.esmart.org.au/
Classification: Family services (Human services > Family services )
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
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First off, this graph gives a general indication of how big the charity is - charities range in size from tiny (budgets of less than $100,000) to enormous (budgets more than $100 million). You're also looking for variability - if the charity's revenue and expenses are jumping up and down from year to year, make sure there's a good reason for it.
Unlike companies, charities and not-for-profits aren't on a mission to make money. However, if they spend more than they receive, eventually they will go into too much debt and run into trouble. As a very general rule, you want revenue to be slightly above expenses. If expenses is reliably above revenue, the charity is losing money. If revenue is much larger than expenses, it means the charity might not be using its resources effectively. It isn't always that simple, however, and there's a lot of reasons a charity might not follow this pattern. They might be saving up for a big purchase or campaign, or they might have made a big one-off payment. If you're worried, always look at the annual and financial reports to understand why the charity is making the decisions it is.
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If a charity receives more money than it spends, that's a surplus (in business, it would be called profit). If it spends more than it receives, that's a deficit. This chart shows surpluses and deficits for the charity over the last few years.
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Unlike companies, charities and not-for-profits aren't on a mission to make money. However, if they spend more than they receive, eventually they will go into too much debt and run into trouble. As a very general rule, you want a charity to make a small surplus on average. A deficit means that charity lost money that year, which may indicate poor financial management or just a series of bad circumstances. If the charity always has a huge surplus, it means the charity might not be using its resources effectively. It isn't always that simple, however, and there's a lot of reasons a charity might not follow this pattern. They might be saving up for a big purchase or campaign, or they might have made a big one-off payment. If you're worried, always look at the annual and financial reports to understand why the charity is making the decisions it is.
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Donations are an important source of revenue for some charities. Others rely more heavily on government funding, or on revenue from other sources. This is an indication of how much they need donors to accomplish their mission. Note that there is no 'good' or 'bad' amount of donations for a charity to have. It might be interesting to look at values over time - are they going up or down? A charity that gets less donations every year may be in trouble.
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Assets are things that the charity owns that are worth something. This could be anything from a car to investments. Similarly, liabilities are debts or obligations that the charity owes to someone else, like a loan or an agreement to pay for something.
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Firstly, in general a charity should have more assets than liabilities. If it doesn't, it implies that the charity might not be able to pay its debts, and you should look very closely at the charity's annual and financial reports to make sure they are taking steps to remedy this. Current assets should generally be above current liabilities - that means the charity can easily pay off the debts that are coming due soon. Beyond that, look for a large stockpile of assets. While a charity should have enough assets to keep it afloat in hard times (a 'buffer') if that stockpile gets too large the charity could be using that money more effectively. As always, if you have concerns check the annual and financial reports.
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