Highest Rated Arts & Culture Charities in Australia 2026

1

The Bell Shakespeare Company Limited

AU Trust: 95/100 Revenue: $11,748,000 Data: 73%

Hamlet: Professional theatre

2

Queensland Music Network Incorporated

AU Trust: 95/100 Revenue: $4,424,153 Data: 73%

QMusic: Arts services

3

Illuminate Adelaide Foundation Ltd

AU Trust: 90/100 Revenue: $12,631,848 Data: 73%

Illuminate Adelaide 2022: Cultural festival

4

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited

AU Trust: 90/100 Revenue: $13,101,691 Data: 73%

TSO Concert season: Arts and culture

5

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Holdings Ltd

AU Trust: 90/100 Revenue: $13,102,853 Data: 73%

TSO House: Arts services

6

Returned & Services League Of Australia (Queensland Branch) Gaythorne Sub Branch Inc

AU Trust: 90/100 Revenue: $11,074,063 Data: 73%

DVA Advocacy Program: Family services

7

Melbourne Recital Centre

AU Trust: 90/100 Revenue: $15,210,858 Data: 73%

Music Circle: Music

8

Queenscliff Music Festival

AU Trust: 90/100 Revenue: $3,084,181 Data: 73%

Queenscliff Town Hall: Performing arts

9

The Sydney Film Festival

AU Trust: 90/100 Revenue: $5,631,912 Data: 73%

The Sydney Film Festival: Film festival

10

Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management Incorporated

AU Trust: 85/100 Revenue: $3,747,473 Data: 73%

Eucalypt Woodlands of the WA Wheatbelt: Biodiversity

11

The Queensland Music Festival Pty Ltd

AU Trust: 85/100 Revenue: $11,422,895 Data: 73%

Yarrabah Music Workhop Program (Jessie Lloyd with Yarrabah Elders): Folk and indigenous music

12

Zionist Federation Of Australia Limited

AU Trust: 85/100 Revenue: $3,355,894 Data: 73%

Education: Education partnerships

13

Brandenburg Ensemble Ltd

AU Trust: 85/100 Revenue: $8,755,834 Data: 73%

Annual Appeal: Arts and culture

14

Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $8,470,001 Data: 73%

Aboriginal Culture & Heritage: Community development

15

Bangarra Dance Theatre Australia Ltd.

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $12,451,424 Data: 73%

Youth Programs: Cultural awareness

16

Camerata Queensland's Chamber Orchestra Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,348,142 Data: 67%

Subscription Season: Orchestral music

17

The Trustee For W.R. Johnston Trust

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $691,355 Data: 67%

Museum and art galleries: Art galleries and art museums

18

Yarra Valley Arts Council Incorporated

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $242,299 Data: 67%

online store: Arts services

19

Polyglot Theatre Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,802,885 Data: 67%

Polyglot Theatre: Arts and culture

20

Sunpac Brisbane Pty Ltd

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,134,823 Data: 67%

SunPAC Venue and Facilities: Music

21

The Trustee For Cape York Aboriginal Charitable Trust

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,517,393 Data: 67%

Employment and Training: Job training

22

The King's Trust Australia Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,215,204 Data: 67%

Young People - Achieve: Education partnerships

23

The Twyford Hall Complex Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,095,064 Data: 67%

Twyford Theatre: Professional theatre

24

Bus Stop Films Ltd

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,974,735 Data: 67%

Accessible Film Studies Program: Visual arts

25

Light Cultural Foundation Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,833,568 Data: 67%

Lab Rats Program: Arts education

26

Wandin & District Historical Museum Society Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $101,689 Data: 67%

School education: Education support

27

Moree Cultural Art Foundation Ltd

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $492,522 Data: 67%

Art After School: Visual arts

28

Heysen Foundation Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $587,480 Data: 67%

Public Tours: History museums

29

Queensland Youth Orchestra Council

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,373,973 Data: 67%

John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition: Orchestral music

30

South Australian Public (primary) Schools Music Society Ltd

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $936,405 Data: 67%

Primary Schools Music Festival: Primary and secondary education

31

Mzuri Dance Artistree Fund INC.

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $205,737 Data: 67%

Food support: Food aid

32

Story Factory Incorporated

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $3,065,913 Data: 67%

Story Factory programs: Literature and writing

33

Western Heritage Group Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,983 Data: 67%

Recording Aboriginal cultural heritage in the Willandra Lakes: Cultural rights

34

The Torch Project

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $3,302,584 Data: 67%

Indigenous Arts in Prisons and Community (IAPC) program: Cultural awareness

35

Bowral & District Art Society Incorporated

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $276,742 Data: 67%

Art Classes: Adult education

36

Natalie Miller Fellowship Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $52,801 Data: 67%

Natalie Miller Fellowship: Leadership development

37

The Bowerbird Collective Ltd

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $575,043 Data: 67%

Digital Performances: Performing arts

38

Warrandyte Mechanics Institute and Arts Association Incorporated

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $162,588 Data: 67%

Good governance for WMIAA.: Community facilities

39

The Unconformity INC.

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,523,874 Data: 67%

West Coast Artist Commission: Visual arts

40

CAPAH Multicultural Association Incorporated

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,836,404 Data: 67%

social support: Seniors' activities

41

The Federation Of Australian Historical Societies Inc.

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $4,775 Data: 67%

Moveable cultural heritage: Historical activities

42

National Railway Museum Incorporated

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $709,336 Data: 67%

Rolling stock interpretation: Arts and culture

43

National Exhibitions Touring Structure For Western Aust Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,021,821 Data: 67%

ART ON THE MOVE 2022 Program: Arts services

44

Midsumma Festival Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $4,207,701 Data: 67%

Midsumma Festival: Arts services

45

Heaps Decent Ltd.

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $218,674 Data: 67%

Big Up: Arts education

46

Curious Legends Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $414,078 Data: 67%

Theatre Productions and Performances: Professional theatre

47

Stirling Street Arts Centre Incorporated

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $367,860 Data: 67%

Annual workshop program: Arts and culture

48

Lane Cove Youth Orchestra Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $52,848 Data: 67%

Orchestral rehearsal and concert program.: Arts education

49

Cambodian Association of South Australia Inc.

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $3,037 Data: 67%

Trauma work shop: Community development

50

Dancenorth Australia Ltd

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,895,648 Data: 67%

Dancenorth 2022 Program: Arts and culture

51

Challenge Brass Band

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $17,505 Data: 67%

Challenge Brass Band: Music

52

Warehouse Circus Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,331,501 Data: 67%

Ongoing Circus Classes: Sport and recreation

53

The Canberra Sikh Association Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,051,258 Data: 67%

Canberra Khalsa Punjabi School: Languages

54

Powerhouse Youth Theatre Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,068,271 Data: 67%

Dorr-e Dari: a poetic crash course in the language of love: Theatre

55

Returned & Services League of Australia (queensland Branch) Innisfail Sub-Branch INC.

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $3,087,564 Data: 67%

Innisfail RSL Diggers Day held monthly.: Community service organisations

56

Bach Akademie Australia Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $629,899 Data: 67%

Bach program: Performing arts

57

The Trustee for Coffs Harbour Cultural Trust

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $121 Data: 67%

Coffs Harbour Cultural Trust Youth Scholarship: Performing arts

58

The Boite (Vic) Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $616,978 Data: 67%

The Music Between: Arts and culture

59

Bach Society Of Queensland Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $41,110 Data: 67%

Ciao, Antonio: music of Bach and Vivaldi concert: Performing arts

60

Kangaroo Flat Community Group Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $197,244 Data: 67%

Community Lunch: Community development

61

Returned & Services League Of Australia (Queensland Branch) Cairns Sub Branch Inc.

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $611,966 Data: 67%

Well-Being Support Program: Family services

62

Blue Mtns Creative Arts Centre Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $119,134 Data: 67%

Art services: Arts education

63

Lane Cove Music & Cultural Association

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $136,241 Data: 67%

Concert Performance Program: Music

64

Ten Days On The Island Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,463,496 Data: 67%

Ten Days on the Island: Arts and culture

65

The Board Of Trustees Of Newstead House

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $3,098,278 Data: 67%

House Museum: History museums

66

The Metropolitan Orchestra Incorporated

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $610,779 Data: 67%

Met Concert Series: Orchestral music

67

Outback Theatre For Young People

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $332,305 Data: 67%

Creative Culture at Tirkandi Inaburra: Traditional knowledge

68

The Ballet Society (New South Wales) Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $211,081 Data: 67%

Membership: Ballet

69

Sensorium Theatre Incorporated

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,110,061 Data: 67%

Hutan: Professional theatre

70

Central West Family Support Group Inc

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,016,621 Data: 67%

Child Youth and Family Support Program: Family services

71

Returned Services League Of Australia (Qld Branch) Redlands Sub Branch Inc.

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $19,669,672 Data: 67%

Memorial Precinct: Commemorations

72

Nafsika Stamoulis Hellenic Museum Limited

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $2,044,838 Data: 67%

Hellenic Museum & Gallery: Ethnic or culturally-specific museums

73

The Trustee For Kred Enterprises Charitable Trust

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $1,791,498 Data: 67%

Economic, social & community development: Entrepreneurship

74

The Victorian Artists Society

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $709,957 Data: 67%

Rear wall restoration: Arts and culture

75

Lyon Housemuseum Foundation

AU Trust: 80/100 Revenue: $9,111,999 Data: 67%

Culture and Arts: Art galleries and art museums

76

Council of Australasian Museum Directors Inc.

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $123,000 Data: 67%

Advancement of Culture and Arts: Arts and culture

77

Coromandel Community Centre Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $119,590 Data: 67%

Art classes: Arts and culture

78

River of Art Incorporated

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $185,138 Data: 67%

River of Art Prize: Visual arts

79

Belconnen Arts Centre Incorporated

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $1,595,473 Data: 67%

Live Programs: Performing arts

80

Festival of Voices Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $1,371,004 Data: 67%

Big Sing: Arts and culture

81

The Mandorla Centre of Inner Peace Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $48,285 Data: 67%

Biennial Christian Art Award: Arts and culture

82

Back To Back Theatre Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $2,963,546 Data: 67%

Single Channel Video: Cultural festival

83

National Chinese Museum of Australia Limited

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $573,993 Data: 67%

National Chinese Museum of Australia Redevelopment Project: Ethnic or culturally-specific museums

84

Slide Youth Dance Theatre Trust

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $240,214 Data: 67%

Slide Youth Dance Rehearsals: Dance

85

Mountain Productions Incorporated

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $145,064 Data: 67%

Blackheath Chamber Music Festival: Festivals

86

La Mama Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $1,551,603 Data: 67%

Program of Theatre Performance: Playwriting

87

Veterans Film Foundation Limited

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $56,048 Data: 67%

Annual International Film Festival and Red Poppy Awards: Film festival

88

Melbourne Bach Choir Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $182,439 Data: 67%

Concerts: Music

89

Wanneroo Joondalup Regional Broadcasting Assn Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $88,542 Data: 67%

Live broadcasting: Radio

90

M16 Incorporated

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $98,344 Data: 67%

M16 Gallery program: Arts and culture

91

Vitae Veritas Pty Ltd

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $34,041 Data: 67%

Fog Theatre: Professional theatre

92

Head On Foundation Ltd

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $238,530 Data: 67%

Head On Spotlight - talks and workshops: Arts and culture

93

Youth Ballet Wa Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $1,061,347 Data: 67%

Scholarships for Dancers in Need: Arts and culture

94

Stanthorpe Festival Association Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $33,614 Data: 67%

Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Festival: Community celebration

95

The Trustee For Horsham Regional Art Gallery Trust

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $30,706 Data: 67%

Provide art objects for general public viewing: Arts and culture

96

Toronto Multi Purpose Centre Inc

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $156,888 Data: 67%

room hire: Community facilities

97

Centre for Projection Art Inc.

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $229,235 Data: 67%

Artists In Residence Program: Artist services

98

Kytherian Association of Australia

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $639,133 Data: 67%

Aroney Program: Community development

99

The Perspective Collective Limited

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $25,002 Data: 67%

Wet felting for beginners: Arts services

100

Newcastle Historic R98160 Reserve Land Manager

AU Trust: 75/100 Revenue: $652,254 Data: 67%

The LockUp: History