Ancillary funds are charitable trusts established by deed for the purpose of making grants for public benefit in Australia. They may not operate programs or deliver services, but instead play a supporting role through funding eligible nonprofit organisations. There are two types of ancillary funds, private and public. Public Ancillary Funds (known as PubAFs) must fundraise from the public and receive gifts from a wide donor group. Common PubAF categories include corporate foundations, community foundations, and ‘flow-through’ or fundraising foundations for individual charities, such as hospitals or schools. Some PubAFs may allow donors to establish named sub-funds or management accounts within the foundation.
Chief Investigators
Publications
- Williamson, Alexandra, Kingston, Kylie (2021) Performance measurement, evaluation and accountability in public philanthropic foundations Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 21 (2), pp.101-119.
- Williamson, Alexandra, Luke, Belinda, Furneaux, Craig (2021) Perceptions and conceptions of ‘place’ in Australian public foundations Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
- Williamson, Alexandra, Luke, Belinda (2021) Exploring the accountability and organizational identity of public philanthropic foundations International Journal of Management Reviews, 23 (3), pp.394-410.
- Williamson, Alexandra, Luke, Belinda (2021) Developing a Taxonomy of Nonprofit Organizations SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 1, SAGE Research Methods Cases, pp.1-11.
- Williamson, Alexandra, Luke, Belinda, Furneaux, Craig (2020) Ties that bind: Public foundations in dyadic partnerships Voluntas.
- Williamson, Alexandra (2019) Examining accountability: Perceptions within public ancillary funds
- Williamson, Alexandra, Furneaux, Craig, Luke, Belinda (2018) The accountability of public philanthropic foundations International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) International Conference, pp.1-1.
- Williamson, Alexandra, Luke, Belinda, Furneaux, Craig (2018) Identity and accountability in dyadic Public Ancillary Funds Australia and New Zealand Third Sector Research (ANZTSR) Biennial Conference, (60113), pp.1-1.
- Perceptions on the Accountability of Public Ancillary Funds.
