Australian Charities 2014 Annual Financial Statements

2014 reporting period data from approximately 46,000 registered Australian charities submitting their Annual Information Statement. The dataset includes financial information collected for the first time, covering periods primarily from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014. It was published by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).

Use Cases

• Analyze charity financial information across the 46,000 submissions to identify sector-wide funding trends.
• Compare reported AIS data for the 2014 period to assess operational scale and activity focus among registered entities.
• Research the distribution of charities that applied to have data withheld based on criteria like commercial sensitivity.
• Filter and sort AIS variables to investigate correlations between charity size and reporting period details.

Strengths

• Approximately 46,000 charity records provide a substantial sample of the registered sector.
• Includes first-time collection of charity financial information for the 2014 period.
• Data is sourced directly from the national regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
• Excludes records where charities successfully applied to withhold information, improving data reliability for public records.

Limitations

• Specific column names and row counts are not provided in the input, limiting precise structural understanding.
• Financial data interpretation requires caution due to varying charity sizes and reporting details, especially for small charities.
• Data reflects the 2014 reporting period and was compiled by November 2016, representing a historical snapshot.

Provenance

Source

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

Collection Method

Mandatory Annual Information Statements submitted by registered charities.

Time Range

2014 reporting period, primarily covering 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.

Freshness

Historical dataset for the 2014 reporting period; last metadata update was 2026-03 22.

Geography

Australia