Australian Charities 2021 Annual Information Statements

2021 Annual Information Statement data from charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. The dataset includes information on charity programs, human resources, and finances, submitted within six months of each charity's reporting period.

Use Cases

• Analyze financial information across charities to compare operational scales and resource allocation
• Examine program descriptions to categorize charity activities and service areas
• Assess human resource data to understand workforce composition within the sector
• Filter and sort AIS variables to identify trends in charity reporting for the 2021 period

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, ensuring regular refresh cycles
• Published by Australia's national charity regulator, the ACNC, as part of open data commitments
• Includes information withheld from public registers upon charity request, providing a more complete regulatory view

Limitations

• Financial details for small charities may be limited as they are not compelled to provide full reports
• Some data may be temporarily present but subject to future withholding requests, creating potential volatility
• Column names and specific data structure are not documented in the provided input

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Mandatory annual submissions lodged by registered charities within six months of their reporting period end.

Time Range

2021 reporting period.

Freshness

Updated weekly; last updated March 22, 2026.

Geography

Australia.