Charities tables

To be a charity, an organisation must be not-for-profit, have a charitable purpose and be for the public benefit (other than where the charitable purpose is the relief of poverty). A charity may be entitled to seek endorsement from the ATO for various concessions.

The Charities section contains the following tables:

• Table 41: Tax concession charities by entity type
• Table 42: Main charitable purpose of tax concession charities, as at 31 October 2013

We also have a set of more detailed tables available, in the form of Excel spreadsheets, containing charities data at a much finer level.

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Data presented in this section includes active tax concession charities as at 31 October each year.

The number of charities has been rounded to the nearest 5 and totals may differ from the sum of components, due to rounding.

Table 41: Tax concession charities by entity type

Entity type	31 Oct 2011 no.	31 Oct 2012 no.	31 Oct 2013 no.
Charitable institution	37,890	40,070	41,180
Public benevolent institution	10,225	8,910	9,160
Charitable fund	5,870	6,040	6,015
Health promotion charity	1,060	1,255	1,370
Total	55,040	56,280	57,730

Table 42: Tax concessions of charities, by main charitable purpose, as at 31 October 2013

Main charitable purpose	Tax concession charities	Income tax exempt	FBT exempt	FBT rebatable	GST concession
Social and community welfare	24,055	23,975	8,685	12,275	23,620
Religion	12,855	12,840	5	11,795	12,480
Education	10,085	10,075	5	8,810	9,750
Health	2,870	2,850	1,555	495	2,705
Culture	1,720	1,715	0	1,390	1,600
Natural environment	685	685	0	545	625
Other	5,460	5,435	10	3,610	5,090
Total	57,730	57,575	10,265	38,910	55,870