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 2014

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 2012 no.	31 Oct 2013 no.	31 Oct 2014 no.
Charitable institution	40,070	41,180	42,690
Public benevolent institution	8,910	9,160	9,380
Charitable fund	6,040	6,015	6,840
Health promotion charity	1,255	1,370	1,550
Total	56,280	57,730	60,460

Table 42: Tax concessions of charities, by main charitable purpose, as at 31 October 2014

Main charitable purpose	Number of tax concession charities	Number of FBT exempt	Number of FBT rebatable	Number of GST concession
Social and community welfare	24,155	8,855	11,715	23,495
Religion	14,270	0	13,080	13,840
Education	10,320	5	8,810	9,880
Health	3,135	1,710	515	2,885
Culture	1,770	0	1,390	1,620
Natural environment	720	0	555	655
Other	6,090	0	3,685	5,285
Total	60,460	10,565	39,755	57,665