Caption: His Majesty King Charles III is greeted by Dr Andrew Forrest AO at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda. Credit: Aaron Chown.
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The Commonwealth of Nations: A shared purpose in a changing world.

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The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is the biennial summit that brings together Commonwealth member country governments, ministers, business and civil society to discuss shared priorities.

03 Nov 2026
Minderoo commits $10 million to accelerate protection of nature across the Commonwealth
22 Sept 2025
Minderoo Foundation invests €5 million to accelerate ocean innovation and impact
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping our world, whether we realise it or not.

Our focus areas and impact missions

We seek to uplift communities, support gender equality, protect natural ecosystems and respond to emerging threats and challenges.

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Communities

All children in Australia reach their full potential in thriving communities.

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Gender Equality

All people realise their inherent freedom and equality.

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Natural Ecosystems

Healthy ecosystems safeguarded for all generations.

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Impact Missions

Agile response to existential threats and urgent challenges.

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Our vision

A society that values all people and natural ecosystems.

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Our impact and reach

We maximise our impact by focusing on our beneficiaries, consistent geographies and key stakeholders.

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Our role

We back those who are closest to the problems we seek to solve.

Partner

Support partners using the full spectrum of funding solutions, from grants to impact investing, to create, accelerate and scale measurable impact.

Advocate

Affect system change at scale by shifting the expectations of decision-makers to act on our chosen issues by enhancing advocacy capacity and shifting attitudes, norms, mindsets and behaviours to support critical policy reform.

Develop

Collaborate with partners, communities and beneficiaries to develop, test, refine and de-risk solutions, sharing learnings to help others scale-up and adapt to local contexts.

Generate evidence

Generate, connect and leverage evidence to drive change, fuel advocacy, guide decisions and amplify our collective impact.

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Our stories of impact

Read the latest stories, research and interviews from across Minderoo Foundation and our partners.

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Latest media releases

12 Nov 2026

Minderoo becomes first philanthropic supporter of Pacific Resilience Facility with US$5 million

Minderoo Foundation is supporting a US$5 million (A$7.25 million) philanthropic commitment to the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), marking the facility’s first philanthropic contribution and backing Pacific-led efforts to strengthen climate and disaster resilience across the region.

12 Nov 2026

Minderoo Foundation increases investment in Tropical Forest Forever Facility to US$15 million

Minderoo Foundation has invested an additional US$5 million of catalytic capital in the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), increasing its total commitment to US$15 million. This commitment of philanthropic capital catalysed a further US$15 million from The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation in support one of the world's most ambitious approaches to protecting tropical forests.

03 Nov 2026

Minderoo commits $10 million to accelerate protection of nature across the Commonwealth

Minderoo Foundation has invested A$10 million to support the landmark Commonwealth Nature Initiative (CNI), helping accelerate efforts to protect at least 30 per cent of the world’s land and ocean by 2030.