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Communities

Welcome Baby to Country: Nurturing belonging from the beginning.

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Communities
What happens when we listen rather than tell in our communities?
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Communities
Australia needs a blueprint to unlock our children’s potential.
Communities
Partnering with local communities to create change for Western Australian children.
Communities
The State of Australia’s Children: Why early action matters more than ever.
A group of primary aged children sit variously on grass and a blue esky, eating slices of watermelon. In the background, glimpses of their mums can be seen.
Communities
Four ways early intervention can change the lives of children and families.
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Communities
ConTEXT: The Cost of Late Intervention report.

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.

A New Holland Honeyeater, a small bird with black and white mottled body, a black head and white ear patch, and a large yellow wing patch and yellow sides on the tail. The bird sits on a a bright red, pink and yellow banksia flower. Another banksia flower and the serrated-edge, grey green foliage can be seen in the background.

Natural Ecosystems

Healthy ecosystems safeguarded for all generations.

An elderly woman holds her hand to her mouth, looking as though she might cry. She wears a light coloured jacket and has a grey and white striped scarf covering her hair. On either side of her are tall and thin yellow candles, on ornate brass plates. In the background are other men and women and arches of the cathedral.

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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Welcome Baby to Country: Nurturing belonging from the beginning.
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Plastics
Plastic pollution isn’t just an environmental issue, it’s a human health issue too.

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Latest media releases

07 May 2026

Path to Early Years Commission laid out in win for Australian families

Australian families and children are at the centre of today's announcement from the Federal Government to commence consultations on a potential Early Education and Care Commission.

06 May 2026

Australia’s first Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre opens with $3.6 million funding boost from Minderoo

Minderoo Foundation has marked the historic opening of the Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MCCCC) with an additional $3.6 million commitment to boost cutting-edge research programs at the world‑leading facility.

27 Feb 2026

WA composer wins $50,000 Minderoo prize for groundbreaking album exploring the sounds of motherhood

Acclaimed West Australian composer and producer Elise Reitze-Swensen has won the $50,000 Minderoo Artist Fund Award for her work to capture the sounds of new motherhood, an ambitious musical project in collaboration with fellow musicians, songwriters and composers.