Communities Focus Area

Communities Focus Area is sponsored by Minderoo Foundation. Minderoo Foundation's Communities Focus Area funds place-based initiatives aimed at ensuring all children in Australia reach their full potential in thriving communities.

Communities Welcome Baby to Country: Nurturing belonging from the beginning. Across our teams, partners and places, we're supporting causes and driving lasting change for a society that values all people and the natural ecosystems that we depend on. Gender Equality Four ways Australia is shaping the push for gender equality.

Out of sight must never be out of mind. Gender Equality Three ways artificial intelligence (AI) is putting gender equality at risk. Impact Missions Minderoo continues support for the people of Ukraine.

Gender Equality Walk Free’s international data collaboration to fight modern slavery wins global recognition. Natural Ecosystems Why 2026 will define the future of our oceans. Our focus areas and impact missions We seek to uplift communities, support gender equality, protect natural ecosystems and respond to emerging threats and challenges.

All children in Australia reach their full potential in thriving communities. All people realise their inherent freedom and equality. Healthy ecosystems safeguarded for all generations.

Agile response to existential threats and urgent challenges. Read our strategy to forge a fair future A society that values all people and natural ecosystems. We maximise our impact by focusing on our beneficiaries, consistent geographies and key stakeholders.

We back those who are closest to the problems we seek to solve. Support partners using the full spectrum of funding solutions, from grants to impact investing, to create, accelerate and scale measurable impact. 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.

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, connect and leverage evidence to drive change, fuel advocacy, guide decisions and amplify our collective impact. Read the latest stories, research and interviews from across Minderoo Foundation and our partners.

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Join our online community 12 Jun 2026 Female first focus for Minderoo Foundation with backing of Startmate accelerator Female entrepreneurs represent one of the largest untapped opportunities in Australia’s innovation economy, yet female-only teams receive just 2 per cent of venture capital funding nationwide.

To help tackle this deeply entrenched gender gap, Minderoo Foundation has partnered with Startmate, a leading startup accelerator. 04 Jun 2026 Minderoo announces backing of next generation of supply chain accountability technologies Minderoo Foundation is supporting a pioneering venture fund investing in technologies that improve transparency and worker outcomes across global supply chains.

29 May 2026 Early Years Partnership delivers $10. 45m in new funding to support brighter futures for WA children Western Australian children and families will benefit from a $10. 45 million funding boost to expand and accelerate initiatives delivered through the Early Years Partnership (EYP); a philanthropy and government initiative designed to give children the best possible start in life.