Charity operations and COVID-19
Information for charities whose operations may be affected by COVID-19
Help with the Charity Portal
Register a new charity
Submit the Annual Information Statement
Raise a concern about a charity
Regulatory action against charitiesFor charities
Guidance and support to help charities to meet their obligations.
For the public
Information for donors, volunteers, charities and researchers.
About the ACNC
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission is the national regulator of charities. We register and regulate Australia’s 57,678 charities.
- We help charities understand and meet their obligations through information, advice and guidance.
- We help the public understand the work of the not-for-profit sector and provide a free searchable database of charities.
Latest news & tweets
News
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has granted charity reporting extensions to assist charities affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
26 March 2020
Commissioner's Column
In this fortnight’s edition, acting Commissioner Anna Longley encourages charities with deductible gift recipient (DGR) endorsement to check their registration details ahead of ACNC reviews.
19 March 2020
@ohsixoneoh Hi, our staff are all fine and working hard responding to online enquiries. Unfortunately we have not yet been able to make our phone system work remotely with confidence. Most of our staff are now working from home and we will continue to investigate options for the phone lines.
Latest resources
Podcast - February 2020
ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns joined us to speak about charities' use of funds in disaster relief. The discussion covers the restrictions on charity spending, public desire to see money distributed immediately, charities spending on administration and the difficulty in comparing charities'...
Podcast - February 2020
In this episode of Charity Chat, ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns is back to speak about the importance of charities managing donations properly. We speak about the challenges that charities face in managing large donations and how important it is to have good governance processes in place to be...
Report - October 2019
The ACNC Annual Report 2018-19 provides an overview of the Commission's work in the 2018-19 financial year.
Newly registered charities
The ACNC registers hundreds of new charities every month.
These charities will provide a range of invaluable services including child and youth services, environmental protection, education and more.
We publish a list of new charities each month.
