ASIT — Australian Social Investment Trust

ASIT Funding Architecture How capital flows through the trust

🏛️ Government

NSW DCJ, Federal Grants

$2–5M+

💼 Philanthropy

Foundations & Trusts

$500K–2M

💻 Tech Giving

Atlassian, Canva, Pledge 1%

$250K–1M

🏢 Corporate

Workplace giving programs

$100K–500K

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🔷 ASIT

Australian Social Investment Trust

Community Charity DGR1 · Compliance Layer · ASIT Score™ · Intelligence Hub

$70M+ Social Value Generated

↓ Allocated by ASIT Score

🌱 Tier 1

Foundation Grants

$10K–$50K

Capacity-building embedded

📈 Tier 2

Growth Grants

$50K–$200K

Program-level investment

🚀 Tier 3

Impact Investment

$200K+

Outcome-linked payments

ASIT Scoring Framework 9 dimensions · 0–10 scale · contextual benchmarking

Mission & Social Need

30%

Clarity of purpose, alignment with identified community need, evidence of demand. Critical for Tier 1 assessment.

Community Connection

25%

Cultural competence, grassroots embeddedness, trust from beneficiaries, peer references from community leaders.

Governance & Compliance

20%

ACNC registration, board structure, financial reporting quality, DGR status, risk management policies.

Program Design

15%

Theory of Change, evidence base, program logic, intervention maturity, adaptation and learning cycles.

Financial Sustainability

15%

Revenue diversification, cost-per-beneficiary, surplus/deficit trends, unrestricted funding ratio.

Impact Measurement

5–20%

Scales with tier: proxy indicators acceptable for Tier 1. Formal SROI / third-party evaluation required for Tier 3.

Impact Delivery in Action Real outcomes from ASIT portfolio charities

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Raise Foundation

Tier 3 · Youth Mentoring · NSW + National

Young people supported10,000+/yr

Improved ≥1 outcome85%

Social return per $1$4.00

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Streetwork

Tier 2 · Youth at Risk · Northern Sydney

Young people annually350+/yr

Wellbeing factors tracked54

Taxpayer saving per $1$16 (PwC)

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Batyr

Tier 2 · Mental Health · NSW + National

Young people reached50,000+

Lived exp. speakers200+

Cost per person reached$60–$80

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Beacon Foundation

Tier 2 · Career Education · TAS + National

Schools nationwide104

Understand employer needs94%

Cost per beneficiary$400

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Little Dreamers

Tier 2 · Young Carers · NSW + National

Service engagements/yr10,000+

Active volunteers449

Cost per beneficiary$200

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IBFF

Tier 1 · Community Mentoring · QLD (8 regions)

Programs per year100

Revenue growth (3yr)+55%

Social valueDeveloping

Why ASIT The case for each stakeholder

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For Government

NSW & Federal funding bodies

✓One compliance interface — ASIT holds DGR1 status and absorbs government reporting obligations, removing the burden of vetting dozens of small charities individually.

✓Proportionality principle — ASIT's tiered approach aligns with Commonwealth Grants Rules 2024, ensuring grants match organisational maturity.

✓Verified social value — ASIT Score™ provides auditable evidence of impact, with social returns up to $16:$1 already demonstrated in the portfolio.

✓Outcome-linked payments — Tier 3 structure enables Social Impact Bond–style payments tied to measurable outcomes.

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For Major Philanthropy

Foundations, trusts & family offices

✓Discovery engine — ASIT surfaces high-impact grassroots organisations that would otherwise be invisible to foundation grantmakers.

✓Trust-based giving — Tiered funding with capacity-building components mirrors the Ford Foundation BUILD model, proven to deliver better long-term outcomes.

✓Portfolio intelligence — ASIT aggregates outcomes across all funded charities, giving foundations a portfolio view they cannot get from individual grants.

✓Pooled grantmaking — Multiple foundations can co-invest through ASIT, reducing administrative duplication and amplifying collective impact.

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For Tech Giving

Tech founders, Atlassian, Canva, Pledge 1%

✓Data-native platform — ASIT speaks the language of tech philanthropists: KPIs, social return on investment, portfolio analytics, and real-time impact dashboards.

✓$25B opportunity — CSI research shows Australian tech wealth is shifting from 1% to 21% of top-50 giving. ASIT is the infrastructure to channel this efficiently.

✓Venture-style diligence — ASIT Score™ mirrors startup due diligence: founders, traction, evidence base, financials, and growth trajectory — all in one profile.

✓Pledge 1% compatible — ASIT integrates with workplace giving platforms, allowing tech companies to direct their Pledge 1% commitments to verified grassroots portfolios.

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For Grassroots Charities

Small NFPs without the resources to compete alone

✓Visibility without burden — ASIT builds your profile from public data. No new reporting, no new systems. Your work speaks for itself.

✓Pathway to larger funding — ASIT's tiered model creates a credible pathway from $10K to $200K+ grants as organisations mature — no cliff edges.

✓Capacity building embedded — Tier 1 grants include support to build the governance and measurement systems needed to progress — investment, not just money.

✓Collaborative, not competitive — ASIT ends the race for the same grant dollar. Charities are scored on their own merit, not pitted against each other.

ASIT Compliance & Framework Alignment What makes ASIT credible to government, philanthropy & corporates

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Commonwealth Framework

Commonwealth Grants Rules & Principles 2024

ASIT's tiered scoring directly embeds the proportionality principle — assessment burden matches organisational maturity. Simplified Tier 1 criteria for early-stage charities mirrors the CGRGs directive that officials must not overburden grant applicants.

What this means for funders

Government funders can direct grants through ASIT with confidence that distribution methodology is fully aligned with Commonwealth grant administration law — reducing legal and compliance risk.

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Charity Regulator

ACNC Governance Standards

All ASIT-profiled charities are assessed against the five ACNC Governance Standards — board accountability, member management, conflicts of interest, financial oversight, and program suitability. ASIT's Governance & Accountability dimension maps directly to these standards.

What this means for funders

Every charity in the ASIT portfolio has been independently verified against Australia's national charity regulator standards — giving donors immediate confidence without needing to conduct their own due diligence.

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Legal Structure · Treasury 2024

Community Charity DGR Framework

ASIT's legal structure is purpose-built around the new Community Charity DGR category established by the Treasury Laws Amendment Act 2024 — the only vehicle in Australia that allows both grantmaking to non-DGR organisations and direct program delivery under a single entity.

What this means for funders

Donations to ASIT are fully tax-deductible. ASIT can pass funds to grassroots charities regardless of their DGR status — removing the single biggest structural barrier that has historically blocked funding from reaching the organisations that need it most.

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National Measurement Standard

Standards Australia SA HB 204:2022

Australia's first national social impact measurement standard. ASIT's 9-dimension framework is aligned to its eight core principles — including measurement of lived experience, comparability across organisations, transparency of methodology, and stakeholder engagement in assessment design.

What this means for funders

ASIT's impact measurement methodology is not proprietary or arbitrary — it follows the same national standard used by government agencies, academic institutions and major foundations across Australia, making ASIT scores credible and defensible.

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NSW Government · Social Investment

NSW Office of Social Impact Investment (OSII)

ASIT's Tier 3 assessment criteria directly mirror NSW OSII's Social Impact Bond readiness requirements — evidence-based program design, organisational data capacity, measurable payable outcomes, and counterfactual methodology. Since 2013 NSW has facilitated 14 social impact investments supporting 15,000+ people.

What this means for funders

ASIT Tier 3 charities are pre-qualified for NSW Government outcome-linked payment structures — opening a pathway to Social Impact Bond investment and government performance contracts that would be inaccessible to grassroots organisations operating independently.