Giving Attitude: report findings on private giving

A new report estimates that private giving has dropped by more than a quarter, but the outlook remains optimistic.
Dancers splashing water in outdoor performance 'Water Tight'.

Every two years, Creative Partnerships Australia (CPA) takes the pulse on private giving in Australia, to better gauge the attitudes around philanthropy and its impact on the sector. The report is now up to edition 2.5, and its tracking of incremental growth is designed to both inform policy and aid advocacy for greater investment in the sector.

Launched today (29 June), Giving Attitude 2.5 has found that, overall, the total value of private sector support has declined 26% ($142 million) since the last report in 2021 (2019/20 financial year), from $540.3 million to an estimated $398.4 million (2020/21 financial year).

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina