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Down Syndrome Australia

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Transparency
This charity is up-to-date on the ACNC, and has financial reports available. It has recent and historic annual reports available on its website. It does not have a privacy policy available.
Finances
This charity has more assets than liabilities, and has asset coverage of 13 months of expenses. It has made 2 losses in the last five years.
Outcomes
This charity has not yet added outcomes
This charity is yet to add outcomes or an outcome measurement methodology to the ChangePath platform.
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About this organisation

Summary of activities

We aim to relieve the disadvantage and distress experienced by people in Australia with Down syndrome, through the provision of systemic advocacy, resources and information to people with Down syndrome and their families, based on a human rights approach and guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified by Australia. DSA performs any duties and functions and do such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the object in the above statement, including by undertaking the following activities: (i) advocating for people with Down syndrome to have access to the same services, supports and community activities as other Australians; (ii) providing access to consistent, up-to-date evidenced-based information on Down syndrome; (iii) representing the experiences and views of people with Down syndrome and their families to the Federal government; (iv) promoting the inclusion of people with Down syndrome in the social, economic and cultural life of the community; (v) supporting relevant research and knowledge translation initiatives relating to Down syndrome; and (vi) any other activities that are necessary or expedient to further the objects of the Company.

Outcomes

Outcomes are self-reported by charities

This charity is yet to add outcomes or an outcomes measurement methodology to ChangePath.

Programs and activities

Finances

What is this?

This graph shows how much revenue (money in) and expenses (money out) the charity has had each year over the last few years. Charities have many sources of revenue, such as donations, government grants, and services they sell to the public. Similarly, expenses are everything that allows the charity to run, from paying staff to rent.

What should I be looking for?

First off, this graph gives a general indication of how big the charity is - charities range in size from tiny (budgets of less than $100,000) to enormous (budgets more than $100 million). You're also looking for variability - if the charity's revenue and expenses are jumping up and down from year to year, make sure there's a good reason for it.

Unlike companies, charities and not-for-profits aren't on a mission to make money. However, if they spend more than they receive, eventually they will go into too much debt and run into trouble. As a very general rule, you want revenue to be slightly above expenses. If expenses is reliably above revenue, the charity is losing money. If revenue is much larger than expenses, it means the charity might not be using its resources effectively. It isn't always that simple, however, and there's a lot of reasons a charity might not follow this pattern. They might be saving up for a big purchase or campaign, or they might have made a big one-off payment. If you're worried, always look at the annual and financial reports to understand why the charity is making the decisions it is.

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Charity ACNC information last updated: 2024-01-21
Charity website information last updated: 2024-02-19
Charity information updated by charity: No