About this organisation
Summary of activities
Penny Appeal Australia exists to relieve poverty and respond to humanitarian need across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Our work spans life-saving water solutions, mass feeding initiatives, orphan care, and emergency food and medical assistance for communities facing extreme hardship. Alongside our international programs, Penny Appeal Australia delivers critical domestic initiatives within Australia, responding to emergencies such as bushfires, droughts, floods, and COVID-19, while also providing community support to Indigenous Australians, refugees, people experiencing homelessness, and international students, among others. Over the past eight years, our impact has been driven by the collective dedication of tens of thousands of supporters, their compassion, commitment, and advocacy united by a shared vision: to break the cycle of poverty. Most importantly, this support has enabled us to alleviate suffering and restore dignity to people in need, both locally and across the globe.
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Name: Feed Our World
URL: https://www.pennyappeal.org.au/
Classification: Food aid (Human services > Basic and emergency aid > Food aid)
Beneficiaries:- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- General community in Australia
- Males
- Overseas communities or charities
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Victims of disasters
Name: Thirst Relief
URL: https://www.pennyappeal.org.au/
Classification: Unknown or not classified (Unknown or not classified)
Beneficiaries:- Environment
- Families
- Females
- General community in Australia
- Males
- Overseas communities or charities
- Unemployed persons
- Victims of disasters
Name: Emergency & Disaster Relief
URL: https://www.pennyappeal.org.au/
Classification: Unknown or not classified (Unknown or not classified)
Beneficiaries:- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- General community in Australia
- Males
- Other charities
- Overseas communities or charities
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with disabilities
- Victims of disasters
Name: Income Generation
Classification: Employment (Economic development > Employment )
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- Overseas communities or charities
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Victims of disasters
- Youth - 15 to under 25
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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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What should I be looking for?
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 a charity to make a small surplus on average. A deficit means that charity lost money that year, which may indicate poor financial management or just a series of bad circumstances. If the charity always has a huge surplus, 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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Donations are an important source of revenue for some charities. Others rely more heavily on government funding, or on revenue from other sources. This is an indication of how much they need donors to accomplish their mission. Note that there is no 'good' or 'bad' amount of donations for a charity to have. It might be interesting to look at values over time - are they going up or down? A charity that gets less donations every year may be in trouble.
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Assets are things that the charity owns that are worth something. This could be anything from a car to investments. Similarly, liabilities are debts or obligations that the charity owes to someone else, like a loan or an agreement to pay for something.
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Firstly, in general a charity should have more assets than liabilities. If it doesn't, it implies that the charity might not be able to pay its debts, and you should look very closely at the charity's annual and financial reports to make sure they are taking steps to remedy this. Current assets should generally be above current liabilities - that means the charity can easily pay off the debts that are coming due soon. Beyond that, look for a large stockpile of assets. While a charity should have enough assets to keep it afloat in hard times (a 'buffer') if that stockpile gets too large the charity could be using that money more effectively. As always, if you have concerns check the annual and financial reports.
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