There are 58 600 registered charities in Australia, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, just 53 of them are at universities

The AIHW cites data showing that along with universities, there are 75 public research institutions that are “deductible gift recipients” and, 85 TAFE funds (who would have thought). And there 171 “approved research institute(s)” – CMM suspects they are mainly MRIs.

Overall education and research does ok with big donors, “education and research” receives the biggest share, 22 per cent, of “total business giving.”